Valspar Championship 2026: final leaderboard

Matt Fitzpatrick won the 2026 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) (Palm Harbor, Florida), March 19, 2026 to March 22, 2026, finishing -11, 1 stroke ahead of David Lipsky. 135 players; 60 missed the cut.

Final · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records · Course profile: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)

What statistics matter most at Valspar Championship?

Putting matters more at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) than at a typical PGA Tour stop: it accounted for 36% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 31% tour-wide (6 editions, 886 golfer-weeks, Mar 19, 2018 to Mar 18, 2026), a clear difference.

Putting explains 36% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 31% tour-wide, a clear difference (6 editions, 886 golfer-weeks).

Around the green explains 15% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 15% tour-wide, a small difference (6 editions, 886 golfer-weeks).

Off the tee matters less than usual: 17% here vs 20% tour-wide.

Category	Share of the spread here	Tour-wide	Stands out
Putting	36%	31%	Yes
Around the green	15%	15%	No
Approach	32%	35%	Yes
Off the tee	17%	20%	No

Driving distance: rank correlation with the 72-hole score 0.06 here vs 0.17 tour-wide (6 editions, 437 golfers who played every round); a clear difference.

Par 3s (5 on the card) played 0.11 over par per hole here vs 0.08 over tour-wide (3 editions).

Par 4s (9 on the card) played 0.12 over par per hole here vs even tour-wide (3 editions).

Par 5s (4 on the card) played 0.24 under par per hole here vs 0.45 under tour-wide (3 editions).

Share of the spread: how much of the difference between golfers in total strokes gained each category accounted for in earlier editions on this course, against the tour as a whole; the four categories add to 100%. Stored PGA Tour strokes gained through March 18, 2026. Wind and weather data are not available for golf courses.

What mattered here describes past editions; it is not a validated predictor.

Course

Course	Par	Yardage	Architect	Established
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)	71	7,352	Larry Packard	1972

The listed card: 5 par 3s (average 212 yards), 9 par 4s (average 440 yards), 4 par 5s (average 583 yards).

The three hardest holes this week by the field’s scoring average
Hardest holes	Par	Yards	Field average	Over par
Hole 9	4	442	4.235	+0.235
Hole 16	4	475	4.223	+0.223
Hole 3	4	455	4.180	+0.180

What it took to finish top 10 on this course

Strokes gained per round	Top 10s on this course	Top 10s at every tournament	Difference
Off the tee	+0.45	+0.45	0.00
Approach	+0.82	+0.82	0.00
Around the green	+0.30	+0.34	-0.04
Putting	+0.83	+0.82	+0.01

Rounds by top-10 finishers on this course in earlier editions (144 rounds, 3 editions, September 2022 on, finishes from the stored leaderboards) against top-10 finishers at every tournament in the same period (6547 rounds). A category with a positive difference separated contenders here more than usual.

Scoring by round

Round	Players	Field average	Average to par	Low round
1	135	71.76	+0.76	64
2	134	71.69	+0.69	64
3	74	71.05	+0.05	67
4	74	70.70	-0.3	65

Strokes-gained leaders (week totals)

Category	Leader	Strokes gained
Off the tee	Andrew Novak	4.30
Approach	Hank Lebioda	6.75
Around the green	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	8.75
Putting	Kensei Hirata	6.86

