PGA DFS First Look: Arnold Palmer Invitational
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Arnold Palmer Invitational
Field Size:
- 69 golfers
Cut Rule:
- Top 50 and ties plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead
Weather Forecasts
Bay Hill Club and Lodge
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Par 72 — 7,466 yards
- Difficulty: 2023 (10th), 2022 (4th), 2021 (9th), 2020 (1st), 2019 (9th)
- Water Hazards: In play on 9 holes
- Fairway width in landing areas: 31.6 yards
- Green type: bermuda
- Green size: 7,500 square feet
- 2023 tournament averages:
- - Driving distance = 287 yards
- - Driving accuracy = 55%
- - Greens in regulation = 58%
Event Notes
- Signature Event – at least 50 of the 69 golfers will make the cut this week
- 3rd most predictive course history on the PGA TOUR (behind Augusta & Riviera)
- Routinely one of the most difficult non-majors on tour
- Typical Florida course that is exposed to the elements and water lurking everywhere
- Firm and fast bermuda greens, hard to stop the ball out of the rough
- Playable fairways but thick and penalizing rough
- Nearly 30% of approach shots will be hit from 200+ yards
- This course will expose any weakness, need to be solid tee to green
What to Look For
- Strokes gained approach (emphasis on 200+ yards)
- Strokes gained off the tee
- Bogey avoidance
- Experience in Florida
- Track record on long and difficult courses
- Course history
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Odds, Salaries, Course History, & 2024 Form
Note: 2024 form includes results from the PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, and LIV. Rather than showing the last 5 events, the form now shows each of the last 9 weeks. This gives us an idea of recent form as well as how often golfers are teeing it up.
| Golfer | Odds | DK Salary | FD Salary | Cuts | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | LW | -2W | -3W | -4W | -5W | -6W | -7W | -8W | -9W | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 7 | $11,300 | $12,400 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 | ||||||||
| Rory McIlroy | 10 | $10,600 | $12,100 | 5/5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 66 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Patrick Cantlay | 20 | $10,000 | $11,500 | 1/1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 52 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Viktor Hovland | 14 | $9,900 | $11,900 | 5/5 | 10 | 2 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 19 | 58 | 22 | ||||||||
| Xander Schauffele | 16 | $9,800 | $11,800 | 2/2 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
| Ludvig Aberg | 20 | $9,500 | $11,300 | 1/1 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Jordan Spieth | 22 | $9,400 | $11,100 | 2/2 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 39 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sam Burns | 22 | $9,300 | $10,900 | 3/5 | 101 | 9 | 86 | 36 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 | ||||||
| Max Homa | 28 | $9,200 | $10,600 | 4/4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 89 | 66 | 13 | 14 | |||||||
| Collin Morikawa | 28 | $9,100 | $10,700 | 1/2 | 73 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 79 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Justin Thomas | 30 | $9,000 | $10,300 | 1/1 | 21 | 58 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Will Zalatoris | 33 | $8,900 | $10,500 | 3/3 | 53 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 131 | |||||||||
| Tommy Fleetwood | 30 | $8,800 | $10,200 | 4/5 | 61 | 20 | 10 | 103 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 47 | ||||||
| Cameron Young | 33 | $8,700 | $10,800 | 2/2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 70 | 3 | 33 | ||||||||
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 33 | $8,600 | $10,400 | 5/5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 62 | 15 | 58 | 97 | 14 | |||||
| Wyndham Clark | 50 | $8,500 | $9,900 | 2/3 | 34 | 96 | 68 | 52 | 41 | 1 | 39 | 29 | ||||||||
| Hideki Matsuyama | 50 | $8,400 | $9,900 | 4/5 | 91 | 20 | 18 | 56 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 71 | 13 | 30 | 58 | |||||
| Tom Kim | 80 | $8,300 | $9,100 | 1/1 | 34 | 62 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 78 | 45 | |||||||||
| Jason Day | 40 | $8,200 | $10,100 | 2/4 | 10 | 31 | 119 | 121 | 9 | 6 | 117 | 34 | 10 | |||||||
| Sahith Theegala | 60 | $8,100 | $9,700 | 1/2 | 14 | 103 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 64 | 81 | 2 | ||||||||
| Russell Henley | 70 | $8,000 | $9,400 | 2/2 | 53 | 13 | 41 | 24 | 58 | 4 | 52 | |||||||||
| Sungjae Im | 75 | $8,000 | $9,300 | 5/5 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 44 | 66 | 66 | 79 | 25 | 5 | ||||
| Matthieu Pavon | 90 | $7,900 | $8,900 | 0/0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 7 | |||||||||||
| J.T. Poston | 75 | $7,900 | $9,200 | 1/3 | 96 | 115 | 66 | 66 | 10 | 74 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| Corey Conners | 66 | $7,800 | $9,500 | 3/5 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 70 | 96 | 41 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 57 | 33 | |||||
