Sungjae Im Looks to Carry Hot Play to Houston

It has been a while since Sungjae Im was in a position to capture a win on the PGA Tour. He finally found another opportunity last week at Innisbrook, after shooting rounds of 64-69-69 over the first three days to be the outright leader going into Sunday. However, an all-too-familiar day transpired for the 27-year-old […]

Nicolai Hojgaard to Get Back on Track in Houston

With finishes of T27 and T55 in his last four events, Nicolai Hojgaard has undeniably cooled off from the hot run he had put together to begin the season. It is also back-to-back weeks of incredibly tough venues. Memorial Park isn't a piece of cake by any stretch, but it lacks the quirkiness to get […]

Chris Gotterup to be a Popular Choice at Texas Children's Houston Open

Things have cooled off for Chris Gotterup since his two wins in his first three starts of this season, as his best finish since is a T18 at the API. Things have fallen off across the board in strokes gained metrics since the win in Phoenix. This is most notable in driving accuracy, where he […]

Min Woo Lee Looks to Keep Strong Season Going in Title Defense in Houston

It wasn't surprising to see Min Woo Lee have success at Memorial Park in his debut appearance last season, but going on to win was unexpected. However, looking at what is needed around this layout really fits everything that makes the Australian a great player. He's one of the longest players on the PGA Tour, […]

Akshay Bhatia Withdraws From Valspar Championship

Akshay Bhatia has withdrawn from the upcoming Valspar Championship. No official reason has been given at this time. The rising star had been one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour, already making seven starts in 2026, highlighted by a recent win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and a T13 result at last week's […]

J.J. Spaun Offers Upside Despite Poor Course History at Innisbrook

After a slow start to the year, J.J. Spaun finally posted his first top-25 result of the season at The Players, finishing T24. He looks to carry that momentum into the Valspar Championship, where he has played four times, missing the cut in three of those appearances. Success at Innisbrook typically hinges on accuracy over […]

Aaron Rai Looks to Bounce Back at Valspar Championship

Aaron Rai missed his first cut of the year at THE PLAYERS, though he had recorded T28 and T23 finishes in his two prior events. He looks to get back on track at the Valspar Championship, where he missed the cut in his only start here in 2024. Success at Innisbrook typically hinges on accuracy […]

Johnny Keefer Brings Ball-Striking Upside to Valspar Championship

Johnny Keefer has been solid so far in his first full year on tour, making four of six cuts and finishing as high as T27 at the AMEX. He now turns to the Valspar Championship, where he is making his Innisbrook debut. Success here typically hinges on accuracy over raw power, along with strong approach […]

Billy Horschel a Volatile Play at Valspar Championship

Billy Horschel put together his best result of the season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, finishing T13 while gaining over 7.1 strokes with the putter. He will look to carry that momentum into the Valspar Championship, where he has recorded finishes of T12 and T4 over the past two seasons. Success at Innisbrook typically hinges […]

Ben Griffin Looks to Rebound at the Valspar Championship

Ben Griffin has not been at his best to start the season, with four straight finishes of T37 or worse, including back-to-back missed cuts. He looks to turn things around at the Valspar Championship, where he has results of T45, T17, and a missed cut. Success at Innisbrook typically hinges on accuracy over raw power, […]

Corey Conners Brings Elite Ball-Striking to Valspar Championship

Corey Conners put together an impressive performance at THE PLAYERS, gaining over six strokes on approach and finishing T13. He looks to carry that momentum into the Valspar Championship, where he has posted finishes of T16, T21, and T8 in three appearances. Ball-striking is emphasized at Innisbrook, along with accuracy off the tee and strong […]

Xander Schauffele Trending In The Right Direction For Valspar Championship

Xander Schauffele finished third at last week's PLAYERS Championship, and this was followed by a tie for 24th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago. Schauffele has now secured four straight top-25 finishes and gained strokes across the board in his last three starts. Schauffele has played well in past Valspar Championship editions, finishing […]

Sahith Theegala Has Shot to Challenge at Valspar Championship

Sahith Theegala finished tied for 32nd at last week's PLAYERS Championship, and this was followed by a tie for sixth finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago. Theegala has rattled off three top-10 finishes and no missed cuts in eight starts this season. Theegala finished tied for 36th at last year's Valspar Championship […]

Mackenzie Hughes Looking to Bounce Back at Valspar Championship

Mackenzie Hughes missed the cut at last week's PLAYERS Championship, and this followed a tie for 23rd finish at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches three weeks ago. The missed cut last week marked only the second missed cut of the 2026 season for Hughes. Hughes has played well at the Valspar Championship, finishing […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Finding Rhythm For Valspar Championship

Nicolai Hojgaard finished tied for 27th at last week's PLAYERS Championship, following a tie for 24th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago. Hojgaard has yet to miss a cut in seven starts and has rattled off five straight top-25 finishes. Hojgaard missed the cut at last year's Valspar Championship and will hope to […]

Matt Fitzpatrick Continues Hot Start to 2026 Heading to Valspar Championship

Matt Fitzpatrick finished second at last week's PLAYERS Championship after making a strong push up the leaderboard on Saturday and Sunday. He followed this up with a tied for 41st finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago. This week will mark Fitzpatrick's first appearance at the Valspar Championship since 2023, when he missed […]

Pierceson Coody Heads to Valspar Championship Following Two Missed Cuts

Pierceson Coody missed the cut at The PLAYERS Championship last week, following a missed cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago. The missed cut at the PLAYERS Championship marked only the second time Coody has missed the cut in 2026. He has had a stellar start to the season with five top-25 finishes […]

Wyndham Clark Searching for Momentum at Valspar Championship

Wyndham Clark continued his middle-of-the-pack run at THE PLAYERS, finishing T42 for his fifth straight result of T35 or worse. He now looks to find some momentum at the Valspar Championship, where he finished fifth in his last appearance in 2023. Innisbrook rewards strong ball-striking, with short game often separating those at the top of […]

Is Justin Thomas Back Ahead of This Week's Valspar Championship?

After the rustbucket of a golf game that was on display at Bay Hill, Justin Thomas looked a few weeks away--if not a few months--from being able to really become a factor again inside the ropes. Cut to a short few days later, and he was one of the promising names looking to win at […]

Jordan Spieth to Bounce Back at Favored Valspar Championship?

As an event that experiences a ton of churn in the field from year to year, Jordan Spieth is on the short list of names that have made it a priority spot on the schedule for many seasons. He won this event in 2015 and has compiled several quality finishes on top of that, but […]

Brooks Koepka is Starting to Find His Groove Again Ahead of Valspar Championship

After a slow start in his return to the PGA Tour, Brooks Koepka has now posted finishes of T9 and T13 over his last two starts. His most recent tournament was last week's Players Championship, where he ranked fourth in the field in strokes gained on approach (1.69). The putter has let him down in […]

Viktor Hovland is One of The Best DFS Plays at Innesbrook

It is a title defense for Viktor Hovland this week at the Valspar Championship. He won a clutch event last season after holding off several good players, and is in great form ahead of Thursday's opening round. The 28-year-old is coming off back-to-back T13 finishes at The Players and the API, which are both approach-heavy […]

Rasmus Hojgaard to Get Back on Track at Valspar Championship

It has been a rough two weeks for Rasmus Hojgaard, who has been unable to put two rounds together to make the cut in his last two starts. As the guys out there know, it only takes one hole to ruin your week. One round of poor scoring is certainly enough to send you home […]

Tony Finau is Again a Scary Option at Valspar Championship

Things have been off for Tony Finau and have shown few signs of changing. The 36-year-old finished T70, shooting a combined eight over par over the last three rounds after posting a 69 on Thursday. It was another event on the growing list of forgettable performances since the beginning of last season. He's been wildly […]

Blades Brown Continues PGA Tour Run at Valspar Championship

This week at Innisbrook is another Blades Brown attempt at proving himself among the tour's best players. We last saw him in Puerto Rico, where he again contended for a tournament title after rounds of 69-67-69-69 got him in a solo third. A much better performance than the last time he was in a similar […]

Great Season Keeps Rolling For Jacob Bridgeman Ahead of Valspar Championship

It was another great week for Jacob Bridgeman, who was a major part of the conversation last week at TPC Sawgrass. He finished in a tie for fifth after posting rounds of 71-70 over the weekend. It was another strong performance on the greens, averaging 2.56 strokes gained putting. However, this was his first outing […]

Akshay Bhatia Riding Strong Form Into the Valspar Championship

Akshay Bhatia added to his impressive start to 2026 with a T13 finish at THE PLAYERS, marking his fifth straight finish of T16 or better this season. He now looks to keep the ball rolling at the Valspar Championship, where he has competed three times, recording a T17 finish here in 2024 along with two […]

Patrick Cantlay Playing Well Heading to Valspar Championship

Patrick Cantlay finished tied for 32nd at last week's PLAYERS Championship and will now prepare for this week's Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida. Cantlay has had mixed results so far this season, missing the cut twice in six starts. However, he also has two top-15 finishes. Cantlay is playing in the Valspar Championship for […]

Keegan Bradley Needs Improvement From Approach Play at Valspar Championship

Keegan Bradley finished tied for 50th at last week's PLAYERS Championship, and that was followed by a missed cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago. Bradley gained strokes for only the second time in 2026 last week and has lost strokes on approach in four of his six starts. Bradley has had inconsistent […]

Matt McCarty Could Thrive at the Valspar Championship

Matt McCarty would like to toss last week away. The American golfer missed the cut at THE PLAYERS Championship after a 75-72 opening. He did play much better golf on Friday but some putts just did not fall. McCarty did gain 0.85 strokes to putting but it was not enough. Around the green was more […]