The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational begins this week at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the PGA Tour tournament, including a full Arnold Palmer Invitational TV schedule, streaming information and complete tee times for the first and second rounds.
How to watch Arnold Palmer Invitational
All of the biggest stars of the PGA Tour are back in action for the Arnold Palmer’s annual event in Orlando. And with $20 million on the line, $4 million of which will go to to the winner, who could blame them?
The entire top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking will be represented in the field at Bay Hill, with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and World No. 2 Rory McIlroy leading the way. Scheffler already has a victory this season and has not finished worse than T12. That came in his last start at the Genesis Invitiational, also a Signature Event, where McIlroy finished T2 in his second PGA Tour event of the season.
Scheffler has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational twice, while McIlroy has one win (in 2018) and four top-5 finishes in his career at Bay Hill.
Elsewhere in the field, two-time major champion Justin Thomas will make his season debut this week after missing considerable time due to injury. Not including TGL, Thomas’ last competive rounds came at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
NBC and Golf Channel will provide TV coverage of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, while PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer streaming coverage and featured group coverage all week long. Peacock will air simulcasts of NBC’s Arnold Palmer Invitational coverage.
You can find complete information about streaming or watching the tournament on TV below.
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Tournament basics
What: 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Where: Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla.
When: Thursday-Sunday, March 5-8
Purse: $20 million ($4 million winner’s share)
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How to watch on TV
NBC and Golf Channel will air TV coverage of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational this week. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, March 5: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, March 6: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, March 7: 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, March 8: 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
How to watch online, streaming
You can watch the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational online via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, including exclusive early coverage beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, then 9 a.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will also provide featured group and featured hole coverage throughout the round. You can stream NBC’s coverage on Peacock.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:40 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett
7:50 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Hoge
8:00 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Billy Horschel
8:10 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Patrick Rodgers
8:20 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Max Greyserman
8:30 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
8:40 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Alex Noren
8:50 a.m. – Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
9:05 a.m. – Harry Hall, Corey Conners
9:15 a.m. – Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
9:25 a.m. – Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
9:35 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre
9:45 a.m. – Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia
9:55 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose
10:05 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry
10:20 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley
10:30 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Adam Scott
10:40 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell
10:50 a.m. – Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Smotherman
11:00 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley
11:10 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune
11:20 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
11:35 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
11:45 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody
11:55 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Sam Stevens
12:05 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:15 p.m. – Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
12:25 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Nick Taylor
12:35 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
12:50 p.m. – Ben Griffin, Tommy Fleetwood
1:00 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Ludvig Åberg
1:10 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup
1:20 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
1:30 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland
1:40 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Michael Kim
1:50 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Sahith Theegala
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times: Round 2 (ET)
7:40 a.m. – Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Smotherman
7:50 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley
8:00 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune
8:10 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
8:20 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
8:30 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody
8:40 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Sam Stevens
8:50 a.m. – Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:05 a.m. – Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
9:15 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Nick Taylor
9:25 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
9:35 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Tommy Fleetwood
9:45 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Ludvig Åberg
9:55 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup
10:05 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
10:20 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland
10:30 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Michael Kim
10:40 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Sahith Theegala
10:50 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett
11:00 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Hoge
11:10 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Billy Horschel
11:20 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Patrick Rodgers
11:35 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Max Greyserman
11:45 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
11:55 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Alex Noren
12:05 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:15 p.m. – Harry Hall, Corey Conners
12:25 p.m. – Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
12:35 p.m. – Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
12:50 p.m. – Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre
1:00 p.m. – Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia
1:10 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose
1:20 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley
1:40 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Adam Scott
1:50 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell
