THIS WEEK’S TOURNAMENTS

PGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: World Golf Championships - Workday Championship at The Concession (Collin Morikawa)

THIS WEEK: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Fla., Today-Sunday

Course: Bay Hill Club & Lodge (Par 72, 7,454 yards)

Purse: $9.3 million (Winner: $1.674M)

Defending champion: Tyrrell Hatton

TV: Today-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); SaturdaySunday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (GC), 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (NBC)

NOTES: This is one of three “elevated status” events on the PGA Tour calendar along with the Genesis Invitational and the Memorial. The winner among the 123-player field receives 550 FedEx Cup points . ... Last year’s tournament was the final full-field event before the COVID-19hiatus . ... Reimagined by tournament namesake Arnold Palmer in 2009, Bay Hill has hosted a Tour event every year since 1979 . ... International players have won the event each of the past five years . ... Jordan Spieth is making his Bay Hill debut after finishing T4-T3-T15in his past three starts . ... Sponsors exemptions include Ryder Cup captains Padraig Harrington and Steve Stricker along with APGA star Kamaiu Johnson, who will make his second career PGA Tour start . ... Matthew Fitzpatrick’s 69 was the only sub-70 round in blustery conditions in last year’s final round. Hatton won at 4under, with only four players finishing under par for the week.

BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+850 by DraftKings) won the event in 2018 and has finished T6-T5 the past two years . ... Bryson DeChambeau’s (+1200) length will be a big benefit at Bay Hill — if he can show more consistency off the tee. He ranged from a 64 to a 77 last week, and water comes into play on nine holes this week . ... Viktor Hovland (+1200) might have won last week if not for an implosion on his final hole in the second round. He has gone T2-T6-T5-T2 in his past four starts and has six top-6s in his past seven . ... At No. 6, Hatton (+1800) is the highest-ranked player in the field. He has won twice in Europe over the past five months . ... Fitzpatrick (+2500) is coming off a T5 and T11 the past two weeks as he has risen to a career-best 16th in the world. He also won in Dubai in December and finished second at Bay Hill in 2019.

NEXT WEEK: The Players Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. LPGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Gainbridge Championship, Orlando

(Nelly Korda)

THIS WEEK: LPGA Drive On Championship, Ocala, Fla., Today-Sunday

Course: Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club (Par 72, 6,852 yards)

Purse: $1.5 million (Winner: $225,000)

Defending champion: Inaugural event

TV: Today-Friday, 7-10 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)

NEXT WEEK: Kia Classic, Carlsbad, March 25-28 CHAMPIONS TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Cologuard Classic (Kevin Sutherland)

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., April

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