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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Infobox golf tournament The Texas Open, known as the Valero Texas Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates back 103 years to 1922, when it was first called the Texas Open; San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corporation took over naming rights in 2002. It is played at The Oaks Course at the TPC San Antonio, north of the city. The Valero Energy Foundation is the host organization for the Valero Texas Open.

History

The event is managed by Wasserman Media Group as of 2017.[1] In 2003, it was the site of the 72-hole PGA Tour scoring record of 254, shot by Tommy Armour III.[2] Many big-name players have won this tournament, including Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Arnold Palmer, who won it three years in a row. It has always been considered a tournament where it is relatively easy to shoot low scores. Since 1934, every tournament winner has finished with a score under-par.

It has always been played in the San Antonio area,[3] and is the sixth oldest professional golf tournament worldwide, the third oldest on the PGA Tour and the longest held in the same city. The tournament has been hosted on eight different golf courses. From its inception until 1940, it was held at Brackenridge Park Golf Course, with the exception of 1927–1928, when it was played at Willow Springs Golf Course. After the event left Brackenridge Park, it returned to Willow Springs (1941–1949). In 1950 and 1951, it was played at both Brackenridge Park and Ft. Sam Houston Golf Course; afterwards it stayed at Brackenridge Park, with the exception of 1956 and 1960, when it returned to Ft. Sam Houston.

Oak Hills Country Club hosted from 1961 to 1966, then it went to Pecan Valley Golf Club (1967–1970). There was no event in 1968, as Pecan Valley was the site of the PGA Championship in July. No event was held in 1971; it was played at Woodlake Golf Club for five editions (1972–1976), then returned to Oak Hills (1977–1994). (No event was held in 1987, as Oak Hills hosted the first Tour Championship in late October.)

It was held at the Resort Course at La Cantera Golf Club (1995–2009), then moved to its present site on The Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, in the affluent Cibolo Canyon community, in 2010.[4]

The Texas Open was usually held in September or October; in 2007 and 2008, the event was demoted to the Fall Series. With the demise of the Atlanta Classic, the PGA Tour moved the Texas Open into that slot on the schedule in May 2009 and it became a regular FedEx Cup event.[5] The 2009 event offered an increased purse of $6.1 million (up from $4.5 million) and its winner's share exceeded $1 million for the first time. In 2011, the event moved to the week following the Masters Tournament; that 2011 edition is best known for Kevin Na's 16 (+12) on the ninth hole in the opening round.

As a Fall Series event, the Valero Texas Open was the alternate tournament to the Presidents and Ryder Cups. In 2013, the tournament was in early April, the week before The Masters, and aired on NBC for the first time; several European Tour players participated in the Texas Open for the first time since the mid-1980s.

Since Valero became title sponsor in 2002, the tournament has become the annual leader in charitable fundraising among PGA Tour events. In 2015, the Valero Texas Open become only the fourth PGA Tour event to eclipse the $100 million milestone in funds raised for charity. The 2021 Valero Texas Open raised a record breaking $16 million for charity, bringing the grand total to over $187 million in charitable giving.

In 2019, the Valero Texas Open returned to being played before The Masters, thereby shifting the weekend coverage from CBS to NBC.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Valero Texas Open was cancelled just three weeks before taking place but returned in 2021, the week before The Masters.

Course layout

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 454 602 213 481 401 403 207 604 474 3,839 447 405 410 241 567 464 183 347 591 3,655 7,494
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 36 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 36 72

