The second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 concluded with Xander Schauffele and Daniel Berger maintaining their lead after shooting 68. The three-time PGA Tour champions now have a 36-hole, five-stroke lead over Akshay Bhatia, who jumped sixteen spots after a second-round 66.
Following the conclusion of the second round, the cutline was set at 2-over, and players who finished below 48th and ties failed to make it to the weekend. Brian Harman, Nico Echavarria, and Taylor Pendrith were among the notables who narrowly made the cut after a horrible Day 2 at Bay Hill.
Tommy Fleetwood, Michael Kim, and Matt Fitzpatrick were a few big names who had a big recovery on Friday to make it to the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Jacob Bridgeman and Kim jumped a whopping 32 spots after second-round 69, while Fleetwood also moved 23 spots with a 69 after a first-day 76.
Players who made the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational explored
Here’s a look at the players who made the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational:
- 1. Daniel Berger: -13
- 2. Akshay Bhatia: -8
- T3. Sahith Theegala: -7
- T3. Ludvig Åberg: -7
- T3. Collin Morikawa: -7
- 6. Rickie Fowler: -6
- T7. Russell Henley: -5
- T7. Xander Schauffele: -5
- T9. Rory McIlroy: -4
- T9. Bud Cauley: -4
- T9. Chris Gotterup: -4
- T9. Min Woo Lee: -4
- T9. Ryan Fox: -4
- T9. Cameron Young: -4
- T15. Sepp Straka: -3
- T15. Michael Thorbjornsen: -3
- T15. Scottie Scheffler: -3
- T15. Harris English: -3
- T15. Adam Scott: -3
- T20. Harry Hall: -2
- T20. Si Woo Kim: -2
- T20. Ryo Hisatsune: -2
- T20. Daniel Bennett (a): -2
- T24. Jordan Spieth: -1
- T24. Kurt Kitayama: -1
- T24. Billy Horschel: -1
- T24. Corey Conners: -1
- T24. Jhonattan Vegas: -1
- T29. Jacob Bridgeman: E
- T29. Michael Kim: E
- T29. Matt Fitzpatrick: E
- T29. Max Greyserman: E
- T29. Andrew Putnam: E
- T29. Nick Taylor: E
- T29. Viktor Hovland: E
- T29. Alex Noren: E
- T29. Robert MacIntyre: E
- T29. Maverick McNealy: E
- T29. Hideki Matsuyama: E
- T40. Tommy Fleetwood: +1
- T40. Matt McCarty: +1
- T40. Austin Smotherman: +1
- T40. Chris Kirk: +1
- T40. Nicolai Højgaard: +1
- T40. Patrick Rodgers: +1
- T40. Taylor Moore: +1
- T40. Keith Mitchell: +1
- T48. Andrew Novak: +2
- T48. Lucas Glover: +2
- T48. Taylor Pendrith: +2
- T48. Brian Harman: +2
- T48. Nico Echavarria: +2