| Chris Kirk | 66 | $7,800 | $9,600 | 4/4 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 62 | 26 | 47 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| Si Woo Kim | 90 | $7,700 | $9,000 | 2/5 | 39 | 26 | 120 | 97 | 102 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 25 | |||||
| Brian Harman | 150 | $7,700 | $8,200 | 0/3 | 117 | 81 | 96 | 44 | 60 | 54 | 70 | 18 | 5 | |||||||
| Jake Knapp | 66 | $7,600 | $9,800 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 151 | 70 | ||||||||||
| Byeong Hun An | 70 | $7,600 | $9,400 | 3/4 | 117 | 43 | 56 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 66 | 31 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Adam Scott | 60 | $7,500 | $9,700 | 2/3 | 31 | 26 | 81 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 7 | |||||||||
| Shane Lowry | 75 | $7,500 | $9,300 | 1/3 | 67 | 86 | 96 | 4 | 60 | 25 | 68 | |||||||||
| Keegan Bradley | 66 | $7,400 | $9,500 | 5/5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 45 | ||||||
| Eric Cole | 80 | $7,400 | $9,100 | 0/1 | 105 | 137 | 10 | 49 | 14 | 141 | 21 | 13 | 14 | |||||||
| Kurt Kitayama | 80 | $7,300 | $9,600 | 1/1 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Harris English | 55 | $7,300 | $9,800 | 4/4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 68 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 64 | 10 | 14 | ||||||
| Stephan Jaeger | 110 | $7,200 | $8,700 | 1/1 | 52 | 68 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 52 | 18 | |||||||||
| Nicolai Hojgaard | 75 | $7,200 | $9,200 | 0/1 | 78 | 52 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 25 | |||||||||
| Tom Hoge | 150 | $7,100 | $8,200 | 2/4 | 73 | 32 | 73 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 17 | 81 | 38 | ||||
| Rickie Fowler | 100 | $7,100 | $8,800 | 5/5 | 31 | 52 | 72 | 18 | 40 | 41 | 35 | 128 | 47 | 145 | 56 | |||||
| Luke List | 125 | $7,000 | $8,400 | 2/4 | 112 | 85 | 63 | 10 | 78 | 2 | 74 | 26 | 50 | 66 | 22 | |||||
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 90 | $7,000 | $9,000 | 3/4 | 96 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 68 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 79 | 2 | ||||||
| Emiliano Grillo | 100 | $6,900 | $8,900 | 2/3 | 39 | 21 | 119 | 33 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 43 | ||||||
| Austin Eckroat | 125 | $6,900 | $8,700 | 0/0 | 1 | 38 | 106 | 37 | 25 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Adam Hadwin | 110 | $6,800 | $8,500 | 1/3 | 73 | 102 | 33 | 4 | 117 | 39 | 6 | 81 | 14 | |||||||
| Justin Rose | 125 | $6,800 | $8,600 | 1/5 | 91 | 85 | 120 | 91 | 63 | 64 | 11 | 56 | 57 | 40 | ||||||
| Cameron Davis | 110 | $6,700 | $8,800 | 0/3 | 73 | 99 | 75 | 49 | 20 | 96 | 30 | 52 | ||||||||
| Denny McCarthy | 125 | $6,700 | $8,400 | 2/3 | 61 | 26 | 97 | 68 | 39 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 43 | |||||||
| Min Woo Lee | 50 | $6,600 | $10,000 | 0/2 | 112 | 115 | 2 | 71 | 43 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Erik Van Rooyen | 110 | $6,600 | $8,600 | 1/2 | 103 | 57 | 2 | 8 | 74 | 20 | 25 | 52 | 22 | |||||||
| Nick Taylor | 200 | $6,500 | $8,000 | 2/4 | 84 | 32 | 75 | 56 | 39 | 1 | 71 | 78 | 7 | 52 | ||||||
| Patrick Rodgers | 175 | $6,500 | $8,100 | 4/5 | 84 | 38 | 57 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 52 | 79 | 9 | 24 | 14 | |||||
| Adam Svensson | 125 | $6,400 | $8,500 | 1/2 | 24 | 85 | 115 | 10 | 74 | 47 | 148 | 30 | 33 | |||||||
| Sepp Straka | 125 | $6,400 | $8,300 | 0/4 | 73 | 96 | 102 | 91 | 78 | 52 | 26 | 141 | 12 | |||||||
| Brendon Todd | 175 | $6,400 | $8,300 | 4/4 | 39 | 60 | 57 | 18 | 91 | 31 | 22 | 58 | 30 | 33 | ||||||
| Lucas Glover | 250 | $6,300 | $7,800 | 3/5 | 108 | 74 | 66 | 103 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 81 | 29 | ||||||
| Andrew Putnam | 175 | $6,300 | $8,100 | 2/4 | 34 | 85 | 4 | 81 | 44 | 74 | 39 | 47 | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| Taylor Moore | 200 | $6,300 | $8,000 | 2/2 | 39 | 42 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 70 | 25 | |||||||||
| Adam Schenk | 250 | $6,200 | $7,900 | 3/3 | 31 | 42 | 29 | 56 | 66 | 17 | 47 | 25 | 78 | 29 | ||||||
| Sami Valimaki | 300 | $6,200 | $7,700 | 0/0 | 78 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 133 | 131 | ||||||||||
| Justin Lower | 400 | $6,200 | $7,400 | 0/1 | 96 | 91 | 3 | 53 | 43 | 39 | 74 | |||||||||
| Mackenzie Hughes | 400 | $6,100 | $7,300 | 1/1 | 61 | 122 | 31 | 71 | 64 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Lee Hodges | 400 | $6,100 | $7,300 | 0/2 | 108 | 96 | 125 | 24 | 106 | 58 | 79 | 78 | 57 | |||||||
| Seamus Power | 450 | $6,100 | $7,100 | 1/2 | 72 | 103 | 31 | 66 | 31 | 109 | 74 | 50 | ||||||||
| Nick Dunlap | 400 | $6,100 | $7,200 | 0/0 | 53 | 58 | 80 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Grayson Murray | 600 | $6,000 | $7,100 | 0/0 | 67 | 117 | 66 | 127 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Webb Simpson | 400 | $6,000 | $7,500 | 1/1 | 24 | 39 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| C.T. Pan | 300 | $6,000 | $7,600 | 0/3 | 75 | 107 | 70 | 28 | 3 | 117 | 81 | |||||||||
| David Ford | 1000 | $6,000 | $7,000 | 0/0 |
BLUE = top 10 finish
GREEN = top 25 finish
YELLOW = made cut
RED = missed cut
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