It’s back to Florida for the PGA Tour this week and the Valspar Championship at Palm Harbor, just north of Tampa.
The Copperhead layout at the Innisbrook resort is a lush, parkland and tree-lined course close to the Sunshine State’s west coast.
The 43-year-old venue has been part of the PGA Tour since 2000 and has a more undulating terrain than most of the courses which, over the years, have made up the traditional Florida Swing.
With most of the world’s leading players taking a rest, it appears to be a very open tournament.
Henrik Stenson and Justin Thomas are the only top-10 ranked stars involved, although there is still plenty of talent chasing dollars.
These include world No 12 Patrick Reed who posted a podium finish two years ago, along with another top-10 in 2016.
The Texan has not been in great shape of late – by his standards – but surely it is only a matter of time before he wins again.
Among those with decent Copperhead records include Americans Jim Furyk, Bill Haas, Charles Howell, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Webb Simpson and Gary Woodland.
Of this group of seven, Na, Simpson and Woodland have all posted a top-four finish on Tour during the past six weeks.
And a little further down the pecking order is Canadian Graham DeLaet, the world No 132 who tied-fifth last year, and whose form over the past six weeks has not been too shabby either.
England’s Luke Donald is a former champion at Innisbrook and the world No 88 will be hoping to force his way into the top 50 before the end of the month, as he chases a spot at The Masters.
Position
- 1–5
- 6–15
- 16–25
| Player | W9 | W8 | W7 | W6 | W5 | W4 | W3 | W2 | W1 | W52 | W51 | W50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Stenson | Wd | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Justin Thomas | 5 | MC | 39 | MC | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Patrick Reed | 61 | 59 | 23 | 68 | 12 | 6 | 43 | |||||
| Bubba Watson | 38 | Wd | MC | 25 | ||||||||
| Russell Knox | 70 | MC | MC | 11 | 17 | |||||||
| Matt Kuchar | 20 | 22 | MC | 9 | ||||||||
| Charl Schwartzel | 38 | MC | MC | |||||||||
| Gary Woodland | 38 | 2 | 5 | MC | 20 | 6 | ||||||
| Ryan Moore | 28 | MC | 61 | 3 | ||||||||
| Daniel Berger | 16 | MC | 7 | MC | 45 | 14 | ||||||
| Scott Piercy | 32 | MC | 55 | 73 | 41 | 57 | ||||||
| Bill Haas | 32 | 11 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||
| Kevin Na | 52 | 4 | 16 | 70 | 36 | |||||||
| Byeong Hun An | 48 | 55 | 6 | 49 | 13 | |||||||
| Jim Furyk | 58 | 39 | 66 | |||||||||
| Webb Simpson | 39 | MC | 2 | 66 | 13 | |||||||
| Si Woo Kim | 72 | MC | MC | MC | MC | Wd | 30 | |||||
| Charles Howell | 52 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| Soren Kjeldsen | 32 | 37 | MC | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Charley Hoffman | 4 | MC | 24 | 54 | MC | 17 | ||||||
| Billy Horschel | 4 | MC | 24 | 64 | 68 | |||||||
| Jason Dufner | 23 | 14 | 25 | MC | 21 | |||||||
| James Hahn | 28 | 58 | MC | MC | 36 | 22 | ||||||
| Tony Finau | MC | 23 | MC | 4 | 20 | 9 | ||||||
| Wesley Bryan | 4 | 4 | 42 | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Sean O`Hair | 65 | 11 | 66 | 47 | 9 | 11 | ||||||
| Daniel Summerhays | 52 | 55 | MC | 16 | MC | 36 | ||||||
| Chris Kirk | 39 | 34 | 21 | MC | ||||||||
| David Lingmerth | MC | MC | 13 | 34 | 49 | |||||||
| Harris English | 60 | MC | 57 | 14 | MC | |||||||
| Graeme McDowell | 14 | 67 | 13 | 28 | ||||||||
