Round 1 of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational started with Nick Dunlap taking the first tee at 7:45 am ET. Interestingly, the 20-year-old golfer took the first tee at the event alone, while the remaining 68 players were divided into pairs of twos. While Dunlap looked fine with the move, Justin Thomas was not.Following his opening round at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Thomas has come out to slam the officials’ decision to let Dunlap tee off alone. Dubbing it a ‘strange’ call, the 30-year-old claimed that there were “different or better way” to deal with the odd-man scenario.The 2x Major winner stated that the young 2024 American Express champion could’ve been ‘thrown in with a three-ball or another two ball.’ The PGA Tour star also questioned why the event had a 69-man field when there were alternates available to make it a 70-man field.Sharing his take on Nick Dunlap’s unusual tee-off at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Justin Thomas said (at 3:08):"I don't know if it's necessarily an issue. I think it's just strange. I think they could have thrown him with a thrown him with a three ball or another two ball or something. But I don't think it's necessarily like we have one now we need to add a person because we only have one. These events don't have alternate for a reason.""You have to qualify to get in them. And I'm sure there's a different or better way to go about it, but it is very strange," he added.It is pertinent to note that Dunlap dubbed the experience of playing alone as “a little weird.” However, the amateur golfer didn’t seem too bothered on the field. Dunlap, who had his caddie for company on the greens, made a birdie-birdie finish to sign an even-par 72 at the end of Arnold Palmer Invitational round 1.Is Nick Dunlap teeing off alone at the Arnold Palmer Invitational round 2?Like Thursday's round 1, Dunlap will once again tee off alone for round 2 of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational. The 20-year-old golfer will take his first tee at 10:40 am ET. He will follow the pairing of Sami Valimaki and Adam Scott. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas will take his first tee at 8:05 am with Jake Knapp alongside him.Listed below are the complete day 2 tee times for the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational (All times ET):1st tee7:45 am - David Ford, Webb Simpson7:55 am - Grayson Murray, Erik van Rooyen8:05 am - Jake Knapp, Justin Thomas8:15 am - Corey Conners, Eric Cole8:25 am - Cam Davis, Denny McCarthy8:35 am - Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick8:45 am - Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An8:55 am - Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im9:05 am - Si Woo Kim, Adam Hadwin9:20 am - Adam Svensson, Harris English9:30 am - Seamus Power, Tommy Fleetwood9:40 am - Cameron Young, Lucas Glover9:50 am - Kurt Kitayama, Max Homa10:00 am - Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth10:10 am - Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy10:20 am - Ludvig Aberg, Shane Lowry10:30 am - Sami Valimaki, Adam Scott10:40 am - Nick Dunlap10:55 am - C.T. Pan, Stephan Jaeger11:05 am - Luke List, Justin Lower11:15 am - Will Zalatoris, Min Woo Lee11:25 am - Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Schenk11:35 am - Nick Taylor, Sepp Straka11:45 am - Keegan Bradley, Justin Rose11:55 am - Jason Day, Tom Hoge12:05 pm - Taylor Moore, Patrick Rodgers12:15 pm - Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley12:30 pm - Brendon Todd, Andrew Putnam12:40 pm - Chris Kirk, Lee Hodges12:50 pm - Brian Harman, J.T. Poston1:00 pm - Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim1:10 pm - Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler1:20 pm - Viktor Hovland, Rickie Fowler1:30 pm - Austin Eckroat, Matthieu Pavon1:40 pm - Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nicolai HojgaardSaturday’s round 3 tee times for the PGA Tour's 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational will be updated after round 2.