The Valspar Championship went down to the wire on Sunday.
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Viktor Hovland arrived at the 2025 Valspar Championship at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort lost.
The 2023 FedEx Cup Champion had missed three consecutive cuts as he tried desparately to rediscover the swing that had him as high as No. 3 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Hovland found something this week at the Cooperhead Course. While the Norwegian star is still uncomfortable with his swing, he found himself entering the final round tied for the lead with Jacob Bridgeman and Nico Echavarria.
Looking for his first win since the 2023 Tour Championship, Hovland hoped the swing feel he has been working on would be good enough to get him across the finish line Sunday.
“I mean it’s fun to be in contention but it is a little bit more stressful when you don’t feel super comfortable over the ball,” Hovland said Saturdya. “But, man, it’s fun to see some putts go in and still see the ball end up close to the hole and put some good scores up there.”
Hovland has been in the wilderness for quite some time. He had just two top-10 finishes last year and hadn’t finished in the top 20 this season entering the week.
But the Cooperhead Course sets up well for Hovland to play well while still trying to find the Viktor Hovland of old.
“It’s golf, it’s a crazy game,” Hovland said. “I do think for just this type of golf course really fits me right now. It’s not like you have to bomb the drivers everywhere, it’s more of a positioning golf course. I do feel like I can hit some nice iron shots that end up close to the hole, because my even though I haven’t been swinging it all that great my stats with the irons have been pretty decent the last few weeks. So at a golf course like this I still feel like I can give myself a lot of looks for birdie.”
Below you will find the complete payout breakdown for the Valspar Championship. You can view the final leaderboard here.
2025 Valspar Championship money: How much every player made
1st: $1,566,000
2nd: $948,300
3rd: $600,300
4th: $426,300
5th: $356,700
6th: $315,375
7th: $293,625
8th: $271,875
9th: $254,475
10th: $237,075
11: $219,675
12: $202,275
13: $184,875
14: $167,475
15: $158,775
16: $150,075
17: $141,375
18: $132,675
19: $123,975
20: $115,275
21: $106,575
22: $97,875
23: $90,915
24: $83,955
25: $76,995
26: $70,035
27: $67,425
28: $64,815
29: $62,205
30: $59,595
31: $56,985
32: $54,375
33: $51,765
34: $49,590
35: $47,415
36: $45,240
37: $43,065
38: $41,325
39: $39,585
40: $37,845
41: $36,105
42: $34,365
43: $32,625
44: $30,885
45: $29,145
46: $27,405
47: $25,665
48: $24,273
49: $23,055
50: $22,359
51: $21,837
52: $21,315
53: $20,967
54: $20,619
55: $20,445
56: $20,271
57: $20,097
58: $19,923
59: $19,749
60: $19,575
61: $19,401
62: $19,227
63: $19,053
64: $18,879
65: $18,705
