Why Peter Malnati thinks his emotional Valspar win resonated with so many people

“They want to see people who are the best in the world at what they do, do it at a high level and celebrate that.”

HOUSTON — From the moment his final putt dropped, tears were dancing down Peter Malnati’s face.

Last Sunday, he picked up his first PGA Tour win in nine years. He got to celebrate with his 4-year-old son, Hatcher, on the green.

“That’s something that I’ve seen other families have and that has been my dream,” Malnati said through his tears Sunday. “If I had never had the moment I had today, I would have been completely fine. But, man, was that special.”

In professional golf, one week can alter someone’s life drastically. That happened last week for Malnati, 36, and one of the Tour’s player directors. And the emotional celebration enthralled fans.

Instead of taking a week off, Malnati is in the field this week at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. During his pre-tournament press conference Wednesday, he was asked about whether he was aware why his win resonated.

His response was thorough and from the heart.

“I think at the end of the day — do you remember like we can all probably remember when we were kids, and we were all kids at different times, but the things that moved us that we watched,” Malnati said. “I remember watching Jordan and the ’97 Bulls, I remember watching Tiger in the 2000 Masters. I didn’t care one iota what Jordan’s contract was. I didn’t care one iota what the winner’s check at that U.S. Open was.

“And I think people are sick of that. I think people are just sick of the narrative in golf being about, you know, contracts on LIV, purses on the Tour, guaranteed comp on the Tour. I think people are so sick of that. They want to see sport, they want to see — they want to see people who are the best in the world at what they do do it at a high level and celebrate that, celebrate the athleticism, celebrate the achievement. Obviously this is a business and to the top players who drive a lot of the value in this business, we’ve got to compensate them fairly, we’ve got to make that happen.”

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Peter Malnati accepts the Valspar Championship Trophy after the final round of the Valspar Championship at Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 24, 2024 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

“But I think we’re doing that above and beyond, and the narrative, the storylines, the conversation needs to come back to the product on the course and what we do. I think for me that was like I just, I just feel like no kid dreamed when they were watching Jordan dreamed of having his salary, they didn’t care about that. They dreamed of being in that moment, hitting that shot. I think that’s what our fans care about, too, and that’s what they want to see. I hope those tears that I was crying on that 18th green had nothing to do with my share of that, what was it, an $8.4 million purse last week. My tears had nothing to do with my share of that. I’m going to enjoy it and we’re going to use it to do a lot of good in this world, but it had nothing to do with that. And I don’t think our fans care about that either.

“I hope that connected with some people and I hope that that can be — I do think everyone out here who plays and competes would agree with me on that. I just hope that can be the story that we tell can come back to the best athletes in the world competing on the biggest stage in the world and doing it to show off this amazing skill that we have that can be so entertaining for people. I want that to be our story.”

Malnati hasn’t been shy about where he thinks the game is at or headed. However, his performance and reaction last week speaks a lot more than words ever can.

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“I really hope that she’s doing OK. If she’s seeing this, I’m truly sorry.”

Chandler Phillips shot a final-round 2-under 69 on Sunday to tie for third with Mackenzie Hughes, the best finish of the rookie’s season. But afterward, Phillips expressed concern for the members of the gallery he hit with his tee shot at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort.

“Tell you the truth, after 8, I was kind of, I don’t know, man, I hit somebody, or, I hit actually two people, and the lady that I hit didn’t look too good. So, after that, I wasn’t right,” he said.

Phillips started with an eagle at the first hole to grab a share of the lead and he hung around all day, making birdie at No. 14 to improve to 10 under and trailed by one. A bogey at No. 16, the hardest hole on the course, sealed his fate.

NBC’s Curt Byrum noted that Phillips “didn’t play like a rookie,” referring to his calm demeanor most of the day, but Phillips said that hitting two spectators – he said the ball ricocheted off of a woman and then struck a man – threw him for a loop.

