The 2017 Valspar Championship golf tournament on the PGA Tour is taking place this week from March 9-12, 2017, on the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club located in the Tampa suburb of Palm Harbor, Florida. Here is a list of the prize money up for grabs for the PGA golfers playing in the 2017 Valspar Championship.
The Valspar Championship dates back to 2000. Notable winner of this PGA Tour event include Jordan Spieth (2015), Jim Furyk (2010), Vijay Singh (2004) and K.J. Choi (2002, 2006) and Retief Goosen (2003, 2009), who jointly hold the record for most wins with two each.
Total prize money up for grabs at the 2017 Valspar Championship is $6.3 million. That's up 3.3% over the $6.1 million that was up for grabs in this tournament last year.
Golf major winner (2011 Masters) Charl Schwartzel from South Africa is the defending champion.
The winner of the 2017 Valspar Championship will earn a cool $1.134 million in prize money. That's up 3.3% over the $1.098 million in prize money that Charl Schwartzel earned last year when he won this tournament.