March 21-24
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, Florida
$6,700,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Defending champion Paul Casey fired a five-under par 66 to grab a share of the 36-hole lead alongside American Austin Cook at the US PGA Tour Valspar Championship on Friday.
England's Casey and Cook each stood on six-under 136 after two rounds at the Innisbrook Resort Copperhead course in Palm Harbor, Florida.
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England's Luke Donald, South Korean Im Sung-jae and American Scott Stallings were a stroke back on 137.
Donald had five birdies and four bogeys in his one-under 70, surrendering a one-shot lead with two bogeys in his last four holes. Im posted a 67 and Stallings a 68.
Casey, who edged Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed by a stroke last year for the crown, began on the back nine and promptly birdied three of his first four holes, sinking a 10-foot putt at 10 and landing his third shot inches from the cup before a tap-in at the par-5 11th.
Casey scored on the other par-5 holes as well, sinking a three-foot birdie putt at 14, a six-footer at the first before holing a 27-footer for eagle at the fifth.
"I feel really good about (my game) because last week was rubbish," said Casey, who was stung by a missed cut at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
"I struggle a little bit around Sawgrass and that frustrated me, annoyed me, coming in here trying to defend my title, which I would love to do because I never defended a professional title, I've defended amateur titles, English Amateurs and PAC 12 titles, I would love to do that here.
"So I worked very, very hard on the game and for whatever reason it's slowed things down. Quieted the transition at the top of the swing," Casey said. "Nice to turn it around after last week to suddenly be not in control of this event but I'm near the top, which is good."
Casey's lone bogey came on his closing ninth hole, finding bunkers with his first two shots and missing a six-footer for par.
"Disappointing on nine," Casey said. "But everybody's going to make bogeys. If you can just minimize those, it puts you in a good position."
Cook had five birdies and one bogey in his four-under 67.
He opened with a birdie from seven feet, added a tap-in birdie at the par-4 third and then ran off three birdies in a row with 12-foot putts at the ninth and par-5 11th around one half as long to begin the back nine.
His only bogey came at 12 after finding a greenside bunker.
World number one Dustin Johnson was among three players on 138 after a 69 that included a double-bogey at the par-three 13th -- where his tee short tee shot found the water.
Johnson, who played alongside Casey, was two-over through nine holes but made five of his six birdies coming in to post a 69 that left him tied with Joel Dahmen (72) and Curtis Luck (68).
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
Score |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
T1 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
-6 |
70 |
66 |
136 |
T1 |
Austin Cook | USA |
-6 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T3 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T3 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
-5 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T3 |
Luke Donald | ENG |
-5 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T6 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
-4 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T6 |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
-4 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
T6 |
Curtis Luck | AUS |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T9 |
Roberto Castro | USA |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T9 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
-3 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T9 |
Shawn Stefani | USA |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T9 |
Kramer Hickok | USA |
-3 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T9 |
Rory Sabbatini | SVK |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T9 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-3 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T15 |
Brandt Snedeker | USA |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T15 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T15 |
Jim Furyk | USA |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T15 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T15 |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
-2 |
73 |
67 |
140 |
T15 |
Sam Saunders | USA |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T15 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
-2 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
T15 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T23 |
Alex Cejka | GER |
-1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T23 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T23 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
-1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T23 |
Roberto Diaz | MEX |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T23 |
Russell Henley | USA |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T23 |
Satoshi Kodaira | JPN |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T23 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
-1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T23 |
Anirban Lahiri | IND |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T23 |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T23 |
Nick Taylor | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T23 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
-1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T34 |
Brian Gay | USA |
Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T34 |
Bill Haas | USA |
Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T34 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T34 |
Mackenzie Hughes | CAN |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T34 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T34 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T34 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T34 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
Par |
67 |
75 |
142 |
T34 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
Par |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T34 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
Par |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T34 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T34 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T34 |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
Par |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T34 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
Par |
66 |
76 |
142 |
T34 |
Julian Etulain | ARG |
Par |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T49 |
Harris English | USA |
1 |
75 |
68 |
143 |
T49 |
Billy Hurley III | USA |
1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T49 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T49 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T49 |
Chris Stroud | USA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T49 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T49 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T49 |
Morgan Hoffmann | USA |
1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T49 |
Danny Lee | NZL |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T49 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T49 |
Peter Malnati | USA |
1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T49 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T49 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T49 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
1 |
67 |
76 |
143 |
T49 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T49 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T49 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T49 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T49 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T49 |
Nick Watney | USA |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T49 |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T49 |
Sam Burns | USA |
1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
CUT |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
2 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Adam Schenk | USA |
2 |
75 |
69 |
144 |
CUT |
Benjamin Silverman | CAN |
2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
CUT |
Bud Cauley | USA |
2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Chase Wright | USA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Dylan Meyer | USA |
2 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Kevin Tway | USA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Michael Thompson | USA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Richy Werenski | USA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Ryan Moore | USA |
2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Sam Ryder | USA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Seamus Power | IRL |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Steve Stricker | USA |
2 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Stewart Cink | USA |
2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
2 |
78 |
66 |
144 |
CUT |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
3 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
CUT |
Chez Reavie | USA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
CUT |
D. A. Points | USA |
3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Gary Woodland | USA |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Jason Day | AUS |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
John Senden | AUS |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
K. J. Choi | KOR |
3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
CUT |
Keegan Bradley | USA |
3 |
68 |
77 |
145 |
CUT |
Kenny Perry | USA |
3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Robert Streb | USA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
CUT |
Akshay Bhatia | USA |
4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Alex Prugh | USA |
4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Branden Grace | RSA |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Brian Harman | USA |
4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Cody Gribble | USA |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Fredrik Jacobson | SWE |
4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
J. T. Poston | USA |
4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Jason Dufner | USA |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Michael Kim | KOR |
4 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
CUT |
Rod Pampling | AUS |
4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Ryan Vermeer | USA |
4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Brian Davis | ENG |
5 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
CUT |
Chris Kirk | USA |
5 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
CUT |
Grayson Murray | USA |
5 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
CUT |
Hunter Mahan | USA |
5 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
CUT |
Jim Herman | USA |
5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
CUT |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
CUT |
Kyle Jones | USA |
5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
CUT |
Seth Reeves | USA |
5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
CUT |
Beau Hossler | USA |
6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
6 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
CUT |
Patrick Rodgers | USA |
6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Scott Brown | USA |
6 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
CUT |
Tom Hoge | USA |
6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Webb Simpson | USA |
6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Adam Svensson | CAN |
7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
CUT |
Brandon Hagy | USA |
7 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
CUT |
Brendan Steele | USA |
7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
CUT |
Joey Garber | USA |
7 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
CUT |
Stephan Jaeger | GER |
7 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
CUT |
Max Homa | USA |
8 |
78 |
72 |
150 |
CUT |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
8 |
69 |
81 |
150 |
CUT |
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX |
9 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
CUT |
Sang-Moon Bae | KOR |
9 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
CUT |
Ted Potter Jr. | USA |
9 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
CUT |
David Hearn | CAN |
10 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
CUT |
Martin Trainer | USA |
10 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
CUT |
Patrick Reed | USA |
10 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
CUT |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
10 |
79 |
73 |
152 |
CUT |
Brice Garnett | USA |
11 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
CUT |
Scott Langley | USA |
11 |
74 |
79 |
153 |
CUT |
Jim Knous | USA |
12 |
80 |
74 |
154 |
CUT |
Rod Perry | USA |
12 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
CUT |
Austin Connelly | CAN |
14 |
79 |
77 |
156 |
RET |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
Par |
79 |
- |
79 |