The gripping battle to be golf's world No 1 takes to Bay Hill this week with Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Scottie Scheffler all vying for position at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
It was McIlroy who began 2023 on top following a searing finish to the season last year, only for Masters champion Scheffler to displace him by winning the Phoenix Open. Rahm has now taken over though, following his exhilarating win at the Genesis Invitational, birdying two of the final four holes to edge out Max Homa.
It's the first time in history that three separate players have reached top spot in a calendar year before we've reached March. And the fascinating battle is exactly what the PGA Tour needs in its continued battle with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour.
