Arnold Palmer bought Bay Hill in 1976 and shaped it into one of Florida’s finest private clubs and the permanent home of the tournament that bears his name. The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of the most beloved stops on the PGA Tour. Not because of the purse or the world ranking points but because of what the place means. Standing on the 18th green at Bay Hill, you feel the weight of the game’s history in a way that very few places can produce.