A major championship test has produced a major championship leaderboard through the first round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational. On a day when the scoring average at Bay Hill Club & Lodge was roughly 74.
Equally impressive were Shane Lowry, with 69 shots, as well as Rory McIlroy with 70. Clark currently has a one-shot lead, but it is clear that such a lead is no guarantee of any success at all. Shane Lowry stressed in an interview with the media that he did not expect a positive experience during the first day,
Wyndham Clark is having a strong week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he flirted with disaster on Friday's front nine.
Shane Lowry made six birdies in a 5-under round to establish a two-shot lead midway through the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday in Orlando, Florida.
Shane Lowry two ahead of Wyndham Clark, with Collin Morikawa in tied-third alongside Corey Conners; Former Bay Hill champion Rory McIlroy four behind and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler seven back; Watch
The course played about two strokes easier for players with later tee times, aiding Wyndham Clark's round that ended with a 5-under 67 and a two-shot lead.