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Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026: Tee times, pairings and how to watch Round 3

PGA Tour highlights 2026: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Round 2
Akshay Bhatia shot a Friday-best 6-under 66 and ascended to solo second on the Bay Hill Club leaderboard. He sits five strokes off leader Daniel Berger. Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy and Sahith Theegala all enjoyed strong second round performances at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The Arnold Palmer Invitational field has been cut, now it’s time to crown a champion at Bay Hill.

After 36 holes, Daniel Berger has surged to a five-stroke lead over Akshay Bhatia, who sits solo second. Bhatia’s 6-under 66 was the best round on Friday.

Russell Henley, the tournament’s 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.

McIlroy left the driving range ahead of his third-round tee time Saturday at Bay Hill Club and Lodge.

Here’s how to watch the action Saturday:

Arnold Palmer Invitational, third round coverage (ET)

Twenty players missed the cut at 2 over, including 2016 API winner Jason Day and 2026 Farmers Insurance champ Justin Rose.

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

Here are the tee times for 50 players competing in the third round at Bay Hill:

Time
TeePlayers
9:20 AM
EST
1

Andrew Novak

Brian Harman

9:30 AM
EST
1

Taylor Pendrith

Nico Echavarria

9:40 AM
EST
1

Keith Mitchell

Lucas Glover

9:50 AM
EST
1

Matt McCarty

Taylor Moore

10:00 AM
EST
1

Chris Kirk

Patrick Rodgers

10:10 AM
EST
1

Austin Smotherman (WD)

Tommy Fleetwood

10:25 AM
EST
1

Robert MacIntyre

Nicolai Højgaard

10:35 AM
EST
1

Andrew Putnam

Alex Noren

10:45 AM
EST
1

Michael Kim

Max Greyserman

10:55 AM
EST
1

Hideki Matsuyama

Viktor Hovland

11:05 AM
EST
1

Maverick McNealy

Jacob Bridgeman

11:20 AM
EST
1

Matt Fitzpatrick

Nick Taylor

11:30 AM
EST
1

Billy Horschel

Corey Conners

11:40 AM
EST
1

Jordan Spieth

Jhonattan Vegas

11:50 AM
EST
1

Harry Hall

Kurt Kitayama

12:00 PM
EST
1

Ryo Hisatsune

Daniel Bennett
(a)

12:15 PM
EST
1

Adam Scott

Si Woo Kim

12:25 PM
EST
1

Harris English

Scottie Scheffler

12:35 PM
EST
1

Michael Thorbjornsen

Sepp Straka

12:45 PM
EST
1

Min Woo Lee

Cameron Young

12:55 PM
EST
1

Rory McIlroy (WD)

Ryan Fox

1:10 PM
EST
1

Bud Cauley

Chris Gotterup

1:20 PM
EST
1

Xander Schauffele

Russell Henley

1:30 PM
EST
1

Collin Morikawa

Rickie Fowler

1:40 PM
EST
1

Ludvig Åberg

Sahith Theegala

1:50 PM
EST
1

Daniel Berger

Akshay Bhatia