PGA Tour : Valspar Championship Leaderboard
There is a three way tie for the lead at -7 and another 24 players separated by 4 shots, all in with a chance as Sunday dawns at Palm Harbour, site of the Innisbrook Resort and the fabled Copperhead course, host of the annual Valspar Championship. One of them is Canadian Corey Conners.
I wrote about journeyman Jacob Bridgeman on Friday, the 36 hole leader. He scrambled to a creditable -1 70 on Saturday and at -7 he is joined in the lead by diminutive Norwegian, Viktor Hovland who lost the game that had made him famous 2 years ago, and now with another new coach is returning to form with 69 and Columbian Nico Echavarria who posted a 66 early in the day. His brother Andres plays the DP World Tour.
Pals Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth were paired and they put on a show for the fans, Thomas with a back nine 30 for 65 -5 and Spieth scrambling from the trees 67 -3.
Other names in the chasing pack include Shane Lowry who has been all over leaderboards on the Florida swing, T5 -5, Billy Horschel who is sponsored by London football club West Ham at -4, Korean Ben An who was at -9 before making 5 bogeys on his closing holes T11 72, -4.
Also at -4 T11 with 71 69 69 is Corey Conners, who has 3rd and T6 in his last two events and on this form must be considered a favourite to become the second Canadian to win the title after Adam Hadwin in 2017. He is paired with Billy Horschel at 12.50 pm.
Corey has amassed career earnings of $25,855,330 highlighted by 2 wins at the Valero Texas Open 2019, 2023 which is upcoming on April 3rd.
Mac Hughes T40 75 69 69 E is in the first pairing today, with France's Victor Perez from the DP World Tour at 10.35.
Bryan Angus
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