| Luke Donald | 27 | 17 | 23 | MC | ||||||||
| Jim Herman | 27 | MC | MC | MC | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| Hudson Swafford | MC | MC | MC | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Jamie Lovemark | MC | 39 | 71 | MC | MC | 4 | ||||||
| Adam Hadwin | 34 | 39 | 12 | 49 | 2 | |||||||
| Brian Harman | 48 | MC | 24 | 9 | 3 | 20 | ||||||
| Jason Kokrak | 22 | 23 | MC | MC | ||||||||
| Steve Stricker | 23 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Danny Lee | MC | MC | Wd | MC | MC | 41 | ||||||
| Keegan Bradley | MC | 34 | MC | 4 | 25 | MC | ||||||
| Martin Laird | 8 | 66 | 7 | 74 | 9 | |||||||
| Ryo Ishikawa | 37 | MC | MC | 20 | 50 | |||||||
| Scott Brown | 57 | 2 | 58 | 52 | 41 | 58 | 64 | |||||
| JJ Spaun | 21 | MC | 4 | 9 | 50 | MC | ||||||
| Robert Streb | MC | MC | 66 | MC | 9 | 49 | ||||||
| Patton Kizzire | 66 | 70 | 57 | MC | 50 | |||||||
| Cameron Smith | 28 | MC | 42 | 33 | MC | 27 | ||||||
| CT Pan | 37 | MC | MC | 2 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Chez Reavie | MC | MC | MC | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| Billy Hurley | 52 | 28 | MC | 77 | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| Patrick Rodgers | MC | 22 | MC | 4 | MC | |||||||
| Ollie Schniederjans | 48 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 58 | 27 | ||||||
| Harold Varner | 57 | MC | 68 | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Kevin Streelman | MC | 14 | MC | 67 | MC | |||||||
| Russell Henley | 43 | 16 | MC | 13 | ||||||||
| Graham DeLaet | 10 | 17 | 9 | 54 | MC | |||||||
| Brian Stuard | 27 | 39 | MC | 16 | 77 | MC | 45 | 22 | ||||
| Rod Pampling | MC | MC | MC | 64 | 17 | |||||||
| Smylie Kaufman | MC | MC | MC | 72 | MC | |||||||
| Bryson DeChambeau | MC | Wd | MC | MC | MC | 49 | ||||||
| Aaron Baddeley | MC | MC | MC | 75 | 25 | |||||||
| Grayson Murray | MC | MC | MC | 36 | MC | 12 | ||||||
| Jon Curran | MC | MC | 57 | 74 | 41 | 69 | ||||||
| Lucas Glover | 21 | 36 | 33 | 41 | ||||||||
| Kyle Reifers | MC | MC | MC | 39 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Kelly Kraft | MC | MC | 2 | 28 | MC | 27 | ||||||
| KJ Choi | 17 | MC | MC | MC | MC | |||||||
| Bud Cauley | 27 | 61 | 47 | MC | 3 | MC | ||||||
| Sung Kang | 52 | 22 | MC | 12 | MC | MC | MC | |||||
| Morgan Hoffmann | 2 | MC | MC | 36 | 77 | MC | ||||||
| Geoff Ogilvy | MC | 14 | 47 | MC | 25 | |||||||
| Luke List | 52 | MC | MC | MC | 41 | 13 | ||||||
| John Senden | MC | MC | MC | 64 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Alex Cejka | MC | 55 | 39 | 74 | MC | MC | ||||||
| David Hearn | 43 | MC | MC | MC | 58 | MC | ||||||
| Derek Fathauer | MC | MC | 23 | 67 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Cody Gribble | 70 | MC | MC | MC | MC | 14 | ||||||
| Chad Campbell | MC | 59 | MC | MC | 6 | 74 | ||||||
| Troy Merritt | MC | MC | 24 | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Ian Poulter | 43 | 15 | 39 | 61 | ||||||||
| Ben Martin | MC | MC | MC | MC | 36 | |||||||
| Cameron Tringale | 65 | 8 | MC | MC | 73 | MC | ||||||
| Bryce Molder | MC | MC | MC | 41 | 50 | 49 | ||||||
| Johnson Wagner | MC | MC | 54 | MC | MC | |||||||
| Freddie Jacobson | MC | |||||||||||
| Robert Garrigus | MC | 23 | 36 | MC | 17 | |||||||
| Kyle Stanley | MC | 39 | 36 | 14 | 36 | |||||||
| Michael Thompson | MC | MC | 14 | MC | 20 | |||||||
| Vijay Singh | MC | MC | 57 | |||||||||
