A golfer needs a well-rounded game on the Bay Hill course, with wide fairways, tall rough, and fast Bermuda grass greens. Strokes Gained will be a key metric this weekend. Tom Kim ranks 72nd in Total Strokes Gained, 138th in Strokes Gained Around the Green, and 112th in Strokes Gained Approach Putting. He's also 77th in Driving Accuracy Percentage, 57th in Greens in Regulation, and comes off a season ranked 153rd in Total Putting. Kim finished 52nd in last year's Arnold Palmer Invitational (+6). Aaron Rai is 41st in Total Strokes Gained, including 34th in Strokes Gained Approach the Green and 61st in Strokes Gained Putting. He's also sixth in Driving Accuracy Percentage, 30th in Greens in Regulation, and comes off a season ranked 44th in Total Putting. Play Aaron Rai to win this head-to-head matchup.
This pick was released to clients on March 05, 2025 at 2:38PM ET.
Tom Kim vs. Aaron Rai
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 6, 2025
1.5 units on Aaron Rai -110 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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