On Thursday, March 19, Sungjae Im fired a 7-under 64 in the opening round to take the early lead at the Valspar Championship. He held a one-stroke lead over Brandt Snedeker, who carded a bogey-free 65 on Day 1.
Data Golf suggests that the cutline at the Valspar Championship is most likely to be at 1-over, with over 42% probability. The chances of it moving to even par are 26 percent, while the possibility of it slipping to 2-over is 22.3%.
As of now, the likes of Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley, Nick Taylor and Sahith Theegala are in the unsafe zone and will need a better performance in the second day’s action at Innisbrook Resort.
Projected cutline for the Valspar Championship 2026 explored
Here’s a look at the projected cutline for the Valspar Championship 2026:
Cutline at even par (26.2% percent probability)
- T66. Justin Thomas: +1
- T66. Max McGreevy: +1
- T66. Nick Taylor: +1
- T66. Mackenzie Hughes: +1
- T66. Joel Dahmen: +1
- T66. Seamus Power: +1
- T66. Eric Cole: +1
- T66. Lee Hodges: +1
- T66. John Parry: +1
- T66. Beau Hossler: +1
- T66. Kevin Roy: +1
- T66. S.H. Kim: +1
- T66. Dylan Wu: +1
- T66. Neal Shipley: +1
- T66. Sam Ryder: +1
Cutline at 1-over (46% percent probability)
- T81. Keegan Bradley: +2
- T81. Taylor Moore: +2
- T81. Thorbjorn Olesen: +2
- T81. Andrew Novak: +2
- T81. Lucas Glover: +2
- T81. Kevin Yu: +2
- T81. Takumi Kanaya: +2
- T81. Matt Wallace: +2
- T81. Zecheng Dou: +2
- T81. Matt Kuchar: +2
- T81. Mark Hubbard: +2
- T81. Matti Schmid: +2
- T81. Erik van Rooyen: +2
- T81. Adam Schenk: +2
- T81. Rafael Campos: +2
- T81. Henrik Norlander: +2
- T81. Marcelo Rozo: +2
- T81. Danny Willett: +2
- T81. Brian Campbell: +2
Cutline at 2-over (22.3% percent probability)
- T100. Mac Meissner: +3
- T100. Matt McCarty: +3
- T100. Kristoffer Reitan: +3
- T100. Steven Fisk: +3
- T100. Michael Kim: +3
- T100. Patton Kizzire: +3
- T100. Kevin Streelman: +3
- T100. Isaiah Salinda: +3
- T100. Pontus Nyholm: +3
- T100. Jackson Suber: +3
- T100. Tyler Wilkes: +3
- T100. Danny Walker: +3
- T100. Nick Dunlap: +3
- T100. Peter Malnati: +3
- T114. Michael Brennan: +4
- T114. Dan Brown: +4
- T114. Adam Svensson: +4
- T114. Brice Garnett: +4
- T114. Paul Waring: +4
- T114. Gordon Sargent: +4
- T120. Taylor Pendrith: +5
- T120. Cam Davis: +5
- T120. Davis Riley: +5
- T120. Jeremy Paul: +5
- T120. Greg Koch: +5
- T120. Jeffrey Kang: +5
- T120. Joe Highsmith: +5
- T120. Adam Hadwin: +5
- T128. Sahith Theegala: +6
- T128. J.J. Spaun: +6
- T128. Garrick Higgo: +6
- T131. Charley Hoffman: +7
- T131. Max Homa: +7
- T131. Austin Eckroat: +7
- T131. Luke Clanton: +7
- 135. Johnny Keefer: +8