The Arnold Palmer Invitational takes place from March 5-8 at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida. Watch a 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational live stream of all the action from the PGA Tour event.
The Arnold Palmer-hosted event takes place at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge owned by the former major winner.
It is one of the signature events of the 2026 PGA Tour season and takes place on the same weekend as the Puerto Rico Open.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational dates back to 1966 when first staged as the Florida Citrus Open Invitational. It has also been known as the Bay Hill Citrus Classic, Bay Hill Classic, Nestle Invitational and Bay Hill Invitational.
Russell Henley is the reigning champion after winning the PGA Tour event in 2025 and he is among the leading betting odds contenders for 2026.
Other former winners including Palmer himself, Lee Trevino, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Payne Stewart, Paul Azinger, Fred Couples, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler and Kurt Kitayama.
You can watch a live stream and watch all of the drama unfold across four days of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Where to watch the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Live Stream & Broadcast Details
Main Broadcasters:
- United States & Canada – ESPN+, Golf Channel, CBS & NBC
- United Kingdom – Sky Sports
Other Countries:
- Albania – Eurosport
- Armenia – Eurosport
- Australia – Kayo
- Azerbaijan – Eurosport
- Belarus – Eurosport
- Bosnia – Eurosport
- Bulgaria – Eurosport
- Croatia – Eurosport
- Cyprus – Eurosport
- Czech Republic – Discovery & Eurosport
- Denmark – Eurosport
- Estonia – Eurosport
- Georgia – Eurosport
- Greece – Discovery & Eurosport
- Hungary – Eurosport
- Israel – Eurosport
- Italy – Eurosport
- Kazakhstan – Eurosport
- Kosovo – Eurosport
- Kyrgyzstan – Eurosport
- Latvia – Eurosport
- Lithuania – Eurosport
- Macedonia – Eurosport
- Malta – Eurosport
- Moldova – Eurosport
- Montenegro – Eurosport
- Norway – Eurosport
- Portugal – Eurosport
- Romania – Eurosport
- Russia – Eurosport
- Serbia – Eurosport
- Slovakia – Eurosport
- Slovenia – Eurosport
- South Africa – Super Sport
- Tajikistan – Eurosport
- Turkey – Discovery & Eurosport
- Ukraine – Eurosport
- Uzbekistan – Eurosport
Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf Format & Schedule
The API will be played over four rounds / 72 holes at Bay Hill with a cut after the opening two rounds.
- Day 1 – Thursday, March 5
- Day 2 – Friday, March 6
- Day 3 – Saturday, March 7
- Day 4 – Sunday, March 8
The Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament carries a prize fund of $20,000,000 USD.
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