After an exciting conclusion to the WGC-Mexico Championship, the best golfers in the planet now shift their focus to the upcoming Valspar Championship in Palm Beach, Florida. Who will emerge victorious this coming weekend and grab the $1.134 million top prize? Read on below as a bunch of experts sound off on their picks for this prestigious Tour event. While you’re at it, you can check out our preview for this year’s Valspar Championship.
2017 Valspar Championship Expert Picks and Predictions
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ProGolfNow
Expert
Winner
Sam Belden
Justin Thomas
Sam Belden has made his choice and it is Justin Thomas who he thinks will win the Valspar Championship this week. Thomas has been on fire to start the year, grabbing top-5 finishes in three of his last six starts, including victories at the SBS Tournament of Champions and Sony Open in Hawaii last January. With Thomas playing some of the best golf of his life right now, expect the FedEx Cup points leader to be in the hunt once again this coming weekend. He is pegged at +1,000to bring home the trophy this week.
CBS Sports
Expert
Winner
Kyle Porter
Justin Thomas
Kyle Porter of CBS Sports is another expert who’s backing Justin Thomas to take home the title this week. He believes that Thomas’ experience in this tournament will be the main difference this weekend. He has posted top-20 finishes in each of his two career starts here in Palm Harbor. The 23-year-old will look to bounce back from his Sunday collapse at the WGC-Mexico Championship wherein he shot a final-round 72.
PGATour.com
Expert
Winner
Sean Martin
Gary Woodland
Mike McAllister
Henrik Stenson
Ben Everill
Ryan Moore
Matt Cochran
Justin Thomas
Jonathan Wall
Ryan Moore
Rob Bolton
Henrik Stenson
James Hickey
Lee McCoy
Justin Thomas isn’t the only golfer in this week’s field who has taken the fancy of our esteemed PGA experts. Henrik Stenson (+900) and Ryan Moore (+2,200) have their fair share of supporters as well over at PGATour.com. Moore’s track record in this event has been stellar, finishing third and fifth in his last two Valspar starts. Stenson, on the other hand, has been playing some incredible golf of late, nabbing top-10s in each of his last six starts. That stretch includes three runner-up finishes for the Swede, including a solo second at last month’s Dubai Desert Classic.
