阿诺德-帕尔玛 也许是还在世的高尔夫元老级人物， 没有之一， 今年81。 另一个传奇人物Nicklaus 比他小10岁。 Nicklaus也许赢得的冠军多， 但是讲到对高尔夫运动的贡献， Palmer还是No 1.  他的生平看这里。

这个邀请赛是美巡赛的5个邀请赛之一。 邀请赛不是随意称呼的， 有点说法。

赛事的举办地叫Bay Hill 高尔夫俱乐部， 位于佛罗里达。 是Palmer购买并重新设计改造的。

第一天值得关注的几组:

开球时间	球员
8:26 a.m. ET No. 10		Bill Haas, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson Lefty represents The Establishment this week. Haas and Mahan are currently ahead of him in the FedExCup standings.
8:38 a.m. ET No. 10		Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell The Featured Group‘s representative this week, G-Mac will be grouped with two of his 2010 Ryder Cup opponents.
12:56 p.m. ET No. 1		Gary Woodland, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods Tiger may be the shortest hitter in this Featured Group, but he certainly has the best track record at Bay Hill.
1:08 p.m. ET No. 1		Jhonattan Vegas, Ernie Els, Ian Poulter A rookie sensation, defending champ and local resident with a big personality. Think this group will draw a crowd?
1:19 p.m. ET No. 10		Camilo Villegas, Bo Van Pelt, Sergio Garcia Sergio Garcia’s return to the PGA TOUR last week went well. Will things continue at Bay Hill?