Tide on Tour: Valspar Championship
3/20/2025 9:01:00 AM | Men's Golf
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Three former Alabama men's golfers will compete this weekend at the Valspar Championship. The tournament will take place March 20-23 at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Below is a look at which former Alabama men's golfers will be competing at this weekend's events.
Tournament Information
Event Info
Tournament: Valspar Championship
Course/Course Info: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)/par 71, 7,352 yards
Location: Palm Harbor, Fla.
Dates: March 20-23, 2025
Purse: $8.7 million ($1.566 million winner's share)
Television Info
Networks: Golf Channel (March 20-23) and NBC (March 22-23)
Thursday: 1-5 p.m. CT (Golf Channel)
Friday: 1-5 p.m. CT (Golf Channel)
Saturday: 12-2 p.m. CT (Golf Channel); 2-5 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday: 12-2 p.m. CT (Golf Channel); 2-5 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming: PGA TOUR LIVE exclusively on ESPN+
Tide on TOUR
Alabama Qualified Participants (listed in order of opening round tee times): Davis Riley, Bud Cauley, Justin Thomas.
Bud Cauley
First Round Tee Time: 12:50 p.m. CT (No. 1)
Paired in Same Group: Beau Hossler, Sam Stevens
- Finished T6th at last weekend's Players Championship to vault into 47th position in the latest FedExCup standings
- Finished T21st at the Waste Management Phoenix Open
- Has made the cut in four tournaments and finished among the top 30 three times this season
Justin Thomas
First Round Tee Time: 1:23 p.m. CT (No. 1)
Paired in Same Group: Karl Villips, Jordan Spieth
- Enters the week ranked No. 17 in the FedExCup Standings and No. 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR)
- Has three top 10 results across five PGA TOUR events, including a runner-up result a The American Express
- Coming off a 33rd-place finish at last weekend's Players Championship, which included an impressive second round of 10-under par 62
Davis Riley
First Round Tee Time: 8:08 a.m. CT (No. 1)
Paired in Same Group: Matthieu Pavon, Webb Simpson
- His best two finishes have come across his last two tournaments, including a 38th-place result at last week's Players Championship
- Season-best result when he tied for sixth overall at the Puerto Rico Open, finishing at 18-under par 270
- Playing in his ninth PGA TOUR event of the season to lead all Alabama alum
