He isn't the only major champion to be lurking in the shadows, however. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler looks sharper by the round and signed for a 71 to put him alongside his Ryder Cup teammates Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay.

Another year, another instance where Wyndham Clark is looking to get past Scottie Scheffler at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Clark finished as a runner-up behind Scheffler last year at ...

Those of us who live here don’t need a wind gauge or a weather app – we can just listen to the palm trees rattling. I live two and half miles from Bay Hill Club & Lodge as the crow flies, and my trees reached a crescendo early Thursday morning as gusts climbed toward 40 mph.

Wyndham Clark birdied three of his last six holes to take a two-shot lead after one round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

Wyndham Clark birdied three of his last six holes to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

Shane Lowry two ahead of Wyndham Clark, with Collin Morikawa in tied-third alongside Corey Conners; Former Bay Hill champion Rory McIlroy four behind and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler seven back; Watch

Scottie Scheffler had a phenomenal 2024 season -- seven wins, including at The Masters Tournament, the Paris Olympics and the Tour Championship. And the first victory came at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last March.

Mike McClure locked in his Arnold Palmer one and done picks and PGA Tour golf predictions for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando