The PGA TOUR's fourth Signature Event of the season sees the world's best players descend upon Bay Hill Club and Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Kurt Kitayama was a surprise winner last year, holding off a charging McIlroy despite a triple bogey on the ninth on Sunday, beating the Northern Irishman by one shot.
Read all you need to know ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational below.
All four days of the Arnold Palmer Invitational will be available on Sky Sports Golf. bet365 will also stream selected holes and you can follow all the action on bet365’s Live Golf Tracker.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational will be held between 7th and 10th March and is held at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Florida.
As a Signature Event, the prize money for the Arnold Palmer Invitational is $20,000,000, with the winner taking home $4,000,000.
Payne Stewart has the lowest 72-hole score with 264 from 1987, though Buddy Allin still holds the record to par at -23 from 1973.
Tiger Woods holds the record for the most Arnold Palmer Invitational wins with eight, ahead of six players who have two each.
Our course guide for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, played at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, will be available on Wednesday afternoon.