Name: Golfbet Roundtable: 2025 PGA TOUR season preview
Uploaded: 2024-12-13T17:04:54.000Z
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Description: The Golfbet team is looking ahead to the 2025 PGA TOUR season. Can Scottie Scheffler continue his dominance? Who are some good candidates to win the majors?

Ten weeks into the PGA TOUR season, "The Drop" breaks down its 10 biggest storylines so far, including Justin Thomas' return, Scottie Scheffler's slump and Chris Gotterup's ascendance.  

‘The Drop' reveals its 10 biggest storylines so far in 2026

Go behind the scenes with Matt Fitzpatrick as he takes photos with the trophy, signs autographs and meets with Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez after winning the 2026 Valspar Championship, his third career PGA TOUR victory.

Matt Fitzpatrick mic’d up after winning Valspar Championship

Following his one-shot win at the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick talks about claiming his third PGA TOUR victory.


Matt Fitzpatrick’s news conference after winning Valspar Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick drained a closing birdie on the par-4 18th hole to secure his third PGA TOUR victory.

Matt Fitzpatrick’s winning birdie putt is the Shot of the Day

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 4 of the 2026 Valspar Championship, featuring Matt Fitzpatrick, David Lipsky, and Brandt Snedeker, among others.

Highlights | Round 4 | Valspar Championship | 2026

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick shot 3-under 68 to claim his third PGA TOUR victory.


Matt Fitzpatrick’s Round 4 winning highlights from Valspar Championship

Following his final-round 3-under 68 at the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick talks about claiming his third PGA TOUR victory after coming up short at THE PLAYERS Championship last week.


Matt Fitzpatrick’s interview after winning Valspar Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick's 303-yard drive on the 420-yard, par-4 18th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 118 yards to the hole. His 116-yard approach from the fairway finished 13 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 13-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 14-foot birdie to win Valspar Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's 183-yard drive on the 174-yard, par-3 15th landed on the right green, finishing 29 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 29-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks clutch 30-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's 250-yard drive on the 435-yard, par-4 third hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 198 yards to the hole, his 195-yard approach shot from the fairway ended up on the right green, finishing 7 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 7-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 195-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's drive on the 462-yard, par-4 16th hole travels 320 yards and ends up in the left rough, leaving 159 yards to the hole. His 161-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 8 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 161-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's drive on the 360-yard, par-4 12th travels 215 yards into the left fairway, his 134-yard approach from the fairway lands 30 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he makes the 30-foot 8-inch birdie putt.

Justin Thomas holes out 31-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's drive on the 614-yard, par-5 5th hole travels 311 yards, landing in the right rough and leaving 303 yards to the hole, his 247-yard shot from the rough lands in the left fairway, leaving 60 yards to the hole, his 61-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 4 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes a 4-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 61-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 5 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 372-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 219 yards into the right fairway, his 158-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 25 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 25-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 26-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 320 yards and ended in the right fairway, leaving 250 yards to the hole. His 222-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left bunker, finishing 85 feet 5 inches from the hole. Fitzpatrick's 92-foot 10-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the left green, finishing 7 feet 4 inches from the hole. He made a 7-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 434-yard par-4 10th hole travels 322 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 112 yards to the hole, his 115-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 9 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made a 9-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Justin Thomas's drive on the 412-yard par-4 7th hole travels 246 yards, landing in the right intermediate rough and leaving 169 yards to the hole, his 158-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough lands in the right intermediate rough, finishing 40 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he makes a 40-foot 2-inch birdie putt.