| John Huh | MC | 49 | 34 | 76 | MC | 27 | ||||||
| Stewart Cink | 27 | 28 | 55 | 20 | MC | 36 | ||||||
| Martin Flores | MC | 14 | 28 | MC | ||||||||
| Dominic Bozzelli | MC | MC | MC | 5 | ||||||||
| Seung-Yul Noh | 43 | 11 | 8 | 57 | MC | MC | MC | |||||
| Richy Werenski | MC | 58 | 20 | 9 | 49 | |||||||
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | 27 | 71 | MC | 71 | 20 | MC | MC | |||||
| Blayne Barber | 62 | MC | MC | MC | MC | |||||||
| JT Poston | 27 | 17 | 66 | MC | 34 | 64 | ||||||
| Jonas Blixt | MC | 58 | 52 | 20 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Ricky Barnes | MC | MC | 48 | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Michael Kim | MC | MC | 24 | 54 | 21 | 20 | ||||||
| Retief Goosen | MC | MC | MC | MC | ||||||||
| Scott Stallings | 21 | 14 | MC | 8 | ||||||||
| Zac Blair | MC | 34 | 48 | MC | 41 | 34 | 57 | |||||
| Ryan Brehm | 69 | 66 | 41 | 75 | 45 | |||||||
| Jason Bohn | MC | MC | 52 | MC | 62 | |||||||
| Whee Kim | MC | 61 | MC | MC | 17 | 79 | ||||||
| Willy Wilcox | Wd | 5 | MC | DQ | ||||||||
| Spencer Levin | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | |||||
| Andres Gonzales | MC | 33 | MC | 41 | 36 | |||||||
| Andrew Loupe | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Brett Stegmaier | MC | 39 | MC | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Greg Chalmers | 57 | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | 28 | |||||
| Chad Collins | 4 | MC | MC | 63 | MC | MC | MC | |||||
| Boo Weekley | 48 | 52 | MC | MC | MC | |||||||
| Trey Mullinax | MC | 14 | 49 | 50 | 57 | |||||||
| Seamus Power | MC | 39 | MC | 21 | 49 | |||||||
| Xander Schauffele | MC | 66 | MC | MC | MC | |||||||
| Tim Wilkinson | Wd | 39 | 41 | 25 | 36 | |||||||
| Nick Taylor | 55 | 10 | MC | 54 | 34 | MC | ||||||
| Ken Duke | MC | MC | 23 | 61 | 41 | 73 | ||||||
| Brandon Hagy | 21 | 33 | MC | MC | 58 | 80 | ||||||
| Nick Watney | 14 | 28 | 14 | MC | MC | |||||||
| Shawn Stefani | MC | MC | MC | 41 | 36 | |||||||
| Ryan Blaum | 37 | MC | MC | 64 | 25 | 74 | ||||||
| Brian Campbell | MC | 41 | 25 | |||||||||
| Peter Malnati | MC | 64 | MC | MC | 77 | 27 | ||||||
| Ernie Els | MC | MC | 13 | MC | MC | |||||||
| Ben Crane | 62 | 61 | 47 | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Steve Marino | Wd | 66 | MC | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Sam Saunders | 49 | MC | MC | 8 | ||||||||
| Rory Sabbatini | MC | 48 | 14 | 72 | 45 | |||||||
| Will MacKenzie | MC | 14 | MC | MC | MC | |||||||
| JJ Henry | MC | 17 | Wd | 66 | MC | MC | MC | |||||
| Mark Hubbard | MC | 69 | 62 | 42 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Steven Bowditch | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | 58 | ||||||
| George McNeill | ||||||||||||
| Brian Gay | 60 | 66 | 47 | MC | 13 | |||||||
| Hunter Mahan | MC | MC | 63 | 67 | MC | |||||||
| Steven Alker | MC | MC | MC | 25 | MC | |||||||
| Lee McCoy | ||||||||||||
| Tag Ridings | 33 | MC | 74 | 74 | ||||||||
| Carl Pettersson | 62 | MC | MC | MC | 82 | |||||||
| Matt Every | Wd | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | ||||||
| Beau Hossler | 30 | MC | 49 | |||||||||
| Patrick Cantlay | 48 | |||||||||||
| Rod Perry | ||||||||||||
| Zach Wright | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Stanger |
| Player | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Stenson | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
