A total of 120 players will compete at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. Who’s playing? We’ve analyzed the field based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):
Top 10s: Who’s playing?
2011 Tournament Winners
| Player | Event(s) won | Tournament |
| Mark Wilson | 2 | Sony Open in Hawaii, Waste Management Phoenix Open |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 1 | Bob Hope Classic |
| Bubba Watson | 1 | Farmers Insurance Open |
| D.A. Points | 1 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am |
| Aaron Baddeley | 1 | Northern Trust Open |
| Johnson Wagner | 1 | Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun |
| Gary Woodland | 1 | Transitions Championship |
Past winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Major winners
| Player | Major(s) won | Tournament |
| Mike Weir | 1 | 2003 Masters |
| Graeme McDowell | 1 | 2010 U.S. Open |
| Trevor Immelman | 1 | 2008 Masters |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 2003 British Open |
| Zach Johnson | 1 | 2007 Masters |
| Stewart Cink | 1 | 2009 British Open |
| Justin Leonard | 1 | 1997 British Open |
| David Duval | 1 | 2001 British Open |
| Jim Furyk | 1 | 2003 U.S. Open |
| David Toms | 1 | 2001 PGA Championship |
| Lee Janzen | 2 | 1993, 1998 U.S. Open |
| Vijay Singh | 3 | 2000 Masters; 1998, 2004 PGA Championship |
| Ernie Els | 3 | 1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open |
| Phil Mickelson | 4 | 2004, 2006 Masters; 2005 PGA Championship |
| Tiger Woods | 14 | 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 Masters; 2000, 2002, 2008 U.S. Open; 2000, 2005, 2006 British Open; 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 PGA Championship |
International players
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Australia | Michael Sim, Marc Leishman, Jarrod Lyle, Aaron Baddeley, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Nick O’Hern, John Senden, Rod Pampling |
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Canada | Mike Weir, Stephen Ames |
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Colombia | Camilo Villegas |
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England | Justin Rose, Brian Davis, Greg Owen |
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Fiji | Vijay Singh |
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Germany | Alex Cejka |
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India | Arjun Atwal |
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Northern Ireland | Graeme McDowell |
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Italy | Matteo Manassero, Edoardo Molinari |
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Japan | Ryo Ishikawa, Yuta Ikeda |
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Korea | Charlie Wi, K.J. Choi |
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Scotland | Martin Laird |
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South Africa | Charl Schwartzel, Trevor Immelman, Ernie Els |
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Spain | Sergio Garcia |
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Sweden | Peter Hanson, Carl Pettersson, Richard S. Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Fredrik Jacobson, Daniel Chopra |
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Venezuela | Jhonattan Vegas |
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Zimbabwe | Brendon de Jonge |
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Inside the field: Arnold Palmer Invitational (PGATOUR.com)