The Arnold Palmer Invitational is the third signature PGA Tour event of the season. The tournament will start with its opening round on Thursday, March 5, and will have its final on Sunday, March 8.
Although it’s a signature event, the Arnold Palmer Invitational has a cutline after 36 holes. The top 50 and ties after two rounds will secure their spots for the final two rounds over the weekend.
There are eight signature events in the season, and three of them, hosted by players, have a cutline. This includes the Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the Memorial Tournament.
This week’s event features a stellar field of some top-ranked golfers, such as Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley, and Rory McIlroy, among many others. The tournament has a purse of $20 million.
Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 Round 1 tee times
The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational will start at 7:40 a.m. ET on Thursday. Players will start their game in groups of two on the first tee.
Joel Dahmen will take the first tee of the day in a group with Daniel Berger. Chris Kirk will tee off in a group with Sahith Theegala at 1:50 pm ET.
Below are the tee times and pairings of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 1:
- 7:40 AM ET: Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett (a)
- 7:50 AM ET: Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Hoge
- 8:00 AM ET: Ryan Fox, Billy Horschel
- 8:10 AM ET: Brian Campbell, Patrick Rodgers
- 8:20 AM ET: Matt McCarty, Max Greyserman
- 8:30 AM ET: Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
- 8:40 AM ET: Daniel Berger, Alex Noren
- 8:50 AM ET: Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
- 9:05 AM ET: Harry Hall, Corey Conners
- 9:15 AM ET: Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
- 9:25 AM ET: Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
- 9:35 AM ET: Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre
- 9:45 AM ET: Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia
- 9:55 AM ET: Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose
- 10:05 AM ET: Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry
- 10:20 AM ET: Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley
- 10:30 AM ET: Aldrich Potgieter, Adam Scott
- 10:40 AM ET: J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell
- 10:50 AM ET: Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Smotherman
- 11:00 AM ET: Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley
- 11:10 AM ET: Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune
- 11:20 AM ET: Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
- 11:35 AM ET: Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
- 11:45 AM ET: Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody
- 11:55 AM ET: Jordan Spieth, Sam Stevens
- 12:05 PM ET: Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 12:15 PM ET: Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
- 12:25 PM ET: J.J. Spaun, Nick Taylor
- 12:35 PM ET: Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
- 12:50 PM ET: Ben Griffin, Tommy Fleetwood
- 1:00 PM ET: Nico Echavarria, Ludvig Åberg
- 1:10 PM ET: Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup
- 1:20 PM ET: Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
- 1:30 PM ET: Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland
- 1:40 PM ET: Rickie Fowler, Michael Kim
- 1:50 PM ET: Chris Kirk, Sahith Theegala