GOLF GLANCE

PGA TOUR ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL

Site: Orlando, Florida.

Course: Bay Hill Club & Lodge. 7,466. Par: 72.

Prize money: $20

$4 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Kurt Kitayama. FedEx Cup leader: Matthieu Pavon. Last week: Austin Eckroat won the Cognizant Classic.

Notes: This is the fourth signature event of the year, awarding $4 million to the winner as a player-hosted tournament (Arnold Palmer). ... Tiger Woods, an eight-time winner, did not ask for a sponsor exemption. He played in the Seminole Pro-Member on Monday. ... Tony Finau chose not to play at Bay Hill. Finau has not finished better than a tie for 24th in his five appearances. ... Adam Scott received a sponsor exemption for the third time in the signature events. Webb Simpson, who played on an Arnold Palmer scholarship at Wake Forest, also received a sponsor exemption. ... The late Payne Stewart has the 72-hole record at Bay Hill of 264 set in 1987. Only Riviera (1985) has a longer scoring record on the PGA Tour. ... The tournament has gone 27 years without a playoff, dating to Tim Herron beating Tom Lehman in 1997. ... Scottie Scheffler (2022), Tiger Woods (2001-02) and Fred Couples (1992) are the only players to win Bay Hill and the Masters in the same year.

Next week: The Players Championship. million.

Yardage:

Winner’s share: the Asian swing. The others were last week in Saudi Arabia and early May in Singapore. ... Hong Kong Golf Club also will host an Asian Tour event later in the year. ... Ian Poulter is the only LIV player to have won in Hong Kong, although CEO Greg Norman won there twice. ... Anthony Kim makes his second straight start. He finished 33 shots behind Niemann last week in Saudi Arabia. ... After this week, LIV will be off for three weeks before going to Doral a week before the Masters. ... LIV currently has 13 players who will be at Augusta National for the first major of the year. ... LIV has 23 players who will be staying in Asia next week for the International Series event in Macau, a list that includes Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia. Next tournament: LIV Golf Miami on April 5-7.

PGA TOUR PUERTO RICO OPEN

Site: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Course: Grand Reserve CC. Yardage: 7,506. Par: 72.

Prize money: $4

$720,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Nico Echavarria. FedEx Cup leader: Matthieu Pavon. Last week: Austin Eckroat won the Cognizant Classic.

Notes: This is the first of five opposite-field events on the PGA Tour that offer 60% of the FedEx Cup points as a regular tournament. The winner gets into The Players Championship and the PGA Championship but not the Masters or the remaining signature events on the PGA Tour. ... Rasmus Hojgaard, the twin brother of Nicolai Hojgaard, is playing on a sponsor exemption for the second straight week. ... The field includes Kevin Kisner, Zach Johnson, Camilo Villegas and Brandt Snedeker. ... The Puerto Rico Open marks a rare appearance by former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy. ... The tournament has been part of the PGA Tour schedule since 2008. Its history dates to 1956. ... Tony Finau and Viktor Hovland each recorded their first PGA Tour victories at the Puerto Rico Open. ... The tournament is the first of four that will determine which five players are eligible for the RBC Heritage, a $20 million event.

Next week: The Players Championship. million.

Winner’s share: