March 13 - 19, 2006
Purse: $5.5 million


Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington


Winning Score: 274


Course: Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, FL


Yardage: 7,157


Thursday, 3/16: 3-6 p.m. ET

Friday, 3/17: 3-6 p.m. ET
Saturday, 3/18: 2:30-6 p.m. ET

Sunday, 3/19: 2:30-6 p.m. ET


Twenty players including four past major champions have been extended sponsor exemptions for the 2006 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MasterCard, which is scheduled for the week of March 13-19 at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club in Orlando, Florida.


Among those given invitations last week were Bernhard Langer (1985 and 1993 Masters champion), Mark O’Meara (1998 Masters and British Open champion), Corey Pavin (1993 U. S. Open champion), and Paul Lawrie (1999 British Open champion).


Lawrie, from Scotland, was invited under the foreign player’s category as one of two players designated by the Commissioner. The other foreign-player exemption went to Paul Sheehan, from Australia, the current money leader on the Nationwide Tour.

Follow up:

O’Meara and Pavin were selected among the eight PGA Tour regular or past champion members. Others invited under this category were Robert Damron, Rocco Mediate, Dicky Pride, Brian Gay, Bob May and Mike Hulbert.


Hunter Mahan and Bubba Dickerson were chosen under the category of two players from the top 35 finishers from the 2005 Qualifying Tournament and the top 20 finishers on the 2005 Nationwide Tour.

Langer received one of the eight unrestricted exemptions, along with one announced earlier, Sam Saunders. Other unrestricted exemptions went to 2005 Southern Amateur champion Webb Simpson, Ryan Moore, Billy Hurley III, Kevin Stadler, Hank Kuehne and Fredrik Jacobson.


The Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard will feature a minimum of 120 players and traditionally has one of the strongest fields of the year. In 2005, Bay Hill’s field was the world’s ninth strongest behind only the four major championships, The Players Championship, and the three World Golf Championships events.


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Full Tournament Schedule


Monday, March 13
• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Will Call open

• Youth Day - Youth Clinic
• Practice day for pros


Tuesday, March 14

• 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Will Call open
• Practice day for pros


Wednesday, March 15

• 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Will Call open
• 6:50 a.m. - PRO-AM tournament, #1 & #10 tees


Thursday, March 16

• 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Will Call open
• 6:00 a.m. Shuttle service from Universal Studios begins

• 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. First Round (approx. times), #1 and #10 tees
• 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hospitality tents and skyboxes open

• SHUTTLE SERVICE ENDS AT DUSK


Friday, March 17
• 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Will Call open

• 6:00 a.m. Shuttle service from Universal Studios begins
• 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Second Round (approx. times), #1 and #10 tees

• 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hospitality tents and skyboxes open
• SHUTTLE SERVICE ENDS AT DUSK


Saturday, March 18

• 6:00 a.m. Shuttle service from Universal Studios begins
• 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Will Call open

• 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Third Round (approx. times), #1 tee
• 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hospitality tents and skyboxes open

• SHUTTLE SERVICE ENDS AT DUSK


Sunday, March, 19
• 6:00 a.m. Shuttle service from Universal Studios begins

• 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Will Call open
• 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Third Round (approx. times), #1 tee

• 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hospitality tents and skyboxes open
• SHUTTLE SERVICE ENDS AT DUSK










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