The PGA Tour heads 80 miles south, from Tampa to Orlando, for the finale of its three-tournament Florida Swing. Up this week is the 53rd edition of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
The field this year at the Arnie’s Place is loaded with top-ranked players and big names, headlined by eight-time API winner Tiger Woods, who is also the heavy favorite this week to capture his first PGA Tour title since 2013.
After nearly winning the Valspar last weekend, Tiger has odds of 6-1, and is the only player in the field with a payoff line in the single digits.
Up next is 2016 tournament champion Jason Day, who enters Bay Hill off three-straight top 5s, including a win at Torrey Pines, and a T2 at Pebble. Day is listed at 12-1, just ahead of World No. 5 Justin Rose, who lost to Woods here in a playoff in 2013. Rose is offered at 16-1.
Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy have odds of 18-1. No one else in the field has better than 20-1 chance.
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Reigning Race to Dubai champion Tommy Fleetwood, Hideki Matsuyama, and Alex Noren are next with odds of 22-1, 25-1, and 28-1, respectively.
Defending champion Marc Leishman has a nice payoff at 35-1. The Aussie is ranked No. 16 in the world, and is a proven winner here.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: Arnold Palmer Invitational
Dates: March 15-18, 2018
Where: Bay Hill, Fla.
Course: Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Distance: Par 72, 7,419 yards
Architect: Dick Wilson/Bob Simmons
Format: 72-holes, stroke play, 36-hole cut
Purse: $8,900,000
Winning Share: $1,602,000
Defending Champion: Marc Leishman
ODDS: ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | 6-1 |
| Jason Day | 12-1 |
| Justin Rose | 16-1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 18-1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 18-1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 22-1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 25-1 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 30-1 |
| Henrik Stenson | 33-1 |
| Patrick Reed | 35-1 |
| Alex Noren | 28-1 |
| Bubba Watson | 35-1 |
| Adam Scott | 35-1 |
| Marc Leishman | 35-1 |
| Brian Harman | 40-1 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 50-1 |
| Kevin Chappell | 55-1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 55-1 |
| Cameron Smith | 55-1 |
| Luke List | 60-1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 66-1 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 66-1 |
| Kevin Kisner | 66-1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 66-1 |
| Zach Johnson | 66-1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 66-1 |
| Jason Kokrak | 75-1 |
| Jamie Lovemark | 75-1 |
| Patton Kizzire | 80-1 |
| Sam Burns | 80-1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 80-1 |
| Kevin Na | 100-1 |
| Ryan Moore | 100-1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 100-1 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 100-1 |
| Byeong-Hun An | 100-1 |
| Lucas Glover | 100-1 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 100-1 |
| Charles Howell III | 100-1 |
| Scott Piercy | 100-1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 125-1 |
| Russell Knox | 125-1 |
| Martin Laird | 125-1 |
| Ollie Schniederjans | 125-1 |
| Chesson Hadley | 125-1 |
| Sam Saunders | 125-1 |
| James Hahn | 150-1 |
| Scott Stallings | 150-1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 150-1 |
| Kyle Stanley | 150-1 |
| Chris Kirk | 150-1 |
| William McGirt | 150-1 |
| Austin Cook | 150-1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 150-1 |
| Patrick Rodgers | 150-1 |
| J.B. Holmes | 150-1 |
| Ben Martin | 150-1 |
| Bud Cauley | 150-1 |
| Ian Poulter | 150-1 |
| John Huh | 150-1 |
| Shane Lowry | 150-1 |
| Si Woo Kim | 150-1 |
| Matt Every | 150-1 |
| Haotong Li | 175-1 |
| Beau Hossler | 175-1 |
| Curtis Luck | 175-1 |
| Harris English | 175-1 |
| Peter Uihlein | 175-1 |
| Aaron Wise | 200-1 |
| J J Spaun | 200-1 |
| Billy Horschel | 200-1 |
| Brandon Harkins | 200-1 |
| Grayson Murray | 200-1 |
| Hudson Swafford | 200-1 |
| Sean OHair | 200-1 |
| Vijay Singh | 200-1 |
| Anirban Lahiri | 225-1 |
| Chris Stroud | 225-1 |
| Stewart Cink | 225-1 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 225-1 |
| Ted Potter Jr. | 250-1 |
| Luke Donald | 275-1 |
| Nick Taylor | 275-1 |
| Sam Horsfield | 275-1 |
| Scott Brown | 275-1 |
| Alex Cejka | 300-1 |
| Brian Gay | 300-1 |
| Camilo Villegas | 300-1 |
| Danny Willett | 300-1 |
| David Lingmerth | 300-1 |
| Satoshi Kodaira | 300-1 |
| Sung Kang | 300-1 |
| Collin Morikawa | 350-1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 350-1 |
| Ryan Armour | 350-1 |
| Tom Hoge | 350-1 |
| Danny Lee | 400-1 |
| Martin Piller | 400-1 |
| Padraig Harrington | 400-1 |
| Sangmoon Bae | 400-1 |
| Yuta Ikeda | 400-1 |
| Doc Redman | 500-1 |
| Ernie Els | 500-1 |
| Kevin Tway | 500-1 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | 500-1 |
| Talor Gooch | 500-1 |
| Whee Kim | 500-1 |
| Billy Hurley III | 500-1 |
| Smylie Kaufman | 500-1 |
| Cody Gribble | 600-1 |
| Robert Streb | 600-1 |
| Davis Love III | 750-1 |
| D A Points | 1000-1 |
| Robert Gamez | 1000-1 |
| Stuart Appleby | 1250-1 |
| A J McInerney | 1500-1 |
| Paul Goydos | 2000-1 |
| Tim Herron | 2000-1 |
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