Weather There’s a lot of good news in this weather report. The early week rain was not half as significant as the early forecast displayed, and the course should be just as firm as we have seen over the last couple years at this event. Secondly, Thursday and Friday mornings look near identical from a wind standpoint, and while Friday afternoon looks a touch easier than Thursday afternoon, I would not say the difference is strong enough for me to advocate for a wave advantage.

I took a few minutes to expand on something I will be looking at for this week called the Manlati/Moore Corollary (Gained on Approach, good finishes at Sawgrass leading into Valspar). I brought it up on the show that Taylor Moore and Peter Malnati had good ball striking form leading in with made cuts at The Players prior to Valspar. I like this trend and will use it to build a pool and have already used it for my betting card. Below is a list of players that gained more than

Former Winners   2025: Viktor Hovland (-11) over Justin Thomas (-10) Scoring Average: +0.65 Winner Odds: Hovland (60/1) 2024: Peter Malnati (-12) over Cameron Young (-10) Scoring Average: +0.39 Winner Odds: Malnati (330/1) 2023: Taylor Moore (-10) over Adam Schenk (-9) Scoring Average: +0.92 Winner Odds: Moore (60/1) 2022: Sam Burns (-17) over Davis Riley (-17) (Playoff) Scoring Average: -0.76 Winner Odds: Burns (21/1) 2021: Sam Burns (-17) over Keegan Bradley (-14) Scoring A

Okay, let’s talk about it! I have personally never seen so much discourse on the weather this week in my four years of covering golf...

The PGA Tour heads to Tampa this week for the final stop in a four-week Florida swing. While I don't think that the Valspar Championship is the best Florida event, it might be the most underrated. The field strength has been up and down over the years amid multiple scheduling changes. While most of the best players in the world are now in full-on Masters mode, we'll still get one more look at Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Sam Burns, Shane L