Now that the action down in Ponte Vedra Beach is over following the conclusion of THE PLAYERS Championship, the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season now marches on to the next one: the 2023 Valspar Championship. With that said, let’s now take a look at some of the favorites, sleepers, and long shots to win this week at the 2023 Valspar Championship.
Ranked 10th in the world, Thomas is coming off his worst start of the season when he finished with a T60 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Nevertheless,m he is a perfect 7/7 to date with a top 10 and five top 25s. He is also 4/5 with a pair of top 10s at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course).
Since missing the cut at The Genesis Invitational, Spieth has gone 2/2 with a T4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and a T19 in last week’s THE PLAYERS Championship. Overall this season, Spieth is 6/8 with two top 10s and four top 25s. It should also be noted that he won the 2015 edition of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course).
The 28-year-old Fitzpatrick is looking to rebound after missing the cut at the THE PLAYERS Championship. He is 4/7 this season with a top 10, which was a T7 at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. Fitzpatrick finished fifth in last year’s edition of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course).
Here’s what we said about Perezin our 2023 Valspar Championship sleepers piece.
Ranked 63rd in the world, Perez has gone 5/5 in his last five starts worldwide. That stretch includes his win at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship 2023. The 2023 Valspar Championship will also be Perez’s first appearance in the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season. In his most recent start, Perez finished with a T13 at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship back in February.
Here’s what we said about Lingmerth in our 2023 Valspar Championship sleepers piece.
The 35-year-old Swede has made the cut in each of his last four PGA TOUR starts, with two top 10 in that span. He had a T10 at The Honda Classic last February and then followed a T70 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March with a T6 at THE PLAYERS Championship last week. Overall this season, he is 7/14 with four top 10-s and five top 25s. He hasn’t cracked the top 25 in four starts at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), but he’s 4/4 there, dating back to 2013.
Coming off a T51 at THE PLAYERS Championship to snap back-to-back missed cuts at The Genesis Invitational and at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Glover will look to score a big upset this week at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), where he is 12/17 overall with six top 25s and a top 10.
Ranked 109th in the world, Kim has made the cut in two of his last three starts. He had a T11 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am before getting cut at The Honda Classic and finishing fifth right after at the Puerto Rico Open.
