It’s time for the latest signature event on the PGA Tour schedule.
The 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational gets underway Thursday at Bay Hill in Orlando. Kurt Kitayama is the defending champion, but he’ll have to defend his title against most of the top players in the world, like No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Rory McIlroy and numerous others.
Bay Hill, which has been the site of the Tour event since 1979, ranks No. 5 in Florida on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access layouts in each state. It also ties for No. 191 on Golfweek’s Best list of all modern courses in the U.S., and it ties for No. 58 on the list of all resort courses in the U.S.
The purse at the API is $20 million with $3.6 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 700 FedEx Cup points.
Arnold Palmer: Odds, picks
From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the first round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational. All times listed are ET.
Thursday tee times
1st tee
| Tee time | Players |
| 7:45 a.m. | Nick Dunlap |
| 7:55 a.m. | |
| 8:05 a.m. | |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Will Zalatoris, Min Woo Lee |
| 8:25 a.m. |
Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Schenk |
| 8:35 a.m. | |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Keegan Bradley, Justin Rose |
| 8:55 a.m. | |
| 9:05 a.m. |
Taylor Moore, Patrick Rodgers |
| 9:20 a.m. |
Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Brendon Todd, Andrew Putnam |
| 9:40 a.m. | |
| 9:50 a.m. |
Brian Harman, J.T. Poston |
| 10 a.m. | |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler |
| 10:20 a.m. |
Viktor Hovland, Rickie Fowler |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Austin Eckroat, Matthieu Pavon |
| 10:40 a.m. |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nicolai Hojgaard |
| 10:55 a.m. | |
| 11:05 a.m. |
Grayson Murray, Erik van Rooyen |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Jake Knapp, Justin Thomas |
| 11:25 a.m. | |
| 11:35 a.m. |
Cam Davis, Denny McCarthy |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 11:55 a.m. |
Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An |
| 12:05 p.m. |
Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im |
| 12:15 p.m. | |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Adam Svensson, Harris English |
| 12:40 p.m. |
Seamus Power, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 12:50 p.m. |
Cameron Young, Lucas Glover |
| 1 p.m. | |
| 1:10 p.m. |
Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth |
| 1:20 p.m. |
Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Ludvig Aberg, Shane Lowry |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Sami Valimaki, Adam Scott |
How to watch, listen
ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.
Thursday, March 7
Golf Channel/Peacock: 2-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: 12-6 p.m
ESPN+: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m
Friday, March 8
Golf Channel/Peacock: 2-6 p.m
Sirius XM: 12-6 p.m
ESPN+: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m
Saturday, March 9
Golf Channel/Peacock: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
NBC: 2:30-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m
ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m
Sunday, March 10
Golf Channel/Peacock: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
NBC: 2:30-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m
ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m