2014 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Discussion Thread

[Rick Martin]

Noticed the fairways and front of greens was pretty wet - and today we received a downpour that flood parts of the downtown Tampa area (about 10-15 miles south of Copperhead course) - so I think the course will play extra long without any roll whatsoever.  The rough around the greens, fairways is relatively long - will  be penalizing.  Greens didn't look fast - very green, plush.  Course isn't typical for Florida -  very hilly with undulating greens.  Weather clearing this evering, but will be breezy and cooler for FLA standards (high 60s) - very sunny later in the week, so it should dry out (along w/ the breeze/wind).

Surprised to see Padraig again. He's played here in the past. Also surprised to see Casey, Clarke.  I think many of them are using the event to "practice" and don't enter w/ high expectations.

[Rick Martin]

[Rick Martin]

[Archie Bunker]

No Patrick Reed this week?

Booo!!

Since he made it to the top 5, he only needs to concentrate on the majors from here on in.......

[ChrisP]

I literally live 2 miles from Innisbrook. Going to be going to the tournament over the weekend. Looking forward to it. Usually I volunteer but this year I'm just going as a spectator.

Expect really high scores tomorrow. The weather forecast is a high of 58 degrees, low of 46, with 20mph winds. It's going to be a little bit like last Friday at Doral, just a little bit cooler. Had a lot of rain today but it's starting to dry out now. It's been an usually cold winter here so I wouldn't expect much rough. Weather looks beautiful over the weekend, though. Supposed to hit 70 Saturday and Sunday.

[David in FL]

Weather is gonna be nice until Sunday.....then it could get nasty.

[Rick Martin]

[Rick Martin]

Kevin Streelman begins his title defense Thursday at the Valspar Championship.

Streelman will tee it up in the first round alongside Gary Woodland and Luke Donald at 8:10 a.m. off tee No. 10 at Innisbrook's Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla. The trio will start off No. 1 at 1 p.m. Friday in the second round.

Other notable pairings include Bill Haas , Matt Kuchar and Jim Furyk ; Jason Dufner , Justin Rose and Brandt Snedeker ; and Chesson Hadley, Harris English and Jordan Spieth .

Here are more facts and figures on the Valspar Championship:

• Time and place: Thursday-Sunday, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, Fla.

• At stake: $1,026,000 winner's share in $5.7 million purse; 500 FedEx Cup points to winner

• Top-ranked players in field, OWGR: Justin Rose (7), Matt Kuchar (11), Jordan Spieth (13), Jason Dufner (17) Brandt Snedeker (19), Webb Simpson (21), Jim Furyk (23), Luke Donald (25). Golfweek/Sagarin rankings: Matt Kuchar (5), Justin Rose (8), Webb Simpson (11), Harris English (13), Jim Furyk (15), Jordan Spieth (18), Jason Dufner (20), Graham DeLaet (21), Bill Haas (24), Brendon Todd (25).

• Short shots: Last week's winner at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, Patrick Reed, is not in the field, but Chesson Hadley, who won last week's Puerto Rico Open, will play. . . . Former Cal standout Max Homa is competing on a sponsor exemption, as is Peter Uihlein, Brooks Koepka and John Daly, among others. . . . Mark Blakefield, Kevin Kisner, Eric Axley and Michael Hebert Monday qualified for the event. . . . This is the first year of Valspar being the title sponsor. Last year's event was called the Tampa Bay Championship. . . . The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla., is next week.

• • •

Here are the tee times and pairings for the first and second rounds of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla. (all times EDT):

Thursday

OFF TEE NO. 1

7:40 a.m.: Paul Casey, Graham DeLaet , Spencer Levin

7:50 a.m.: Andres Romero, Brian Davis, John Peterson

8 a.m.: Jerry Kelly, Chad Collins, Cameron Tringale

8:10 a.m.: Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Howell III

8:20 a.m.: Jonas Blixt, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard

8:30 a.m.: Woody Austin, Boo Weekley, Tim Clark

8:40 a.m.: George McNeill, Y.E. Yang, Retief Goosen

8:50 a.m.: Brian Gay, Charlie Beljan, Stewart Cink

9 a.m.: Ben Crane, Daniel Summerhays, Erik Compton

9:10 a.m.: Sean O’Hair, Martin Flores, Michael Putnam

9:20 a.m.: John Rollins, Jason Kokrak, Justin Hicks

9:30 a.m.: Eric Axley , Brooks Koepka , Rod Perry

12:30 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, James Driscoll, David Lingmerth

