PGA DFS First Look at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on DraftKings and FanDuel

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-03-05 13:09:28

Scottie Scheffler of the PGA

The PGA DFS First Look at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and more, will help you get an early start on the upcoming DraftKings and FanDuel slates that are loaded into our PGA DFS optimizer, LineupHQ.

Arnold Palmer Invitational Field Size

72 golfers

Arnold Palmer Invitational Cut Rule

Top 50 and ties

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Bay Hill Club & Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Location: Orlando, Florida
Par & Length: Par 72, 7,466 yards
Recent winners: Scottie Scheffler -15, Kurt Kitayama -9, Scottie Scheffler -5, Bryson DeChambeau -11, Tyrrell Hatton -4
Difficulty: 2024 (10th), 2023 (10th), 2022 (4th), 2021 (9th), 2020 (1st)
Green Type: Bermuda
Green Size: 7,500 Square Feet
Fairway width: 32 yards
Missed fairway penalty: high
Holes with water hazards: 9
2024 tournament averages:
- - Driving Accuracy: 59% (TOUR average: 59%)
- - Driving Distance: 288 yards (TOUR average: 293)
- - Greens in Regulation: 59% (TOUR average: 66%)
2024 approach shot distributions:
- - 50-75 yards: 3%
- - 75-100 yards: 7%
- - 100-125 yards: 8%
- - 125-150 yards: 14%
- - 150-175 yards: 18%
- - 175-200 yards: 17%
- - 200-225 yards: 16%
- - 225+ yards: 17%

Tournament and Course Notes for the Arnold Palmer Invitational

We have another Signature Event this week, and this one features a cut
It’s not a major cut, as at least 70% of the field will make the cut
This is one of the toughest tests on the PGA TOUR — top 10 in difficulty each of the last 5 years
The rough is extremely thick (3”), and the greens are lightning fast (12+ on the stimpmeter)
The fairways and greens are both difficult to hit
This is going to play like a major in terms of scoring (20+ MPH wind for 2 of the 4 days)
Water is in play on 9 of the 18 holes
In general, the tougher the course, the more important tee to green becomes over putting
Good drivers of the ball have had a ton of success here, as have good long iron players

What to Look For

Strokes Gained: Off the Tee
Strokes Gained: Approach
Bogey Avoidance
Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermudagrass)
Experience in Florida
Experience on Difficult Courses
Experience in Strong Fields

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Odds, Salaries, Course History, and Recent Form

Form includes all the major tours (PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, LIV).