“I walked up and I saw a guy, he was holding an ice pack on the back of his head,” Phillips said. “Then I see four or five people crowded around the lady, and I saw blood. I don’t know where it hit her, but they, I just wanted to make sure that they had called, like, EMS or something out here, trainers, do whatever they can to help her out. But I didn’t even get to talk to her or anything like that. I really hope that she’s doing OK. If she’s seeing this, I’m truly sorry. Obviously I’m not meaning to do that.”

He added: “I tried to keep my concentration, but kind of lost it for a handful of holes. Just hoping that she’s OK.”

Ready for Houston

Phillips, who played his college golf at Texas A&M, is looking forward to this week’s PGA Tour stop in Houston, where he expects to have a big following of friends and family.

“Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if some of my friends get kicked out,” he said. “They’re pretty rowdy.”

And he said the loudest of them all will be his mother.

“You damn sure will be able to hear my mom, because she don’t even call me by my name, she calls me by my nickname,” Phillips said.

The nickname? Goose.

“I don’t know where she got it,” he said. “So it will be cool to hopefully hear that next week and have them all there.”

2024 Valspar Championship prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour.

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour. Just ask this week’s winner, Peter Malnati.

The 36-year-old journeyman won the 2024 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida, after a 4-under 67 in the final round on Sunday to claim his second PGA Tour victory at 12 under and his first win since 2015.

For his efforts, Malnati will take home the top prize of $1,512,000. Cameron Young finished runner-up for the seventh time in his young career on Tour and earned $915,600.

With $8 million up for grabs, check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2024 Valspar Championship.

Prize money payouts

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Peter Malnati -12 $1,512,000
2 Cameron Young -10 $915,600
T3 Chandler Phillips -9 $495,600
T3 Mackenzie Hughes -9 $495,600
T5 Xander Schauffele -8 $298,725
T5 Ryan Moore -8 $298,725
T5 Carl Yuan -8 $298,725
T5 Adam Hadwin -8 $298,725
T9 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -7 $237,300
T9 K.H. Lee -7 $237,300
11 Lucas Glover -6 $212,100
T12 Billy Horschel -5 $166,740
T12 Taylor Moore -5 $166,740
T12 Chez Reavie -5 $166,740
T12 Scott Stallings -5 $166,740
T12 Kevin Roy -5 $166,740
T17 Andrew Novak -4 $104,020
T17 Akshay Bhatia -4 $104,020
T17 Aaron Baddeley -4 $104,020
T17 Matti Schmid -4 $104,020
T17 Matt Wallace -4 $104,020
T17 Thomas Detry -4 $104,020
T17 Ben Griffin -4 $104,020
T17 Joseph Bramlett -4 $104,020
T17 Keith Mitchell -4 $104,020
T26 Mac Meissner -3 $60,060
T26 Dylan Wu -3 $60,060
T26 Fred Biondi -3 $60,060
T26 Kevin Streelman -3 $60,060
T26 Lee Hodges -3 $60,060
T26 Cameron Champ -3 $60,060
T26 Séamus Power -3 $60,060
T33 Sam Ryder -2 $39,410
T33 Robert MacIntyre -2 $39,410
T33 Justin Suh -2 $39,410
T33 Max Greyserman -2 $39,410
T33 Stewart Cink -2 $39,410
T33 Adam Schenk -2 $39,410
T33 Eric Cole -2 $39,410
T33 Ryo Hisatsune -2 $39,410
T33 Robby Shelton -2 $39,410
T33 Tom Whitney -2 $39,410
T33 Michael Kim -2 $39,410
T33 Brendon Todd -2 $39,410
T45 Sami Valimaki -1 $25,704
T45 Maverick McNealy -1 $25,704
T45 Greyson Sigg -1 $25,704
T45 Kevin Dougherty -1 $25,704
T49 Matt Kuchar E $21,151
T49 Joel Dahmen E $21,151
T49 Roger Sloan E $21,151
T49 Jorge Campillo E $21,151
T49 Adam Svensson E $21,151
T54 Ryan Palmer 1 $19,404
T54 Alexander Bjork 1 $19,404
T54 Carson Young 1 $19,404
T54 Webb Simpson 1 $19,404
T54 Vince Whaley 1 $19,404
T54 Norman Xiong 1 $19,404
T54 Rico Hoey 1 $19,404
T61 S.H. Kim 2 $18,564
T61 Chris Gotterup 2 $18,564
T61 Hayden Buckley 2 $18,564
T64 Sam Stevens 2 $18,060
T64 Nick Taylor 3 $18,060
T64 Justin Thomas 3 $18,060
T67 Harry Hall 4 $17,388
T67 Chan Kim 4 $17,388
T67 Parker Coody 4 $17,388
T67 Ben Martin 4 $17,388
T67 Doug Ghim 4 $17,388
T72 Ryan Brehm 5 $16,716
T72 Callum Tarren 5 $16,716
T72 Hayden Springer 5 $16,716
T75 Bronson Burgoon 10 $16,212
T75 Alejandro Tosti 10 $16,212
T75 David Skinns 10 $16,212

