Name: Justin Thomas on why he loves coming back to Valspar
Uploaded: 2026-03-18T20:11:14.000Z
Duration: 50 s
Description: Ahead of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Justin Thomas speaks on what he loves about the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and why he feels the Valspar is one of the most underrated stops on TOUR. Thomas looks to build on his T8 finish last week at THE PLAYERS Championship in his third start of 2026.

Ahead of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Justin Thomas speaks on what he loves about the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and why he feels the Valspar is one of the most underrated stops on TOUR. Thomas looks to build on his T8 finish last week at THE PLAYERS Championship in his third start of 2026.

Justin Thomas on why he loves coming back to Valspar

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In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 373-yard, par-4 12th hole went 278 yards into the right fairway, his 102-yard approach landed on the right green 6 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made the 6-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's 286-yard drive on the 386-yard, par-4 fourth hole landed in the right rough, leaving 102 yards to the hole. His 101-yard approach from the rough settled 6 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 6-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 101-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 4 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 126-yard, par-3 17th hole travels 130 yards and lands on the left green, finishing 11 feet 10 inches from the hole.

Justin Thomas hits 130-yard tee shot to 12 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's 327-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 16th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 195 yards to the hole. His 196-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 9 feet 3 inches from the hole. Thomas missed a 10-foot putt, finishing 6 inches from the hole, and made a 6-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 196-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 564-yard, par-5 11th hole travels 307 yards into the left fairway, his 251-yard approach lands 57 feet 1 inch from the hole, his 61-foot 5-inch chip shot finishes 3 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes the 3-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas’s drive on the 596-yard, par-5 9th hole traveled 303 yards into the right fairway, his 203-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway leaving 88 yards, his 86-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green 8 feet from the hole, and he made an 8-foot putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas sinks 8-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 374-yard, par-4 4th hole traveled 280 yards into the right fairway, his 97-yard approach landed on the right green 8 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 97-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 4 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 561-yard, par-5 second hole travels 269 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 286 yards to the hole. His 252-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, leaving 34 yards to the hole. His 34-yard shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 3 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's 309-yard drive on the 455-yard, par-4 18th landed in the left fairway, his 140-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 18 feet from the hole, and he made the 18-foot putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at THE PLAYERS

In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 522-yard, par-5 16th travels 313 yards and ends in the right rough, leaving 219 yards to the hole, his 190-yard shot from the rough lands in the left bunker, finishing 37 yards from the hole, his 39-yard shot from the bunker lands on the left green, finishing 6 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he makes a 6-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas makes 7-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's 314-yard drive on the 589-yard, par-5 11th hole landed in the left fairway, his 261-yard shot from the fairway finished 80 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made an 80-foot 3-inch eagle putt.

Justin Thomas holes 80-foot eagle putt on No. 11 at THE PLAYERS

In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas’s 229-yard drive on the 236-yard par-3 8th hole landed on the left green and finished 20 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 20-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

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In the opening round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 606-yard, par-5 9th hole went 289 yards into the left fairway, his 233-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway, his 84-yard approach landed on the right green 8 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

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In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 408-yard, par-4 6th hole went 301 yards into the right fairway, his 112-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green 7 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot 10-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 112-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 6 at THE PLAYERS

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 452-yard par-4 5th hole travels 310 yards and ends up in the left intermediate rough, leaving 148 yards to the hole, his 150-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough lands on the left green, finishing 6 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 6-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

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In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 373-yard par-4 12th travels 282 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 89 yards to the hole, his 88-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 5 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 88-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at THE PLAYERS

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 565-yard, par-5 11th travels 293 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 261 yards to the hole, his 256-yard approach from the fairway lands in the right bunker, finishing 30 feet from the hole, his 39-feet 5-inch bunker shot lands on the right green, finishing 9 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he makes a 9-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at THE PLAYERS

In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Justin Thomas's drive on the 406-yard, par-4 10th hole traveled 279 yards into the right fairway, his 131-yard approach landed on the left green 2 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made the 2-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

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Justin Thomas holes out from 29 feet for birdie on No. 2 at Arnold Palmer

In the first round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Justin Thomas’s drive on the 472-yard, par-4 15th hole went 333 yards into the right fairway, his 132-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 13 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 13-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

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In the first round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Justin Thomas's drive on the 208-yard, par-3 14th hole traveled 212 yards and landed on the left green, finishing 13 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 13-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

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