Back in the King's Domain

Tiger might not be there, however the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational is a strong one.

Rory McIlroy is the defending champion at Bay Hill, and plenty of analysts consider he will be leading the strongest discipline the event has visible in pretty a while. For instance, every API winner in view that 2007 (besides Tiger, who won four of those) is there. There is lots of excitement, even with out Tiger (who we all desire receives better quickly).

But for me, this is Twofer Tuesday -- simply not on time a day because of the Rule 10.2b(four) submit -- and yet some other threat for me to make alternatives that do not pretty pan out...

Alright, I bet I'm now not doing too bad. While I'm handiest 2 for 9 choosing winners this 12 months, I'm 7 for nine picking Top10s and, basic, a solid 2/3 of my 18 alternatives to this point this 12 months have completed within the Top10. That's a great deal higher than I have accomplished within the past, once I was making 5 selections for the majors and massive tournaments.

Let's see what I can do that week.

• My Top10 pick this week is Jason Day. The 2016 API champ has been steadily getting his game back in shape this season -- he's only played three PGA Tour events this year but has improved with each event, and he's posted Top5 finishes in his last two events. I'm not sure he's ready to win quite yet, but J-Day has a tendency to cruise along under the radar and suddenly pick up a win. (Did you even realize that he had two wins in 2018? Probably not.) He's trending and I wouldn't be surprised if he won this week.
• And my pick to win is Rory McIlroy. He's played four events this year, finishing T4-T5-T4-2 in them. He is, as I said, the defending champ at this event. And while I'm sure Brooks Koepka is the favorite for most fans this week because of that great finish at Honda, I still can't help but feel that Rory is overdue for a win.

This is a tough week to pick. There are a large number of players who could easily break into the winner's circle this week, some for their second wins this season.

It's a great week to remember the King, and a great event to watch as well. GC's coverage begins at 2pm ET on Thursday while PGA TOUR LIVE will start streaming at 7:30am ET. If you want to see golf, you can watch it all day long if you so desire!