Valspar Championship 2025: Record $8.7M Prize Money Up For Grabs At Copperhead Course
The Valspar Championship returns to Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course with an increased prize purse of $8.7 million for 2025. The winner will receive $1,566,000, a $54,000 increase from 2024, along with 500 FedEx Cup points and a two-year PGA Tour exemption.
World No.3 Xander Schauffele headlines a strong field that includes Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, and Shane Lowry. Two-time champion Sam Burns, Will Zalatoris, Tom Kim, and Sepp Straka are also competing.
The tournament is played at the challenging Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida, which features the infamous "Snake Pit" - a demanding three-hole closing stretch comprising:
- 16th hole: 475-yard par 4
- 17th hole: 215-yard par 3
- 18th hole: 445-yard par 4
Golfer holding trophy and ball
Prize Money Breakdown (Top 10):
- 1st: $1,566,000
- 2nd: $948,300
- 3rd: $600,300
- 4th: $426,300
- 5th: $356,700
- 6th: $315,375
- 7th: $293,625
- 8th: $271,875
- 9th: $254,475
- 10th: $237,075
Peter Malnati is the defending champion, having captured his second PGA Tour title and first in nine years at the 2024 event. The winner also earns an invitation to The Masters.
[Complete prize money breakdown continues as in original article from positions 11-65]