Players Championship contender Danny Walker playing Valspar

Valspar Championship field also includes Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood

After what Players Championship runner-up J.J. Spaun termed “the week that never seemed to end,” the PGA Tour moves across the state to the Tampa Bay area for the Valspar Championship. 

It will be at another iconic course, the Innisbrook Resort Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor. And the field is solid, with Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka, Tommy Fleetwood, Lucas Glover, Viktor Hovland, Tom Kim, Shane Lowry and Will Zalatoris. 

Also playing will be two players with First Coast ties who contended deep into Sunday at The Players Championship, Bud Cauley and Danny Walker.

Who are the players with area ties in the Valspar Championship field? 

First Coast: Ricky Castillo, Bud Cauley, Nico Echavarria, Nick Gabrelcik, Lanto Griffin, Billy Horschel, Ben Kohles, Aaron Rai, Sam Ryder, Karl Vilips, Danny Walker. 

Golden Isles: Will Gordon, Ben Griffin, Zach Johnson, Patton Kizzire, Keith Mitchell, Andrew Novak, J.T. Poston, Greyson Sigg. 

Purse: $8.7 million ($1,566,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner). 

Defending champion: Peter Malnati. 

TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m.); NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.). 

What other Tours are playing this week? 

PGA Tour Champions 

Event: Hoag Classic, Friday-Sunday, Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club. 

Purse: $2 million ($300,000 to the winner). 

Defending champion: Padraig Harrington. 

TV: Golf Channel (Friday, 6-8 p.m., Saturday, 5-8 p.m., Sunday, 4-7 p.m.). 

Area players: David Duval, Fred Funk, Vijay Singh.