The Valspar Championship returns to its traditional March date and will wrap up the PGA TOUR’s four-tournament stretch in Florida after being contested in May in 2021.
The three winners in Florida so far have included
a first-time winner (Sepp Straka, The Honda Classic)
two players who entered the week in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking and picked up their second win of the season
Scottie Scheffler/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Cameron Smith/THE PLAYERS Championship.
Half of OWGR Top Ten In Field
Five of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are scheduled to compete in the Valspar Championship, the most for the tournament since 2015 (5).
This is the seventh event this season with at least five of the top 10 players and second consecutive.
No. 2 Collin Morikawa
No. 3 Viktor Hovland
No. 8 Justin Thomas
No. 9 Xander Schauffele
No. 10 Dustin Johnson
Johnson Makes 300th Start on PGA TOUR
2020 FedExCup Champion Dustin Johnson is making his 300th career start on the PGA TOUR this week.
In the first 299 starts, Johnson collected 24 wins (8.0%), 113 top-10s (37.8%) and 245 made cuts (81.9%).
He has won on TOUR in each of the last 14 seasons (2008 through 2020-21), tied with Tiger Woods for the third-longest streak to start a career.
Sponsor Exemptions
Alex Fitzpatrick (No. 5, Wake Forest)
Alex is the younger brother of World No. 26 Matt Fitzpatrick (also in field)
Jackson Huber (No. 11, Ole Miss)
Featured Players
Collin Morikawa
OWGR No. 2
FedExCup No. 13
Starts Wins Top-10s
Valspar Championship Tournament debut
PGA TOUR season: 5 starts, 0 wins 4 Top Tens
PGA TOUR caree:r 60 starts, 5 wins, 22 Top Tens
Highest-ranked player in the field at No. 2 in the OWGR
Two runner-up finishes in five starts this season (THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT, The Genesis Invitational)
Missed the cut at last week’s PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
2nd on TOUR this season in Strokes Gained: Total and Scoring Avg
Viktor Hovland
OWGR No. 3
FedExCup No. 6
Starts Wins Top-10s
Valspar Championship 1 Start, 0 Wins, 1 Top 10
PGA TOUR season 8 Starts, 1 Win, 4 Top 10s
PGA TOUR career 62 Starts, 3 Wins, 15 Top 10s
Finished T3 in Valspar Championship debut in 2021
Three consecutive top-10s on TOUR (T4/The Genesis Invitational, T2/ Arnold Palmer Invitational, T9/THE PLAYERS Championship)
One win in each of the last three PGA TOUR seasons (incl. 2021-22)
Leads the PGA TOUR in Total Driving (31st/Distance, 21st/Accuracy)
Justin Thomas
OWGR No. 8
FedExCup No. 25
Starts Wins Top-10s
Valspar Championship Starts 4, Wins 0, Top 10s 1
PGA TOUR season Starts 7, Wins 0, Top 10s 4
PGA TOUR career Starts: 185, Wins 14, Top 10s 65
Best result in four Valspar Championship starts: T10/2015 (3 top-20s)
15 consecutive cuts made on TOUR (longest active streak)
Finished T33 in title defense at last week’s PLAYERS Championship
Six consecutive seasons with a win on TOUR (none this season)
Sam Burns
OWGR No. 17
FedExCup No. 8
Starts Wins Top-10s
Valspar Championship Starts ,3 Wins 1 (2021) Top 10s 1
PGA TOUR season Starts 10, Wins 1, Top 10s 1
PGA TOUR career Starts 96 Wins 2 Top 10s: 18
Earned first PGA TOUR title at 2021 Valspar Championship and won second at the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship (season debut)
Entered the 2021 Valspar Championship at No. 94 in the OWGR and has been as high as No. 10 since (currently No. 17)
Strength of Field Valspar Championship 2022
Category
Number
Top Ranked/ Most Recent
Top 30 FedEx Cup
7
Viktor Hovland (6)
Top 125 FedEx Cup
74
Top 10 OWGR
5
Colin Morikawa (2)
Top 50 OWGR
18
PGA TOUR Winners
85
Dustin Johnson (24)
Past Champions
7
Defending: Sam Burns
FedExCup Champions
4
Dustin Johnson (2020) most recent
PLAYERS Champions
7
Justin Thomas (2021)
Major winners
21
Brooks Koepka (4)
Tournament Records
Category
Value
Player
Year
Low 18 Hole Score
61
Padraig Harrington
2012
Low 36-hole score
130
2 players
Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns (2021)
Low 54-hole score
199
4 players
Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns most recent (2021)
Low 72-hole score
266
Vijay Singh
2004
Holes-in-one (1983-present)
11
11 players
most recent: Jason Kokrak (2019, R3)
Largest 18-hole lead
3
Padraig Harrington
2012
Largest 36-hole lead
3
Robert Garrigus
2014
Largest 54-hole lead
5
KJ Choi
2002
Largest margin of victory
7
KJ Choi
2002
Best come from behind win
5
2 players
Paul Casey most recent 2018
Playoffs
3
Most recent: Charl Schwartzel def. Bill Haas
2016
Wire-to-wire winners
1
KJ Choi
2002
Valspar Championship 2021 Leaderboard Results
POS
PLAYER
TO PAR
R1
R2
R3
R4
TOT
MONEY
1
Sam Burns
-17
67
63
69
68
267
$1,242,000
2
Keegan Bradley
-14
64
66
69
71
270
$752,100
T3
Viktor Hovland
-13
69
69
68
65
271
$407,100
T3
Cameron Tringale
-13
69
67
67
68
271
$407,100
5
Abraham Ancer
-12
67
70
66
69
272
$282,900
T6
Vaughn Taylor
-10
70
67
69
68
274
$241,500
T6
Max Homa
-10
66
68
66
74
274
$241,500
T8
Louis Oosthuizen
-9
73
67
66
69
275
$201,825
T8
Troy Merritt
-9
68
69
68
70
275
$201,825
T8
Joaquin Niemann
-9
68
68
67
72
275
$201,825
T11
Camilo Villegas
-8
71
68
69
68
276
$167,325
T11
Brandt Snedeker
-8
69
69
67
71
276
$167,325
T13
Bronson Burgoon
-7
71
68
68
70
277
$127,305
T13
Hank Lebioda
-7
66
69
71
71
277
$127,305
T13
Justin Thomas
-7
69
71
67
70
277
$127,305
T13
Jason Kokrak
-7
67
69
70
71
277
$127,305
T13
Bubba Watson
-7
70
67
68
72
277
$127,305
T18
Adam Schenk
-6
71
69
71
67
278
$98,325
T18
Charley Hoffman
-6
68
66
70
74
278
$98,325
T18
Ted Potter Jr.
-6
67
73
63
75
278
$98,325
T21
Paul Casey
-5
68
71
72
68
279
$65,291
T21
Alexander Noren
-5
73
68
70
68
279
$65,291
T21
Charl Schwartzel
-5
70
65
74
70
279
$65,291
T21
Russell Knox
-5
69
70
70
70
279
$65,291
T21
Ian Poulter
-5
69
71
69
70
279
$65,291
T21
Corey Conners
-5
70
68
70
71
279
$65,291
T21
Matthew NeSmith
-5
70
69
69
71
279
$65,291
T21
Danny Lee
-5
70
67
70
72
279
$65,291
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