Coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET tomorrow, continues through Final Round on Sunday, March 6
Includes major champions: Day, Garcia, Matsuyama, McIlroy, Rahm, Scott
Also recent TOUR winners: Hoge, List, Scheffler, Straka
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Exclusive, four-feed coverage on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ continues this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard from Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, only for ESPN+ subscribers. A Main Feed covering the entire tournament field begins at 7 a.m. ET tomorrow, followed by Featured Holes coverage at 7:15 a.m. ET, Featured Groups at 8 a.m. ET, and a Marquee Group at 8:15 a.m. ET. The Featured Holes feed will show Bay Hill’s par-3 Nos. 2, 14 and 17, as well as the par-5 6th, a 555-yard risk-reward hole wrapped around a lake that, depending on a player’s nerve, can yield birdies and eagles or punishing double-bogies.
THURSDAY | March 3
Main Feed starts at 7 a.m. ET
Featured Holes coverage begins at 7:15 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 8:15 a.m. ET
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Rory McIlroy – No. 5 world ranking, 20-time TOUR winner, four-time major champion, three-time PGA TOUR Player of the Year, two-time FedExCup champion
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Adam Scott – 14-time TOUR winner, 2013 Masters champion
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Sepp Straka – Won last week’s Honda Classic for his first PGA TOUR victory, first Austrian to win a TOUR title
Featured Groups | 8 a.m. ET
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Hideki Matsuyama – Currently No. 1 in FedExCup standings, No. 11 world ranking, eight-time TOUR champion, won this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii
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Luke List – Won 2022 Farmers Insurance Open in a playoff over Will Zalatoris to take home his first TOUR championship, currently No. 6 in FedExCup standings
- Max Homa – Earned his third TOUR victory at the Fortinet Championship earlier this season, No. 12 in latest FedExCup standings
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Scottie Scheffler – No. 3 in current FedExCup standings, No. 6 world ranking, won 2022 WM Phoenix Open for first career TOUR victory, 2020 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
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Sungjae Im – Currently No. 5 in FedExCup standings, No. 24 world ranking, 2019 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, two-time TOUR winner
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Will Zalatoris – 2021 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, No. 25 in FedExCup standings, No. 30 world ranking, three top-10 major finishes, runner-up at 2021 Masters
Featured Group 1 | 2 p.m. ET
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Viktor Hovland – No. 4 world ranking, three-time TOUR winner, two DP World Tour victories
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Billy Horschel – Six-time PGA TOUR winner, 2014 FedExCup champion
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Tom Hoge – 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am champion, currently No. 2 in FedExCup standings
Featured Group 2 | 2 p.m. ET
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Jon Rahm – Current world No. 1 ranked player, 2021 U.S. Open champion, six-time PGA TOUR winner
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Sergio Garcia – 11-time PGA TOUR winner, 2017 Masters champion, 16-time DP World Tour winner
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Sam Burns – Two-time TOUR winner
FRIDAY | March 4
Main Feed starts at 7 a.m. ET
Featured Holes coverage begins at 7:15 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 8:15 a.m. ET
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Rahm, Garcia, Burns
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Featured Groups | 8 a.m. ET
- Hovland, Horschel, Hoge
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Jason Day – 12 PGA TOUR victories, 2015 PGA Championship winner, former world No. 1
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Marc Leishman – Six-time TOUR winner, 2009 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
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Tyrrell Hatton – No. 23 world ranking, PGA TOUR winner, six DP World Tour titles
Featured Group 1 | 2 p.m. ET
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Matsuyama, List, Homa
Featured Group 2 | 2 p.m. ET
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McIlroy, Scott, Straka
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will follow similar schedules Saturday and Sunday, determined when post-cut pairings and tee times are announced.
Four-Feed Coverage of The Arnold Palmer Invitational | Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+
The four feeds available on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ include:
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Main Feed – The primary tournament coverage stream, showcasing the best action from across the course, with two dedicated booth announcers, a dedicated walking announcer and coverage drawn from all cameras at the event.
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Marquee Group – Every shot from each player in the group, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer calling the action.
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Featured Holes – Exclusive coverage of key par 3 holes and the course’s iconic, signature holes.
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Featured Groups – Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage following two concurrent featured groups, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer.
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