Bay Hill a stern test, logjammed windy weekend leaderboard...live scoreboard, TEE TIMES

 PGA Tour : Arnold Palmer Invitational Leaderboard Tee Times

Only 12 of the best players in the world shot in the 60's, the scoring average 72.3 and the wind has arrived for the weekend at Bay Hill in Orlando as Mother Nature and Arnie's notoriously difficult course has set a stern test for a share of the $20,000,000 on offer

"I noticed the back nine firming up today, it's already becoming crispy" said Nick Taylor, delighted to get home in 71 stokes.

WEATHER

Saturday  partly sunny 88*f (31*c) with a steady wind NE wind at 17mph (27kph) with no rain

Sunday  partly sunny 79*f (28*c)  wind SE13mph (21kph) and now just 20% chance of showers.

Six players are atop at -7, none except Scottie, with good records at Bay Hill, they are: Lowry 66 71, Matsuyama 67 70 Henley 6 69, Harmon 69 68, Clark 71 66 and Scheffler 70 67

A fine Canadian, Adam Svensson was rendered to a 79, 80 missed cut, others like Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, defending champion Kitayama and Danish sensation Nicolai Hojgaard are all elsewhere this weekend. 

Canadians

Nick Taylor T10 69 71 -4

Corey Conners T17 70 71 -3

Adam Hadwin T39 69 75 E

Mac Hughes T46 75 71 +2

Adam Svensson MC

Notables: 

Rory T30 73 79 -1, Jordan Spieth T30 69 74 -1 Victor Hovland T10 71 69, Rickie Fowler T54 75 72 +3, Ludvig Aberg T54 73 74 +3, Tom Kim 58th +4 73 74 was the last to make the cut of top 50 and ties or within 10 shots of the lead.

Patience, concentration and Lady Luck will be in order for the champion this weekend, its wide open, birdies rare, par great, bogey is ok, it's that kind of week, as it should be at this level and for this much money.

Bryan Angus