PALM HARBOR, Florida – The Copperhard Course at Innisbrook Resort is one of the most challenging events on the PGA Tour. This year the challenge will be met by one of the strongest fields in the 50 years of competition in Tampa Bay. After a successful final week of signs up, a star-studded field is set for the 2026 Valspar Championship.
Justin Thomas was added to the field as were five other notables to bolster the field – Robert MacIntyre (currently 8th in the Official World Golf Ranking), U.S. Open Champions Wyndham Clark (2023) and Matt Fitzpatrick, (2022) Tony Finau and Max Homa.
Ten of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are in the field. MacIntyre at #8, #10 Xander Schauffele, #11 2025 U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun, #13 Ben Griffin, #18 defending champion Viktor Hovland, #19 Akshay Bhatia (fresh off his win in last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational), #22 Jacob Bridgeman, #23 Keegan Bradley and #24 Fitzpatrick.
The field now includes three of the last four U.S. Open champions – Spaun in 2025 plus Clark and Fitzpatrick…