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The 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational begins on Thursday at Bay Hill Club and Lounge.
Five of the top 10 golfers in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings are in the field this week at the annual Orlando event.
Tiger Woods, an eight-time champion at Bay Hill, will not play, marking the third-straight PGA Tour event the 15-time major winner has missed. Woods, who last competed at the Genesis Invitational, is struggling with back stiffness.
Reigning champion Francesco Molinari returns to Bay Hill in hopes of defending his 2019 title against top-ranked players including World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, who won the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
McIlroy and Molinari are paired with Justin Rose in one of the featured groups on Thursday at 7:54 a.m. ET. The other Thursday featured group is Jason Day, Brooks Koepka and Adam Scott at 8:06 a.m. ET.
The featured groups on Friday are Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed at 8:06 a.m. ET, with a second group to be determined based on the outcome of a “Fan Vote Friday” Twitter poll.
All times are listed in Eastern.
Round 1
1st tee
| Time | Players |
| 6:45 a.m. | Charl Schwartzel, Sam Ryder |
| 6:57 a.m. | Matt Jones, Sam Burns, Scott Harrington |
| 7:08 a.m. | Charley Hoffman, Scott Brown, Tyrell Hatton |
| 7:20 a.m. | Kevin Na, C.T. Pan, Pat Perez |
| 7:31 a.m. | Corey Conners, Andrew Putnam, Scott Piercy |
| 7:43 a.m. | Billy Horschel, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker |
| 7:54 a.m. | Tyler Duncan, Kevin Kisner, Jimmy Walker |
| 8:06 a.m. | Adam Long, Davis Love III, Vijay Singh |
| 8:17 a.m. | Brendon Todd, Troy Merritt, Si Woo Kim |
| 8:29 a.m. | Bud Cauley, Tom Hoge, Matthew Fitzpatrick |
| 8:40 a.m. | Rob Oppenheim, Maverick McNealy, Chun-an Yu |
| 11:35 a.m. | Harris English, Doc Redman, Sam Saunders |
| 11:47 a.m. | Brian Stuard, Vaughn Taylor, Denny McCarthy |
| 11:58 a.m. | Rory Sabbatini, Anirban Lahiri, Robby Shelton |
| 12:10 p.m. | Sebastián Muñoz, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 12:21 p.m. | Dylan Frittelli, J.B. Holmes, Kevin Chappell |
| 12:33 p.m. | Nick Taylor, Graeme McDowell, Bubba Watson |
| 12:44 p.m. | Sungjae Im, Marc Leishman, Rickie Fowler |
| 12:56 p.m. | Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau |
| 1:07 p.m. | Jason Kokrak, Abraham Ancer, Zac Blair |
| 1:19 p.m. | Hank Lebioda, Matthew NeSmith, Brandon Matthews |
10th tee
| Time | Players |
| 6:45 a.m. | Emiliano Grillo, Danny Lee, Talor Gooch |
| 6:57 a.m. | Padraig Harrington, Mark Hubbard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 7:08 a.m. | Kevin Streelman, Harold Varner III, Xinjun Zhang |
| 7:20 a.m. | Lanto Griffin, Sung Kang, Henrik Stenson |
| 7:31 a.m. | Matthew Wolff, Danny Willett, Tony Finau |
| 7:43 a.m. | Joaquin Niemann, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa |
| 7:54 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose |
| 8:06 a.m. | Adam Scott, Brooks Koepka, Jason Day |
| 8:17 a.m. | Lee Westwood, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Matt Wallace |
| 8:29 a.m. | Ryan Moore, Alex Noren, Carlos Ortiz |
| 11:35 a.m. | Brian Gay, Scottie Scheffler |
| 11:47 a.m. | Brian Harman, Byeong Hun An, Beau Hossler |
| 11:58 a.m. | Joel Dahmen, Harry Higgs, Jazz Janewattananond |
| 12:10 p.m. | Viktor Hovland, Keith Mitchell, Keegan Bradley |
| 12:21 p.m. | Nate Lashley, Ian Poulter, Russell Knox |
| 12:33 p.m. | Jim Herman, Charles Howell III, Brendan Steele |
| 12:44 p.m. | Cameron Champ, J.T. Poston, Stewart Cink |
| 12:56 p.m. | Xander Schauffele, Kevin Tway, Lucas Glover |
| 1:07 p.m. | Matt Every, Patrick Rodgers, Wyndham Clark |
| 1:19 p.m. | Robert Gamez, Henrik Norlander, Rod Perry |
TV info
All times are listed in Eastern.
Thursday
Golf Channel: 2-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: Noon-6 p.m.
Twitter: 7-8:15 a.m.
PGA Tour Live: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Featured groups: Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose (7:54 a.m. ET); Jason Day, Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott (8:06 a.m. ET).
Friday
Golf Channel: 2-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: Noon-6 p.m.
Twitter: 7-8:15 a.m.
PGA Tour Live: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Featured groups: Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed (8:06 a.m. ET); Second group to be voted on via “Fan Vote Friday” Twitter poll.
Saturday
Golf Channel: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
NBC: 2:30-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m.
Twitter: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Sunday
Golf Channel: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
NBC: 2:30-6 p.m.
Sirius XM: Noon-5 p.m.
Twitter: 6:30-7:30 a.m.
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