The Valspar Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, north of St. Petersburg, Florida.

History The tournament was founded in 2000 as the Tampa Bay Classic, and was originally an alternate event in autumn and late summer. It replaced the JCPenney Classic, held annually in central Florida since 1960, and at Innisbrook since 1990. It was opposite the Presidents Cup in October 2000, and the same week as the WGC-American Express Championship in September 2002. It was scheduled for the same week as the WGC-American Express Championship in 2001 in mid-September, but the September 11 attacks (on Tuesday) forced the cancellations of both tournaments.

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 the Tour Championship. The Chrysler Corporation was the title sponsor.

Since 2007, the Tampa Bay event has been played in March, as the 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 with PODS of Clearwater, Florida. 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. On June 4, 2008, Transitions Optical, Inc., the photochromic lens manufacturer headquartered locally in Largo, was announced as the new title sponsor. Transitions left the event after the 2012 season. Just two weeks before the 2013 tournament, EverBank agreed to be presenting sponsor for the tournament. In September 2013, Valspar Corporation signed a four-year deal to become title sponsor of the event, now named the Valspar Championship. 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.

Vijay Singh set the tournament record in 2004 with 266 (−18) and won by five strokes.

Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse($)Winner'sshare ($)Valspar Championship 2026 Matt Fitzpatrick 273 −11 1 stroke David Lipsky 9,100,000 1,638,000 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 the COVID-19 pandemic 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 Reed Tiger 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'Hair Patrick Reed 5,900,000 1,062,000 2014 John Senden 277 −7 1 stroke Kevin Na 5,700,000 1,026,000Tampa Bay Championship 2013 Kevin Streelman 274 −10 2 strokes Boo Weekley 5,500,000 990,000Transitions Championship 2012 Luke Donald 271 −13 Playoff Bae Sang-moon Jim Furyk Robert 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 III Brett Quigley 5,400,000 972,000PODS Championship 2008 Sean O'Hair 280 −4 2 strokes Stewart Cink Ryuji Imada Troy Matteson Billy Mayfair George McNeill John Senden 5,300,000 954,000 2007 Mark Calcavecchia 274 −10 1 stroke John Senden Heath Slocum 5,300,000 954,000Chrysler Championship 2006 K. J. Choi (2) 271 −13 4 strokes Paul Goydos Brett 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 III Jesper Parnevik 5,000,000 900,000 2003 Retief Goosen 272 −12 3 strokes Vijay Singh 4,800,000 864,000Tampa Bay Classic 2002 K. J. Choi 267 −17 7 strokes Glen Day 2,600,000 468,000 2001 Canceled due to the September 11 attacks 2000 John Huston 271 −13 3 strokes Carl Paulson 2,400,000 432,000 Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

Multiple winners Four players have won this tournament more than once: K. J. Choi (2002, 2006) Retief Goosen (2003, 2009) Paul Casey (2018, 2019) Sam Burns (2021, 2022)

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External links

Coverage on PGA Tour's official site