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Winner’s Bag: Peter Malnati, 2024 Valspar Championship

Check out the clubs that got the job done at the Copperhead Course.

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A complete list of the golf equipment Peter Malnati used to win the PGA Tour’s 2024 Valspar Championship:

DRIVER: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees), with Project X Denali Blue 60 TX shaft

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FAIRWAY WOOD: Titleist TSi3 (15 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 70 X shaft

HYBRID: Titleist 818 H2 (19 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DI 95 X shaft

IRONS: Titleist T200 (4), T150 (5), T100 (6-9), with True Temper AM Tour White S400 shafts

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WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48, 52, 56, 60 degrees bent to 62), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

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PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Tour Type Special Select Masterful 1.5 prototype

BALL: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow

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‘Can’t describe it, it’s just so cool:’ Peter Malnati wins for first time in nine years at 2024 Valspar Championship

The win is the second of Malnati’s PGA Tour career and first since 2015.

March Madness crowned another Cinderella on Sunday, only not on the basketball court but rather at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course Palm Harbor, Florida.

Peter Malnati, who hadn’t won in nine years, drilled his tee shot at the 17th hole to 6 feet and rolled in the putt to assume a one-stroke lead. With a finishing par, he closed with a final-round 4-under 67 to finish at 12-under 272 and win the Valspar Championship by two strokes over Cameron Young.

All the emotions poured out of Malnati, who held his four-year-old son Hatcher, and with watery eyes and a wide smile, said, “You wonder if you’re ever going to do it again.”

He had seen that winning moment on the PGA Tour so many times before where the family rushes on to the green and the victor gets a hug and kiss and lifts his child.

“That’s something that I’ve seen other families have and that has been my dream,” Malnati said. “If I had never had the moment I had today, I would have been completely fine. But, man, was that special.”

Indeed, it was. Malnati, a 36-year-old pro in his 10th year on Tour, had one career victory to his credit at the 2015 Sanderson Championship. He had to battle during the fall to maintain full exempt status this season by finishing 120th on the season-long points list. He’s ranked No. 184 in the world, the second-highest world ranking for the winner of the Valspar in tournament history and he drew the angst of his fellow pros who felt he was unworthy when he was awarded a sponsor invite into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. Moreover, winning at the Copperhead Course, where he had missed the cut in six of his seven starts at the Valspar Championship, with a career-best of T-60, seemed a pipe dream. To make matters worse, he entered this week coming off a final-round 81 at the Players Championship.

“I just kind of had to chalk that up as just one of those days you get in golf …I was off on all facets of the game,” he said. “When I got here and got to work on Tuesday I was really pleased, everything felt kind of as it had most of the week at Sawgrass, not how it did on Sunday. So I just haven’t missed a beat.”

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Peter Malnati accepts the Valspar Championship trophy after the final round of the Valspar Championship at Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 24, 2024 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

His first-round 66 was a career-best at the Copperhead Course and just his second in the 60s in 17 career rounds at Innisbrook Resort. But despite his choppy record, it never diminished his appreciation of the course.