12:40 p.m.: Jason Bohn, William McGirt, Scott Langley

12:50 p.m.: Paul Goydos, Brendon Todd , Nicolas Colsaerts

1 p.m.: Bill Haas , Matt Kuchar , Jim Furyk

1:10 p.m.: Jason Dufner , Justin Rose , Brandt Snedeker

1:20 p.m.: Tommy Gainey, Carl Pettersson, Lucas Glover

1:30 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Darren Clarke, Stuart Appleby

1:40 p.m.: Derek Ernst, Kyle Stanley, Jonathan Byrd

1:50 p.m.: Bo Van Pelt, John Senden, Charlie Wi

2 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Freddie Jacobson, Luke Guthrie

2:10 p.m.: Nicholas Thompson, Brendon de Jonge, Peter Hanson

2:20 p.m.: Jim Renner, Matteo Manassero, Mark Blakefield

OFF TEE NO. 10

7:40 a.m.: Mark Calcavecchia, Jason Gore, Thorbjorn Olesen

7:50 a.m.: Blake Adams, David Hearn, D.H. Lee

8 a.m.: Aaron Baddeley, J.B. Holmes, Josh Teater

8:10 a.m.: Gary Woodland , Kevin Streelman , Luke Donald

8:20 a.m.: Chesson Hadley, Harris English , Jordan Spieth

8:30 a.m.: Rory Sabbatini, Davis Love III, Robert Allenby

8:40 a.m.: J.J. Henry, Mark Wilson, Angel Cabrera

8:50 a.m.: John Huh, Johnson Wagner, Mike Weir

9 a.m.: Robert Garrigus, Roberto Castro, Russell Knox

9:10 a.m.: Camilo Villegas, Brian Harman, Steven Bowditch

9:20 a.m.: Stephen Ames, Matt Every, David Lynn

9:30 a.m.: Ben Martin, Branden Grace, Michael Hebert

12:30 p.m.: Pat Perez, Ricky Barnes, James Hahn

12:40 p.m.: Padraig Harrington, John Daly, Brian Stuard

12:50 p.m.: Will MacKenzie, Jeff Overton, John Mallinger

1 p.m.: Scott Stallings, K.J. Choi, Vijay Singh

1:10 p.m.: Webb Simpson , Scott Brown, Ernie Els

1:20 p.m.: Ted Potter, Jr., David Toms, Charley Hoffman

1:30 p.m.: Sang-Moon Bae, John Merrick, Ben Curtis

1:40 p.m.: Ken Duke, D.A. Points, Geoff Ogilvy

1:50 p.m.: Ryo Ishikawa, Morgan Hoffmann, Richard H. Lee

2 p.m.: Tim Herron, Briny Baird, Greg Chalmers

2:10 p.m.: Billy Hurley III, Wes Roach, Peter Uihlein

2:20 p.m.: Danny Lee, Kevin Kisner, Max Homa

• • •

Friday

OFF TEE NO. 1

7:40 a.m.: Pat Perez, Ricky Barnes, James Hahn

7:50 a.m.: Padraig Harrington, John Daly, Brian Stuard

8 a.m.: Will MacKenzie, Jeff Overton, John Mallinger

8:10 a.m.: Scott Stallings, K.J. Choi, Vijay Singh

8:20 a.m.: Webb Simpson , Scott Brown, Ernie Els

8:30 a.m.: Ted Potter, Jr., David Toms, Charley Hoffman

8:40 a.m.: Sang-Moon Bae, John Merrick, Ben Curtis

8:50 a.m.: Ken Duke, D.A. Points, Geoff Ogilvy

9 a.m.: Ryo Ishikawa, Morgan Hoffmann, Richard H. Lee

9:10 a.m.: Tim Herron, Briny Baird, Greg Chalmers

9:20 a.m.: Billy Hurley III, Wes Roach, Peter Uihlein

9:30 a.m.: Danny Lee, Kevin Kisner, Max Homa

12:30 p.m.: Mark Calcavecchia, Jason Gore, Thorbjorn Olesen

12:40 p.m.: Blake Adams, David Hearn, D.H. Lee

12:50 p.m.: Aaron Baddeley, J.B. Holmes, Josh Teater

1 p.m.: Gary Woodland , Kevin Streelman , Luke Donald

1:10 p.m.: Chesson Hadley, Harris English , Jordan Spieth

1:20 p.m.: Rory Sabbatini, Davis Love III, Robert Allenby

1:30 p.m.: J.J. Henry, Mark Wilson, Angel Cabrera

1:40 p.m.: John Huh, Johnson Wagner, Mike Weir

1:50 p.m.: Robert Garrigus, Roberto Castro, Russell Knox

2 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Brian Harman, Steven Bowditch

