The 2026 Valspar Championship format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour event played at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida.
The 2026 Valspar Championship field is 133 players.
The Valspar Championship field is made up of a variety of players, namely nearly 19 top-50 players in the world and the top of this season's FedEx Cup standings.
Valspar Championship format
The Valspar Championship format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same groups play together in each of the first two rounds, with morning and afternoon windows.
A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. All players who make the field and make the cut are eligible to finish the event.
For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.
The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2026 Valspar Championship winner's share of the purse.
The winning player will get a two-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner earns 500 FedEx Cup points and 48.6 Official World Golf Ranking points.
Valspar Championship playoff format
A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The Valspar Championship playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18 twice, then 16, 17 and 18 in a loop, played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole by hole, and the player with the lowest score wins. In the event of a tie, the players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.
