{"id":509827,"date":"2026-03-07T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/509827\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T19:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T19:52:10","slug":"arnold-palmer-invitational-2026-tee-times-pairings-and-how-to-watch-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/509827\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026: Tee times, pairings and how to watch Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arnold Palmer Invitational<\/a> field has been cut, now it\u2019s time to crown a champion at Bay Hill.<\/p>\n

After 36 holes, Daniel Berger <\/a>has surged to a five-stroke lead over Akshay Bhatia, who sits solo second. Bhatia\u2019s 6-under 66 was the best round on Friday. <\/p>\n

Russell Henley, the tournament\u2019s defending champion, also enjoyed a strong second round, shooting a 3-under 69. He sits in a tie for seventh place with Xander Schauffele entering the weekend.<\/p>\n

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\"Arnold<\/p>\n

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McIlroy left the driving range ahead of his third-round tee time Saturday at Bay Hill Club and Lodge.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to watch the action Saturday:<\/p>\n

Arnold Palmer Invitational, third round coverage (ET)<\/p>\n

Twenty players missed the cut at 2 over, including 2016 API winner Jason Day and 2026 Farmers Insurance champ Justin Rose<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Two more withdrew before Round 3 kicked off on Saturday. Rory McIlroy<\/a> and Austin Smotherman announced they were done at the API due to respective back injuries.<\/p>\n

Austin Smotherman withdrew during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard due to a back injury.<\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) March 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the tee times for 50 players competing in the third round at Bay Hill:<\/p>\n

Time
TeePlayers9:20 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Andrew Novak<\/p>\n

Brian Harman<\/p>\n

9:30 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Taylor Pendrith<\/p>\n

Nico Echavarria<\/p>\n

9:40 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Keith Mitchell<\/p>\n

Lucas Glover<\/p>\n

9:50 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Matt McCarty<\/p>\n

Taylor Moore<\/p>\n

10:00 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Chris Kirk<\/p>\n

Patrick Rodgers<\/p>\n

10:10 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Austin Smotherman (WD)<\/p>\n

Tommy Fleetwood<\/p>\n

10:25 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Robert MacIntyre<\/p>\n

Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

10:35 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Andrew Putnam<\/p>\n

Alex Noren<\/p>\n

10:45 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Michael Kim<\/p>\n

Max Greyserman<\/p>\n

10:55 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Hideki Matsuyama<\/p>\n

Viktor Hovland<\/p>\n

11:05 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Maverick McNealy<\/p>\n

Jacob Bridgeman<\/p>\n

11:20 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Matt Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n

Nick Taylor<\/p>\n

11:30 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel<\/p>\n

Corey Conners<\/p>\n

11:40 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Jordan Spieth<\/p>\n

Jhonattan Vegas<\/p>\n

11:50 AM
EST1<\/p>\n

Harry Hall<\/p>\n

Kurt Kitayama<\/p>\n

12:00 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n

Daniel Bennett
(a)<\/p>\n

12:15 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Adam Scott<\/p>\n

Si Woo Kim<\/p>\n

12:25 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Harris English<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

12:35 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Michael Thorbjornsen<\/p>\n

Sepp Straka<\/p>\n

12:45 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Min Woo Lee<\/p>\n

Cameron Young<\/p>\n

12:55 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy (WD)<\/p>\n

Ryan Fox<\/p>\n

1:10 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Bud Cauley<\/p>\n

Chris Gotterup<\/p>\n

1:20 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Xander Schauffele<\/p>\n

Russell Henley<\/p>\n

1:30 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Collin Morikawa<\/p>\n

Rickie Fowler<\/p>\n

1:40 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Ludvig \u00c5berg<\/p>\n

Sahith Theegala<\/p>\n

1:50 PM
EST1<\/p>\n

Daniel Berger<\/p>\n

Akshay Bhatia<\/p>\n