Valspar Championship 2023: Course and current form stats

Andy Swales
13 March 2023
3.0 min read

Sam Burns is seeking a hat-trick of Innisbrook titles this week

The 18th hole at the Copperhead Course

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Sam Burns is chasing a hat-trick of Valspar victories in this week's tournament at Innisbrook. Words and stats supplied by Andy Swales ...

Rose looking good for Copperhead, as well as Augusta
Testing layout in Tampa
Consistent Ben offers e/w opportunity

The four-tournament Florida Swing comes to a close this week with a trip to the outskirts of Tampa, for the 22nd running of the Valspar Championship.

Starting out as the Tampa Bay Classic in 2000, the event changed names on a number of occasions before Valspar took over as title sponsor nine years ago.

There was no tournament in 2001, because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, while the 2020 event was also cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.

The Larry Packard-designed Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort remains host venue.

Despite being a resort course, Copperhead is one of the most testing layouts on the PGA Tour calendar.

Course Characteristics

Opened in 1972, Copperhead was given a facelift eight years ago when greens, tees and bunkers were all re-built.

During this renovation, greens were reseeded with TifEagle Bermuda, while the gently undulating tree-lined fairways were all re-grassed with Celebration Bermuda.

Although putting surfaces were slightly enlarged during this upgrade, with the purpose of creating a greater variety of pin positions, they remain about average size for PGA Tour events.

A number of bunkers were repositioned, while the pros will be tested by a handful of subtle dog-legs on fairly tight fairways. Water comes into play on seven holes.

This parkland course is approximately 25 miles west of Tampa city centre and this week welcomes 26-year-old Sam Burns who will be chasing a hat-trick of Valspar titles.

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Stroke Averages

Lowest 12 At Innisbrook

2016-22

Average ....

Rounds

Min. No. of Rounds = 10
Only those entered this week are included in table

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Four To Watch

Akshay Bhatia: The 21-year-old from California continues to make progress on the PGA Tour. Was runner-up on his last outing in Puerto Rico which was his highest Tour finish to date. Already a winner on the Korn Ferry Tour and a good each-way proposition this week.

Ben Griffin: Currently a career-high No 75 thanks to some consistent performances in this his first full season on the PGA Tour. Is another each-way contender this week. Ranked 27th for the PGA Tour category Strokes Gained: Total.

Justin Rose: The rejuvenated 42-year-old, who won at Pebble Beach six weeks ago, has the ideal all-round game for Copperhead where he has previously posted a trio of top-eight finishes. Tied-sixth at Sawgrass on Sunday.

Jordan Spieth: The world No 14 is a former champion at Copperhead and has shown glimpses of his top form this year. A brace of PGA Tour top-six finishes in 2023 for the 29-year-old who sneaked inside the top-20 at last week's Players Championship.

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MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut

Note: 2020 Valspar Event Cancelled Due To Covid Pandemic

Note: List Contains Leading Reserves

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Last 10 Weeks / Copperhead (2012-22)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W10	W9	W8	W7	W6	W5	W4	W3	W2	W1
Justin Thomas	60	21		20	4		25			25
Matt Fitzpatrick	MC	14		MC	29	MC				7
Sam Burns	35	MC		MC	6			11		32
Jordan Spieth	19	4		MC	6	63			MC	13
Keegan Bradley	MC	10		MC	20		2		MC	34
Tommy Fleetwood	27	61		20	MC		59	38
Brian Harman	44	MC		MC	42			MC	32	16
Justin Rose	6	MC		MC		1	18	26
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	MC	53		MC	42			MC	28	7
Kevin Kisner	75	MC		MC	MC	34
JT Poston	MC		63	MC	MC			6	21	21
Victor Perez						13	28	1
Davis Riley	MC	8	29		MC	MC	MC	65
Denny McCarthy	13		MC	14	MC	4		50	32
Adam Hadwin	13	MC		66	10		44	18
Maverick McNealy	60				Wd	Wd	31		7
Nick Taylor	MC	MC		33	2	20		MC	7
Justin Suh	6	24	5	40		Wd	20	54	41
Trey Mullinax	MC	8		62	61	Wd	31			28
Ben Griffin	35	14	21			MC	31	32	12
Gary Woodland	54	MC		9	42		62		MC
Joel Dahmen	60	MC		MC	50	41
Luke List	MC	MC		29	MC		25	MC		11
Ben Taylor		53	5	58		MC	MC	MC	4
Taylor Moore	35	39		MC	14	15	11	MC
Matthew NeSmith	MC	39		MC	MC	55	MC	MC
Alex Smalley	65	MC		MC		65	37	22	MC
Brandon Wu	19		14	MC	50	2		MC	MC
Wyndham Clark	27	34		33	10		37	50
Robby Shelton	MC	39	21			20	67	6	MC
Troy Merritt	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC		MC	65
Erik van Rooyen		32	MC		50	MC		6
Lucas Glover	51	MC		MC	39	MC		MC	MC
David Lingmerth	6	70	10			58	MC	MC	MC
Aaron Rai	19	53	MC	29	42		52	MC	61
Will Gordon	54	70	42			Wd	MC	MC	28
Seong Hyeon Kim	MC	39	63	33		41	20	MC	12
Jhonattan Vegas	MC		21	56	23		25	MC
Beau Hossler	MC	MC		MC	14	11	MC	50
Adam Schenk	MC	31	42	50	23	37	20	MC	67
Chez Reavie	MC	MC		MC	MC			MC	41	35
Patrick Rodgers	MC	MC		MC	14		MC	MC
Stephan Jaeger	44		14	40	MC		53	36	28
Carl Yuan		MC	MC			MC	MC	MC	21
Webb Simpson	MC	24	74		57	MC			MC
Lee Hodges	MC	MC	14	18	MC		MC	MC
Sam Ryder	44	MC		20	20		4	MC	MC
Kevin Streelman	MC	MC		50	MC	63	60		MC
MJ Daffue		64	21			48	MC	MC	54
David Lipsky	MC	65		62	MC	MC		MC	4
Dylan Frittelli	MC		29	MC	14	Wd	37	MC
Mark Hubbard	35		42	MC	MC	20		MC	MC
Tyson Alexander	MC	MC	78			48	MC	MC	32
Paul Haley		21	MC			58	62	69	MC
Garrick Higgo	44	MC	29		MC	20	53	11
Eric Cole	27	MC	2			15	MC	36	61
Cameron Champ				MC	MC	35	53
Joseph Bramlett	MC	MC	55			7	13	54	54
Pierceson Coody		14	63		MC	1		MC	MC
Nick Hardy	MC	MC	MC	MC		41	44		41
Byeong Hun An	35	Wd	21			37	62	41	12
Stewart Cink	MC	MC		MC	65			41	21
Russell Knox	MC		MC	MC	MC	41		54	67
Martin Laird	MC	39		MC	MC		MC	62
Matt Wallace	MC		29	MC	MC		16	20
Greyson Sigg	MC	61	MC	MC	57	55		MC	48
Justin Lower	MC	MC		MC	50	MC	MC	41
Austin Eckroat		MC	MC			MC	MC	MC	12
Harry Hall		7	74			34	MC	41	28
Marty Dou Ze Cheng		MC	MC			MC	62	62	MC
Peter Malnati	MC	MC	MC	20	MC	4	20	MC	MC
Matti Schmid		33	MC			MC	MC	6	MC
Chad Ramey	27		MC	MC	MC	70			54	38
Patton Kizzire	65	MC		MC	MC		MC	11	76
Nate Lashley	60	3		20	61	Wd		MC	7
Tyler Duncan	54		3	33	MC		MC	41	MC
Adam Long	MC		MC	50	42	48	73	MC	48
Ben Martin	54		5			13	MC	MC	32
Harry Higgs		7	MC			48	44	18	MC
Michael Thompson	MC			45	MC		37	MC	32
Chesson Hadley	44		29	MC	23	MC		MC	MC
Michael Kim		5	MC			11	44	MC	MC
Akshay Bhatia		2	49		MC	MC		7	4
Kramer Hickok	44		14	29	MC			MC	MC
Erik Barnes	MC	MC	49			MC	13	MC	MC
Nico Echavarria	MC	1	MC			MC	MC	MC	12
Ryan Gerard		11	4		3	41		MC	MC
Kevin Tway	MC		63	40	32	MC	18	54	54
Matthias Schwab	54		60	50	MC	MC		26	MC
Augusto Nunez		15	71			48	31	MC	41
Doug Ghim	MC			62	MC	Wd	MC	MC
Max McGreevy	MC	33	MC	MC	MC	MC		MC	MC
James Hahn	MC			MC	32	MC	MC	MC
Harrison Endycott	MC		26			MC	MC	22	MC
Zach Johnson		68	12		32			41	75
Ryan Armour	MC	61	63			58	MC	65	MC
Charley Hoffman		MC	MC		14	48	MC	MC
Sam Stevens		15	MC			34	13	67	MC
Robert Streb	MC		MC	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC
Cameron Percy		MC	12			Wd	MC
Brandon Matthews		40	55			MC	MC	MC	MC
Vincent Norrman		21	63			MC	44	54	MC
Trevor Werbylo		40	49			58	53	41	MC
Aaron Baddeley	72	34	MC			37	MC	50	7
Rory Sabbatini			MC		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Brent Grant		40	Wd			20	25	MC	MC
Ryan Moore			MC		MC	7		MC	MC
Brice Garnett		48	55			MC	MC	MC	21
Austin Smotherman	35			MC	MC	MC	MC		67
Brian Stuard		MC	MC			70	MC	MC	65
Andrew Novak	MC	44	29			20	69	MC	12
Ryan Brehm	MC	MC	14	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	41	35
Michael Gligic		MC	MC			MC	MC	MC	MC
Austin Cook		MC	MC			MC	53	36	MC
Carson Young		3	29			Wd	MC	MC	MC
Kevin Roy		33	29			MC	MC	MC	MC
Henrik Norlander		15	MC			MC	MC
Anders Albertson		21	63			MC	MC	62	67
Dylan Wu	35	48	10			29	MC	32	MC
Hank Lebioda		21	MC			15	MC	MC
Doc Redman	MC		MC	MC	MC	41	MC		32
Jimmy Walker			49		MC	MC	13	MC	MC
Tano Goya		11	55			55	53	26	MC
Luke Donald		39	MC	40		MC	MC*	38
Cole Hammer		65				MC	MC		61
Trevor Cone		70	74			MC	MC	MC	MC
Kelly Kraft	MC		55	MC	63	MC	MC		61
Martin Trainer		64	MC			20	MC	MC
Jim Herman		44	14		66		MC		MC
Kyle Westmoreland		39	MC			29	MC	MC	MC
Richy Werenski		21	MC		MC	20	MC	MC	MC
Scott Harrington		29	26			MC	69	MC	MC
John Van Der Laan		7			MC	MC		17	21
Bill Haas		11	71			Wd	MC	MC
Andrew Landry		40	MC		MC	Wd		68
Zac Blair			49			MC	MC	MC	48
Jonathan Byrd		48	MC			MC	MC	MC	MC
Cody Gribble		7	79		MC	70	MC	MC	MC
Jason Dufner		44	74		32	Wd	MC	MC
Wesley Bryan		6			MC	MC		MC
Kyle Stanley		54	60		MC	Wd	MC		MC
Ludvig Aberg		24					70
JB Holmes			71	67	MC	MC	MC
Greg Koch		68
Chris Stroud		15	MC			MC
Seung-Yul Noh		29	MC		Wd	65	44	MC	Wd
Sean O`Hair		61	MC			65	MC		37
Nick Gabrelcik
Fabian Gomez		MC	MC		MC	65		3
Jonas Blixt		64	MC		7	20		MC	MC

