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2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA Tour
Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Bay Hill, Florida, USA
6-9 March 2025
Rory McIlroy will be determined to become the first European golfer to win the
Arnold Palmer Invitational trophy twice.
What to know about McIlroy
The Northern Irish superstar had a successful amateur career, topping the World Amateur Golf Ranking for one week and later that year, he turned professional and soon established himself on the European Tour.
Boasting 42 professional tournament wins, including 27 PGA Tour victories, McIlroy is also a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 US Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2014 Open Championship, and 2014 PGA Championship.
News
The 35-year-old has been inactive since he took part in the Genesis Invitational in Carlfonita, USA, where he finished 17th.
McIlroy is currently placed second in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR,) having spent over a hundred weeks in the number one position during his career.
Why McIlroy is among the favourites
The three-time Mark H. McCormack Award winner tends to bring his A-game to the Arnold Palmer Invitational, having won the 2018 edition with a final-round 64 ahead of Bryson DeChambeau.
McIlroy then finished second in the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational behind champion Kurt Kitayama, and this makes him one of the favorites to win this weekend's tournament.
Quotes
“I see it as more like a U.S. Open,” McIlroy said about the Arnold Palmer Invitational during the 2023 edition.
“I think that's sort of how it feels with the thick rough and the firm greens and just the real sort of tricky conditions. … The greens got baked out. They get crusty. They just get faster as the day goes on.
“Nothing new here. It's been that way for the last few years, and you just know that if you make the weekend at Bay Hill, you're just going to have to hang on a little bit.”
The last five Arnold Palmer Invitational champions
2020 - Tyrell Hatton (England)
2021 - Bryson DeChambeau (USA)
2022 - Scottie Scheffler (USA)
2023 - Kurt Kitayama (USA)
2024 - Scottie Scheffler (USA)
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