Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Matt Every currently leads upon the completion of the opening round. Matt Every sits at the top of the PGA Tour´s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard after the completion of the first round. The American tallied a round of -7 to take the lead in front of Rory McIlroy in second place and Talor Gooch and Scottie Scheffler who sit tied for third place. After a round of 65 Matt Every leads by 1 shots and posted 7 birdies during his first round. Rory McIlroy, currently number 1 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 66 to find himself in 2 position and trailing leader Matt Every by 1 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 1 in the world golf ranking, noted 1 eagle in his opening round. Tyrrell Hatton is at -4 after the opening round at place T5. The Englishman played the course of the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in 68 shots in the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Graeme McDowell is at -4 after the opening round at place 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. Matt Wallace, currently number 43 in the world golf ranking, 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. Ian Poulter, currently number 56 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 69 to find himself in T11 position and trailing leader Matt Every by 4 shots. Poulter, currently ranked 56 in the world golf ranking, noted 1 eagle in his opening round. Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 24 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 70 to find himself in T19 position and trailing leader Matt Every by 5 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 24 in the world golf ranking, registered 3 birdies in his opening round. Danny Willett carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T31 position and trailing leader Matt Every by 6 shots. Willett, currently ranked 33 in the world golf ranking, registered 4 birdies in his opening round. Justin Rose, currently number 13 in the world golf ranking, is at 1 after the opening round at position T60. The Englishman finished the round at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in 73 strokes 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 5th until the 8th of March 2020 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando. This year a total prize money of $9,300,000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives $1,638,000. The course for the tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge plays at Par 72. Last year Francesco Molinari won the Arnold Palmer Invitational with two strokes ahead of Matthew Fitzpatrick. This year, Rory McIlroy is the world's number one at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Top-5 Leaderboard: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Pos Name Today Total 1 Matt Every -7 -7 2 Rory McIlroy -6 -6 T3 Talor Gooch -5 -5 T3 Scottie Scheffler -5 -5 T5 Sam Burns -4 -4 Show complete leaderboard of Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.