PGA Tour: Sam Burns wins the Valspar Championship

Sam Burns picks up the win at the Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour, beating out Keegan Bradley in second position.

Sam Burns has won at the PGA Tour´s Valspar Championship. The American scored a final round of 68 at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). He finishes in front of Keegan Bradley in second place and Viktor Hovland and Cameron Tringale who were tied for third place. Burns finished the Valspar Championship with a total score of 17 under par.

“You just hope and practice so hard to have that opportunity,” Burns said. “After I had the bunker shot on 18, I just got choked up thinking about that moment and thinking, ‘You wanted to have that opportunity so bad for so long and now you do.’ It was really special for me.”

Paul Casey, world number 20 in the world golf ranking, finishes the tournament in T21 place. The Englishman logged a final round of 68 at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). With a total score of -5 he finishes 12 shots behind the leader.

Ian Poulter, world number 63 in the world golf ranking, ends the tournament in T21 place. The Englishman posted a final round of 70 at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). With a total score of -5 he finishes 12 shots behind the leader.

Russell Knox finishes the tournament in T21 place. The Scotsman posted a final round of 70 at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). With a total score of -5 he is 12 strokes behind the leader after the Valspar Championship.

Tom Lewis finishes the tournament in T48 position. The Englishman showed a final round of 73 at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). With a total score of -2 he finishes 15 shots behind the leader.

Luke Donald rounds off the tournament in T54 position. The Englishman logged a final round of 71 at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). With a total score of -1 he finishes 16 shots behind the leader.

The Valspar Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from April 29th until the 2nd of May 2021 at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) in Palm Harbor, Florida. This year a total prize money of $6,900,000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) plays at Par 71.

The tournament first took place in 2000 as the Tampa Bay Classic, and was originally an alternate event in autumn and late summer. Vijay Singh set the tournament record in 2004 with 266 (−18) and won by five strokes.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Valspar Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Sam Burns	-3	-17
2	Keegan Bradley	0	-14
T3	Viktor Hovland	-6	-13
T3	Cameron Tringale	-3	-13
5	Abraham Ancer	-2	-12

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