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
Shane Lowry made six birdies in a 5-under round to establish a two-shot lead midway through the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday in Orlando, Florida.
Shane Lowry loves the grind of a strong test and it’s showing at Bay Hill. He had six birdies Friday in slightly tamer conditions for a 5-under 67, giving him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Scoring improved by nearly three strokes in the second round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational with many of the world's best taking advantage, including 36-hole leader Shane Lowry. In pole position at the halfway point at Bay Hill Club & Lodge for the second straight season,
Lowry began the day with a two-shot advantage, but struggled to an error-strewn 76 at Bay Hill which left him at four under par.
C Morikawa (US); -9 R Henley (US); -8 C Conners (Can); -7 J Day (Aus); -5 M Kim (US), T Finau (US); -4 A Novak (US), S Straka (Aut), S Lowry (Ire)Selected others: -3 A Rai (Eng), R MacIntyre (Sco), R McIlroy (NI);
A relaxed Shane Lowry fired a five-under-par 67 to open up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando on Friday. Lowry had advanced up the leaderboard after making five birdies in the opening 13 holes before a lone bogey on the 16th -- a hole he had eagled in the first round.