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2026 Valspar Championship Betting Preview

Golf Previews

18 March 2026 By Dunkel Index

The PGA Tour heads to the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook this week for the Valspar Championship. Last year's winner Viktor Hovland returns to defend his title at the par 71 / 7352 yard course in Palm Harbor, FL.

VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS, TIME

Day: March 19-22, 2026
Location: Palm Harbor, FL
Golf Course: Copperhead Course at Innisbrook
Distance: Par 71 / Yards 7352
Purse: $9,100,000
Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland
Moneyline Favorite: Xander Schauffele

HOW TO WATCH THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP

TV: NBC/Golf Channel
Streaming: ESPN+/Peacock

DUNKEL INDEX TOP 30

Here are the Top 30 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:

X. Schauffele	-23.293
P. Cantlay	-23.326
J. Bridgeman	-23.391
M. Fitzpatrick	-23.748
B. Griffin	-23.783
J. Spieth	-24.360
J. Thomas	-24.916
Pierceson Coody	-25.021
A. Smotherman	-25.101
JJ Spaun	-26.135
R. Hojgaard	-26.288
S. Theegala	-26.355
N. Taylor	-26.527
R. Hisatune	-26.813
V. Hovland	-26.999
P. Rodgers	-27.218
N. Hojgaard	-27.860
A. Smalley	-27.884
M. Meissner	-28.052
M. Homa	-28.107
C. Bezuidenhout	-28.231
R. Castillo	-28.524
C. Conners	-28.713
M. McCarty	-29.118
M. McGreevy	-29.526
B. Koepka	-29.695
K. Bradley	-30.053
W. Clark	-30.327
T. Pendrith	-31.444
A. Rai	-31.970

WINNER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE (+1050)

Schauffele is coming off a third place finish at THE PLAYERS Championship. He has finished in the top five twice and in the top ten four times over his last ten appearances. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take Schauffele (+425) to pick up the victory at Innisbrook this weekend.