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<\/p>\nArnold Palmer Invitational set to tee off in Central Florida<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMULLINAX FORD. THE OPENING ROUND IS IN THE BOOKS. GOOD EVENING FROM BAY HILL CLUB AND LODGE ALONGSIDE KRISTEN LAGO AND DAREN STOLZFUS. TEAM COVERAGE FOR THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL. CHRISTINA ORLANDO SIGNATURE EVENT. IT\u2019S A WHOLE LOT OF FUN AND WE\u2019RE GETTING SET FOR A FANTASTIC WEEKEND. YEAH. OF COURSE, CONDITIONS WERE A LITTLE BIT ROUGH FOR THEM OUT THERE, BUT WE\u2019RE NOT GOLFING, SO WE JUST GET TO SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SHOW. THROW ON THE PULLOVERS, SMILE AS THE SUN SETS AND ENJOY A GREAT DAY OF GOLF. YEAH. CONDITIONS DID IMPROVE GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON ROUNDS, SO A LOT OF THE LOWER SCORES CAME FROM THAT LATER GROUP. SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER PLAYED IN THE MORNING. THE DEFENDING CHAMPION HERE AT THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL, DIDN\u2019T GET TO FINISH LIKE HE WANTED TO HERE ON NINE. IT\u2019S A BIG BENDER BUT SOMEHOW JUST COMES UP A TAD SHORT. SCOTTY WOULD TAP IT IN, HE WOULD FINISH ONE UNDER FOR THE DAY, TIED AT 11, JUST OUTSIDE THE TOP TEN WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE. OF COURSE, KEEGAN BRADLEY WAS THE LOW SCORER FOR MOST OF THE DAY. NICE CHIP IN ON NINE. HIS BEST FINISH AT BAY HILL WAS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. HE WAS THE RUNNER UP THEN. HE WAS THREE UNDER AFTER 18 HOLES. HE\u2019S TIED FOR SECOND RIGHT NOW. ALSO IN THE HUNT. CHRISTIAN MARS AVENUE SHORT BIRDIE PUTT ON 16. THAT HELPS CHRISTIAN GET TO 69 FOR THE DAY. THREE UNDER. JUST LIKE KEEGAN. BUT EVERYBODY\u2019S CHASING ONE OF THE LAST GUYS THAT JUST WALKED OFF THE COURSE. WYNDHAM CLARK, LAST YEAR\u2019S RUNNER UP. HE HAS A TWO STROKE LEAD ON THE FIELD HEADING INTO FRIDAY. IT\u2019S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU GOT TO STAY PATIENT WITH THE GOLF COURSE. IT\u2019S REALLY HARD AND YOU KNOW THERE\u2019S A LOT OF STUFF THAT CAN THAT CAN FRUSTRATE, FRUSTRATE YOU OUT THERE. BUT YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO STAY IN IT. I THINK THAT THIS IS THE HARDEST COURSE WE PLAY ALL YEAR. I USED TO THINK IT WAS TORREY I THINK I THINK IT\u2019S HERE NOW. THE FOUR PAR FIVES AND YOU\u2019RE STILL, YOU KNOW, REALLY GOT TO PLAY WELL TO SHOOT UNDER PAR. AND YOU KNOW SPRINKLE IN SOME CONDITIONS LIKE THIS. IT\u2019S REALLY TOUGH. ONE OF THE GUYS THAT PLAYED WELL THAT WE DIDN\u2019T SEE IN THE HIGHLIGHTS A FAN FAVORITE. ONE OF MR. PALMER\u2019S FAVORITES RORY MCILROY. YEAH I DON\u2019T THINK I HEARD LOUDER CHEERS FROM THE CROWD THAT WAS OUT HERE FOR THIS OPENING ROUND. THE RORY MCILROY WAS GOING THROUGH HAD A SOLID DAY OVERALL TODAY. HAD SIX BIRDIES ON THE DAY, BUT HE ALSO BOGEYED FOUR HOLES. I THINK HE\u2019D LIKE TO HAVE THOSE BACK, BUT OVERALL AN UP AND DOWN DAY FOR RORY TO SAY THE LEAST. HE DID WIN THIS TOURNAMENT BACK IN 2018 WAS A RUNNER UP TWO YEARS AGO AND STILL SQUARELY IN THE HUNT. 18 HOLES IN, BUT THE NUMBER TWO RANKED GOLFER IN THE WORLD, XANDER SCHAUFFELE, WAS NOT AS SUCCESSFUL IN HIS RETURN TO THE COURSE TODAY. HIS FIRST TOUR ACTION IN SIX WEEKS AS HE DEALS WITH A RIB INJURY. XANDER SHOOTS A FIRST ROUND OF 77. THAT\u2019S FIVE OVER, SITS IN DANGER OF MISSING THE CUT RIGHT NOW. HE DID SAY HE\u2019D JUST DRIVE BACK HOME TO JUPITER IF THAT HAPPENS, BUT HE DOESN\u2019T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A COOL STORY. NUMBER TWO, AMATEUR IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, JACKSON COHEN, THE AUBURN SOPHOMORE, 19 YEARS OLD. HE\u2019S PLAYING FOR A CHANCE TO GET HIS PGA TOUR CARD THIS WEEKEND. IF HE FINISHES INSIDE THE TOP TEN, THAT\u2019S A POSSIBILITY. HE RUNS AN EVEN PAR ROUND TODAY. PRETTY COOL. ALSO PRETTY COOL. WE SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY, NOT THE SAME YEAR BY FAR. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. COMING UP TONIGHT AT 730. MOVING ON. COMING UP AT 730. OUR ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL SPECIAL COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE. WE WILL HEAR FROM JACKSON I GO ONE ON ONE WITH HIM TALKING ABOUT THE ASPIRATIONS HE HAS FOR THIS WEEKEND. I WILL SAY THIS, I DON\u2019T THINK ANY OTHER GOLFER IN THE FIELD IS TRYING TO DO HOMEWORK WHILE THEY\u2019RE PLAYING AT BAY HILL CLUB AND LODGE. I THINK YOU\u2019RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT ONE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. HIGHEST OPENING SCORE FOR A FIRST ROUND LEADER SINCE 2017. THAT COULD MAKE FOR A VERY INTERESTING WEEKEND. WE\u2019LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE FUN. KRISTEN I\u2019M DAREN WE\u2019LL SEE YOU AT 730 RIGHT HERE FROM BAY HILL CL\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Arnold Palmer Invitational set to tee off in Central Florida<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:58 PM EST Feb 27, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n