2022 Valspar Championship Betting & DFS Preview

Mar 16, 2022

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After a grueling and extended PLAYERS Championship, the Florida Swing concludes with the Valspar Championship. Located in Palm Harbor, Florida, and played on the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort, it is one of the most complete tests of golf players will face all year.

Featuring narrow pine tree-lined fairways and rolling terrain, combined with the surrounding lakes, proper positioning off the tee is paramount. The increased number of trees and elevation changes make it feel as if one is in the hill country of North Carolina. As course architect, Larry Packard, said himself back in 2012:

When you play Copperhead you don't even feel like you are in Florida. When you stand on the first hole and look down the fairway you are on an elevated tee and looking down the fairway lined with pine trees on both sides. It feels more like the Carolinas than Florida.

The makeup of the par-71 course is also far from traditional as there are five par-3s along with four par-5s. The course culminates at the infamous “Snake Pit” with two difficult par-4s sandwiched between the challenging par-3 17th.

With the Masters fast approaching, golfers have limited time left to fine-tune their skills for the first major of the year. Even so, with the PLAYERS event dragging into Monday, numerous players have already withdrawn, including the likes of Paul Casey, Joaquin Niemann, and Maverick McNealy. Nevertheless, the Strength of Field rating of 411 is still above average as Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka, and numerous other highly-ranked players will still be competing at Innisbrook. Check out Ryan Noonan's Betting Card for more picks.

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