For the third time in the past four weeks, players are competing in a Signature Event on the PGA Tour. Specifically, the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
The mini journey through the Sunshine State continues with an event in honor of ‘The King’ this week before TPC Sawgrass stages the biggest and best field of the year at The Players Championship.
In the meantime, the latest $20 million tournament takes place with 72 world-class golfers hoping to pose with the trophy in the iconic red cardigan – designed as a tribute to Mr Palmer after his death in 2016.
It will be extremely tough to triumph, however, because 19 of the world’s top-20 players are teeing it up and Bay Hill is one of the toughest layouts on the schedule.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is looking for his third API title
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Not only that, but – unlike the majority of Signature Events – there is a cut rule in place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Following on from the Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of only three Signature Events to operate with a cut in 2026. The other elevated event to have a cut is the Memorial Tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus.
So far this season on the PGA Tour, the only event not to have a cut in operation was the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The next time that will be the case once again isn’t until after The Masters next month.
No-cut tournaments are still a relative rarity on the PGA Tour in 2026, with nine of the 41 non-Major events allowing the field to complete all four rounds and pick up a guaranteed pay check.
All three FedEx Cup Playoff tournaments see every player compete in all four rounds while the Baycurrent Classic – which takes place in Japan – is the same. The remaining five are the non-player-hosted Signature Events.
ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL CUT RULE
Russell Henley won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2025
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Just like the Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational’s cut mark will arrive…
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