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2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Odds, Predictions, Field: PGA Picks This Week From 10,000 Simulations
The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill features a 72-player field including all top-10 world-ranked golfers competing for a $4 million winner's purse.
- This coming week, the PGA Tour confirmed the 72-player field for the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, with a $20 million purse, ahead of The Players Championship.
- Because the Arnold Palmer Invitational is a Signature Event, top-ranked players qualify via world ranking, FedEx Cup position, or past tournament winners, while the 72-player limited field raises each spot's value.
- Scottie Scheffler leads the betting at +340 with all top-10 Official World Golf Ranking players entered, while Rory McIlroy is +1000 and Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Xander Schauffele also headline.
- The winner is expected to collect $4 million, making the title highly lucrative, and a strong result can build momentum into The Players Championship, impacting season trajectory.
- Conflicting reports list Grand Reserve Golf Club, Río Grande, Puerto Rico as the venue amid an opposite-field Puerto Rico Open running the same week during the busy Florida Swing.
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The Oneida Daily DispatchFive players to watch at Arnold Palmer Invitational
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is will be a tough out at Bay Hill, but an elite 72-player field is sure to challenge the 2022 and 2024 champion at this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here are five players to watch during the tournament: Russell Henley: The defending champion and world No. 7 is coming off a missed cut at the Genesis Invitational, but has three top-20 finishes during his other three starts in 2026. Bay Hill has recently brought…
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