“I love this kind of course because I think it really distinguishes good ball striking from mediocre ball striking,” he said.

He followed with an even-par 71 during difficult weather on Friday and shot 68 on Saturday to trail 54-hole leader Keith Mitchell by two strokes. Malnati reveled in the opportunity to be in the trophy hunt.

“It’s why I play and practice, to come out here on the PGA Tour and have a chance to win golf tournaments. This is my 10th season. I can’t think of very many times where I’ve actually teed off on Sunday realistically thinking of winning the tournament,” Malnati said.

VALSPAR: Winner’s bag | Prize money

The former Missouri Tiger is a career grinder, who works as hard as anyone on his putting routine and has added the responsibility of serving as a player director on the Tour policy board during a critical time in the Tour’s future. It’s been a lot to balance but through it all family always comes first for Malnati. Take his explanation on Saturday for why he plays with a yellow golf ball, which he began using at the 3M Open in July.

“The reason I switched to it is because my, at the time, 3-year old, who is now 4, liked them. And so, he’s kind of over it now, but it still makes me think of him, and that’s worth a smile or two, which is worth a lot out there for me,” he said.

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Alicia Malnati and Peter Malnati pose with the Valspar Championship trophy at Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 24, 2024 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

On Sunday all of Malnati’s discipline and hard work paid off. He overcame a slow start, missing a 5-foot par putt at No. 4 and nearly cold-topping a fairway wood at the fifth, which didn’t cost him. He sank a 14-foot birdie putt at the sixth and made his move with three straight birdies to start the second nine. That included making a 15-foot putt at No. 12 that he was convinced he’d missed.

“The minute I hit it I thought I had left it short,” he said. “I wasn’t watching the ball roll because I knew it was going to stop this far short and I was going to tap it in. And then I heard the crowd go nuts.”

He added: “I always hear people say, like, sometimes when you win, some things have to happen and go right.”

Six different players held or shared the lead during the final round and 10 players were within three shots of the lead on the back nine, but ultimately several players took themselves out of the running with an assortment of mistakes and the tournament turned into a two-man race between Young, the Tour’s Rookie of the Year two years ago who was seeking his first PGA Tour win, and Malnati, winless for the last 3,058 days.

Young hooked his tee shot into trouble at 18 and by the time he assessed the situation, Malnati had pulled ahead at 12 under with birdie after his clutch 5-iron from 208 yards at 17. Young managed to find the green but left his 51-foot birdie effort nine feet short and missed for par.

“I just over read it a hair,” said Young, who recorded his seventh runner-up finish, the most of any player without a win in the last 40 years.

For Malnati, he earned his first berth in the Masters, a spot in the PGA Championship, all of the remaining Signature events this season and the Sentry in January.

“He played incredible. He deserved to win,” said Mackenzie Hughes, who finished T-3 with rookie Chandler Phillips, who notched his best finish on Tour. “He played better than I did. He was in control of his golf ball.”

Young’s closing bogey gave Malnati a two-shot cushion. He had always dreamed of his wife and kids running on the green to celebrate his victory and now the moment he waited for was upon him.

“I don’t think I saw ’em until after I hit the first putt, but I definitely saw ’em before I tapped in, and I was, man, I had lost it before I had hit my last shot of the tournament, for sure,” he said, “but luckily it was like literally 2 inches from the hole. But, yeah, that moment’s pretty amazing.”

Even better than he always dreamed it would be.

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PGA Tour pros hit the ugliest – and prettiest – shots you’ll see Sunday at 2024 Valspar Championship

Sunday’s final round at the Valspar saw a pair of pros do the unthinkable, both good and bad.

Within 30 minutes during the final round at the 2024 Valspar Championship a pair of PGA Tour players hit the best and worst shots you’ll see from professionals.

First up was Robby Shelton.