Golfer	Odds	DK Salary	FD Salary	Cuts	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	Cuts	Top 5%	Top 10%	Top 25%	LW	-2W	-3W	-4W	-5W	-6W	-7W	-8W	-9W	-10W	-11W	-12W	-13W	-14W	-15W	-16W	-17W	-18W	-19W	-20W	-21W	-22W	-23W	-24W	-25W	-26W	-27W	-28W	-29W	-30W	-31W	-32W	-33W	-34W	-35W	-36W	-37W	-38W	-39W	-40W	-41W	-42W	-43W	-44W	-45W	-46W	-47W	-48W	-49W	-50W	-51W	-52W
Scottie Scheffler	4	$12,000	$13,200	4/4	1	4	1		15	24/24	54%	75%	92%			3	25	9					1															3	33	4		1		7				1	41	1		2	8				1	1		2		1	1
Rory McIlroy	9	$10,800	$12,600	5/5	21	2	13	10	5	28/29	45%	52%	76%			17		1		4								1	3				25		2	2		12	11	68		5		125	4				2	15	4		12	1			33	26	3			19	21	21
Xander Schauffele	20	$10,100	$12,100	3/3	25	39			24	23/23	35%	52%	74%									30								41								13	5	2		9		1	15			12	7	8			1	2			18	5			5	2	25
Ludvig Aberg	16	$9,900	$11,800	2/2	25	24				23/25	20%	44%	56%			1			42			5	6				17											19	2	40		18		100	4			27	12	5			79				10	2	14			8	25
Collin Morikawa	22	$9,800	$11,400	1/3	64	73			9	23/25	28%	36%	64%			17		17				2								54								1	28	22		24		16	4			12	14	2		4	4	16			9	5	75			45	64
Patrick Cantlay	30	$9,500	$10,800	2/2	36	4				22/23	13%	26%	48%			5		33		5		15	11															19	13	12				25				5	3	63			53	29			3	26				68	36
Justin Thomas	28	$9,400	$10,900	2/2	12	21				22/26	15%	35%	54%			9	6	48		2		26	3							2								7	39	30				31	62			5	125	33			8	21			5	67			64	82	12
Hideki Matsuyama	28	$9,300	$11,100	4/5	12	91	20	18	56	25/26	27%	31%	65%			13	25	48	32		16	1								46								16		1		3		66	75			22	6	8			35					33	7			6	12
Tony Finau	60	$9,200	$9,900	1/2		24			81	23/27	11%	26%	52%			5		13	102	80		15																24	13	16			12	114				5	3	8		17	18	52			12	54		2	122	45			13
Tommy Fleetwood	30	$9,100	$10,700	3/5	66	61	20	10	103	28/30	20%	30%	67%			5		22		21								16	6				3	3	12			16	5	22		2		100	34			15	16	20	21		26	13			49	3	7			35	66
Sam Burns	55	$9,000	$10,400	3/5	30	101	9	86	36	24/27	11%	26%	52%			24	49	22		29		8	14															13	2	5			12	31				58	9	15	10		108	13			44	75			76	45	30
Sungjae Im	40	$8,900	$10,600	5/5	18	21	20	21	3	25/34	12%	26%	47%	69		55	57	33	4	91		3	9							13								6	11	40	41			7	4	12		4	120	8		9	108	4			12	61			142	31	18	91
Russell Henley	45	$8,800	$9,700	3/3	4	53	13			24/25	16%	28%	44%	6		39		5			10	30	19															4	22	30				5				49	7	27			23	10			12	33	4			93	4	41
Maverick McNealy	55	$8,700	$10,200	2/3			73	49	70	28/33	18%	27%	48%			2	9	40	52		45	8					1	17	6	78	16		76			124				12	45		3	114		120	44				7	17	23		41				58		45	9		41	13
Will Zalatoris	50	$8,600	$10,500	4/4	4	53	38	10		19/26	4%	15%	27%			24		48		12		26			18					41									13	12	105			81	131		153	43	96	41			43	60			44	9		74		114	4
Daniel Berger	65	$8,500	$9,700	0/0						19/32	6%	13%	31%	25		12	2		117	21	77						2	62	20		39	35	7			121					45		74	154	102	78	85		21		137	45		36	13		50			45	135		85	91
Keegan Bradley	55	$8,400	$10,100	5/5	36	10	11	10	42	24/28	14%	18%	39%			34		65	15		6	15	5															27	1	59	22		46	81				39	32	43		2	18	21			55	17			76	125	36
