Valspar Championship, Round 1: How to watch, featured groups, live scores, tee times, TV times

Round 1 action from the Valspar Championship gets underway Thursday from the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, the final event of the TOUR's Florida Swing. The Valspar has been a staple on the PGA TOUR schedule since it was founded in 2000. Taylor Moore returns to defend his title looking to become the fifth player to win the Valspar multiple times. Plenty of stars will take the stage at the Copperhead Course including two runner-ups from last week's PLAYERS Championship, Xander Schauffele and Open champion Brian Harman. Schauffele efforted a T12 here in 2022 while Harman will tee it up for the 10th time, looking to improve upon his best finish (T5) in that same year.

Fifteen-time TOUR winner Justin Thomas will tee it up for the fourth consecutive year after finishes of T10-T3-T13 in his past three attempts. Aside from Moore, other past champions of the event in the field include Sam Burns and Jordan Spieth. Spieth, now a 13-time winner on TOUR, earned his second career victory here in 2015, a season that would see him win four more times including the TOUR Championship. Burns is one of two players to successfully defend his Valspar title by winning in 2021 and 2022.

Here's everything you need to know to follow the action.

Leaderboard | Tee times

HOW TO FOLLOW (all times ET)

Television:

• Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC)
• Special programming alert:
  • Saturday, March 23: 'PGA TOUR Originals Credentialed: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard,' 2-3 p.m. on NBC: “PGA TOUR Originals Credentialed” delivers an inside look at the stories of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Follow France’s Matthieu Pavon and the Arnold Palmer Cup Exemption David Ford for their debuts at Bay Hill, meet Orlando artist Ryan Rustand, dive into the history of Arnie’s place, and go inside the ropes as Scottie Scheffler wins his second red cardigan.

PGA TOUR LIVE ON ESPN+

PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+

• Main feed: Primary tournament coverage featuring the best action from across the course
• Marquee group: New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group
• Featured groups: Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
• Featured holes: A combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes

Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.com/liveaudio:

• Thursday-Friday: 12-6 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

FEATURED GROUPS (all times ET)

THURSDAY

Marquee group

• 8:13 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
  • 1:34 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Nick Taylor, Keegan Bradley

Featured groups

• 8:24 a.m.: Cameron Young, Tony Finau, Sepp Straka
• 8:35 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Adam Schenk, Brendon Todd
  • 1:23 p.m.: Xander Schauffele, Brian Harman, Taylor Moore

Featured holes

• Nos. 4 (par 3), 8 (par 3), 15 (par 3), 17 (par 3)

FRIDAY

Marquee group

• 8:24 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Nick Taylor
  • 1:23 p.m.: Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Sungjae Im

Featured groups

• 8:13 a.m.: Brian Harman, Xander Schauffele, Taylor Moore
• 8:35 a.m.: Brice Garnett, Akshay Bhatia, Billy Horschel
  • 1:34 p.m.: Tony Finau, Cameron Young, Sepp Straka

Featured holes

• Nos. 4 (par 3), 8 (par 3), 15 (par 3), 17 (par 3)

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