The 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational kicks off on March 6 at Bay Hill, featuring all top PGA Tour players competing, including defending champion Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, seeks his first win of the season after two top-ten finishes despite a recent injury. He starts his round at 9:45 a.m. ET alongside Ludvig Åberg. Golf Channel will broadcast the first round from 2-6 p.m. ET, with streaming available on PGA Tour Live via ESPN+ starting at 7:30 a.m. ET. Full tee times for Round 1 are provided, detailing a star-studded lineup throughout the day.
The 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational is set to be a Signature Event.
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The 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational kicks off on Thursday, March 6, at Bay Hill, with the opening round. Full tee times for Thursday’s first round can be found at the end of this post.
Highlighted tee time for Round 1
This marks the first time in quite a while that all the leading players on the PGA Tour will be competing together in the same tournament at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Among them is defending champion Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, who is aiming for his first victory of the 2025 season. The Arnold Palmer will be Scheffler’s fourth appearance of the year after recovering from injury. He has recorded two top-10 finishes in his three previous outings.
Scheffler is scheduled to start the opening round on Thursday at 9:45 a.m. ET, playing the first two rounds alongside Ludvig Åberg.
Catch Thursday’s first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational from 2-6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Exclusive online coverage will also be available through PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET.
Find the full Round 1 tee times for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational listed below.
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2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times for Thursday: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:40 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Jacob Bridgeman
7:50 a.m. – Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee
8:00 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Aldrich Potgieter
8:10 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Sungjae Im
8:20 a.m. – Max Homa, Adam Hadwin
8:30 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Sahith Theegala
8:40 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Jason Day
8:50 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Young
9:05 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Matthieu Pavon
9:15 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Eric Cole
9:25 a.m. – Austin Eckroat, Byeong Hun An
9:35 a.m. – Cam Davis, Si Woo Kim
9:45 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Scottie Scheffler
9:55 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland
10:05 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Collin Morikawa
10:20 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Max McGreevy
10:30 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Ben Griffin
10:40 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Michael Kim
10:50 a.m. – Isaiah Salinda, Jackson Koivun (a)
11:00 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes
11:10 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Sam Stevens
11:20 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Brian Harman
11:35 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Adam Scott
11:45 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick
11:55 a.m. – Denny McCarthy, Max Greyserman
12:05 p.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Corey Conners
12:15 p.m. – Nick Dunlap, Will Zalatoris
12:25 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:35 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Tony Finau
12:50 p.m. – Russell Henley, Tom Hoge
1:00 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry
1:10 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas
1:20 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns
1:30 p.m. – Joe Highsmith, Patrick Cantlay
1:40 p.m. – Justin Rose, Patrick Rodgers
1:50 p.m. – Harris English, Rafael Campos