Viktor Hovland	55	$8,300	$10,300	5/5	36	10	2	49	42	16/21	10%	10%	14%			55		22		104		36																8	26	2		33		114	46			20	75	15			3	24				72				62	36
Shane Lowry	49	$8,200	$9,800	2/3	3	67		86		28/31	16%	32%	55%	11		39		2	80									3	13				12	13	12	12		8	13	50	80	26		6				12	19	49	33		6	47			64	33			29	19	3	4
Sepp Straka	70	$8,100	$9,600	1/5	57	73	96	102	91	26/34	6%	15%	38%	11		69	15	7		1	30	15	9				69							29	38			27	13	61		40		22	75	61		22	56	5		5	100	8			5	12			95	16	57	78
Wyndham Clark	60	$8,000	$9,900	3/4	2	34		96	68	21/28	14%	21%	39%			31	16	73		105		15	17													108		8	13	7		14		147	10			8	56	53			115	47			3	67		31		2	2
Robert Macintyre	60	$8,000	$9,800	1/1				36		24/36	14%	25%	42%			63	6	40		17	53	15	7					7	19				25		12	5		16	97	7	80			50	1		97	15	75		1	85	8	13	67					126	33	125	32	60	6
Tom Kim	66	$7,900	$9,500	2/2	52	34				25/32	9%	19%	34%			44	44	7		91	65		2							2	77									50		8		125	15		75	2	26	43	4	24	26	47	52		18	26	132			142	52	62
Taylor Pendrith	60	$7,900	$9,500	1/2		101	42			22/30	13%	27%	47%	69		50		9	7		45	13									8							8	13	22			5	5			72	22	16	33	21		92	10	1		11		117	36	76	125		68	105
Corey Conners	70	$7,800	$9,600	4/5	18	21	11	3	70	28/29	7%	24%	45%			24	74	65			93	5			6											7			22	50		9		25	10			27	9	20	6		26	13			44	33	25			13	18	41
Akshay Bhatia	80	$7,800	$9,400	0/0						25/33	6%	21%	42%		9	9	32	22		37		32	4															24	45	12	80		64	81			2	8	16	22	60	99	92	42			18	33	1	11	17	74		115
Matt Fitzpatrick	80	$7,700	$10,000	4/5	60	14	9	10	9	22/28	4%	11%	32%			49	78	48				24											69		35		27		28	18		65		50	39			33	64	5			79	52			28	26	10			5	60	21
Jason Day	80	$7,700	$9,400	3/4	36	10		31	119	25/28	4%	18%	46%			50		13	32	3		40	19				8												33	22		9		13		23		45	96	33			43	4	59		18	26		84		35	36
Michael Kim	80	$7,600	$9,200	0/0						20/36	8%	19%	42%	6	13	13	2		135	43	77						11	12	30		5	77	76			65					152		74	24	80	78	52				14	85		20	82		14		93	64	33	114	23	137	86
Ben Griffin	80	$7,600	$9,300	1/1		14				32/42	12%	24%	48%	4	4	44	36	69	102	7	45						15	8	24	22	67	11	37							50	7		93	125	39	5	31	65		53	2	71	153	16	13		14		39	36	17	74	55	91
Min Woo Lee	80	$7,500	$9,200	1/3	44	112	115			26/29	7%	14%	48%	11		48	12	17		17						27	15	24	23	27						32				22	105	22		100	73		2		21			24	26		24			17			132	54	44	2
Adam Scott	90	$7,500	$9,100	2/4	60	31	26		81	25/27	7%	30%	48%			37		22		37		15						3	46						57			5	2	18				10	2			39	32		42	12	108	29	30			17	14			45	60
Si Woo Kim	80	$7,400	$9,300	3/5	30	39	26	120	97	28/33	3%	12%	45%			24	21	12	80	51	77	32					152			6					18				5	50	118			43	26			33	32	15		56	123	16	13		18	26		17		6	30
Sahith Theegala	110	$7,400	$8,900	2/3	6	14	103			29/32	19%	31%	47%			17	57	53	52		37	36	8							56						7		2	48	46			6	143	4			53	32	12	113		12	52			2	45		28		9	6
Denny McCarthy	90	$7,300	$9,100	3/4	48		61	26	97	26/30	7%	13%	47%	48		5	16	58			16	46					25												26	9	33			100	149	7		33	32	39		24	115	6			28	45	2			35	48	68
Aaron Rai	90	$7,300	$8,700	1/2		53	103			27/33	24%	27%	52%		4	37		40	80			15	14											70	4	42		21	43	16	1			75	4	7	2		19		14	32	39		4		121		58	7	106	35	23		19
