Tide on Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational
3/6/2024 2:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
Three former Alabama golfers are set to compete at this weekend’s PGA TOUR event in Orlando
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – As the 2023-24 PGA TOUR season continues, three former Alabama men's golfers will compete at this weekend's Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, which will be played March 7-10 at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla.
Below is a look at which former Alabama men's golfers will be competing at this weekend's event.
Tournament Information
Event Info
Tournament: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Course/Yardage: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge/par 72, 7,466 yards
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Dates: March 7-10, 2024
Television Info
Networks: Golf Channel (March 7-10) | NBC (March 9-10)
Note: Golf Channel and NBC will provide TV coverage of this week's PGA TOUR event. Full television schedule is below.
THURSDAY
GOLF Channel: 1-5 p.m.
FRIDAY
GOLF Channel: 1-5 p.m.
SATURDAY
GOLF Channel: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
NBC: 1:30-5 p.m.
SUNDAY
GOLF Channel: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
NBC: 1:30-5 p.m.
(all times listed as CT)
Tide on TOUR
Alabama Qualified Participants (listed in order of opening round tee times): Davis Riley, Nick Dunlap, Bud Cauley, Robby Shelton and Lee Hodges
First Round Tee Time: 6:45a CT (No.1)
Paired in Same Group: Will play solo
- Nick Dunlap will be the first person off the tee and will play alone during the first two rounds of this week's event
- Finished at 5-under par and in T53rd at last week's Cognizant Classic
- Won The American Express playing as an amateur with a 29-under par 259
Lee Hodges
First Round Tee Time: 8:40a CT
Paired in Same Group: Chris Kirk
- Playing in his eighth PGA TOUR event of the season
- Had a season-best 24th-place finish at The Genesis Invitational (-5)
- The only former Alabama golfer to have played in eight events this year
Justin Thomas
First Round Tee Time: 10:15a CT
Paired in Same Group: Jake Knapp
- First tournament action since the Genesis Invitational
- Ranked 23rd in the Official World Golf Rankings and 28th in the FedExCup point standings
- Has three top-15 results and a pair of top-10 finishes in his three tournaments this year
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