An eclectic trio shares the lead entering the final round of the Valspar Championship on Sunday. You have Viktor Hovland, a former FedEx Cup champion trying to regain his confidence and form. Then there’s Nico Echavarria, a winner in 2023 and 2024 (converting his 54-hole lead both times) who is hoping to continue to build on that success and take his career to new heights. And then there’s Jacob Bridgeman, a second-year player who had a runner-up finish earlier this month at the Cognizant Classic but is looking to grab a first tour title in just his 40th career tour start.
For any of them to win on Sunday at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead course in Palm Harbor, Fla., will obviously take some solid play on a course that has stood strong with a 71.90 stroke average through the opening three rounds on the par-71 course. But it will also take patience given the crowded leaderboard not far behind them. Seven players start the day within two shots of the lead, setting up the potential for plenty of drama.
Up for grabs is a first-place prize money payout of $1.566 million from an overall purse of $8.7 million. Here is the prize money payout for each golfer who made the cut. Come back shortly after the tournament and we’ll update this with individual names and paydays.
Win: $1,566,000
2: $948,300
3: $600,300
4: $426,300
5: $356,700
6: $315,375
7: $293,625
8: $271,875
9: $254,475
10: $237,075
11: $219,675
12: $202,275
13: $184,875
14: $167,475
15: $158,775
16: $150,075
17: $141,375
18: $132,675
19: $123,975
20: $115,275
21: $106,575
22: $97,875
23: $90,915
24: $83,955
25: $76,995
26: $70,035
27: $67,425
28: $64,815
29: $62,205
30: $59,595
31: $56,985
32: $54,375
33: $51,765
34: $49,590
35: $47,415
36: $45,240
37: $43,065
38: $41,325
39: $39,585
40: $37,845
41: $36,105
42: $34,365
43: $32,625
44: $30,885
45: $29,145
46: $27,405
47: $25,665
48: $24,273
49: $23,055
50: $22,359
51: $21,837
52: $21,315
53: $20,967
54: $20,619
55: $20,445
56: $20,271
57: $20,097
58: $19,923
59: $19,749
60: $19,575
61: $19,401
62: $19,227
63: $19,053
64: $18,879
65: $18,705
66: $18,531
67: $18,357
68: $18,183
69: $18,009
70: $17,835
71: $17,661
72: $17,487
73: $17,313
74: $17,139
75: $16,965
76: $16,791
77: $16,617
78: $16,443