Coming off his best season as a professional in 2023, the 28-year-old has been slow to start in 2024 and entered the week off a pair of missed cuts. He played his way to the weekend at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida, and on Sunday hit a shot he won’t soon forget. Shelton made an albatross on the par-5 14th hole after he sunk his approach from 258 yards out in the fairway.

This thing was a laser-guided missile destined to find the hole.

And then there was Peter Malnati, who has made headlines in recent weeks for his thoughts on the future of the PGA Tour and his touching reason for why he uses a yellow golf ball. In contention for his second win on Tour and first since 2015, Malnati found the fairway and pulled a hybrid from the bag for his second shot on the par-5 5th hole. With 291 yards to the cup, Malnati hit one of the uglier non-shanks you’ll see from a pro. You can’t quite call it a top because the ball somehow still went 172 yards, but he sure didn’t catch it clean.

Even the broadcasters were confused about what they had just seen.

Professional golfers: sometimes they do the unthinkable and other times they’re just like us amateurs.

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The real simple reason why Peter Malnati uses a yellow golf ball

“It still makes me think of (my son), and that’s worth a smile or two.”

The Valspar Championship bills itself as the PGA Tour’s most colorful tournament and someone is going to try to paint the town of Palm Harbor, Florida, home of Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course, red on Sunday.

It could be Peter Malnati, who scribbled five birdies on his card on Saturday and shot 3-under 68 to improve to 8-under 205 and just two strokes off the lead. In addition to being a colorful character with an ever-present smile, he plays with a colorful ball. After the round, he was asked why he uses a yellow ball. It turns out Malnati, 36, father to Hatcher and Dash, had a quite simple reason.

Peter Malnati hits his bunker shot on the fifth hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

“Well, I started using it in Minnesota at the 3M (Open) last summer,” he said. “And the reason I switched to it is because my, at the time, 3-year-old (Hatcher), who is now 4, liked them. And so, he’s kind of over it now, but it still makes me think of him, and that’s worth a smile or two, which is worth a lot out there for me.”

Malnati is bidding for his second career Tour title and first since the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship.

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2024 Valspar Championship Sunday tee times, how to watch PGA Tour at Copperhead

The purse at the Valspar is $8.4 million with $1.512 million going to the winner.

With 18 holes left to play at the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida, Keith Mitchell holds a two-shot lead over Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes and Peter Malnati at 10 under.

Mitchell has one win in his Tour career, the 2019 Cognizant Classic — formally known as the Honda Classic.

The Copperhead Course ranks No. 8 on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access courses in Florida. It also ties for No. 97 on Golfweek’s Best list of top resort courses in the U.S. The Copperhead Course will play to 7,340 yards with a par of 71 for the Valspar.

The purse at the Valspar is $8.4 million with $1.512 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2024 Valspar Championship. All times listed are ET.

Sunday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
7:35 a.m. Bronson Burgoon
7:40 a.m. Harry Hall, Chan Kim
7:49 a.m. Nick Taylor, S.H. Kim
7:58 a.m. Ryan Brehm, Sam Ryder
8:07 a.m. Justin Thomas, Alejandro Tosti
8:16 a.m. Davis Skinns, Parker Coody
8:25 a.m. Ryan Palmer, Chris Gotterup
8:34 a.m. Callum Tarren, Ben Martin
8:43 a.m. Sam Stevens, Alexander Bjork
8:52 a.m. Carson Young, Mac Meissner
9:01 a.m. Webb Simpson, Vince Whaley
9:15 a.m. Norman Xiong, Doug Ghim
9:24 a.m. Robert MacIntyre, Stewart Cink
9:33 a.m. Matt Kuchar, Andrew Novak
9:42 a.m. Joel Dahmen, Akshay Bhatia
9:51 a.m. Max Greyserman, Justin Suh
10 a.m. Aaron Baddeley, Billy Horschel
10:10 a.m. Taylor Moore, Chez Reavie
10:20 a.m. Dylan Wu, Ryo Hisatsune
10:30 a.m. Adam Schenk, Roger Sloan
10:40 a.m. Xander Schauffele, Maverick McNealy
10:55 a.m. Hayden Springer, Eric Cole
11:05 a.m. Robby Shelton, Sami Valimaki
11:15 a.m. Fred Biondi, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:25 a.m. Jorde Campillo, Hayden Buckley
11:35 a.m. Greyson Sigg, Kevin Dougherty
11:45 a.m. Lucas Glover, Kevin Streelman
11:55 a.m. Scott Stallings, Michael Kim
12:05 p.m. Matti Schmid, Ben Griffin
12:15 p.m. Tom Whitney, Thomas Detry
12:30 p.m. K.H. Lee, Matt Wallace
12:40 a.m. Carl Yuan, Lee Hodges
12:50 p.m. Ryan Moore, Joseph Bramlett
1 p.m. Adam Svensson, Kevin Roy
1:10 p.m. Adam Hadwin, Rico Hoey
1:20 p.m. Chandler Phillips, Cameron Champ
1:30 p.m. Cameron Young, Brendon Todd
1:40 p.m. Mackenzie Hughes, Peter Malnati
1:50 p.m. Keith Mitchell, Seamus Power

