Viktor Hovland outduels Justin Thomas at the Snake Pit, wins 2025 Valspar Championship
The final stop of the PGA Tour's Florida Swing is here.
Viktor Hovland tamed the Snake Pit, making birdies on two of the final three holes at the Copperhead Course to edge Justin Thomas by one stroke and win the 2025 Valspar Championship on Sunday in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Hovland closed with a final-round 4-under 67 at Innisbrook Resort to win for the seventh time on the PGA Tour and first time since 2023.
Mired in a slump since winning the 2023 FedEx Cup and starring at the Ryder Cup in Rome later that year, Hovland shared the 54-hole Valspar lead and came out roaring in the final round with birdies on two of his first three holes. He poured in a left-to-right bender at the first to grab the lead at 8-under and stretched it to two strokes with an 18-footer at three. His lone bogey on the front nine at No. 7 dropped him into a four-way tie for the lead.
Thomas, who opened with a 4-over 40 on the front nine Thursday and had to sweat out the 36-hole cut on Friday, charged into contention on Saturday with a tournament-best 65.
Thomas was seeking to end an even longer winless drought, dating to the 2022 PGA Championship. In the final round, his putter, which has been responsible for his dip in performance, was rock solid. He birdied three of the first six holes and was the first player to reach double-digits-under par for the week after a birdie at No. 12, his fifth of the day. He tacked on birdies at Nos. 14 and 15 and held a three-shot lead before Hovland birdied the par-5 14th too. Entering the Snake Pit, Thomas held the edge but missed the fairway at 16 and 18 — both to the left — and made bogeys and signed for 66 and a 10-under 274 total.
The purse money at the Valspar is $8.7 million, with $1.566 million going to the Hovland winner along with 500 FedEx Cup points.
Here's everything you need to know for the first round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, including tee times and TV information. All times ET.
2025 Valspar Championship Information:
Where: Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course (Par 71/ 7,352 yards)
When: March 20-23
Purse: $8.7 million ($1.566 million winner's share)
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Defending Champion: Peter Malnati
Valspar Championship 2025 Final round tee times, how to watch on sunday, pairings, groups
1st tee
Here’s the organized list of final-round pairings and tee times for the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course:
Final Round Tee Times – Valspar Championship
Sunday | Copperhead Course | Palm Harbor, Florida
Morning Tee Times
7:30 AM EDT – Aaron Baddeley, Mason Andersen
7:39 AM EDT – Antoine Rozner, Kevin Kisner
7:48 AM EDT – Kris Ventura, Beau Hossler
7:57 AM EDT – Nate Lashley, C.T. Pan
8:06 AM EDT – Jesper Svensson, Camilo Villegas
8:15 AM EDT – David Lipsky, Adam Scott
8:24 AM EDT – Braden Thornberry, Ryan Fox
8:33 AM EDT – John Pak, Sam Stevens
8:42 AM EDT – Neal Shipley, Rafael Campos
8:51 AM EDT – Sepp Straka, Mac Meissner
Mid-Morning Tee Times
9:05 AM EDT – Tom Kim, Keith Mitchell
9:14 AM EDT – Thomas Detry, Doug Ghim
9:23 AM EDT – Brandt Snedeker, Danny Willett
9:32 AM EDT – Michael Kim, Will Chandler
9:41 AM EDT – Thorbjørn Olesen, Steven Fisk
9:50 AM EDT – Harry Hall, Xander Schauffele
10:00 AM EDT – Max McGreevy, Will Zalatoris
10:10 AM EDT – Mark Hubbard, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
10:25 AM EDT – Luke Clanton (a), Luke List
10:35 AM EDT – Victor Perez, Mackenzie Hughes
10:45 AM EDT – Matthieu Pavon, Gary Woodland
10:55 AM EDT – Sami Valimaki, Seamus Power
Late Morning Tee Times
11:05 AM EDT – Ryan Gerard, Chandler Phillips
11:15 AM EDT – Matti Schmid, Eric Cole
11:25 AM EDT – Sahith Theegala, Sam Ryder
11:35 AM EDT – Stephan Jaeger, Noah Goodwin
11:50 AM EDT – Kaito Onishi, Tommy Fleetwood
12:00 PM EDT – Kevin Velo, Matt McCarty
12:10 PM EDT – Bud Cauley, J.T. Poston
12:20 PM EDT – Henrik Norlander, Lucas Glover
12:30 PM EDT – Patrick Fishburn, Jordan Spieth
12:40 PM EDT – Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An
12:50 PM EDT – Billy Horschel, Corey Conners
Afternoon Tee Times
1:00 PM EDT – Andrew Novak, Joe Highsmith
1:15 PM EDT – Shane Lowry, Ryo Hisatsune
1:25 PM EDT – Davis Riley, Jeremy Paul
1:35 PM EDT – Justin Thomas, Kevin Yu
1:45 PM EDT – Viktor Hovland, Ricky Castillo
1:55 PM EDT – Nico Echavarria, Jacob Bridgeman
How to watch & stream the 2025 Valspar Championship live final round
The 13th event on the PGA Tour's 2025 schedule will be carried live on TV by Golf Channel (which you can watch for free on Fubo) all four days.
NBC will pick up live coverage of the third and final rounds.
There is streaming on ESPN+ as well as Peacock and the NBC sports app.
Thursday, March 20 - First round
7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
12-6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
2-6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
Friday, March 21 - Second round
7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
12-6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
2-6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
Saturday, March 22 - Third round
7:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
1-6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
1-6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
3-6 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports app
Sunday, March 23 - Final round
7:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
1-6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
1-6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
3-6 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports app
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