Rory McIlroy will play Arnold Palmer Invitational for first time

Arnold Palmer is finally going to get his man.

Rory McIlroy is going to play his Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando for the first time next month. McIlroy made the announcement on Twitter on Monday.

In November 2012, Palmer joked on Golf Channel’s air that if McIlroy didn’t play the next year’s API that “[McIlroy] may have a broken arm and he won’t have to worry about where he plays next.”

McIlroy skipped Bay Hill each of the last two years, but has finally tacked it onto his schedule, likely at the cost of the Shell Houston Open.

The world No. 1 will make his 2015 PGA Tour debut at the Honda Classic, kicking off the Florida Swing. He’ll play the WGC-Cadillac Championship the next week, then take a week off and return for Palmer’s event.

Despite the lack of Bay Hill tournament experience, McIlroy is the unquestioned favorite heading into the event.

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