Arnold Palmer Invitational Odds: Scheffler Eyes Third Bay Hill Title, Schauffele Returns From Rib Injury

Two of Scottie Scheffler's victories have come right here at Bay Hill, and the World No. 1 is once again atop the Arnold Palmer Invitational odds board this week.

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Chris Gregory • Publishing Editor
Mar 3, 2025 • 15:22 ET • 4 min read
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The PGA Tour's Florida Swing continues with this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational at the prestigious Bay Hill Club and Lodge.

The stars are out in full force, with Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, and more lining the Arnold Palmer Invitational odds board. Keep reading for our full breakdown below.

Arnold Palmer Invitational odds

Arnold Palmer Invitational field

Stop me if you've heard this before: this week's betting favorite is Scottie Scheffler (+320 to +350). The World No. 1 has won the API twice in his career and enters this year's edition as the defending champ after winning by five shots a season ago.

As is almost always the case, Rory McIlroy (+800 to +850) is running second on the board. Rory won here in 2018 and has finished worse than T13 just twice in 10 career tries at Bay Hill. He's also won as recently as the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in early February. 

Ludvig Aberg (+1200 to +1400) is third after a big-time victory at The Genesis Invitational last time out, where he fended off the likes of Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, and Tony Finau.

Xander Schauffele (+1600 to +1800) is next on the board in what will be his return from a rib injury suffered in the offseason. This will be his first start since The Sentry in early January. 

Collin Morikawa rounds out the Top 5 at 20/1 despite missing the cut at Bay Hill each of the last two years. 

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Arnold Palmer Invitational recent winners and odds history

Here are the recent Arnold Palmer Invitational winners and their closing odds to win:

Year Winner Closing Odds
2024 Scottie Scheffler (2) +650
2023 Kurt Kitayama +20,000
2022 Scottie Scheffler +2,000
2021 Bryson DeChambeau +1,200
2020 Tyrrell Hatton +5,000
2019 Francesco Molinari +2,500
2018 Rory McIlroy +1,600
2017 Marc Leishman +8,000
2016 Jason Day +1,200
2015 Matt Every (2) +15,000

Odds courtesy of GolfOdds.

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