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Valspar Championship on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Sunday, March 24

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m

NBC: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m

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After snapping club, this PGA Tour player withdrew from the Valspar Championship

It’s been a frustrating stretch for the pro, who finished tied for third at the Mexico Open.

Justin Lower’s opening round of the Valspar Championship was one to forget with the star finishing the day with a 77 at  Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida.

It’s been a frustrating stretch for Lower, who finished tied for third at the Mexico Open but has since missed two of the last three cuts, including last week at the Players Championship.

And his discontent grew on his final hole of the opening round as he tried to blast out of a greenside bunker and caught the fringe.

As Lower was exiting the bunker, he stepped on his sand wedge, snapping it in two.

With what would certainly be an uphill day on Friday, as the cutline is expected to fall somewhere near par, Lower withdrew prior to the second round of play, with no explanation given on his exit.

Kevin Streelman held the solo lead after the opening round of play as his 64 gave him a one-stroke edge over Kevin Roy and a two-stroke lead over the trio of Adam Svensson, Carl Yuan and Peter Malnati.

(Editor’s note: A previous edition of this story incorrectly listed Lower’s university. He attended Malone University in Canton, Ohio.)

2024 Valspar Championship Friday tee times, how to watch PGA Tour at Copperhead

The purse at the Valspar is $8.4 million with $1.512 million going to the winner.

It’s like 2013 all over again.

Well, at least it must feel that way for Kevin Streelman who holds the solo lead after 18 holes at the 2024 Valspar Championship.

Streelman shot a 64 and leads by one over Kevin Roy and by two over the trio of Adam Svensson, Carl Yuan and Peter Malnati.

Among the notables after day one: Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele are tied for 13th, defending champion Taylor Moore and Jorden Spieth are tied for 28th and Brian Harman is tied for 48th.

The Copperhead Course ranks No. 8 on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access courses in Florida. It also ties for No. 97 on Golfweek’s Best list of top resort courses in the U.S. The Copperhead Course will play to 7,340 yards with a par of 71 for the Valspar.

The purse at the Valspar is $8.4 million with $1.512 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points.

The first round was suspended due to darkness at 7:46 p.m. ET with two players – Paul Barjon and Kevin Dougherty – on their final holes.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round of the 2024 Valspar Championship. All times listed are ET.

