Valspar Championship 2022 picks, predictions, golf odds, course class, best bets in Innisbrook
This week’s Valspar Championship doesn’t sit particularly well on the schedule to be considered a big time event. It’s a tough situation right between the Player, the WGC and the Master. Still, the pitch is really good (more on that below), and this tournament offers good winners and excellent finishes. It has defied the odds when it comes to its quality, which says a lot about how well it runs and how much players want to get there, even after a five-day event in Ponte Vedra.
Let’s take a closer look at this week’s competition with odds offered via Caesars Sportsbook.
Information & Events
Incident: Valspar Championship | Day: March 17-20
Position: Innisbrook Golf and Resort Club – Tampa, Florida
Fate: 71 | Purse: $7.8 million
Three things to know
1. Star power? Why does that come with a question mark? Well, with last week’s Players’ Championship kicking off on Monday, it’s not a lock for the biggest names in the field to continue their commitment to play. And yet, it looks like the five players in the top 10 originally committed – Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson – will all be playing. It’s an absolute coup for a tournament that sits between the Players and the WGC next week, and it offers a really good event where, historically, some much-needed juice will go a week. wild at TPC Sawgrass.
2. DJ get revived? Dustin Johnson has had an odd year-plus since winning the 2020 Masters, and last week’s backdoor top 10 at TPC Sawgrass was his first top 10 on the PGA Tour since last year’s Tour Championship (albeit only in the last 10 years). three events). Still, that backdoor top 10 is a huge achievement, because he had a course record of 63 at Sawgrass, and I wanted to know if that was the little push he needed to start flipping again. top 10 once again towards zero masters in just three weeks. Innisbrook is a pretty good fit for him, stylistically, but he’s played well here before, and I’d love to see him get some momentum against Augusta.
3. Feel the burn: Sam Burns was incredibly brilliant last week at The Players and had a good chance of winning before collapsing on Monday in the first leg final. He is also the defending champion at this tournament, and his turf history here is evident. He is the only player in the field with at least 10 rounds having played at Innisbrook averaging over 2.0 strokes per round and he has a record of 1, T12 and T30 in three appearances. He might be overshadowed a bit by the bigger names, but Burns is a threat to win and someone I’ll be watching all week.
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Categorize this field
In addition to the big names mentioned above, the field includes last year’s winner, Sam Burns, as well as Louis Oosthuizen, Tyrrell Hatton, Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer and Brooks Koepka, all of whom are currently ranked in top 25 in the Official Tournament. World Golf Ranking. Throw in Webb Simpson, Matt Fitzpatrick and Shane Lowry, and its field strength closely resembles the Open Farmers Insurance Award at Torrey Pines. Grade A
2022 picks at the Valspar . Championship
