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.
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.
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,
Shane Lowry posted a 5-under 67 during Friday's second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, holding the lead at Bay Hill.
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