Inside the Arnold Palmer Pro-Am and Playing Bay Hill With Viktor Hovland

Dan Evans takes listeners inside a side of PGA Tour week that most golf fans never get to see.

After getting a special invite into the Arnold Palmer Invitational pro-am through Mastercard, Dan and the crew break down how the player-selection draft actually works, which stars were already off the board, why Rory McIlroy being available was such a surprise, and how the group ultimately ended up playing Bay Hill with Viktor Hovland.

The episode also gets into what it feels like to step into that world for the first time: Dan’s first trip to Bay Hill, his first PGA Tour pro-am, the 7:10 a.m. tee time that came with getting Hovland, and the pressure of showing up on-site before sunrise for one of the most iconic weeks in golf.

From the weirdness of pro-am pace to the reality that players are still treating it like a final practice round before the tournament starts, this is a true behind-the-scenes golf story with access, nerves, and a look at how tournament week really works.

Presented by: Sports Illustrated