The Bay Hill Club in Orlando does not suffer fools, certainly not in recent years, when some of the most exacting conditions of the year are presented to golfers at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Rory McIlroy could be seen muttering to himself on Saturday after walking off with consecutive bogeys, at a loss for why he was struggling so much off the tee. Second-round leader Shane Lowry, seemingly so in control, opened with two bogeys and shot 76, as did 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, who began only a shot back.
