The 2026 Valspar Championship is all set to start this week at Copperhead Golf Course in Palm Harbor, Florida. The golf club has hosted the tournament since 2000, and it is one of the most difficult courses to play on the PGA Tour. The Snake Pit (Holes 16, 17, and 18) is the signature feature of this golf course, and it is one of the most difficult three holes on the circuit itself.
The Snake Pit has often shifted the leaderboard considerably, adding to the Valspar Championship’s excitement among fans. Following last week’s Players Championship, the PGA’s major season has begun, and the Valspar Championship, as well as the Copperhead Golf Course, can be a tough challenge for golfers in which they can polish their skills ahead of the season’s first major, the Masters.
This year’s Valspar Championship will feature 132 golfers, with the top 65 and ties moving on to the weekend game. The 65 golfers will compete for a total prize pool of $9.1 million. Talking more about the prize pool, here is how the tournament’s prizes were distributed:
- 1 $1,638,000
- 2 $991,900
- 3 $627,900
- 4 $445,900
- 5 $373,100
- 6 $329,875
- 7 $307,125
- 8 $284,375
- 9 $266,175
- 10 $247,975
- 11 $229,775
- 12 $211,575
- 13 $193,375
- 14 $175,175
- 15 $166,075
- 16 $156,975
- 17 $147,875
- 18 $138,775
- 19 $129,675
- 20 $120,575
- 21 $111,475
- 22 $102,375
- 23 $95,095
- 24 $87,815
- 25 $80,535
- 26 $73,255
- 27 $70,525
- 28 $67,795
- 29 $65,065
- 30 $62,335
- 31 $59,605
- 32 $56,875
- 33 $54,145
- 34 $51,870
- 35 $49,595
- 36 $47,320
- 37 $45,045
- 38 $43,225
- 39 $41,405
- 40 $39,585
- 41 $37,765
- 42 $35,945
- 43 $34,125
- 44 $32,305
- 45 $30,485
- 46 $28,665
- 47 $26,845
- 48 $25,389
- 49 $24,115
- 50 $23,387
- 51 $22,841
- 52 $22,295
- 53 $21,931
- 54 $21,567
- 55 $21,385
- 56 $21,203
- 57 $21,021
- 58 $20,839
- 59 $20,657
- 60 $20,475
- 61 $20,293
- 62 $20,111
- 63 $19,929
- 64 $19,747
- 65 $19,565
Who won the 2025 edition of the Valspar Championship?
The 2025 Valspar Championship was likewise a difficult tournament for the golfers because the course was not too favourable for them at all. Despite this, Viktor Hovland topped the leaderboard and won decisively with a total score of 11 under par. Interestingly, he remained in a commanding lead throughout the final round and was able to earn the victory despite bogeying the final hole of Round 4.
Talking more about the 2025 Valspar Championship, here’s a glance at the leaderboard,
- 1st: Viktor Hovland (-11)
- 2nd: Justin Thomas (-10)
- 3rd: Jacob Bridgeman (-9)
- T4: Bud Cauley (-8)
- T4: Billy Horschel (-8)
- T4: Ryo Hisatsune (-8)
- 7th: Davis Riley (-7)
- T8: Seamus Power (-6)
- T8: Lucas Glover (-6)
- T8: Corey Conners (-6)
- T8: Shane Lowry (-6)
- T12: Xander Schauffele (-5)
- T12: Eric Cole (-5)
- T12: Kevin Yu (-5)
- T12: Ricky Castillo (-5)
- T16: Sam Ryder (-4)
- T16: Tommy Fleetwood (-4)
- T16: Matt McCarty (-4)
- T16: Henrik Norlander (-4)
- T16: Byeong Hun An (-4)
- T16: Nico Echavarria (-4)
- T22: Thomas Detry (-3)
- T22: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (-3)
- T22: Victor Perez (-3)
- T22: Emiliano Grillo (-3)
- T22: Joe Highsmith (-3)
- T22: Jeremy Paul (-3)
- T28: Sepp Straka (-2)
- T28: Mac Meissner (-2)
- T28: Michael Kim (-2)
- T28: Steven Fisk (-2)
- T28: Matti Schmid (-2)
- T28: J.T. Poston (-2)
- T28: Patrick Fishburn (-2)
- T28: Jordan Spieth (-2)
- T36: Tom Kim (-1)
- T36: Thorbjørn Olesen (-1)
- T36: Mackenzie Hughes (-1)
- T36: Sami Valimaki (-1)
- T36: Sahith Theegala (-1)
- T36: Stephan Jaeger (-1)
- T42: Luke Clanton (E)
- T42: Chandler Phillips (E)
- T42: Noah Goodwin (E)
- T42: Kaito Onishi (E)
- T42: Andrew Novak (E)
- T47: Ryan Fox (+1)
- T47: Neal Shipley (+1)
- T47: Danny Willett (+1)
- T47: Will Zalatoris (+1)
- T47: Mark Hubbard (+1)
- T47: Matthieu Pavon (+1)
- T47: Gary Woodland (+1)
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T54: Keith Mitchell (+2)
- T54: Harry Hall (+2)
- T54: Max McGreevy (+2)
- T57: C.T. Pan (+3)
- T57: David Lipsky (+3)
- T57: Adam Scott (+3)
- T57: Doug Ghim (+3)
- T57: Brandt Snedeker (+3)
- T57: Ryan Gerard (+3)
- T57: Kevin Velo (+3)
- T64: Nate Lashley (+4)
- T64: Jesper Svensson (+4)
- T64: John Pak (+4)
- T64: Sam Stevens (+4)
- T64: Luke List (+4)
- 69th: Will Chandler (+5)
- T70: Mason Andersen (+6)
- T70: Kevin Kisner (+6)
- T70: Beau Hossler (+6)
- T70: Camilo Villegas (+6)
- T70: Braden Thornberry (+6)
- T70: Rafael Campos (+6)
- 76th: Antoine Rozner (+7)
- 77th: Kris Ventura (+8)
- 78th: Aaron Baddeley (+10)
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