Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reports from Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. where an informal players meeting on Tuesday night discussed what the future of the PGA Tour schedule could look like and when the new calendar could be announced. Lewis also discusses Lucas Glover being elected chair of the 2026 Player Advisory Council.
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The final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational showcased an epic duel between Akshay Bhatia and Daniel Berger that culminated in a sudden-death playoff for the win.
“I had my niece definitely watching over me,” Bhatia said of his niece, Mia, who died in December at 6 years old.
Bhatia, who grew up playing Paschal Golf Club in Wake Forest, North Carolina, closed in 31 and then beat Daniel Berger in a playoff Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Ricky Castillo won for the first time on the PGA Tour, knocking off Chandler Blanchet and Blades Brown to capture the 2026 Puerto Rico Open crown.
Daniel Berger spoke to Golf Channel’s Smylie Kaufman about gaining confidence from his experience at the Arnold Palmer Invitational despite losing in a one-hole playoff to Akshay Bhatia. The Golf Central also took more positives than negatives from Berger’s 73 holes in Orlando saying the road back from multiple injuries is “always bumpy.”
Akshay Bhatia spoke to the Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in a playoff over Daniel Berger and broke down his third career PGA Tour victory.
The strongest field in golf will be challenged for 72 holes at TPC Sawgrass. Here are the players set to compete for the 2026 Players Championship.
Castillo reeled in his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, playing his last 52 holes without a dropping a shot and closing in 5-under 67 to edge Chandler Blanchet by a shot at 17 under.
Akshay Bhatia overcame Daniel Berger’s attempt at being a wire-to-wire winner at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bhatia won the third signature event of the PGA Tour season, winning in a one-hole playoff over Berger.
Here’s how the $20 million purse will be paid out Sunday at the signature-event Arnold Palmer Invitational.
