Bay Hill
Bay Hill
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Course Type
Resort -
GOLF Top 100 Courses You Can Play Rank (2024-25)
71 -
Year
1961 -
Architect
Arnold Palmer -
Par
72 -
Yardage
7,484
Course Overview
Host to the annual Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill was once a forgotten piece of ground unable to grow citrus because of inadequate soil. It was repurposed, and in 1961 the original commission was given to Dick Wilson. After winning an exhibition tournament there in 1965, Arnold Palmer liked the property so much that he bought it a decade later, turning it into his business headquarters, renovating the course and establishing Bay Hill as home to one of the most cherished PGA Tour stops. Fairways draped around ponds and forced carries fronting greens are a common theme throughout the round. The watery par-5 18th hole features one of the game’s most daunting approach shots, especially when the hole is cut on the far right side of the green.
