A major championship test has produced a major championship leaderboard through the first round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational. On a day when the scoring average at Bay Hill Club & Lodge was roughly 74.

A day after blustery conditions produced the highest first-round scoring average (74.624) since 2011, the wind relented and the temperature rose into the mid-70s to present a course ripe for

Lowry was bogey free on one of the most difficult courses on the PGA Tour until missing a 4-footer on No. 16. He atoned with a birdie on 18 to finish with a 67.

Equally impressive were Shane Lowry, with 69 shots, as well as Rory McIlroy with 70. Clark currently has a one-shot lead, but it is clear that such a lead is no guarantee of any success at all. Shane Lowry stressed in an interview with the media that he did not expect a positive experience during the first day,

Sometimes I’ve struggled with the balance of trying to be the best golfer, trying to be the best husband or the best dad or the best..

It is known that the Northern Irish golfer is often the target of the media and fans , but despite everything, the 35-year-old tries to stay focused on his path to success.

Bay Hill still had some bite, as Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele showed at various times. Lowry, playing alongside good friend Rory McIlroy, holed a 35-foot birdie putt on the 13th and closed with an 18-foot birdie to lead by two over Clark.

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Northern Irish duo Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry played alongside each other on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Golf Club in Orlando, Florida