Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge Championship Course
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge Championship Course: Dick Wilson (1961). Par 72, 7,466 yards. Akshay Bhatia won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational here with 273 (−15).
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge Championship Course: Dick Wilson (1961). Par 72, 7,466 yards. Akshay Bhatia won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational here with 273 (−15).
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge Championship Course: Dick Wilson (1961). Par 72, 7,466 yards. Akshay Bhatia won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational here with 273 (−15).
Updated October 24, 2026
48 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
PGA Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arnold Palmer Invitational Akshay Bhatia | 273 (−15) | won in a playoff |
| 2025 | Russell Henley | 277 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | 273 (−15) | by 5 strokes |
| 2023 | Kurt Kitayama | 279 (−9) | by 1 stroke |
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler | 283 (−5) | by 1 stroke |
| 2021 | Bryson DeChambeau | 277 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 2020 | Tyrrell Hatton | 284 (−4) | by 1 stroke |
| 2019 | Francesco Molinari | 276 (−12) | by 2 strokes |
| 2018 | Rory McIlroy | 270 (−18) | by 3 strokes |
| 2017 | Marc Leishman | 277 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 2016 | Jason Day | 271 (−17) | by 1 stroke |
| 2015 | Matt Every | 269 (−19) | by 1 stroke |
| 2014 | Matt Every | 275 (−13) | by 1 stroke |
| 2013 | Tiger Woods | 275 (−13) | by 2 strokes |
| 2012 | Tiger Woods | 275 (−13) | by 5 strokes |
| 2011 | Martin Laird | 280 (−8) | by 1 stroke |
| 2010 | Ernie Els | 277 (−11) | by 2 strokes |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | 275 (−5) | by 1 stroke |
| 2008 | Tiger Woods | 270 (−10) | by 1 stroke |
| 2007 | Vijay Singh | 272 (−8) | by 2 strokes |
| 2006 | Bay Hill Invitational Rod Pampling | 274 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 2005 | Kenny Perry | 276 (−12) | by 2 strokes |
| 2004 | Chad Campbell | 270 (−18) | by 6 strokes |
| 2003 | Tiger Woods | 269 (−19) | by 11 strokes |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | 275 (−13) | by 4 strokes |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods | 273 (−15) | by 1 stroke |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 270 (−18) | by 4 strokes |
| 1999 | Tim Herron | 274 (−14) | won in a playoff |
| 1998 | Ernie Els | 274 (−14) | by 4 strokes |
| 1997 | Phil Mickelson | 272 (−16) | by 3 strokes |
| 1996 | Paul Goydos | 275 (−13) | by 1 stroke |
| 1995 | Nestle Invitational Loren Roberts | 272 (−16) | by 2 strokes |
| 1994 | Loren Roberts | 275 (−13) | by 1 stroke |
| 1993 | Ben Crenshaw | 280 (−8) | by 2 strokes |
| 1992 | Fred Couples | 269 (−19) | by 9 strokes |
| 1991 | Andrew Magee | 203 (−13) | by 2 strokes |
| 1990 | Robert Gamez | 274 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 1989 | Tom Kite | 278 (−6) | won in a playoff |
| 1988 | Hertz Bay Hill Classic Paul Azinger | 271 (−13) | by 5 strokes |
| 1987 | Payne Stewart | 264 (−20) | lowest winning score in this event · by 3 strokes |
| 1986 | Dan Forsman | 202 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 1985 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 275 (−9) | by 2 strokes |
| 1984 | Bay Hill Classic Gary Koch | 272 (−12) | won in a playoff |
| 1983 | Mike Nicolette | 283 (−1) | won in a playoff |
| 1982 | Tom Kite | 278 (−6) | won in a playoff |
| 1981 | Andy Bean | 266 (−18) | by 7 strokes |
| 1980 | Dave Eichelberger | 279 (−5) | by 3 strokes |
| 1979 | Bay Hill Citrus Classic Bob Byman | 278 (−6) | won in a playoff |
After his first visit in 1965, Arnold Palmer called his wife Winnie: "Babe, I've just played the best golf course in Florida, and I want to own it." By the early 1970s he did, and Bay Hill became the Palmers' winter home.
Before the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, the "Beach Bunker" at the 17th green was removed and turned into a grass bank.
Source: GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026
Tiger Woods won the event at Bay Hill eight times, from his first win in 2000 to back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013. Vijay Singh was the first winner after it was renamed the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2007.
GOLF.com reports Bay Hill was the first course to use Tifway Bermuda grass for its fairways and greens.
Source: GOLF.com – Four things to know about Bay Hill's Championship Course
The club is named for the bay that borders the northwest of the course and the hills around its many lakes and wetlands; Dick Wilson designed it and Bob Simmons built it in 1961.
Source: GOLF.com – Four things to know about Bay Hill's Championship Course
In 2009 Arnold Palmer redesigned all 18 greens, reworked the bunkers and changed four holes, taking the course from par 71 to par 72; the 231-yard par-3 2nd green was rotated 30 degrees clockwise.
Source: GOLF.com – Four things to know about Bay Hill's Championship Course
The par-5 6th bends around a lake in a C shape and draws much of the attention among the course's four par 5s.
Source: Golf News Net – Bay Hill scorecard and course breakdown (2026-03-02)
During the tournament an Arnie's Army Fan Village with a big screen is set up on the 9th fairway, named for Palmer's famous following.
Dick Wilson
Dick Wilson 1961 design "refined over decades by Arnold Palmer"
renovation
Source: GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026
Beach Bunker at No. 17 green removed and turned into a grass bank (ahead of 2025 tournament)
Source: GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 5–8 March 2026 | Akshay Bhatia | PGA Tour |
| 2025 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 6–9 March 2025 | Russell Henley | PGA Tour |
| 2024 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 7–10 March 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | PGA Tour |
| 2023 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 2–5 March 2023 | Kurt Kitayama | PGA Tour |
| 2022 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 3–6 March 2022 | Scottie Scheffler | PGA Tour |
| 2021 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 4–7 March 2021 | Bryson DeChambeau | PGA Tour |
| 2020 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 5–8 March 2020 | Tyrrell Hatton | PGA Tour |
| 2019 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 7–10 March 2019 | Francesco Molinari | PGA Tour |
| 2018 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 15–18 March 2018 | Rory McIlroy | PGA Tour |
| 2017 | Arnold Palmer Invitational 16–19 March 2017 | Marc Leishman | PGA Tour |
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's tour-course research (profiles, championship history, the tour's visits since 2017, stories, details and course changes, each with its sources). A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. The light in the room is the sun's real position on the last day of a recorded visit.
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