5 sleeper picks for the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational

The 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational is all set to begin on Thursday, March 2. The four-day event will be held at the Bay Hill Club, Florida, with a 120-player field.

The purse size of the tournament is a $20 million prize purse, with the winner receiving $3.6 million. This is the third event after the WM Phoenix Open and the Genesis Open with a $20 million purse size.

While the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, and Rory McIlroy are the clear favorites for the betters, there are some sleeper picks on which everyone will be keeping an eye.

On that note, let's take a look at 5 sleeper picks at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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#1 Byeong Hun An

Byeong Hun An was No. 13 in the PGA Tour's Power Rankings for the Honda Classic and was doing well until the final round. He was well within the top 10 after three rounds but had a poor Sunday(73).

According to experts, he is +550 for a top-20 finish at Bay Hill. Since 2016, he has made the cut every year and a top 10 finish in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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#2 Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Christiaan Bezuidenhout debuted at Bay Hill in 2020 and has finished T-18, 7th, and T-20 in his three appearances, which is not too bad. He comes with odds of +375 this year, so we can expect another Top 20 finish.

Bezuidenhout hasn't been in the greatest of form recently. His best this year came at American Express, where he had a T-11 finish. However, given his familiarity with the conditions, he might do better here.

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#3 Luke List

The 38-year-old has been a consistent long hitter off the tee. One can't ignore him on Tour. List debuted at API in 2017 with a T-17 finish. Since then, he has finished at T7 in 2018 and T10 in 2019. This season he has finished T25 at the Farmers Insurance Open and a T29 at Genesis Open.

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#4 Davis Riley

Davis Riley had a great week at the Honda Classic where he finished at T29, his best this year. Experts feel he could do wonders at Bay Hill as well.

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#5 Aaron Baddeley

Aaron Baddeley is at 75th in the FedEx Cup standings with two top-10 finishes this season. His last appearance at Bay Hill was in 2019 finishing T17th.

His best performance this season came at the Sony Open in January, where he ended in tied 7th place.

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Top Picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational

World No. 1 Jon Rahm is once again the tournament favorite at Arnold Palmer Invitational

Here are the top picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2023. (As per CBS Sports)

1. Jon Rahm +700
2. Rory McIlroy +950
3. Scottie Scheffler +1100
4. Max Homa +1900
5. Collin Morikawa +2100
6. Justin Thomas +2300
7. Xander Schauffele +2400
8. Will Zalatoris +2400
9. Tony Finau +2800
10. Patrick Cantlay +2800
11. Jason Day +3100
12. Viktor Hovland +3100
13. Tyrrell Hatton +3600
14. Matthew Fitzpatrick +3600
15. Sungjae Im +4100
16. Jordan Spieth +4100
17. Cameron Young +4600
18. Sam Burns +4800
19. Tom Kim +5000
20. Sahith Theegala +5500
21. Hideki Matsuyama +5500
22. Keith Mitchell +5500
23. Chris Kirk +6500
24. Shane Lowry +6500
25. Corey Conners +7000
26. Tommy Fleetwood +7000
27. Keegan Bradley +7500
28. Adam Scott +8500
29. Billy Horschel +8500
30. Rickie Fowler +8500
31. Justin Rose +9000
32. Adam Hadwin +9000
33. Seamus Power +9000
34. Gary Woodland +9000
35. Min Woo Lee +11000
36. Luke List +11000
37. Taylor Montgomery +11000
38. Tom Hoge +12000
39. Wyndham Clark +12000
40. Christiaan Bezuidenhout +12000