The Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 was suspended on Saturday due to darkness. The tournament kicked off with its inaugural round on Thursday and had its third round on Saturday. However, the play was affected by heavy rainfall in Orlando, Florida, and it was initially suspended at 2:53 pm ET.

However, the game resumed at 4 pm before again getting suspended at 6:30 pm ET due to darkness. Some players are yet to complete their game and will resume with their third round on Sunday at 8 am ET. Following the third round, the final round will start at around 9:30 am ET.

Per the Weather Network, there is also a chance of rainfall on Sunday in Orlando, Florida. The morning is likely to be sunny, but there is around a 90 percent chance of precipitation in the afternoon with 5 mm of rainfall. If the weather affects the play, the tournament might have a delayed end.

Meanwhile, after three rounds, Daniel Berger has extended his lead in the game. He is yet to complete the third round.

Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 Round 3 leaderboard

Daniel Berger has been phenomenal with his game at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He carded the first two rounds of 63 and 68. However, he is yet to play the three holes of the third round.

After the semi-finished third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, he settled with a score of 13 under, having a two-stroke lead over Akshay Bhatia, who is also yet to complete his third round. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from the game ahead of the start of the third round due to a back injury. He carded two rounds of 72 and 68. Austin Smotherman has also withdrawn from the event after playing two rounds of 74 and 71.

Below is the leaderboard of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational after Saturday’s round:

• 1 Daniel Berger: -13
• 2 Akshay Bhatia: -11
• T3 Sepp Straka: -9
• T3 Cameron Young: -9
• T3 Collin Morikawa: -9
• 6 Min Woo Lee: -8
• T7 Chris Gotterup: -7
• T7 Ludvig Åberg: -7
• T9 Harry Hall: -6
• T9 Russell Henley: -6
• T9 Rickie Fowler: -6
• T9 Sahith Theegala: -6
• T13 Viktor Hovland: -5
• T13 Jordan Spieth: -5
• T13 Bud Cauley: -5
• T16 Jhonattan Vegas: -4
• T16 Adam Scott: -4
• T16 Michael Thorbjornsen: -4
• T16 Xander Schauffele: -4
• T20 Patrick Rodgers: -3
• T20 Alex Noren: -3
• T20 Maverick McNealy: -3
• T20 Jacob Bridgeman: -3
• T20 Si Woo Kim: -3
• T20 Harris English: -3
• T20 Scottie Scheffler: -3
• T27 Matt Fitzpatrick: -2
• T27 Kurt Kitayama: -2
• T27 Ryo Hisatsune: -2
• T30 Nicolai Højgaard: -1
• T30 Michael Kim: -1
• T30 Billy Horschel: -1
• T30 Corey Conners: -1
• T30 Ryan Fox: -1
• T35 Lucas Glover: E
• T35 Matt McCarty: E
• T35 Robert MacIntyre: E
• T38 Andrew Novak: +1
• T38 Taylor Pendrith: +1
• T38 Nico Echavarria: +1
• T38 Taylor Moore: +1
• T38 Andrew Putnam: +1
• T38 Hideki Matsuyama: +1
• T44 Keith Mitchell: +2
• T44 Max Greyserman: +2
• T46 Nick Taylor: +3
• T46 Daniel Bennett (a): +3
• 48 Chris Kirk: +4
• 49 Tommy Fleetwood: +5
• 50 Brian Harman: +8