Last week’s Honda Classic turned into a terrific tournament, as Keith Mitchell nailed a birdie on the 18th hole to win by a single strike over Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka, putting a climactic finish on top of an entertaining Sunday afternoon — and this was a tournament that did not have Tiger, Rory or Phil anywhere to be found. Tiger will miss this week too, despite the fact that he has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational eight times, due to a neck strain, but the field this week has six of the top 10 and 12 of the top 20 players in the world. The action Thursday and Friday will be on the Golf Channel, and then the weekend will be on the Golf Channel from noon until 2:30pm Eastern on both days before switching to NBC from 2:30pm until 6:00pm, again both days. We have some information about the course, golf odds and some sports betting suggestions for your perusal.
2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational Odds & Preview
The Arnold Palmer Invitational will take place on the Champion and Charger nine-hole tracks at Bay Hill. Renovations in 2009 made it a par 72, and it resembles TPC Sawgrass. It’s a straightforward course, but there is a ton of water in play. Bermuda grass lines the fairways and the greens, and the most memorable hole is the last one, a par-4 that goes uphill and has water in front of the green.Contender Odds to Win the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Rory McIlroy +650
- Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose +1100
- Jason Day, Rickie Fowler +1200
- Bryson DeChambeau +1400
- Hideki Matsuyama, Marc Leishman +2500
- Francesco Molinari, Tommy Fleetwood +3300
- Patrick Reed +4000
- Phil Mickelson +4500
- Billy Horschel, Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter, Lucas Glover +5000
- Charles Howell III, Jason Kokrak, Louis Oosthuizen, Rafael Cabrera Bello,
- Si Woo Kim, Tyrell Hatton +5500
- Daniel Berger, Hao Tong Li, Keegan Bradley, Luke List +6600
- Byeong Hun An +7000
- Cameron Champ, J.B. Holmes, Michael Thompson, Zach Johnson +8000
- Matt Every +9000
- Brandt Snedeker, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Kisner, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Matt Wallace, Matthew Fitzpatrick +10000
- Aaron Wise, Abraham Ancer, Beau Hossler, Charl Schwartzel, Charley Hoffman +12500