PGA Tour: Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy posted 65 in opening round and takes the lead

Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Rory McIlroy is the current frontrunner after the opening round.

Rory McIlroy is in first position at the PGA Tour´s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at the end of the first round. The Northern Irishman carded a round of -7 to beat out Beau Hossler, J.J. Spaun and Billy Horschel, who sit in joint second place. After a round of 65, Rory McIlroy leads by 2 shots and posted 1 eagle during his first round.

Graeme McDowell is at -4 after the opening round at position T5. The Northern Irishman turned in a 68 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

Ian Poulter, currently number 64 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 68 to find himself in T5th position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 3 shots. Poulter logged 4 birdies in his opening round.

Tyrrell Hatton is at -3 after the opening round at rank T11. The Englishman finished the round at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in 69 strokes in the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

Lee Westwood, currently number 45 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 70 to find himself in T21st position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 5 shots. Westwood turned in 4 birdies in his opening round.

Paul Casey is at -1 after the opening round at position T41. The Englishman posted a 71 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

Martin Laird carded a opening round 72 to find himself in T51st position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 7 shots. Laird, currently ranked 123 in the official world golf ranking, turned in 1 birdie in his opening round.

Matthew Fitzpatrick is at 1 after the opening round at rank T63. The Englishman played the course at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in 73 shots in the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from March 3rd until the 6th of March 2022 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, FL, USA. Players will receive a total of 12 Mio Dollar will be given to the players. The winner receives 2,1 Mio Dollar. The course for the tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge plays at Par 72.

Defending champion DeChambeau has to cancel his participation in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Instead, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland and many more will compete for the victory and the red cardigan in tribute to the "King".

Top-5 Leaderboard: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Rory McIlroy	-7	-7
T2	Beau Hossler	-5	-5
T2	J.J. Spaun	-5	-5
T2	Billy Horschel	-5	-5
T5	Graeme McDowell	-4	-4

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