| Justin Thomas | 18 | 10 | ||||||||
| Patrick Reed | 7 | 2 | MC | |||||||
| Bubba Watson | 28 | 3 | MC | MC | 19 | |||||
| Russell Knox | 56 | 33 | 25 | MC | ||||||
| Matt Kuchar | 11 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 12 | MC | |||
| Charl Schwartzel | 1 | MC | ||||||||
| Gary Woodland | 42 | MC | 8 | MC | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Ryan Moore | 3 | 5 | MC | MC | 44 | MC* | 19 | MC | 8 | |
| Daniel Berger | 11 | MC | ||||||||
| Scott Piercy | MC | 5 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Bill Haas | 2 | 14 | MC | 16 | MC | 30 | MC | |||
| Kevin Na | 22 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 44 | MC* | 8 | Wd | MC | |
| Byeong Hun An | ||||||||||
| Jim Furyk | 40 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 52 | |||
| Webb Simpson | MC | MC | 17 | 10 | 2 | 13 | MC | |||
| Si Woo Kim | MC | |||||||||
| Charles Howell | 5 | 10 | 14 | MC | 28 | 2 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Soren Kjeldsen | ||||||||||
| Charley Hoffman | 11 | MC | 25 | 75 | 14 | 37 | 19 | MC | 27 | |
| Billy Horschel | 56 | MC | ||||||||
| Jason Dufner | 22 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 17 | MC | |
| James Hahn | MC | 38 | MC | |||||||
| Tony Finau | MC | MC | ||||||||
| Wesley Bryan | ||||||||||
| Sean O`Hair | Wd | 2 | 74 | 69 | MC | MC | MC | MC | 1 | MC |
| Daniel Summerhays | 22 | 10 | 70 | 63 | MC | |||||
| Chris Kirk | 42 | MC | ||||||||
| David Lingmerth | 58 | 51 | ||||||||
| Harris English | MC | 10 | 38 | 7 | MC | |||||
| Graeme McDowell | MC | |||||||||
| Luke Donald | 22 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Herman | MC | MC | ||||||||
| Hudson Swafford | 56 | MC | ||||||||
| Jamie Lovemark | 37 | 44 | MC | |||||||
| Adam Hadwin | MC | 71 | ||||||||
| Brian Harman | MC | MC | 25 | 14 | MC | |||||
| Jason Kokrak | MC | 7 | 14 | MC | MC | MC | ||||
| Steve Stricker | 7 | 8 | 4 | 14 | MC | |||||
| Danny Lee | Wd | 7 | MC | |||||||
| Keegan Bradley | MC | MC | ||||||||
| Martin Laird | MC | 33 | 70 | MC | 5 | 28 | ||||
| Ryo Ishikawa | MC | 25 | MC | MC | MC | MC | 71 | |||
| Scott Brown | 7 | MC | MC | 27 | MC | |||||
| JJ Spaun | ||||||||||
| Robert Streb | 51 | |||||||||
| Patton Kizzire | 33 | |||||||||
| Cameron Smith | 42 | |||||||||
| CT Pan | ||||||||||
| Chez Reavie | 22 | MC | 63 | 20 | 11 | MC | 36 | |||
| Billy Hurley | MC | 17 | MC | |||||||
| Patrick Rodgers | MC | |||||||||
| Ollie Schniederjans | MC | |||||||||
| Harold Varner | MC | |||||||||
| Kevin Streelman | MC | 40 | 38 | 1 | 10 | MC | MC* | |||
| Russell Henley | MC | |||||||||
| Graham DeLaet | 5 | 8 | 17 | MC | ||||||
| Brian Stuard | MC | MC | 43 | MC | ||||||
| Rod Pampling | MC | MC | 55 | MC | 8 | |||||
| Smylie Kaufman | ||||||||||
| Bryson DeChambeau | ||||||||||
| Aaron Baddeley | MC | 56 | MC* | |||||||
| Grayson Murray | ||||||||||
| Jon Curran | MC | 40 | ||||||||
| Lucas Glover | MC | 24 | MC | 38 | MC | 20 | 25 | MC | 52 | 4 |
| Kyle Reifers | 64 | MC | 38 | |||||||
| Kelly Kraft | ||||||||||
| KJ Choi | 62 | MC | 44 | 21 | 46 | MC | 2 | MC | 6 | |
| Bud Cauley | Wd | 16 | ||||||||
| Sung Kang | 22 | 55 | ||||||||
| Morgan Hoffmann | MC | MC | 25 | |||||||
| Geoff Ogilvy | MC | MC | 61 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 10 | |||
| Luke List | MC | MC | ||||||||
| John Senden | MC | MC | 1 | MC | 38 | 15 | 28 | MC | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Cejka | 53 | MC | 57 | 55 | MC | 47 | ||||
