Following on from The Players Championship, where Cameron Young claimed the PGA Tour’s Flagship Event, the circuit moves to Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course and the Valspar Championship.
The final event of the Florida Swing, a strong field will be present for the tournament, which has seen the number of players in the field go from 133 to 135, due to the inclusion of five-time Major winner Brooks Koepka.
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Brooks Koepka’s PGA Tour return has seen fields expanded when he plays
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In fact, Power and Kuchar also have numerous other professionals to thank, with multiple players withdrawing from the Valspar on both Sunday night and Monday.
Robert MacIntyre, who finished fourth at The Players Championship, withdrew shortly after the conclusion of that tournament, while Keith Mitchell, William Mouw and Sudarshan Yellamaraju also pulled out on Monday.
All three men played at TPC Sawgrass last week, with Yellamaraju securing a tie for fifth, which was his best PGA Tour finish of his career. It pocketed him a $925,000 paycheck, which surpassed his entire career earnings to that point.
Power has two PGA Tour victories
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As those pros take a week off, it’s Power who will look to take advantage of the inclusion, something he did last week at The Players Championship as he made the cut.
Although he finished T70th, he did net over $50,000 for his efforts, as well as a handful of FedEx Cup points that could prove crucial towards the end of the PGA Tour season.
Following his addition to the field last week, the Irishman said he would be saying thanks to Koepka – and he’ll likely be doing the same again this week.
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