An unusually large number of players survived the cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Out of a field of 120 players, 78 will continue on this weekend with a chance to take home the title. It took a 36-hole aggregate of 3-over 147 to tie for 63rd place. Among those to squeak through include newly named U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson, 2021 European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington and Tommy Fleetwood.
Those who weren’t so lucky include Patrick Reed, Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose and Kevin Na, who shot a disastrous 81 on Thursday. Both of the amateurs in the field in Texas A&M star Sam Bennett, who ranks first in PGA Tour U, and U.S. Amateur champion James Piot, were sent packing.