Final leaderboard

Valspar Championship 2026 final leaderboard
Pos	Player	To par	Rounds	Total	Earnings	SG total
1	Matt Fitzpatrick	-11	68-69-68-68	273	$1,638,000	12.21
2	David Lipsky	-10	69-65-70-70	274	$991,900	11.21
3	Jordan Smith	-9	69-68-72-66	275	$627,900	10.21
T4	Marco Penge	-8	69-68-68-71	276	$382,958	9.21
T4	Sungjae Im	-8	64-69-69-74	276	$382,958	9.21
T4	Xander Schauffele	-8	68-72-71-65	276	$382,958	9.21
T7	Emiliano Grillo	-7	71-70-71-65	277	$276,413	8.21
T7	Patrick Cantlay	-7	70-69-71-67	277	$276,413	8.21
T7	S.H. Kim	-7	72-68-67-70	277	$276,413	8.21
T7	Stephan Jaeger	-7	71-72-68-66	277	$276,413	8.21
T11	A.J. Ewart	-6	71-72-68-67	278	$211,575	7.21
T11	Jordan Spieth	-6	69-70-71-68	278	$211,575	7.21
T11	Matthieu Pavon	-6	70-70-70-68	278	$211,575	7.21
T14	Corey Conners	-5	69-69-70-71	279	$161,525	6.21
T14	Gary Woodland	-5	70-68-71-70	279	$161,525	6.21
T14	Hank Lebioda	-5	71-68-73-67	279	$161,525	6.21
T14	Jacob Bridgeman	-5	68-70-72-69	279	$161,525	6.21
T18	Brandt Snedeker	-4	65-72-67-76	280	$108,290	5.21
T18	Brooks Koepka	-4	71-67-71-71	280	$108,290	5.21
T18	Chandler Blanchet	-4	69-66-73-72	280	$108,290	5.21
T18	Danny Walker	-4	74-64-72-70	280	$108,290	5.21
T18	Lee Hodges	-4	72-70-69-69	280	$108,290	5.21
T18	Tom Kim	-4	69-70-69-72	280	$108,290	5.21
T18	Tony Finau	-4	69-69-71-71	280	$108,290	5.21
T18	Webb Simpson	-4	68-74-70-68	280	$108,290	5.21
T26	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-3	69-71-67-74	281	$69,160	4.21
T26	Denny McCarthy	-3	70-72-70-69	281	$69,160	4.21
T26	Dylan Wu	-3	72-71-68-70	281	$69,160	4.21
T26	Rico Hoey	-3	71-68-70-72	281	$69,160	4.21
T30	Alejandro Tosti	-2	71-68-74-69	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Andrew Putnam	-2	67-73-72-70	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-2	70-73-70-69	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	David Skinns	-2	69-70-71-72	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Jimmy Stanger	-2	71-71-70-70	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Justin Thomas	-2	72-69-73-68	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Kevin Yu	-2	73-68-68-73	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Michael Kim	-2	74-69-70-69	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Ryo Hisatsune	-2	71-71-69-71	282	$51,142	3.21
T30	Seamus Power	-2	72-68-70-72	282	$51,142	3.21
T40	Blades Brown	-1	69-71-73-70	283	$35,035	2.21
T40	Davis Chatfield	-1	69-74-68-72	283	$35,035	2.21
T40	Doug Ghim	-1	68-67-75-73	283	$35,035	2.21
T40	Matt Wallace	-1	73-68-70-72	283	$35,035	2.21
T40	Matti Schmid	-1	73-70-72-68	283	$35,035	2.21
T40	Patrick Rodgers	-1	71-72-68-72	283	$35,035	2.21
T46	Alex Smalley	E	68-69-74-73	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	David Ford	E	69-70-78-67	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	Davis Thompson	E	66-77-73-68	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	Isaiah Salinda	E	74-68-69-73	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	John VanDerLaan	E	69-74-70-71	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	Kensei Hirata	E	71-69-74-70	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	Patrick Fishburn	E	68-71-72-73	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	Ricky Castillo	E	68-73-72-71	284	$24,115	1.21
T46	Takumi Kanaya	E	73-68-71-72	284	$24,115	1.21
T55	Andrew Novak	+1	73-70-71-71	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	Chandler Phillips	+1	71-69-72-73	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	John Parry	+1	72-71-69-73	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	Justin Lower	+1	71-71-70-73	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	Keegan Bradley	+1	73-69-72-71	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	Mackenzie Hughes	+1	72-71-70-72	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	Nicolai Højgaard	+1	69-70-74-72	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	Pierceson Coody	+1	67-73-74-71	285	$20,657	0.21
T55	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	+1	68-73-70-74	285	$20,657	0.21
