The 27-year-old Texan is among the biggest names in the 120-player field finalized Friday. Spieth’s struggles for much of the past two years and fall to No. 61 in the world golf rankings kept him out of the field at the World Golf Championships at The Concession in Bradenton.
Spieth aims at the API to build on his encouraging early season form, including top-five finishes in Phoenix and at Pebble Beach.
World No. 10 Bryson DeChambeau also added the Arnold Palmer Invitational to his schedule and is among 12 of the top 25 players in the field.