| David Hearn | MC | 53 | 8 | MC | MC | |||||
| Derek Fathauer | MC | MC | MC | |||||||
| Cody Gribble | ||||||||||
| Chad Campbell | MC | 24 | MC | MC | 28 | MC | 47 | MC | ||
| Troy Merritt | MC | 6 | MC | MC | ||||||
| Ian Poulter | 67 | 24 | MC | |||||||
| Ben Martin | MC | |||||||||
| Cameron Tringale | MC | 17 | 25 | 3 | 46 | MC | ||||
| Bryce Molder | MC | MC | MC | 30 | 20 | MC | MC | |||
| Johnson Wagner | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | 56 | ||||
| Freddie Jacobson | MC | 47 | 20 | |||||||
| Robert Garrigus | 47 | 4 | 56 | 2 | MC | MC | 42 | MC | ||
| Kyle Stanley | 53 | MC | MC | |||||||
| Michael Thompson | MC | 58 | MC | 16 | ||||||
| Vijay Singh | 64 | 10 | MC | 38 | 63 | 51 | 19 | |||
| John Huh | 22 | 33 | MC | MC | MC | |||||
| Stewart Cink | MC | 60 | MC | 14 | 70 | 11 | MC | 2 | ||
| Martin Flores | MC | MC | 51 | MC | ||||||
| Dominic Bozzelli | ||||||||||
| Seung-Yul Noh | 42 | MC | MC | |||||||
| Richy Werenski | ||||||||||
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | MC | |||||||||
| Blayne Barber | 42 | MC | ||||||||
| JT Poston | ||||||||||
| Jonas Blixt | 22 | MC | MC | 38 | ||||||
| Ricky Barnes | MC | 53 | MC* | MC | 28 | 68 | ||||
| Michael Kim | MC | |||||||||
| Retief Goosen | 11 | 69 | 44 | MC | 20 | 28 | 5 | 1 | MC | |
| Scott Stallings | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | 3 | ||||
| Zac Blair | MC | MC | ||||||||
| Ryan Brehm | ||||||||||
| Jason Bohn | 17 | 65 | MC | 44 | 20 | 68 | 14 | |||
| Whee Kim | 53 | |||||||||
| Willy Wilcox | 42 | 33 | ||||||||
| Spencer Levin | MC | 60 | MC | 44 | 25 | 52 | ||||
| Andres Gonzales | MC | 69 | ||||||||
| Andrew Loupe | MC | |||||||||
| Brett Stegmaier | 18 | |||||||||
| Greg Chalmers | 47 | 44 | 4 | 29 | MC | 16 | MC | |||
| Chad Collins | MC | 38 | MC | 63 | MC | |||||
| Boo Weekley | MC | MC | MC* | 2 | MC | MC | 52 | MC | MC | |
| Trey Mullinax | ||||||||||
| Seamus Power | ||||||||||
| Xander Schauffele | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilkinson | MC | 46 | ||||||||
| Nick Taylor | MC | 24 | ||||||||
| Ken Duke | 56 | 63 | MC* | MC | 5 | 38 | 67 | 38 | ||
| Brandon Hagy | 69 | |||||||||
| Nick Watney | 53 | 43 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 48 | ||
| Shawn Stefani | 56 | 17 | 7 | |||||||
| Ryan Blaum | ||||||||||
| Brian Campbell | ||||||||||
| Peter Malnati | MC | |||||||||
| Ernie Els | MC | MC | MC | 5 | MC | |||||
| Ben Crane | MC | MC | 32 | MC | 63 | 42 | ||||
| Steve Marino | MC | 14 | MC | |||||||
| Sam Saunders | 22 | 24 | ||||||||
| Rory Sabbatini | 42 | MC | 70 | 27 | 74 | 15 | MC | 63 | ||
| Will MacKenzie | 37 | 44 | 4 | MC* | 72 | MC | 27 | |||
| JJ Henry | MC | MC | 51 | 66 | 20 | MC* | 46 | MC | 56 | |
| Mark Hubbard | 64 | |||||||||
| Steven Bowditch | MC | MC | MC | MC | 37 | |||||
| George McNeill | 11 | MC | 7 | 30 | 46 | 63 | MC | MC | 2 | 48 |
| Brian Gay | MC | MC* | MC | 55 | 37 | 63 | 46 | MC | 4 | |
| Hunter Mahan | 53 | 23 | MC | |||||||
| Steven Alker | ||||||||||
| Lee McCoy | 4 | |||||||||
| Tag Ridings | 17 | MC | 67 | |||||||
| Carl Pettersson | MC | 53 | 20 | MC | MC | 67 | 8 | MC | 23 | MC |
| Matt Every | 42 | MC | 8 | MC | MC | MC | ||||
| Beau Hossler | ||||||||||
| Patrick Cantlay | MC | |||||||||
| Rod Perry | MC | MC | MC | MC | MC | |||||
| Zach Wright | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Stranger |