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The PGA Tour players will tee off next week at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, and ahead of that, the four sponsor exemptions for the event have been announced. Previously, Arnold Palmer's grandson, Sam Saunders, revealed that one of the exemptions was given to 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship winner Rafael Campos, after he wrote a letter seeking an exemption.
In addition to Campos, former U.S. Open winner Justin Rose, Mackenzie Hughes, and Min Woo Lee are the three others who earned the sponsor exemptions for next week's PGA Tour event.
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However, some other top names, including former world No. 1 Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler, did not make the cut. Fowler and Spieth had a tough season last year and finished outside the top 60 in the FedEx Cup standings.
As a result, they did not automatically qualify for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. However, they had a chance to secure spots via sponsor exemptions, but unfortunately, neither of them earned one.
Saunders, who is also a member of the sponsor exemption committee for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, explained the reason for this year's picks, saying (via Golfweek):
"What our team did was try to pick players that, you know, it's about protecting and growing the game of golf as a whole. And doing what's the most balanced and fair process. Honestly, I think there was a lot of thought put into each and every player that was selected."
A look into the field of the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025
The final field of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational will be announced after the conclusion of this week's Cognizant Classic. However, so far, the top 50 players from last year's FedEx Cup points list have secured their spots in the tournament, along with four sponsor exemptions and some other players.
Here is a list of the players who have qualified so far for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational:
- Scottie Scheffler
- Xander Schauffele
- Collin Morikawa
- Sahith Theegala
- Russell Henley
- Adam Scott
- Sungjae Im
- Wyndham Clark
- Rory McIlroy
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Shane Lowry
- Sam Burns
- Viktor Hovland
- Justin Thomas
- Taylor Pendrith
- Ludvig Åberg
- Patrick Cantlay
- Robert MacIntyre
- Matthieu Pavon
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Keegan Bradley
- Byeong Hun An
- Billy Horschel
- Tony Finau
- Aaron Rai
- Akshay Bhatia
- Chris Kirk
- Sepp Straka
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Tom Hoge
- Brian Harman
- Si Woo Kim
- Jason Day
- Davis Thompson
- Denny McCarthy
- Cam Davis
- Will Zalatoris
- Corey Conners
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- J.T. Poston
- Thomas Detry
- Stephan Jaeger
- Cameron Young
- Austin Eckroat
- Max Homa
- Adam Hadwin
- Max Greyserman
- Nick Dunlap
- Eric Cole
- Rafael Campos
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Min Woo Lee
- Justin Rose
- Jackson Koivun
- Nico Echavarria
- Jhonattan Vegas
The 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational will take place from March 6 to 9 at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Florida.
