It’s time for Arnie’s tournament!
Welcome to one of the Tour’s most iconic stops - Bay Hill Club in Orlando, FL.
This tournament has a lot of rich history.
Speaking of Tiger, this is also a tournament that he’s historically dominated at.
There are a handful of tracks that were on his annual schedule that he just obliterated fields at.
11 of the past 17 tournaments has come down to a single stroke and last year was no different.
That’s typical of this tournament, especially in recent years.
Just as Gary Woodland.
The rough is typically pretty gnarly and I’ve heard that’s especially true this week.
I would attribute that more to driving accuracy than distance, mainly due to that aforementioned water.
Best Hole - 6th Hole, Par 5 555 yards (… or is it?)
This is a whale of a hole where something interesting almost always happens.
The lake that separates the 3rd and 6th holes is nearly a perfect circle.
This creates a fascinating dilemma in terms of what line the players take off the tee.
Obviously the further left your line, the more water and risk you take on.
Maybe somebody will have the balls to try it again, maybe they won’t.
Who knows if anyone else has the balls to try it again.
The Weather
Looks like we’re gonna get another breezy one at Bay Hill.
Gotta love that.
When they throw the little windsock on the graphic, that’s when you know.
And guess which hole is downwind when it’s blowing SSW?
TV Coverage
The API is always an NBC and Golf Channel show.
Fitting given Arnie heckin founded the Golf Channel.
I don’t know that people know and appreciate that like they should.
Dude was a visionary.
Check out this sweet promo they did back in ‘95 when he launched it
Featured groups…
The Trophy/Sweater
This is some good looking hardware.
That’s not just some little golfer on top.
That’s the King with his classic high helicopter follow through.
I love everything about it.
This is another high grade, I’m giving this ensemble an8.6/10.
But such is Rahm’s dominance right now.
He’s that good.
Historically this tournament has been friendly to international golfers, despite Americans having won the last two API’s.
His last 4 starts at Bay Hill have gone T-9, T-10, T-9, and solo 2nd.
Don’t let a couple missed cuts in recent events sway you here.
Bay Hill is a horses for courses bang out of track and Matty Fitz is definitely a horse here.
There’s action flowing in on Will Z and this is my way of getting a piece.
Feel like we’re due for a resurgence from Burnsy.
Tommy Fleetwood To Win +8000/Top 10 +600- Taking the links-style angle again here.
Has 3 Top 10’s in 6 starts here.
Rory over Rahm +100 (Tournament H2H)- Course fit.
Rahm is the play most other courses, but not here.
Nothing has ever been more due.
One more thing… this tournament typically has a ton of leaderboard turnover from day to day.
Enjoy the Arnold Palmer.
