Rory McIlroy's 365-yard drive sets ShotLink-era record at Arnold Palmer Invitational

In the third round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Rory McIlroy lets one loose, sending his tee shot 365 yards, cutting the corner and landing his ball on the green at the par-4 10th hole, becoming the first player in the ShotLink era (2003) to drive the 10th green at Bay Hill. He would two-putt for birdie.


The PGA TOUR’s Florida swing continues as Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge hosts the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. This event is the second of three player-hosted invitationals (along with Tiger Woods’ The Genesis Invitational and Jack Nicklaus’ the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday). ­World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be in the field this week. The American has gone T4-1-T15 in his last three Arnold Palmer Invitational starts and hasn’t finished worse than T17 in his last five TOUR starts – including three straight top-10s. Rory McIlroy will also be teeing it up in Florida this week. He’s had past success here claiming victory in 2018 and finishing runner-up two years ago. The Northern Irishman has also made nine out of nine cuts and claimed six top-10s previously in this event. Reigning FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland is also back in action this week. Hovland last teed it up at The Genesis Invitational where he finished tied for 19th. He has recorded back-to-back top-10 results at Bay Hill, including a runner-up in 2022. Others to look out for are Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Austin Eckroat.


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[cbarnett]

Bro, where is the Top Tracer visual or the overhead view?!

[jessef]

Just silly how effortless that swing was

[Notalwaysrightbutmostly]

An absolute master, he makes it look natural when we all know it’s anything but.

[onsenguy]

driving the green on a 400 yd hole..man..golf GOD.

[ianpoulter]

Only Rory can crush a 400yard drive causally onto the green and make it look like a lazy practice swing 😅 💪

[RonnieSouthbuckle]

I love it when you can hear the announcer's glee

[connorgoss]

I want to see this man complete the career grand slam so damn bad.

[Davethewaveyoucrave]

Rory doing things not even other professionals can do to set up a birdie putt to move him to 40th place. Classic

[fitzenheimerschmitz]

Its like watching Cady Shack(Cinderella story ) all over again!!😊

[slapaho]

what a swing, such a vicious coil yet extremely tight and crisp

[polarbear]

Rory is still the best driver of the golf ball ever. If he can tighten up some of the other parts of his game he will be #1 again.

[ChristopherPhillipsDev]

I would not be standing on that side on the chance he shanks it

[misterc]

Lets see how quickly
Taylor Made turns this into a Qi10 commercial

[Sequoia]

(0:14)- Did the caddie know beforehand that this shot was coming, or did he just hear it land behind him?

[kaischulte]

His ball was out of bounds in the air. 2 stroke penalty!

[Chris-siox]

He was majorly tilted when he hit that … a lot of frustration in that drive

[markanderson]

He’d sacrifice 10 yards off the tee if he could hit his irons better. It’s the approach shots that count. I’m amazed he’s still ranked two in the world. It would be a big surprise if he wins on the pga tour this year never mind winning a major.

[blipco]

Watching this is a great example of why golf is amongst the most boring games in the world.

[GotoyourhomeBall]

Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago 😈

[sportsview]

How many on the tour can do that!! ... Notice he watched the ball flight the whole time he walked to pick up his tee...