Valspar Championship 2026 is set to tee off to sunny weather on Thursday, March 19 at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort in Palm Harbor. The non-signature, last of the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing this season, will see 135 players competing over the weekend for the $9.1 million purse on offer.

Opening day of the competition is expected to have favorable conditions for play, with minimal weather interference. First round of the Tampa Bay area competition will tee off on Thursday with sunny intervals with a gentle breeze, according to Accuweather and the PGA Tour. The day temperature is expected to reach a high of 74°F and low of 52°F. Meanwhile, the course is expected to have winds traveling at approximately 15 mph from the North East, with slightly stronger gusts later in the day.

There is little to no rain expected with three per cent of precipitation, thus clearing good visibility for the players. The Copperhead Course is expected to be slightly dry with 54 per cent humidity through the day. According to the weekend forecast, players should ideally remain mindful only of wind direction. However, there is no prediction of weather causing stoppage of play.

It is pertinent to note that similar conditions are expected during round two on Friday. The wind speed and outdoor humidity are expected to go lower for the second round. Players can expect clear skies throughout the event as the gusts are expected to increase in strength over the nights.

Valspar Championship 2026 Round 1 tee times

Listed below are the complete tee times and pairings for Day 1 of the Florida Swing event (All times ET):

First tee

• 7:35 am – Alex Smalley, Justin Lower, Max McGreevy
• 7:46 am – Brandt Snedeker, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Takumi Kanaya
• 7:57 am – Thorbjørn Olesen, Chandler Phillips, Hank Lebioda
• 8:08 am – Steven Fisk, Nick Taylor, Aaron Rai
• 8:19 am – Brian Campbell, Cam Davis, Patrick Rodgers
• 8:30 am – Matt McCarty, Davis Thompson, Matt Kuchar
• 8:41 am – Joe Highsmith, Davis Riley, Pierceson Coody
• 8:52 am – Matthieu Pavon, Eric Cole, Kevin Roy
• 9:03 am – Chad Ramey, Andrew Putnam, Luke Guthrie
• 9:14 am – Jeremy Paul, A.J. Ewart, Gordon Sargent
• 9:25 am – John Parry, John VanDerLaan, Marcelo Rozo
• 12:30 pm – Patton Kizzire, Gary Woodland, Adam Hadwin
• 12:41 pm – Taylor Moore, Beau Hossler, Max Greyserman
• 12:52 pm – Peter Malnati, Nicolai Højgaard, Marco Penge
• 1:03 pm – Akshay Bhatia, Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 1:14 pm – Jacob Bridgeman, Wyndham Clark, Jordan Spieth
• 1:25 pm – Ben Griffin, Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau
• 1:36 pm – Max Homa, Kevin Streelman, Danny Walker
• 1:47 pm – Vince Whaley, Kristoffer Reitan, Johnny Keefer
• 1:58 pm – David Skinns, Dan Brown, Davis Chatfield
• 2:09 pm – Jordan Smith, David Ford, Greg Koch
• 2:20 pm – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Jimmy Stanger, Tyler Wilkes

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10th tee

• 7:40 am – Emiliano Grillo, Charley Hoffman, Danny Willett
• 7:51 am – Matt Wallace, Matti Schmid, S.H. Kim
• 8:02 am – Mackenzie Hughes, Denny McCarthy, Austin Smotherman
• 8:13 am – Viktor Hovland, Brooks Koepka, Corey Conners
• 8:24 am – Xander Schauffele, Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay
• 8:35 am – Ricky Castillo, J.J. Spaun, Billy Horschel
• 8:46 am – Andrew Novak, Karl Vilips, Sungjae Im
• 8:57 am – Lee Hodges, Mark Hubbard, Henrik Norlander
• 9:08 am – Erik van Rooyen, Tom Kim, Zac Blair
• 9:19 am – Jesper Svensson, Zach Bauchou, Jeffrey Kang
• 9:30 am – Kris Ventura, Kensei Hirata, Adrien Saddier
• 12:25 pm – Austin Eckroat, Doug Ghim, David Lipsky
• 12:36 pm – Rafael Campos, Seamus Power, Rasmus Højgaard
• 12:47 pm – Adam Svensson, Michael Kim, Bud Cauley
• 12:58 pm – Michael Brennan, Stephan Jaeger, Lucas Glover
• 1:09 pm – Adam Schenk, Kevin Yu, Webb Simpson
• 1:20 pm – Garrick Higgo, Taylor Pendrith, Ryo Hisatsune
• 1:31 pm – Brice Garnett, Dylan Wu, Mac Meissner
• 1:42 pm – Nick Dunlap, Rico Hoey, Chandler Blanchet
• 1:53 pm – Zecheng Dou, Jackson Suber, Neal Shipley
• 2:04 pm – Paul Peterson, Paul Waring, Blades Brown
• 2:15 pm – Patrick Fishburn, Isaiah Salinda, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
• 2:26 pm – Alejandro Tosti, Luke Clanton, Pontus Nyholm

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