2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational Power Rankings: Top Picks to Win at Bay Hill This Week

After an enthralling finish to the 2022 Honda Classic, the PGA Tour now moves to the Bay Hill for Arnold Palmer Invitational. Notably, this is one of the most prominent events on the Tour. Hence, the field for this week will have plenty of star players. 

Sadly, the defending champion, Bryson DeChambeau, has withdrawn from the event. As a result, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Viktor Hovland will lead the field, which will make the event furthermore interesting. Additionally, players like Hideki Matsuyama, Scottie Scheffler, and Lee Westwood will be the ones to keep an eye on.

Not to mention, Bay Hill is considered to be one of the most challenging golf courses. It stretches up to 7,400 yards and has narrow fairways with thick rough. Therefore, players will have plenty of 200 yards approach strokes this week. So let us see the top five picks to win the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational, which begins on March 3rd.

Top picks to win 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational

5. Hideki Matsuyama

Hideki Matsuyama recently celebrated his 30th birthday. Surely, he will be looking to gift himself a trophy as he enters into a new decade of his life. Notably, he already has registered a win this season and is in decent form as well going into this event. 

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4. Jon Rahm

The current World No.1 golfer hasn’t had a great start to the 2022 season. But still, he is one of the favorites this week, given his abilities and skills to perform on any golf course. Jon Rahm will be hopeful of a good performance this week and get his first victory of the season. 

3. Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy’s game is perfectly suited for the Bay Hill golf course, and hence, he is a prominent name this week who can win the event. But even though he has been performing well, Rory has been struggling to finish the event. He will aim to perform well and get his second win of the 2022 PGA Tour season. 

2. Lee Westwood

Lee Westwood has always fancied competing at Bay Hill. He finished runner-up in the last edition where Bryson just overwhelmed the course with his power game. But this time, the English golfer will be looking for a similar performance and will aim to finish one better than his last result here.

1. Viktor Hovland

The youngster from Norway has been impressing everyone with his game. He has had three wins in the past three months and has made his way into the top 5 of the OWGR. Moreover, Viktor has a perfect balance between power and tactical game, and hence he is the favorite among all to win the 2022 Arnold Palmer this week. 

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