Valspar Championship

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Valspar Championship
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Tournament information
Location Palm Harbor, Florida
Established2000
Course(s) Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club
(Copperhead Course)
Par71
Length7,340 yards (6,710 m)
Organized byThe Copperheads
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$8,400,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Vijay Singh (2004)
To par−18 as above
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Malnati
Location Map
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Innisbrook Resort
Location in the United States
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Innisbrook Resort
Location in Florida

The Valspar Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, north of St. Petersburg, Florida.

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History

The tournament was founded in 2000 as the Tampa Bay Classic, and was originally an alternate event in autumn and late summer. It replaced the JCPenney Classic, held annually in central Florida since 1960, and at Innisbrook since 1990. It was opposite the Presidents Cup in October 2000, and the same week as the WGC-American Express Championship in September 2002. It was scheduled for the same week as the WGC-American Express Championship in 2001 in mid-September, but the September 11 attacks (on Tuesday) forced the cancellations of both tournaments. [1]

From 2003 to 2006, the Tampa Bay event had a slot in the schedule to itself in late October (and early November in 2003) as the last full-field event before the Tour Championship. The Chrysler Corporation was the title sponsor.

Since 2007, the Tampa Bay event has been played in March, as the Players Championship moved six weeks later, to mid-May.

For a time, the tournament was without a title sponsor, leading to speculation on its fate beyond 2007. Then, on January 24, 2007, tournament officials and the PGA Tour announced a six-year sponsorship agreement with PODS of Clearwater, Florida. [2] However, the company chose to exercise an option to withdraw as title sponsor after the 2008 event, and tournament officials searched to find a replacement. [3] On June 4, 2008, Transitions Optical, Inc., the photochromic lens manufacturer headquartered locally in Largo, was announced as the new title sponsor. [4] Transitions left the event after the 2012 season. Just two weeks before the 2013 tournament, EverBank agreed to be presenting sponsor for the tournament. [5] In September 2013, Valspar Corporation signed a four-year deal to become title sponsor of the event, now named the Valspar Championship. [6] On March 9, 2016, the PGA Tour, Valspar Corporation, and Copperhead Charities – the Valspar Championship host organization – announced a three-year title sponsorship extension, thus carrying Valspar's commitment to the tournament through 2020. This extension occurred in the midst of the original contract period, which was from 2013 to 2017. [7]

Vijay Singh set the tournament record in 2004 with 266 (−18) and won by five strokes.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)
Valspar Championship
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Malnati 272−122 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Young 8,400,0001,512,000
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Moore 274−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Adam Schenk 8,100,0001,458,000
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Burns (2)267−17Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Davis Riley 7,800,0001,404,000
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Burns 267−173 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley 6,900,0001,242,000
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [8]
2019 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey (2)276−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kokrak
Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen 		6,700,0001,206,000
2018 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 274−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed
Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 		6,500,0001,170,000
2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Hadwin 270−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Cantlay 6,300,0001,134,000
2016 Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel 277−7Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas 6,100,0001,098,000
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth 274−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 		5,900,0001,062,000
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden 277−71 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na 5,700,0001,026,000
Tampa Bay Championship
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Streelman 274−102 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Boo Weekley 5,500,000990,000
Transitions Championship
2012 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald 271−13Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Bae Sang-moon
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Garrigus 		5,500,000990,000
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Woodland 269−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson 5,500,000990,000
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 271−131 stroke Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi 5,400,000972,000
2009 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (2)276−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Quigley 		5,400,000972,000
PODS Championship
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair 280−42 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Imada
Flag of the United States.svg Troy Matteson
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair
Flag of the United States.svg George McNeill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden 		5,300,000954,000
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia 274−101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden
Flag of the United States.svg Heath Slocum 		5,300,000954,000
Chrysler Championship
2006 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi (2)271−134 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Wetterich 		5,300,000954,000
2005 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Pettersson 275−91 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell 5,300,000954,000
2004 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 266−185 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III
Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Parnevik 		5,000,000900,000
2003 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 272−123 strokes Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 4,800,000864,000
Tampa Bay Classic
2002 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg K. J. Choi 267−177 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Glen Day 2,600,000468,000
2001 Canceled due to the September 11 attacks
2000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston 271−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Carl Paulson 2,400,000432,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

Multiple winners

Four players have won this tournament more than once:

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  2. ↑ "Tampa Event Named PODS Championship". Golf Channel . January 24, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Page, Rodney (March 8, 2008). "Finding sponsor top priority". St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved April 6, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Transitions Optical preserves Tampa leg of Florida swing". PGA Tour. June 4, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  5. ↑ Harwell, Drew (March 1, 2013). "EverBank to sponsor PGA event at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Valspar commits to four-year sponsorship of PGA Tour event in Tampa Bay". PGA Tour. September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
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