This week, the PGA Tour has another signature event with the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hilland the Tour’s two biggest stars top the betting favourites. Here’s everything you need to know about the Arnold Palmer Invitational odds and other betting favorites to start the week.
Arnold Palmer Favorite Betting Invitational
After a week that saw many PGA Tour stars rest, virtually none of them are in attendance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This includes world no Scottie Schefflerwho enters the week as the betting favorite with +333 odds to win.
Scheffler is a two-time Arnold Palmer champion, having won back-to-back events in 2023 and 2024. The four-time major champion is looking for his second win of the season in his fifth start. His only finish outside the top 4 was a T12 in his last start at the Genesis Invitational.
World number 2 Rory McIlroy is in the field, too, making the third PGA Tour early 2026. McIlroy is next on the odds list behind Scheffler with +333 odds to win.
Continuing with the pattern, the third player in the Arnold Palmer Invitational odds is also the no. 3 in the official world golf rankings: Tommy Fleetwood (+1800).
Completing the top 5 are two-time major winners Xander Schauffele AND Collin Morikawa at +2200.
You can see the top 20 and ties in the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational betting odds as of Monday morning below.
2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting Odds
Scottie Scheffler (+333)
Rory McIlroy (+900)
Tommy Fleetwood (+1800)
Collin Morikawa (+2200)
Xander Schauffele (+2200)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+2500)
Hideki Matsuyama (+2800)
Jake Knapp (+2800)
Russell Henley (+2800)
Cameron Young (+3300)
Si Woo Kim (+3500)
Kurt Kitayama (+4000)
Ludvig Aberg (+4000)
Patrick Cantlay (+4000)
Robert MacIntyre (+4000)
Shane Lowry (+4000)
Viktor Hovland (+4000)
Adam Scott (+4500)
Chris Gotterup (+4500)
Harris English (+4500)
Jacob Bridgeman (+4500)
Jordan Spieth (+4500)
Min Woo Lee (+4500)
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