The TOUR hits its next Florida stop this week for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla. Learn more about this venue.
Fast facts
| Course Superintendent | Matt Beaver |
| Original architect | Dick Wilson, Joe Lee (1961) |
| Redesign | Arnold Palmer (2009) |
| Par value | 72 |
| Number of TOUR events as host venue | 32 (including 2010) |
| Course ranking | Ranked 4 (out of 51) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2009 |
| Yardage history | 7,400 (present) |
| 7,239 (2009) | |
| 7,157 (2008) | |
| 7,137 (2007) | |
| 7,267 (2005-2006) | |
| 7,239 (2002-2004) | |
| 7,208 (2000-2001) | |
| 7,207 (1997-1999) | |
| 7,196 (1996) | |
| 7,114 (1990-1995) | |
| 7,103 (1979-1989) | |
| Grass | Bermudagrass overseeded with perennial ryegrass (Tees, fairways, rough); Bermudagrass overseeded with Poa trivialis (Greens) |
| Tournament Stimpmeter | 10.5 ft |
| Sand bunkers | 103 |
| Water hazards | 7 |
| Course tour | Click here |
2010 Rankings
| Easiest Hole | |
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The par-5 511-yard 16th The 16th hole is the beginning of a three-hole stretch to the clubhouse that is among the best in golf. This hole was shortened to a par 4 for the 2007 Arnold Palmer Invitational. 2010: 8 eagles, 176 birdies, 172 pars, 33 bogeys, 0 double bogeys, 0 others. |
| Most difficult hole | |
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The par-4 458-yard 18th The finishing hole looks simple on paper. At 458 yards, the par-4 18th hole is straight away to a wide fairway, but that’s where simple ends. The large, kidney shaped green is fronted by rocks and water, requiring a longer carry to the right half. The bunkers left of the green await errant shorts of the hydrophobic. This hole is the 9th hole in the Kodak Challenge competition which celebrates the most beautiful and memorable holes in golf. 2010: 0 eagles, 43 birdies, 242 pars, 74 bogeys, 23 double bogeys and 7 others. |
| Bay Hill Club and Lodge | 2010 rankings | Last 26 years | ||||
| Hole | Par | Yards | Avg. Score | Rank | Avg. Score | Rank |
| 1 | 4 | 441 | 4.237 | 3 | 4.202 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 218 | 3.113 | 10 | 3.189 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 425 | 4.121 | 9 | 4.114 | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | 561 | 4.697 | 17 | 4.729 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 384 | 4 | 13 | 3.979 | 13 |
| 6 | 5 | 558 | 4.874 | 15 | 4.874 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 197 | 3.067 | 12 | 3.051 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 459 | 4.149 | 7 | 4.176 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 467 | 4.188 | 5 | 4.178 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 400 | 3.954 | 14 | 4.029 | 12 |
| 11 | 4 | 438 | 4.09 | 11 | 4.112 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 580 | 4.781 | 16 | 4.837 | 16 |
| 13 | 4 | 364 | 4.152 | 6 | 3.926 | 14 |
| 14 | 3 | 206 | 3.149 | 7 | 3.148 | 7 |
| 15 | 4 | 467 | 4.244 | 2 | 4.075 | 10 |
| 16 | 5 | 511 | 4.591 | 18 | 4.584 | 18 |
| 17 | 3 | 219 | 3.226 | 4 | 3.199 | 3 |
| 18 | 4 | 458 | 4.26 | 1 | 4.295 | 1 |
Course origins
| The Bay Hill Club has hosted 27 annual PGA TOUR events. The club also hosted the 1991 U.S. Junior Amateur. Bay Hill, owned by Arnold Palmer, is among the five most enjoyed stops on the PGA TOUR and is rated in the top 100 courses in America. The course has everything Palmer admires in a golf course; wide open fairways that provide plenty of room to swing the driver, risk/reward options that will tempt the go-for-broke player and multiple rows of bunkers protecting spacious and well-defined greens. The breathtaking course sweeps across 270 acres along the shores of the Butler Chain of Lakes.
Bay Hill underwent a four-month renovation after the 2009 event that repositioned every bunker, moving fairway bunkers farther from tees, greenside bunkers closer to collars and making the half-blind bunkers clearly visible with sand faces pulled to the tops of mounds like cresting waves. Greens were regrassed with Emerald Dwarf bermudagrass, their corners squared off and edges flattened, creating more than 40 new pin positions. New tees stretch the course to 7,381 yards with a par of 72, as holes No. 4 and 16 are now par 5s. —Source: Golf Course Superintendents Assocation of America |
Tournament course history
| Course | Location | Years |
| Bay Hill Club and Lodge | Orlando, Fla. | 1979-present |
| Rio Pinar Country Club | Orlando, Fla. | 1966-1978 |
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Inside the course: Bay Hill Club and Lodge (PGATOUR.com)