Steve Palmer's Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf Tips and Predictions

The PGA TOUR's series of Signature Events continues this week with the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Racing Post golf guru Steve Palmer is on hand with some betting advice.

Steve Palmer's Arnold Palmer Invitational Tips

Ludvig Aberg each-way @ 18/1
Tommy Fleetwood each-way @ 25/1
Ludvig Aberg & Tommy Fleetwood dual forecast @ 164/1
Byeong Hun An top-10 finish @ 7/2

Odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and subject to fluctuation.

Setting the scene…

The Arnold Palmer Invitational is the fourth of the eight Signature Events on the PGA TOUR. A $20m prize fund is on offer, with $3.6m going to the winner.

Bay Hill has been the venue for this event since 1979. It has become one of the toughest tests on the PGA Tour and finding the greens in regulation is notoriously difficult.

A windy weekend is forecast to further challenge the 69 players who are competing in the Orlando showpiece this week.

Ludvig Aberg each-way @ 18/1

Swedish sensation Ludvig Aberg looks set to take the Arnold Palmer Invitational by storm this week.

This rising star has been competing on courses he did not know in Hawaii and California this year, but Bay Hill is a layout at which he can hit the ground running. Aberg played in this event as an amateur last year - when ranked 1,983rd in the world - and finished in 24th place.

Not only does Aberg know Bay Hill - the course suits him extremely well. Driving well is the key to success at this venue - and few players in the sport can rival Aberg in this department.

The world number 11 was swinging with great authority on the West Coast Swing and can claim a second PGA TOUR title on Sunday.

Steve Palmer's tip

This is a course that rising star Aberg knows well and he has the driving game to claim his second PGA TOUR title this week at odds of 18/1.

Tommy Fleetwood each-way @ 25/1

The main threat to Aberg this week may come from his Ryder Cup colleague Tommy Fleetwood, who has an excellent record in PGA TOUR events in Florida.

Fleetwood was third in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational. He has twice finished in the top five in the Honda Classic and twice finished in the top 10 in the Players Championship.

Third place in last year's Valspar Championship provided further evidence of Fleetwood's affection for tough Florida layouts and an overdue maiden PGA Tour title may be coming this week.

The Englishman started this year with a DP World Tour triumph in the Dubai Invitational, defeating Rory McIlroy in a thrilling duel.

Steve Palmer's tip

Despite having never won a PGA TOUR title, Fleetwood loves playing in Florida and heads into this tournament in form, suggesting he could be ready to break his duck.

Ludvig Aberg & Tommy Fleetwood dual forecast @ 164/1

The dual-forecast market always offers the betting community a chance to win a large amount from a small stake - and the juicy odds about Ludvig Aberg and Tommy Fleetwood filling the first two places on the leaderboard seems worth a dabble.

Aberg and Fleetwood have freshened up nicely for this challenge, taking some time off, and that could prove decisive through 72 holes at this mentally gruelling venue.

Fleetwood finished 10th in the Genesis Invitational last time out, continuing his stellar 2024 form. Aberg was runner-up in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am last time out - and may well have won that event had the final round not been washed out by bad weather.

Aberg and Fleetwood finishing first and second at Bay Hill - in either order - is an entirely feasible scenario.

Steve Palmer's tip

Ryder Cup colleagues Aberg and Fleetwood could battle it out for the title this week and it would be no surprise to see this in-form duo end the week at one and two on the leaderboard.

Byeong Hun An top-10 finish @ 7/2

The inconsistent putting of Byeong Hun An may deny him the chance of winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but the quality of his ball-striking may well be enough to deliver a top-10 finish.

Tee-to-green solidity is the route to riches at Bay Hill - and Benny An, as he is known by his peers, has been hitting his ball superbly in recent months.

An, who is based in Florida and finished 10th in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational, has two top-fives to his name in the Honda Classic. The Sunshine State brings out the best in him.

Steve Palmer's tip

An has the tee-to-green game to be in the mix this week, but top 10 may be as good as it gets for the South Korean due to his inconsistency with the putter.

Steve Palmer's Arnold Palmer Invitational Tips

Ludvig Aberg each-way @ 18/1
Tommy Fleetwood each-way @ 25/1
Ludvig Aberg & Tommy Fleetwood dual forecast @ 164/1
Byeong Hun An top-10 finish @ 7/2

Odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and subject to fluctuation.