Valspar Championship: Golf One and Done Picks Strategy (2026)

We run through odds, popularity, stats, and future value to find the best Valspar Championship One and Done Picks this week.

by Jason Lisk - Mar 17, 2026

Jacob Bridgeman flashed his potential last year with a 3rd place at Valspar. (Image: David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire)

After a busy two-week stretch of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and THE PLAYERS Championship, we stay in Florida but get a break from the bigger purse events. The Valspar Championship at the Copperhead Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida still has a pretty solid field of golfers choosing to finish out the Sunshine State swing of events.

In total, we have eight golfers inside our Top 25 competing, but you will want to balance saving future value for your Valspar Championship One and Done picks this week.

Valspar Championship One and Done Picks: Purse Info

The Valspar Championship has a total prize purse of $9,100,000. The winner receives $1,566,000.

The purse size puts it in the lower half of non-Signature events (Tier 3 event by prize money). It’s actually slightly lower than the Cognizant from three weeks ago, but because of its placement on the schedule (not sandwiched by Signature Events), it’s a better field.

For instance, Golfers playing here may instead choose to skip the Houston Open next week.

If you want to see where this tournament’s purse ranks in your specific PGA One and Done pool, you can set up your pool entry in our Golf One and Done Picks product.

Valspar Championship Overview for One and Done Pools

This analysis is a complement to the data in our product, which provides customized weekly pick grades that account for factors like:

• The total number of picks you need to make this season
• The specific tournaments included in your pool
• The golfers you’ve already used so far

Here are a few notable highlights for the 2026 Valspar Championship field:

• 133 golfers in the field, with a cut. We have a slightly larger field here than in the recent Cognizant Classic.
• Viktor Hovland, defending champion: Hovland ended a slump here a year ago, beating out Justin Thomas.
• The top 9 finishers here last year are playing: Players who are returning here also played well a year ago. Jacob Bridgeman had a third-place finish, Corey Conners had a Top 10, and Xander Schauffele finished just outside the Top 10.

Valspar Championship One and Done Picks: Video

Stephen Andress is flying solo this week and covers the key players to consider in this week’s Valspar Championship One and Done Picks video.

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Valspar Championship One and Done Picks: Advice

Below, we’ll break down the top Valspar Championship One and Done picks by looking at tournament odds, future value rankings, pick popularity, and the strategy behind when to use each golfer.

Top 10 in Win Odds

Here are the top 10 (and ties) in win odds for the Valspar Championship as of Tuesday, March 17: