THE Valspar Championship Betting Preview
WagerTalk golf handicapper Andy Lang offers his thoughts on the the Valspar Championship teeing off from Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club. Andy discusses his DraftKings Darlings, golfers to who can trip you up and the course and more surrounding Valspar Championship starting March 21st!
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Valspar Championship Course: Copperhead at Innisbrook Resort
This course is unique as it has 4 par-5s and 5 par-3s, and this will look different from the other Florida courses as there are a lot more trees, and a lot less water.
It features the dreaded “Snake Pit” which are holes 16, 17, and 18, and they are a brutal end to the round. The fairways are pretty tight, and there are many doglegs that prevent guys from just bombing it off the tee and not really worrying about where it lands.
You have to shape a lot of shots, and Thursday is going to be the only day without weather having a big impact as there is wind and thunderstorms predicted for Friday, and then gusty winds on Saturday and Sunday.
The course should be soft and receptive, but with the winds and penalties on wayward drives, I would expect the winning score to be around -10.
The Snake Pit
Hole 16 458 Yard Par 4
Just a brutal tee shot here as players have to navigate water on the right, trees on the left, and a very small landing area in the fairway as the hole doglegs from left to right. Even a great tee shot doesn't guarantee a good score as bunkers are short left and to the right around the green, but a wayward shot will almost surely guarantee bogey or worse.
Hole 17 206 Yard Par 3
This is a big green where 3-putts can happen if you end up landing on the wrong part of the green with the tee shot, and four bunkers around the green can cause problems as well. It's a 200+ yard par 3 so it's not an easy wedge type of par 3 hole. Unless the tee shot is perfect, par is a great score here.
Hole 18 443 yard Par 4
The yardage isn't totally accurate as it's an uphill hole that plays much longer than 443. There are plenty of bunkers lining the fairway, and two massive bunkers short left and right so there is trouble looming on every shot. This is really fun hole to finish the round and tournament with. They don't have actual drone flyovers of this course, but they have computer-generated flyovers of each hole that are pretty cool.