Justin Thomas sinks 40-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's drive on the 597-yard, par-5 5th hole traveled 314 yards into the right fairway, his 258-yard approach from the fairway finished 66 feet from the hole, his 63-foot 5-inch shot from the fairway landed 2 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made a 2-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas taps in from 2 feet for birdie on No. 5 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's 332-yard drive on the 618-yard, par-5 5th hole landed in the left intermediate rough, 276 yards from the hole, his 240-yard shot from the intermediate rough landed in the left rough, leaving 35 yards to the hole, and he made a 15-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas taps in from 1 foot for birdie on No. 5 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 618-yard, par-5 fifth hole went 268 yards into the left fairway, his 229-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, leaving 116 yards to the hole, and he made a 5-foot putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes birdie on No. 5 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick’s drive on the 166-yard par-3 4th hole travels 172 yards, landing on the left green and finishing 22 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes a 22-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's 293-yard drive on the 561-yard, par-5 1st hole landed in the left fairway, his 238-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right bunker, his 75-foot 5-inch bunker shot settled on the left green 3 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas chips in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 1 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 561-yard, par-5 1st hole travels 298 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 253 yards to the hole, his 251-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 35 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he makes a 3-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick drains 4-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 589-yard, par-5 14th hole traveled 300 yards into the left intermediate rough, leaving 271 yards to the hole, and his 268-yard approach from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 21 feet 2 inches from the hole.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes birdie on No. 14 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 168-yard par-3 13th hole travels 167 yards and lands on the left green, finishing 4 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he makes a 4-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick's 167-yard drive sets up 4-foot birdie on No. 13 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's 322-yard drive on the 555-yard, par-5 11th hole landed in the right rough, leaving 235 yards to the hole. His 238-yard shot from the rough finished in the left rough, 33 feet 8 inches from the hole, and his 51-foot 9-inch shot from the rough landed on the right green, finishing 17 feet 10 inches from the hole.

Justin Thomas makes birdie on No. 11 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's tee shot on the 17th hole, a 194-yard par 3, travels 199 yards and lands on the left green, finishing 14 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made a 14-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas hits 199-yard tee shot to 15 feet, sets up birdie at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 454-yard, par-4 16th hole traveled 284 yards into the right fairway, leaving 167 yards to the hole, and his 165-yard approach shot landed on the right green, finishing 7 feet 1 inch from the hole.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 165-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's drive on the 186-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the right green, finishing 10 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Justin Thomas knocks tee shot to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 370-yard par-4 12th travels 205 yards into the right fairway, his 169-yard approach from the fairway lands on the right green 11 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes an 11-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 169-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Justin Thomas's drive on the 561-yard, par-5 11th travels 331 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 227 yards to the hole, his 206-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, finishing 66 feet from the hole, his 67-foot 3-inch shot from the greenside bunker lands in the right green and finishes 10 inches from the hole, and he made a 10-inch putt for par.

Justin Thomas gets up-and-down for birdie on No. 11 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's 307-yard drive on the 604-yard, par-5 5th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 288 yards to the hole. His 299-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right bunker, finishing 50 feet 1 inch from the hole. Fitzpatrick's 50-foot 8-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the left green and finished 2 inches from the hole. He made a 2-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick chips in from 51 feet for birdie on No. 5 at Valspar

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After winning his second Valero Texas Open in 2026 and his third PGA TOUR title, J.J. Spaun discusses the thoughts and emotions after the victory, a tough start to the 2026 season and a shifted mentality recently that's led to better recent results. 

J.J. Spaun news conference after winning Valero

Check out the best bets that cashed at the 2026 Valero Texas Open, featuring live wagers on winner J.J. Spaun, Michael Kim's top-five finish and Austin Smotherman cashing in with a hole-in-one.

Winning wagers: Top five bets that hit at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, J.J. Spaun shoots a 5-under 67 to get to 17-under par for the tournament, winning his third PGA TOUR title, his second at the event, by one shot.

J.J. Spaun Round 4 highlights from Valero

Check out all the best shots from the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, featuring J.J. Spaun, Ludvig Åberg and Robert MacIntyre, among others.

Highlights | Round 4 | Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, J.J. Spaun makes a critical up-and-down par save at the par-5 18th hole to finish 17-under par. In the final group of the day, Robert MacIntyre attempts a 30-foot birdie putt to tie the lead at the par-5 18th and misses, sealing Spaun's third PGA TOUR title. After clinching the win, Spaun discusses the emotions of winning for the third time on the PGA TOUR and finding the winner's circle after a tough start to the 2026 season.

J.J. Spaun seals third win with 72nd-hole par, Robert MacIntyre miss at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Kevin Roy makes a 1-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole.

Kevin Roy makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Robert MacIntyre makes eagle on the par-4 17th hole.

Robert MacIntyre makes clutch eagle putt on No. 17 to get within one of lead

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Tony Finau makes a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole.

Tony Finau makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Alex Smalley makes a 1-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole.

Alex Smalley makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Andrew Putnam makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Andrew Putnam makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Robert MacIntyre makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Robert MacIntyre makes birdie on No. 15 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ryo Hisatsune makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Ryo Hisatsune makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg makes a 3-foot birdie putt on the par-5 14th hole.

Ludvig Åberg makes birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Sudarshan Yellamaraju makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju drains 41-foot birdie putt at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Michael Kim makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.