Player	`22	`21	`19	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12
Justin Thomas	3	13			MC	18	10
Matt Fitzpatrick	5			MC
Sam Burns	1	1	30	12
Jordan Spieth				MC		18	1	20	7
Keegan Bradley	MC	2	MC	31	58	MC
Tommy Fleetwood	16
Brian Harman	5		MC		MC	MC	MC	25	14	MC
Justin Rose		MC		5			MC	8		29
Kyoung-Hoon Lee		29	Wd
Kevin Kisner	33	MC	24				60	MC
JT Poston	MC	54	MC		14
Victor Perez
Davis Riley	2
Denny McCarthy	48	39	9
Adam Hadwin	7	MC	MC	12	1	MC	71
Maverick McNealy
Nick Taylor	70	MC	24	MC	62	MC	24
Justin Suh
Trey Mullinax	MC		54	8	MC
Ben Griffin
Gary Woodland	21	MC	MC	MC	58	42	MC	8	MC	29
Joel Dahmen	39		30
Luke List		MC		16	27	MC			MC
Ben Taylor
Taylor Moore	MC
Matthew NeSmith	3	21
Alex Smalley	MC
Brandon Wu	33
Wyndham Clark	MC	60	37
Robby Shelton		MC
Troy Merritt	27	8		MC	MC	MC	6
Erik van Rooyen		MC
Lucas Glover		48	13	74	18	MC	24	MC	38	MC
David Lingmerth				64	27			58	51
Aaron Rai
Will Gordon
Seong Hyeon Kim
Jhonattan Vegas	27	48					MC			MC
Beau Hossler		39	MC	MC	MC
Adam Schenk	MC	18	MC	59
Chez Reavie	39	MC	MC	MC	27	22	MC		63	20
Patrick Rodgers		MC	MC	59	MC	MC
Stephan Jaeger	MC		MC	49
Carl Yuan
Webb Simpson	48		MC	8	41	MC		MC	17	10
Lee Hodges	MC
Sam Ryder	MC	MC	MC	68
Kevin Streelman	7	MC	MC	MC	18	MC	40	38	1	10
MJ Daffue
David Lipsky	68
Dylan Frittelli			37
Mark Hubbard		MC			MC	64
Tyson Alexander
Paul Haley
Garrick Higgo
Eric Cole
Cameron Champ
Joseph Bramlett	48	63
Pierceson Coody
Nick Hardy
Byeong Hun An		67		MC	49
Stewart Cink	7		MC	31	27	MC	60	MC	14	70
Russell Knox	57	21	24	16	MC	56	33	25
Martin Laird	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC	33		70	MC
Matt Wallace	MC
Greyson Sigg	48
Justin Lower
Austin Eckroat
Harry Hall
Marty Dou Ze Cheng				MC
Peter Malnati	MC	MC	60	MC	MC	MC
Matti Schmid
Chad Ramey	MC
Patton Kizzire	33	60	60		MC	33
Nate Lashley	27
Tyler Duncan	25	39	MC	MC
Adam Long	MC	MC
Ben Martin				46	52			MC
Harry Higgs	39
Michael Thompson	57		MC		MC		MC	58	MC	16
Chesson Hadley	MC	MC	65	MC		69	44	14
Michael Kim		MC	MC	MC	52	MC
Akshay Bhatia			MC
Kramer Hickok	33	57	46
Erik Barnes
Nico Echavarria
Ryan Gerard
Kevin Tway		MC	MC	MC
Matthias Schwab	MC
Augusto Nunez
Doug Ghim		MC
Max McGreevy	48
James Hahn	MC	MC			41	MC		38	MC
Harrison Endycott
Zach Johnson	MC	29	24	16					MC	46
Ryan Armour		MC	6	40
Charley Hoffman	MC	18	18	MC	MC	11	MC	25	75	14
Sam Stevens
Robert Streb	7		MC	MC	MC				51
Cameron Percy	MC	MC							Dq
Brandon Matthews
Vincent Norrman
Trevor Werbylo
Aaron Baddeley		MC		49	MC			MC	56
Rory Sabbatini		MC	18	5		42	MC	70	27	74
Brent Grant
Ryan Moore		39	MC	MC	18	3	5		MC	MC
Brice Garnett	27		MC	31			MC
Austin Smotherman	25
Brian Stuard	16	MC	18	MC	38		MC	MC	43
Andrew Novak	MC
Ryan Brehm	66	MC
Michael Gligic		29
Austin Cook	MC	MC	9	40
Carson Young
Kevin Roy
Henrik Norlander	MC	48							MC
Anders Albertson
Dylan Wu	MC
Hank Lebioda	MC	13	46
Doc Redman	39	39
Jimmy Walker	MC	29		28					30	51
Tano Goya
Luke Donald	16	54	9	64	MC	22	53	4	4	1
Cole Hammer
Trevor Cone
Kelly Kraft	MC	MC	46	31	65
Martin Trainer	MC	MC	MC
Jim Herman	MC	MC	MC		3	MC			MC
Kyle Westmoreland
Richy Werenski	21	MC	MC	MC	MC
Scott Harrington		Dq
John Van Der Laan
Bill Haas	48		13	49	41	2		14
Andrew Landry	MC	MC	46
Zac Blair					MC	MC	MC
Jonathan Byrd							MC	32		73
Cody Gribble			MC		MC
Jason Dufner		57	MC	MC	11	22	24	14	21	10
Wesley Bryan	62	48			7
Kyle Stanley	MC	39			27	53		MC
Ludvig Aberg
JB Holmes		68		46				54
Greg Koch	MC
Chris Stroud			68			MC			63
Seung-Yul Noh	39				MC	42			MC	MC
Sean O`Hair	MC	MC		12	Wd	Wd	2	74	69	MC
Nick Gabrelcik
Fabian Gomez				68					MC
Jonas Blixt	MC	MC	42		22	22	MC	MC	38