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Third-round Preview of the 2023 Valspar Championship at Copperhead

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Mar 18
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By TERRY LYONS

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PALM HARBOR - First-round co-leader Adam Schenk holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the second time on Tour while Kramer Hickok trails by one shot and 2022 Valspar Championship runner-up Davis Riley stands T-3.

Five players have made the Valspar Championship their first Tour win, including two-time defending champion Sam Burns.

The 2015 Valspar Championship winner Jordan Spieth seeks to become the event’s fifth multiple winner (K.J. Choi, Retief Goosen, Paul Casey, and Sam Burns)

Spieth, Cody Gribble and J.T. Poston are the only players among those at 4-under or better on the leaderboard with Tour victories.

Justin Thomas, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking, sits T-12 at midway point.

Making his 600th start on the PGA TOUR, Rory Sabbatini (T12/-3) followed a 3-over (74) in round one with a bogey-free (65) in round two. His best finish in 15 prior starts at the Valspar Championship is T-5 (2018).

The Cut: 72 professionals and two amateurs at 1-over (143) from a field of 142 professionals and two amateurs.

The Valspar | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

Adam Schenk 66-69—135 (-7)

Kramer Hickok 68-68—136 (-6)

Cody Gribble 72-65—137 (-5)

Tommy Fleetwood 68-69—137 (-5)

Jordan Spieth 67-70—137 (-5)

Davis Riley 69-68—137 (-5)

Leaderboard After 36: (link)

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Leaderboard after Round 2 @ValsparChamp ⬇️ 1. @aschenk1 (-7) 2. @KramerHickok (-6) T3. Cody Gribble (-5) T3. @TommyFleetwood1 T3. @JordanSpieth T3. @davisriley68
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Valspar | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Innesbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) - Palm Harbor, FL

YARDS/PAR: 7,340 yards/Par 71

ARCHITECTS: Larry Packard

PRIZE Money - Purse: $8,100,000 - Winner: $1,458,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Sam Burns - two time defending

PAST RESULTS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @ValsparChamp


How to Watch & Listen

Saturday, March 18th

  • ESPN+ Streaming - 8:00am (ET) to 6:00pm (ET) - Main Feed and Featured Groups

  • Golf Channel - 1:00pm (ET) to 3:00pm (ET)

  • NBC - 3:00pm (ET) to 6:00pm (ET)

  • PGA Tour Radio - Sirius/XM 92 and Online - 1:00pm (ET) to 6:00pm (ET)

How to Watch - The Valspar (ESPN+) / R-3 (link)


The Valspar | The Basics

Today’s Tee Times at the Valspar will run from 7:40am (ET) to 1:45pm (ET).

Weather: Today begins with sunny skies but turning cloudy. With that, the chance of rain will increase from 5% to 87% chance of precipitation by Noon. Winds to increase from 8-to14 mph.

Tournament Hub: (link) and Official Site (link)

FedEx Cup Info: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00am (ET) on Sunday.


Valspar: Tee Times and Leaderboard

Tee Times: (link)

Tournament Leaderboard: (link)


What They’re Saying

Schenk Leads by One Shot After 36 (PGATourCom)

Fleetwood in Contention Again - (PGATourCom)

Matt Fitzgerald with Rough Trip/ MTC (Golf Week/USA Today)

How to Watch R-3 (Golf Week/USA Today)


TL’s Surprise (and terrible) NCAA Thursday/Friday Picks -

  • Arkansas (8) Over Illinois (9) - ✅

  • Providence (11) over Kentucky (6) - ❌

  • Kent St. (13) over Indiana (4) ❌

  • Drake (12) over Miami (5) ❌


On This Day in Golf History

March 18, 2001 - Hale Irwin won his 30th career title on the PGA Champions Tour, breaking the record of 29 by Lee Trevino. Irwin won with a five-stroke margin over Tom Watson and Allen Doyle at the Siebel Classic in the Silicon Valley of California. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE


Parting Putt

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