Davis Thompson	80	$7,200	$9,000	2/2		53	42			26/33	12%	18%	39%	94		13	36	58		51	93	36					60				5								41	33	12			66	46	1	2		9	27	90	17		2	112		18		45	21	106	93		47	24
Thomas Detry	110	$7,200	$8,800	1/1		24				26/33	12%	21%	42%			53	1	48	15		53	5			36				13			37	137		30	137			31	46	105	9			26			58	14	41		56	4		67		28			2	17	62		142	118
Billy Horschel	100	$7,100	$9,000	2/4		84	2	86	36	23/33	15%	24%	42%	25		55	95	9		21	77	51						47				96	69		1			23	22	10	7			2	106			53	41	15		24	8	52			1		108	7	12	82		9
Max Greyserman	110	$7,100	$8,700	0/0						25/32	19%	22%	41%	11		24	49	79	48	7		24							4	2									28	33	2		2	13	21	26	31		21		113	107		40	123		40		136	7	33		15	47	128
J.J. Spaun	100	$7,000	$8,800	1/2		73	52			22/34	6%	18%	41%	2		34	130	33	15	29	3						139		30	6	34	25	128			26					3		9	29	44	23	10				78	99		26	112				51	36	122	64			105
Cameron Young	110	$7,000	$8,900	3/3	36	10	13			25/29	14%	21%	41%	69		61	12	72		147		8	13																43	61	22			31			6	8	67	50	70		63	34			62	11			2	54	36	4
Patrick Rodgers	110	$6,900	$8,600	4/5	25	84	38	57	24	29/38	8%	18%	45%	18	25	3	122	22	56	70	93						17	9	24	67		11	76			37				33	33		37	5		34	31	15		72		45	115	29			5		153	74	95	82	25		6
Sam Stevens	120	$6,900	$8,600	0/0						31/37	8%	19%	38%		102	31	44	17	2	51	59						42	67	6	22	23		37			37					98		64	29	57	34	10		2		14	71		10	62		40		14	57	64	120	18	103	97
Byeong Hun An	125	$6,800	$8,300	3/4	8	117		43	56	24/31	13%	19%	35%	122		69	73	22			77	32								1					18			21	13	33		24		13	75			70	137	22			43	3	4		67	17	117			120	8	21
Brian Harman	120	$6,800	$8,500	1/3	12	117			81	29/32	3%	6%	47%	32		17	25	53		109	21	58	12				25												25	50	45			60	21			8	21	33		24	26	47			12	72	25		95	2	12
Stephan Jaeger	150	$6,700	$8,200	2/2	44		52			23/32	19%	19%	31%		6	44		40	80		3	36									114	2	23						39	40	118	30		125			120	33	21	58			76	21	20		18	76		1		74	44	68	3
Nick Taylor	120	$6,700	$8,300	3/5	12	84	32	75	56	24/33	9%	12%	27%			9	25	33		12	1	48						91		33	54	25				73				65	67	33		92	57			41	96	27	90		92	43			49	76			64	26	12
Harris English	170	$6,600	$8,000	4/4	21	2		26	9	25/31	6%	16%	39%			24		73	1	43	119						60		14		9	6	108			108				61				50	34			63	41	58		71	18	34			28	17	117			19	21
J.T. Poston	120	$6,600	$8,500	1/3	55			96	115	25/31	10%	26%	42%			39	16	53		12	77	40					5				1								33	33	80		105	92		30		58	32	22		12	123	60			5	33				45	55	66
Aldrich Potgieter	125	$6,500	$8,400	0/0						15/30	10%	23%	37%		2				15	109	127			42	2		8								90	119			10	103	24	79	48	153	74		6	60	146	110		74	30				48		93				130	97
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	170	$6,500	$8,100	4/5	44	96	20	7	18	27/33	9%	21%	45%	42		39	4	40		118		40		36	6													29	33	22	22	16		81	153			22	32	4		17	79	16		3	28		25		9	13	44	68
Lucas Glover	125	$6,400	$8,400	3/5	30	108	74	66	103	23/33	9%	18%	42%	69		31	88	3		118	21						30	42	24			3	3			13					114			136	117	23		45	140	65		12	43	16			33	17	25		11	74	30	35
Cameron Davis	170	$6,400	$8,100	1/4	18	73	99	75		21/30	7%	10%	40%			63		5		18	93	13				66	6				129								5	40	118		19		26		1	52	109	50		56	133	38			49	12		21		142	18