Friday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
7:35 a.m.
Chesson Hadley, Josh Teater, Tyson Alexander
7:46 a.m.
Austin Cook, Beau Hossler, Justin Lower
7:57 a.m.
Richy Werenski, Kevin Streelman, Carl Yuan
8:08 a.m.
Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, Kevin Kisner
8:19 a.m.
Lee Hodges, Chad Ramey, Ryan Brehm
8:30 a.m.
Lucas Glover, K.H. Lee
8:41 a.m.
Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker, Andrew Putnam
8:52 a.m.
Charley Hoffman, Taylor Montgomery, Andrew Novak
9:03 a.m.
Ryan Palmer, Ryan Moore, Sami Valimaki
9:14 a.m.
David Skinns, Jacob Bridgeman, Wilson Furr
9:25 a.m.
Robert MacIntyre, Chandler Phillips, Kevin Roy
9:36 a.m.
Thorbjorn Oleson, Ben Silverman, Patrick Fishburn
9:47 a.m.
Parl Barjon, Parker Coody, Nick Gabrelcik
12:50 p.m.
Luke Donald, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Stevens
1:01 p.m.
Bronson Burgoon, Robby Shelton, Justin Suh
1:12 p.m.
Bud Cauley, Sam Ryder, Eric Cole
1:23 p.m.
Sam Burns, Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im
1:34 p.m.
Sepp Straka, Tony Finau, Cameron Young
1:45 p.m.
Brendon Todd, Gary Woodland, Adam Schenk
1:56 p.m.
Nico Echavarria, Mackenzie Hughes, Cameron Champ
2:07 p.m.
Keith Mitchell, Zac Blair, Davis Thompson
2:18 p.m.
Alex Smalley, Matti Schmid, Ben Kohles
2:29 p.m.
Rafael Campos, Max Greyserman, Ricky Castillo
2:40 p.m.
Victor Perez, Chan Kim, Jorge Campillo
2:51 p.m.
Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Rico Hoey, Fred Biondi
3:02 p.m.
Trace Crowe, Tom Whitney, Evan Harmeling

10th tee

Tee time Player
7:40 a.m.
Aaron Rai, Thomas Detry, Ryan Fox
7:51 a.m.
Joel Dahmen, Taylor Pendrith, Greyson Sigg
8:02 a.m.
Peter Malnati, Doug Ghim, Min Woo Lee
8:13 a.m.
Brian Harman, Taylor Moore, Xander Schauffele
8:24 a.m.
Nick Taylor, Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth
8:35 a.m.
Brice Garnett, Akshay Bhatia, Billy Horschel
8:46 a.m.
Adam Hadwin, Zach Johnson
8:57 a.m.
Maverick McNealy, David Lipsky, Carson Young
9:08 a.m.
Troy Merritt, Dylan Wu, Ben Taylor
9:19 a.m.
Ryo Hisatsune, Erik Barnes, Ryan McCormick
9:30 a.m.
Alexander Bjork, Mac Meissner, Blaine Hale Jr.
9:41 a.m.
Harrison Endycott, Alejandro Tosti, Joe Highsmith
9:52 a.m.
Hayden Springer, Kevin Dougherty, Kevin Aylwin
12:45 p.m.
Matt NeSmith, Ben Griffin
12:56 p.m.
Tyler Duncan, S.H. Kim, Scott Gutschewski
1:07 p.m.
Jhonattan Vegas, Kevn Yu, Harry Hall
1:18 p.m.
Davis Riley, Nick Hardy, Webb Simpson
1:29 p.m.
Stewart Cink, Daniel Berger, Francesco Molinari
1:40 p.m.
Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun, Scott Stallings
1:51 p.m.
Camilo Villegas, Adam Svensson, Patrick Rodgers
2:02 p.m.
Michael Kim, Joseph Bramlett, Callum Tarren
2:13 p.m.
Kevin Tway, Aaron Baddeley, Hayden Buckley
2:24 p.m.
Ben Martin, Roger Sloan, Vince Whaley
2:35 p.m.
Nicholas Lindheim, Chris Gotterup, Raul Pereda
2:46 p.m.
Jimmy Stanger, Pierceson Coody, Norman Xiong
2:57 p.m.
David Bradshaw, Greg Koch

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Valspar Championship on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Friday, March 22

Golf Channel/Peacock: 2-6 p.m

Sirius XM: 12-6 p.m

ESPN+: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m

Saturday, March 23

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m

NBC: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m

Sunday, March 24

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m

NBC: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m

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