PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Louis Oosthuizen nearly became the latest South African major winner to tame the Copperhead Course.
Retief Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open champion, won the Valspar Championship twice, in 2003 and '09, and Charl Schwartzel captured the title back in 2016 for his lone PGA Tour win outside of the 2011 Masters. Oosthuizen found himself in a similar spot Sunday at Innisbrook, at one point sharing the lead as he looked to add to his Tour ledger that to date only includes the 2010 Open.
Oosthuizen began the day four shots behind Paul Casey, but he quickly cut the deficit in half with a hole-out from the greenside bunker on the opening hole for eagle.