2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational

[MentalityJohn]

Are these course getting easier? are the players getting better? should we not worry about tournaments that used to produce single digit winners are now producing course records year after year. 

I am not talking roll back I am just curious why scores are so much lower than five to ten years ago. 

[iacas]

I don't really care what the winning score is. The best players still generally bubble up to the top.

Also, second is three back. It's not like there are ten people within two shots of the lead.

[Ty_Webb]

7 minutes ago, iacas said:

I don't really care what the winning score is. The best players still generally bubble up to the top.

Also, second is three back. It's not like there are ten people within two shots of the lead.

Agreed - only 5 players better than -4. Not quite alarm bells are ringing time just yet.

[MentalityJohn]

The most important thing in my mind was Akshay responding all day Sunday. He was 2 over and five back at the turn and just get grinding. bridies galore and then on the fifth he bogeyed and on the sixth he played it far enough right that if he missed a little left it would be right by the hole. It was and he made the eagle. Stayed in it, kept playing great and kept getting pars. He very much deserved the win.