Scottie Scheffler says he is not worried about his recent results as he prepares for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The World No. 1 will make his fifth start of the 2026 PGA Tour season this week.

Speaking to reporters at Bay Hill, Scheffler said a few rounds this season are not enough to change his approach.

“I mean, last year on tour, I led the tour in first round, second round, third round, and fourth round scoring. So I’m not too concerned over a very small sample size. When you look at the body of work for me this year, I’ve played four tournaments, so that’s 16 rounds. And I’ve always been a guy that’s been really good at staying in the present, doing what I need to do in order to go out and play well.

And so at 16 rounds, I’ve had 13 that have been really solid, and three that haven’t been as good. And so I’m still batting at a pretty nice percentage. And so if I wanted to dig deeper to it, you know, I could completely change how I approach tournaments, but I don’t think that would be very wise.”

Scottie Scheffler’s results this season support that confidence. He began the year by winning The American Express with a score of 27 under par. After that, he finished T3 at the WM Phoenix Open, T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and T12 at The Genesis Invitational.

In several of those events, Scheffler improved as the week went on. At the WM Phoenix Open he started with a two-over 73 but bounced back with rounds of 65, 67 and 64 to finish tied for third.

Something similar happened at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Scheffler opened with an even-par 72 and then followed it with rounds of 66, 67 and a closing 63 to secure a T4 finish. His latest start came at The Genesis Invitational, where he shot rounds of 73, 68, 66 and 65 to end the week tied for 12th.

Scottie Scheffler also pointed to his scoring numbers when explaining why he remains calm about his form. Last season he led the PGA Tour in scoring average at 67.99 after playing 20 events and winning six times. Through four tournaments in 2026, his scoring average sits at 66.94, which still ranks first on tour.

He now heads to Bay Hill for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a tournament where he has already enjoyed success. Scottie Scheffler won the event in 2022 and 2024 and finished T11 last year. This week, he will try to win the tournament again and earn the red cardigan for a third time.

When will Scottie Scheffler tee off in Round 1 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational?

Scottie Scheffler will begin his first round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday at 10:20 a.m. (ET) at Bay Hill, where he will play alongside defending champion Russell Henley.

Here are the complete tee times for Round 1:

• 7:40 a.m.: Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett (a)
• 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.: JT Poston, Keith Mitchell
• 10:50 a.m.: Nicolai Hojgaard, 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 Aberg
• 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