The API field was released late Friday afternoon and 47 of the top-50 players on the world rankings have committed. The only absences are two players on the LIV Golf League, No. 8 Tyrrell Hatton and No. 11 Bryson DeChambeau, and No. 45 Rasmus Hojgaard, who is not eligible for the event.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the clear favorites at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Dennis Esser believes it's deserved.