Featured Groups: Valspar Championship
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS - NOVEMBER 30: Jon Rahm of Spain (L) and Jason Day of Australia (R) walk off the 18th tee during round two of the Hero World Challenge at Albany, Bahamas on November 30, 2018 at Albany, Bahamas in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Valspar Championship preview
Plenty of star power has packed up from TPC Sawgrass and headed down the Florida highways to Palm Harbor for the Valspar Championship.
Paul Casey defends at Innisbrook Resort after he held off Tiger Woods a season ago, and while the 80-time TOUR winner hasn’t returned, plenty of other multiple winners have.
Here’s a look at some of the Featured Groups (FedExCup ranking in parenthesis).
HOW TO FOLLOW (ALL TIMES ET)
TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday- Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).
PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 7:45 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Featured Groups). Saturday-Sunday, 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. (Featured Groups). 3-6 p.m. (Featured Holes). Featured Hole Coverage consists of the 15th (Par-3) and 17th (Par-3).
International subscribers (via GOLFTV): Thursday-Friday, 11:45 to 22:00 GMT. Saturday-Sunday, 13:00 to 22:00.
RADIO: Thursday-Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM).
FEATURED GROUPS
Jason Day (27) – Former THE PLAYERS champion returning to Tampa for first time since 2013.
Webb Simpson (40) – Former THE PLAYERS champion has three top 10s at the Valspar Championship, including a runner up in 2011.
Jon Rahm (29) – First trip to the Valspar for the 54-hole leader from last week's THE PLAYERS.
Round 1 tee time: 8:13 a.m. ET, No. 10
Round 2 tee time: 1:03 p.m. ET, No. 1
Patrick Reed (59) – Certainly trending with a T2,T7 and T2 within the last four seasons at Valspar Championship
Sergio Garcia (82) – Former THE PLAYERS champion with top-10s the last two starts at Valspar Championship.
Henrik Stenson (181) – Former FedExCup and THE PLAYERS champion has three top-11 finishes at Valspar Championship in the last four years.
Round 1 tee time: 8:24 a.m. ET, No. 10
Round 2 tee time: 1:14 p.m. ET, No. 1
Dustin Johnson (9) – 20-time PGA TOUR winner returns to Tampa for first time since 2010.
Paul Casey (16) – Defending champion who has a second- and third-place finish amongs last four starts this season.
Gary Woodland (5) – Has six top-10s this season, including two runner-ups and a third. Is a former Valspar Championship winner (2011).
Round 1 tee time: 1:03 p.m. ET, No. 1
Round 2 tee time: 8:13 a.m. ET, No. 10