Isaiah Salinda	200	$6,400	$8,200	0/0						19/27	11%	22%	44%	39	3				42	80	105														77	24			7	13	17	19	137	50	30		17	69	32	12		48	91			61	8		44				68	133
Andrew Novak	20	$6,300	$7,800	0/0						21/32	9%	22%	50%	111		13	78	13	3	153	77						35	2		16	67	86	23								52		24		70	7	20				14	71		54	30				58	53	17	114		9	8
Max Homa	175	$6,300	$8,000	5/5	8	14	17	10	24	21/28	4%	7%	32%			63	108	53	145			26			14					27						73			33	70				43	70			58	75	22		116	35	8			55	3	25			64	8
Nick Dunlap	200	$6,300	$7,900	1/1	48					22/30	7%	20%	37%			17	57	58		34	10	55	16										28						31	5	80		124	1		89	10	65	75	12			123	24	30		69	61		11		106	48	53
Joe Highsmith	170	$6,200	$7,500	0/0						16/32	9%	16%	31%	1	17		88		80	66	124						11		5		16	6	55			13					80		44	114	87	78	57	139			90			71	82		87		51	21	140		6	132	86
Brian Campbell	270	$6,200	$7,600	0/0						23/29	17%	31%	52%	48	1				102	51	141														23	12			7	30		95	60	10	2		97	6	56	25	85	14	46			36	48		44				68	3
Austin Eckroat	150	$6,200	$7,700	1/1	36					23/33	9%	9%	30%	111		55	95	13	113		77	15					17		1		46								46	18	6		82	66	75			27	74	39		85	18	63			17	64	33			45	36	1	38
Matthieu Pavon	400	$6,200	$7,200	1/1	52					28/33	15%	15%	30%	42		44	63	73	129			48	17									57	62	52	40			15	33	46		64		50	143			15	5	65			144	67		30	49	12			5	106	52	28
Jacob Bridgeman	150	$6,100	$7,400	0/0						19/33	0%	12%	42%	2	34		95		80	21	77						139	12	14		29	46	11			124					12		19	100	87	105	31			110	14			46	67		23		83	21	122		23	28	78
Chris Kirk	200	$6,100	$7,300	4/4	44	39	5	8		22/29	3%	3%	34%	56			115	62		34	105	44					90					35						24	9	50				31			44	65	26	65		99	123	43			10	17				26	44	28
Justin Rose	300	$6,100	$7,300	0/5	60	91	85	120	91	17/26	12%	12%	23%			55		3	102									34	68			13			48					22	67			2	117			68	75	68		32	6	52			44	67				106	60	64
Max McGreevy	210	$6,100	$7,200	0/0						21/33	21%	27%	45%	4	25		88		145	109	77											11			23	3			52	1	84		92	40	74		1	49	116	57	2	3	81		30	22	121		3		37		107	34
Tom Hoge	500	$6,100	$7,100	3/5	12	73	32	73	15	30/36	6%	11%	39%	67		54	128	17		29	45	8							45	56	104					7		29	13	46			74	72	75			3	96	45		17	23	38	41		18			14		54	12	28
Adam Hadwin	300	$6,000	$7,500	1/3	52	73		102		21/31	10%	16%	26%			69	9	65		91	59	29					53				114								41	50	28		93	114	34			27	88	3	78		60	52			42	49			5	114	52
Mackenzie Hughes	350	$6,000	$7,200	2/2	30	61				27/33	12%	24%	36%	126		52	36	40		58	138				6		5	67					8			4				58	28		19	16	46			33	145	53	7		100	6	41		39			14	3	26	30		122
Jackson Koivun	400	$6,000	$7,400	0/0						0/1	0%	0%	0%																																		108
Eric Cole	350	$6,000	$7,100	1/2	21	105				28/41	10%	17%	34%	111		55	122	22	68	68	5	52					15			6	87		16			73			46	18	7			31	46	7	6	45	75	45	105	71	79	68			33	49	108		33	93	21	137
Rafael Campos	2000	$6,000	$7,000	0/0						12/33	3%	9%	21%	111	34		95		129	125	93	57					90	1	77		127	70	85			13					80	35	124	125	143	78	133				125	99		71	9		14		136	138	76		18		38

BLUE = top 10 finish
GREEN = top 25 finish
YELLOW = made cut
RED = missed cut

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