March 21-24
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, Florida
$6,700,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3

Paul Casey has become the first player to successfully defend his Valspar Championship title after battling for a one-stroke win over Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Kokrak on Sunday.

''It feels very different, but not any less cool. 'That golf course is so difficult that it's damn near impossible to have a clean round of golf and not make any mistake. But I was composed. I was very keen to play well. I made mistakes, but then, so did everybody else. I got it done, and I couldn't be happier.''

The course was so dry and fast that nobody shot lower than 68 and the averrage score was the second-highest for a final round this year at 72.143.

Casey finished with a 72 for an 8-under, 276 total and moves to number 11 in the World Golf Rankings. It is the third straight week a European player has won on the PGA Tour and the first time since 2010 when Justin Rose, Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell won the Memorial, the St. Jude Classic and the U.S. Open in successive weeks.

Casey looked set to win when he made a three-putt bogey on the 17th hole and fell back into a share of the lead. Jason Kokrak bogeyed the 18th for a 71 leaving Casey needing par for the win. He two-putted for the par and sealed his third PGA Tour victory in 250 starts.

"Last year's win was so big," he told NBC television. "That felt like my first victory as a professional. I've felt so different since then, new confidence.

"I'm getting older but I feel like I'm getting better. This is so cool."