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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Palm Harbor, Florida |
| Established | 2000 |
| Course(s) | Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,340 yards (6,710 m) |
| Organized by | The Copperheads |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$8,700,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266Vijay Singh (2004) |
| To par | −18as above |
| Current champion | |
 Viktor Hovland | |
| Location map | |
TheValspar Championship is a professionalgolf tournament on thePGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course atInnisbrook Resort and Golf Club inPalm Harbor, north ofSt. Petersburg, Florida.
The tournament was founded in2000 as theTampa Bay Classic, and was originally an alternate event in autumn and late summer. It replaced theJCPenney Classic, held annually in central Florida since 1960, and at Innisbrook since 1990. It was opposite thePresidents Cup in October2000, and the same week as theWGC-American Express Championship in September2002. It was scheduled for the same week as the WGC-American Express Championship in2001 in mid-September, but theSeptember 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 theTour Championship. TheChrysler Corporation was the title sponsor.
Since2007, the Tampa Bay event has been played in March, asthe 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 withPODS ofClearwater, 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., thephotochromic lens manufacturer headquartered locally inLargo, 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 theValspar 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.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valspar Championship | ||||||||
| 2025 | Viktor Hovland | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Justin Thomas | 8,700,000 | 1,566,000 | |
| 2024 | Peter Malnati | 272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Cameron Young | 8,400,000 | 1,512,000 | |
| 2023 | Taylor Moore | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Adam Schenk | 8,100,000 | 1,458,000 | |
| 2022 | Sam Burns (2) | 267 | −17 | Playoff | Davis Riley | 7,800,000 | 1,404,000 | |
| 2021 | Sam Burns | 267 | −17 | 3 strokes | Keegan Bradley | 6,900,000 | 1,242,000 | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic[8] | |||||||
| 2019 |  Paul Casey (2) | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jason Kokrak Louis Oosthuizen | 6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | |
| 2018 | Paul Casey | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Patrick ReedTiger Woods | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| 2017 |  Adam Hadwin | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Patrick Cantlay | 6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
| 2016 | Charl Schwartzel | 277 | −7 | Playoff | Bill Haas | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | 274 | −10 | Playoff | Sean O'HairPatrick Reed | 5,900,000 | 1,062,000 | |
| 2014 |  John Senden | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Kevin Na | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 | |
| Tampa Bay Championship | ||||||||
| 2013 | Kevin Streelman | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | Boo Weekley | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| Transitions Championship | ||||||||
| 2012 | Luke Donald | 271 | −13 | Playoff |  Bae Sang-moonJim FurykRobert Garrigus | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| 2011 | Gary Woodland | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke | Webb Simpson | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| 2010 | Jim Furyk | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke |  K. J. Choi | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | |
| 2009 | Retief Goosen (2) | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Charles Howell IIIBrett Quigley | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | |
| PODS Championship | ||||||||
| 2008 | Sean O'Hair | 280 | −4 | 2 strokes | Stewart Cink Ryuji ImadaTroy MattesonBilly MayfairGeorge McNeillJohn Senden | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| 2007 | Mark Calcavecchia | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | John SendenHeath Slocum | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| Chrysler Championship | ||||||||
| 2006 | K. J. Choi (2) | 271 | −13 | 4 strokes | Paul GoydosBrett Wetterich | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| 2005 |  Carl Pettersson | 275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Chad Campbell | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| 2004 |  Vijay Singh | 266 | −18 | 5 strokes | Tommy Armour IIIJesper Parnevik | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| 2003 | Retief Goosen | 272 | −12 | 3 strokes | Vijay Singh | 4,800,000 | 864,000 | |
| Tampa Bay Classic | ||||||||
| 2002 | K. J. Choi | 267 | −17 | 7 strokes | Glen Day | 2,600,000 | 468,000 | |
| 2001 | Canceled due to theSeptember 11 attacks | |||||||
| 2000 | John Huston | 271 | −13 | 3 strokes | Carl Paulson | 2,400,000 | 432,000 | |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Four players have won this tournament more than once:
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