Sam Burns Goes for Three-peat at 2023 Valspar Championship

S am Burns, one of the top 12 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, will go for a three-peat this March 13-19 when the Valspar Championship returns to the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor.

Burns won his first PGA TOUR title on the Copperhead in 2021 finishing three shots ahead of Keegan Bradley and four in front of Viktor Hovland. His repeat win in 2022 was much more dramatic, as he used a 32-foot birdie putt on the 2nd hole to defeat Davis Riley, with Justin Thomas missing the playoff by a stroke.

T he win moved Burns into the OWGR top 10 for the first time and he went on to add another playoff victory at the Charles Schwab Challenge over Scottie Scheffler. Now 26, Burns is primed to continue his rise to the top of the golf world. And looking to become the first player to win an event in three consecutive years since Steve Stricker won a trio of John Deere Classic titles in 2009-10-11.

T he 2023 Valspar Championship will offer plenty of excitement besides Burns battling top PGA TOUR golfers on the course.

T he tournament’s popular concert series, Valspar LIVE presented by Chick-fil-A, returns for a 7th time. Toby Keith and Brad Paisley are among the top country acts that have graced the stage on the Osprey Driving

Range in the past – and they are rivaled in 2023 by Country legend Darius Rucker. His full 90-minute show on Saturday, March 18 is free to all tournament patrons. A three-time GRAMMY®-winner, Rucker has released four #1 albums on the Billboard Country charts and has topped the charts with 10 hit singles including “Wagon Wheel”, one of the top five bestselling Country songs of all time.

T he Valspar Championship will be debuting a new premium, upper level, single-ticket, seating area at the 18th hole called “The Rooftop” which will feature entertainment, celebrities, special food and drink as well as spectacular up-close views of the 18th hole. Tickets for the 2023 Valspar Championship, including The Rooftop and the Hooters Owl’s Nest, are now on sale at ValsparChampionship.com.

As the holidays approach and the schedule flips to 2023, ticket packages are now on sale for the 2023 Chubb Classic presented by SERVPRO, where legends of the game will come together for Naples’ flagship PGA TOUR Champions event, Feb. 13-19 at Tiburon Golf Club’s Black Course.

Tic kets are available for purchase now exclusively at www.ChubbClassic.com

“The Chubb Classic is a mainstay in Naples and Southwest Florida, giving fans the unique opportunity to watch the legends of the game play in one of the top golf destinations in the country,” said Sandy Diamond, executive director of the Chubb Classic. “We will have several fan amenities in 2023, including the Conditioned Air Family Putting Challenge and the Hoffman Family of Companies Wine Bar VIP area on the 18th green. We are also excited to have Porsche Naples as our new automotive partner for the 2023 Chubb Classic. We are excited to once again return to Tiburon Golf Club with our great fans in February.”

All militar y personnel (active, retired, reserve and veteran), first responders (fire, police and EMS) and a plus one will receive complimentary admission to the 2023 Chubb Classic, compliments of SERVPRO. Tickets will be available at Will Call tournament week by showing proper identification. Children under 18 also will be admitted free into the tournament with a paid adult.

Tic ket packages for the 2023 Chubb Classic include exclusive hospitality and general

Tickets Now on Sale for the 2023 Chubb Classic Presented by SERVPRO

admissions tickets offering a wide degree of entertainment and access. All 2023 tournament tickets will be completely digital and will be emailed after purchase.

Volunteer Registration Now Open: Volunteer registration also is now open to support the 2023 Chubb Classic. Each year, hundreds of volunteers donate their time to serve critical needs such as marshaling, scoring, transportation, hospitality services and many other important roles. For more information on volunteering at the 2023 Chubb Classic, visit www.ChubbClassic.com/volunteer.

The 2022 Chubb Classic was the biggest and best to date! The amazing and ageless Bernard Langer won his fourth Chubb Classic at the age of 64 and beat a world class field by three shots at 16-under par. We expect all of the big names to be in Naples once again – many of whom are World Golf Hall of Famers and Major Champions – including Langer, fan favorite Fred Couples, Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, winning Presidents Cup Captain Davis Love III and former Masters champions Mike Weir and José Mariá Olazábal.

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