T64	Chad Ramey	+2	71-70-72-73	286	$19,474	-0.79
T64	Joel Dahmen	+2	72-70-71-73	286	$19,474	-0.79
T64	Karl Vilips	+2	69-72-72-73	286	$19,474	-0.79
T64	Sam Ryder	+2	72-69-72-73	286	$19,474	-0.79
T68	Billy Horschel	+3	67-72-75-73	287	$18,655	-1.79
T68	Henrik Norlander	+3	73-68-73-73	287	$18,655	-1.79
T68	Kevin Streelman	+3	74-69-72-72	287	$18,655	-1.79
T68	Rasmus Højgaard	+3	71-71-74-71	287	$18,655	-1.79
T68	Vince Whaley	+3	69-74-75-69	287	$18,655	-1.79
73	Kevin Roy	+4	72-69-73-74	288	$18,109	-2.79
74	Bud Cauley	+7	69-74-74-74	291	$17,927	-5.79
CUT	Aaron Rai	+3	68-77	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Adam Hadwin	+7	76-73	149	–	-5.54
CUT	Adam Schenk	+7	73-76	149	–	-5.54
CUT	Adam Svensson	+6	75-73	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Adrien Saddier	+2	71-73	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Austin Eckroat	+4	78-68	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Austin Smotherman	+8	71-79	150	–	-6.54
CUT	Beau Hossler	+6	72-76	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Ben Griffin	+2	70-74	144	–	-0.54
WD	Brian Campbell	–	73	73	–	-1.24
CUT	Brice Garnett	+6	75-73	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Cam Davis	+10	76-76	152	–	-8.54
CUT	Charley Hoffman	+9	78-73	151	–	-7.54
CUT	Dan Brown	+4	75-71	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Danny Willett	+5	73-74	147	–	-3.54
CUT	Davis Riley	+6	76-72	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Eric Cole	+2	72-72	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	+7	73-76	149	–	-5.54
CUT	Garrick Higgo	+8	77-73	150	–	-6.54
CUT	Gordon Sargent	+6	75-73	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Greg Koch	+7	76-73	149	–	-5.54
CUT	J.J. Spaun	+6	77-71	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Jackson Suber	+4	74-72	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Jeffrey Kang	+11	76-77	153	–	-9.54
CUT	Jeremy Paul	+7	76-73	149	–	-5.54
CUT	Jesper Svensson	+3	69-76	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Joe Highsmith	+5	76-71	147	–	-3.54
CUT	Johnny Keefer	+14	79-77	156	–	-12.54
CUT	Kristoffer Reitan	+2	74-70	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Kristoffer Ventura	+2	71-73	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Lucas Glover	+5	73-74	147	–	-3.54
CUT	Luke Clanton	+11	78-75	153	–	-9.54
CUT	Luke Guthrie	+4	70-76	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Mac Meissner	+6	74-74	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Marcelo Rozo	+3	73-72	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Mark Hubbard	+6	73-75	148	–	-4.54
CUT	Matt Kuchar	+8	73-77	150	–	-6.54
CUT	Matt McCarty	+9	74-77	151	–	-7.54
CUT	Max Homa	+10	78-74	152	–	-8.54
CUT	Max McGreevy	+4	72-74	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Michael Brennan	+3	75-70	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Neal Shipley	+2	72-72	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Nick Dunlap	+4	74-72	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Nick Taylor	+4	72-74	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Patton Kizzire	+5	74-73	147	–	-3.54
CUT	Paul Peterson	+3	70-75	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Paul Waring	+3	75-70	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Peter Malnati	+4	74-72	146	–	-2.54
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+3	74-71	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Rafael Campos	+8	73-77	150	–	-6.54
CUT	Sahith Theegala	+7	77-72	149	–	-5.54
CUT	Steven Fisk	+2	74-70	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Taylor Moore	+8	73-77	150	–	-6.54
CUT	Taylor Pendrith	+7	76-73	149	–	-5.54
CUT	Thorbjørn Olesen	+2	73-71	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Tyler Wilkes	+8	74-76	150	–	-6.54
CUT	Viktor Hovland	+3	70-75	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Wyndham Clark	+2	70-74	144	–	-0.54
CUT	Zac Blair	+5	71-76	147	–	-3.54
CUT	Zach Bauchou	+3	69-76	145	–	-1.54
CUT	Zecheng Dou	+2	73-71	144	–	-0.54

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