2:10 p.m.: Stephen Ames, Matt Every, David Lynn

2:20 p.m.: Ben Martin, Branden Grace, Michael Hebert

OFF TEE NO. 10

7:40 a.m.: Kevin Chappell, James Driscoll, David Lingmerth

7:50 a.m.: Jason Bohn, William McGirt, Scott Langley

8 a.m.: Paul Goydos, Brendon Todd , Nicolas Colsaerts

8:10 a.m.: Bill Haas , Matt Kuchar , Jim Furyk

8:20 a.m.: Jason Dufner , Justin Rose , Brandt Snedeker

8:30 a.m.: Tommy Gainey, Carl Pettersson, Lucas Glover

8:40 a.m.: Michael Thompson, Darren Clarke, Stuart Appleby

8:50 a.m.: Derek Ernst, Kyle Stanley, Jonathan Byrd

9 a.m.: Bo Van Pelt, John Senden, Charlie Wi

9:10 a.m.: Bryce Molder, Freddie Jacobson, Luke Guthrie

9:20 a.m.: Nicholas Thompson, Brendon de Jonge, Peter Hanson

9:30 a.m.: Jim Renner, Matteo Manassero, Mark Blakefield

12:30 p.m.: Paul Casey, Graham DeLaet , Spencer Levin

12:40 p.m.: Andres Romero, Brian Davis, John Peterson

12:50 p.m.: Jerry Kelly, Chad Collins, Cameron Tringale

1 p.m.: Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Howell III

1:10 p.m.: Jonas Blixt, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard

1:20 p.m.: Woody Austin, Boo Weekley, Tim Clark

1:30 p.m.: George McNeill, Y.E. Yang, Retief Goosen

1:40 p.m.: Brian Gay, Charlie Beljan, Stewart Cink

1:50 p.m.: Ben Crane, Daniel Summerhays, Erik Compton

2 p.m.: Sean O’Hair, Martin Flores, Michael Putnam

2:10 p.m.: John Rollins, Jason Kokrak, Justin Hicks

2:20 p.m.: Eric Axley , Brooks Koepka , Rod Perry

http://golfweek.com/news/2014/mar/11/pag-tour-tee-times-valspar-championship-innisbrook/

[David in FL]

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Thunderstorms and 50% on weather channel....and trending worse. Hope it holds off.

[ChrisP]

No rain tomorrow. The front has already gone through. Supposed to be nice the next three days, albeit windy and chilly tomorrow. Any score in the 60s will be a great score. Copperhead's a challenge even in calm conditions.

[Rick Martin]

windy this a.m. ------sucks for early tee times .......probably will go out there this afternoon for several hours then most of the day Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

[ChrisP]

Yeah, it's a cold wind this morning, too. Going to go walk over and watch some golf here this afternoon. Hoping it warms up a little. Good news is the sun is out.

[Crim]

From the scores I'm seeing today, the course must be playing pretty tough. 2 more hours and I can finally check out the tourney on Golf Channel.

Padraig teeing off....LET'S DO THIS PADDY

[jbishop15]

I really want Gary Woodland to do well. He seems like a cool guy and, of course, he hits the ball ridiculously far.

[Hammer 4]

Ya know...I wouldn't mind seeing Ole Darren Clark win it, just cuz he's a cool older dude..

[Rick Martin]

JD took a 12 on par 4 16th hole, shot a 90 today......I think I read that was his first ever 90 that he's recorded on the tour.

[Rick Martin]

http://golfweek.com/news/2014/mar/14/pga-tour-john-daly-91-valspar-championship/

[Shindig]

I thought that article was going to be about Long John's rookie season. So... this is his 16th time carding a double digit on a single hole on tour. I wonder if that's a record.