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Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge

Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge

Orlando, Florida, USA

Par
72
Yardage
7,466
Designer
Dick Wilson\Joe Lee
Opened
1961
Greens
Bermudagrass
Fairways
Overseeded Bermudagrass
Avg winning score
-12.4 (15 ed.)

Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge is a par-72, 7,466-yard PGA Tour golf course in Orlando, Florida, USA, designed by Dick Wilson\Joe Lee. It has hosted 15 PGA Tour events in OTIS's 15-season window; the most recent was won by Akshay Bhatia (2026).

What this course rewards

Balanced venue — no single skill dominates scoring. Length: 57th percentile of tour venues. Emphasis is derived from this venue's profile — it describes what the course rewards, and complements the course-fit model (terms in the glossary).

  1. Approach29%

    graded on mid-iron proximity (125–150 yds) and mid/long-iron proximity (150–175 yds)

  2. Off the tee23%

    graded on total driving (distance + accuracy combined) and distance from the edge of the fairway

  3. Course history20%

    past results at this venue

  4. Around the green16%

    scrambling from rough and sand

  5. Putting12%

    5–10 ft make rate and lag putting

Hole by hole

Par, yardage, and how the field actually scored — difficulty ranks 1 (hardest) to 18. From the most recent tournament played here. Tap or arrow through the holes; bar height is hole length.

Hole 1Par 4 · 439 yds

Field average
4.083 (+0.083)
Difficulty
#6 of 18
Birdies · Pars · Bogey+
8 · 51 · 13

Under par · par · over par, share of the field

Hole 1 at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
HoleParYardsScoring avgDifficulty
144394.083#6
232103.042#7
344404.028#9
455884.569#17
543804.042#7
655304.708#16
731972.986#14
844604.250#1
944804.181#4
OUT363,72435.889
1043994.028#9
1144334.194#3
1255524.792#15
1343884.014#13
1432083.028#9
1544724.236#2
1655004.444#18
1731803.028#9
1844614.153#5
IN363,59335.917
TOTAL727,31771.806

Hosting history

SeasonTournamentWinnerScorePurse
2026Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardAkshay Bhatia-15$20,000,000
2025Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardRussell Henley-11$20,000,000
2024Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardScottie Scheffler-15$20,000,000
2022 - 2023Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardKurt Kitayama-9$20,000,000
2021 - 2022Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardScottie Scheffler-5$12,000,000
2020 - 2021Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardBryson DeChambeau-11$9,300,000
2019 - 2020Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardTyrrell Hatton-4$9,300,000
2018 - 2019Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardFrancesco Molinari-12$9,100,000
2017 - 2018Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardRory McIlroy-18$8,900,000
2016 - 2017Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardMarc Leishman-11$8,700,000
2015 - 2016Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCardJason Day-17$6,300,000
2014 - 2015Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCardMatt Every-19$6,300,000
2013 - 2014Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCardMatt Every-13$6,200,000
2013Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCardTiger Woods-13$6,200,000
2012Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCardTiger Woods-13$6,000,000

Does a player fit this course?

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Player history here

Rounds played, best finish, and scoring at this venue — cited from results, lower scoring is better. “Similar venues” is a player's scoring across every balanced course of this type, the closest honest read on venue fit (Strokes Gained can't be split by venue, so this is scoring, not SG).

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Tournament intelligence

LAST TOURNAMENT HERE

Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard

2026-03-05 · won by Akshay Bhatia

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