Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club is a

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

and country club resort in the southeastern United States, located in

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, northwest of

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. The complex consists of a 620-room hotel, four

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s, spa, three restaurants, and conference facilities. The Innisbrook Resort has been owned and operated by Salamander Hotels & Resorts since July 2007, having previously been owned by the Golf Trust investment group since 2004 under the Westin Hotels & Resorts brand.

Golf

There are four golf courses at Innisbrook, all designed by Larry Packard, the oldest of which is the Island Course, which was completed in 1970. The Copperhead Course, venue for the

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Valspar Championship The Valspar Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, Florida. History The tournament was founded in 2000 as the ...

, came next in 1974, and originally had 27 holes before nine were used as the basis of the Highlands North Course. The final addition was the Highlands South Course. Winners of the tournament have included

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champions Jordan Spieth, Charl Schwartzel, Retief Goosen,

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, and Jim Furyk.

Scorecard

In gaming

The Copperhead course was featured as part of the lineup of course offerings in the

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of golf games for the PC. It was again showcased in

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as an official course; the Valspar Championship was also one of the featured events in its career mode.

References

External links

*{{official, http://www.innisbrookgolfresort.com Golf clubs and courses in Florida Sports venues in Pinellas County, Florida 1970 establishments in Florida