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Highlights

  • 1951: Al Brosch became the first player to record a round of 60 in a PGA Tour event.[7][8][9]
  • 1955: Mike Souchak's 257 (–27) set records for a 72-hole PGA Tour event:[10][11] the under-par record stood until John Huston's 28-under par 260 at the 1998 Hawaiian Open,[12][13] and the scoring record lasted until 2001, when Mark Calcavecchia shot 256 (–28) at the Phoenix Open.[14]
  • 2004: Oft-injured Bart Bryant, recovering from elbow surgery and playing on a Major Medical Extension, earned his first PGA Tour win in his 187th start.
  • 2005: Robert Gamez won his first event since March 1990, giving him the record for longest time between PGA Tour wins.
  • 2017: After 180 PGA Tour starts and six runner-up finishes, Kevin Chappell birdied the 72nd hole for his first PGA Tour win.
  • 2019: Corey Conners, playing on conditional status, Monday qualified for the tournament and earned his first PGA Tour win the week before the Masters. He was the first player to win on the PGA Tour after qualifying on a Monday in nine years.[15]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
Ref.
Valero Texas Open
2025 Template:Flagicon Brian Harman 279 −9 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Ryan Gerard 9,500,000 1,710,000
2024 Template:Flagicon Akshay Bhatia 268 −20 Playoff Template:Flagicon Denny McCarthy 9,200,000 1,656,000
2023 Template:Flagicon Corey Conners (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Sam Stevens 8,900,000 1,602,000
2022 Template:Flagicon J. J. Spaun 275 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Matt Jones
Template:Flagicon Matt Kuchar
8,600,000 1,548,000
2021 Template:Flagicon Jordan Spieth 270 −18 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Charley Hoffman 7,700,000 1,386,000
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2019 Template:Flagicon Corey Conners 268 −20 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Charley Hoffman 7,500,000 1,350,000
2018 Template:Flagicon Andrew Landry 271 −17 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Trey Mullinax
Template:Flagicon Sean O'Hair
6,200,000 1,116,000
2017 Template:Flagicon Kevin Chappell 276 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Brooks Koepka 6,200,000 1,116,000
2016 Template:Flagicon Charley Hoffman 276 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Patrick Reed 6,200,000 1,116,000
2015 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Walker 277 −11 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Jordan Spieth 6,200,000 1,116,000
2014 Template:Flagicon Steven Bowditch 280 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Will MacKenzie
Template:Flagicon Daniel Summerhays
6,200,000 1,116,000
2013 Template:Flagicon Martin Laird 274 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Rory McIlroy 6,200,000 1,116,000
2012 Template:Flagicon Ben Curtis 279 −9 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Matt Every
Template:Flagicon John Huh
6,200,000 1,116,000
2011 Template:Flagicon Brendan Steele 280 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Kevin Chappell
Template:Flagicon Charley Hoffman
6,200,000 1,116,000
2010 Template:Flagicon Adam Scott 274 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Freddie Jacobson 6,100,000 1,098,000
2009 Template:Flagicon Zach Johnson (2) 265 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon James Driscoll 6,100,000 1,098,000
2008 Template:Flagicon Zach Johnson 261 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Charlie Wi
Template:Flagicon Tim Wilkinson
Template:Flagicon Mark Wilson
4,500,000 810,000
2007 Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard (3) 261 −19 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jesper Parnevik 4,500,000 810,000
2006 Template:Flagicon Eric Axley 265 −15 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Anthony Kim
Template:Flagicon Justin Rose
Template:Flagicon Dean Wilson
4,000,000 720,000
2005 Template:Flagicon Robert Gamez 262 −18 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Olin Browne 3,500,000 630,000
2004 Template:Flagicon Bart Bryant 261 −19 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Patrick Sheehan 3,500,000 630,000
2003 Template:Flagicon Tommy Armour III 254 −26 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Loren Roberts
Template:Flagicon Bob Tway
3,500,000 630,000
2002 Template:Flagicon Loren Roberts 261 −19 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Fred Couples
Template:Flagicon Fred Funk
Template:Flagicon Garrett Willis
3,500,000 630,000
Texas Open
2001 Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard (2) 266 −18 2 strokes Template:Flagicon J. J. Henry
Template:Flagicon Matt Kuchar
3,000,000 540,000
Westin Texas Open
2000 Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard 261 −19 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark Wiebe 2,600,000 468,000
1999 Template:Flagicon Duffy Waldorf (2) 270 −18 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ted Tryba 2,000,000 360,000
1998 Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton 270 −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jay Haas
Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard
1,700,000 306,000
LaCantera Texas Open
1997 Template:Flagicon Tim Herron 271 −17 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Rick Fehr
Template:Flagicon Brent Geiberger
1,400,000 252,000
1996 Template:Flagicon David Ogrin 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jay Haas 1,200,000 216,000
1995 Template:Flagicon Duffy Waldorf 268 −20 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard 1,100,000 198,000
Texas Open
1994 Template:Flagicon Bob Estes 265 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan 1,000,000 180,000
H.E.B. Texas Open
1993 Template:Flagicon Jay Haas (2) 263 −21 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bob Lohr 1,000,000 180,000
1992 Template:Flagicon Nick Price 263 −21 Playoff Template:Flagicon Steve Elkington 900,000 162,000
1991 Template:Flagicon Blaine McCallister 269 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg 900,000 162,000
1990 Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara 261 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg 800,000 144,000
Texas Open
1989 Template:Flagicon Donnie Hammond 258 −22 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Paul Azinger 600,000 108,000
1988 Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin 259 −21 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Robert Wrenn 600,000 108,000
1987: No tournament
Vantage Championship
1986 Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw (2) 196Template:Efn −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart 1,000,000 180,000
Texas Open
1985 Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey 268 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jodie Mudd 350,000 63,000
1984 Template:Flagicon Calvin Peete 266 −14 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke 350,000 63,000
1983 Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert 261 −19 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark Pfeil 300,000 54,000
1982 Template:Flagicon Jay Haas 262 −18 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Curtis Strange 250,000 45,000
1981 Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers 266 −14 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw 250,000 45,000
San Antonio Texas Open
1980 Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 265 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Terry Diehl 250,000 45,000
1979 Template:Flagicon Lou Graham 268 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Eddie Pearce
Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers
Template:Flagicon Doug Tewell
250,000 45,000
1978 Template:Flagicon Ron Streck 265 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Hubert Green
Template:Flagicon Lon Hinkle
200,000 40,000
1977 Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin 266 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Miller Barber 150,000 30,000
1976 Template:Flagicon Butch Baird 273 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon Miller Barber 125,000 25,000
1975 Template:Flagicon Don January 275 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Larry Hinson 125,000 25,000
1974 Template:Flagicon Terry Diehl 269 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mike Hill 125,000 25,000
1973 Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw 270 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Orville Moody 125,000 25,000
1972 Template:Flagicon Mike Hill 273 −15 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 125,000 25,000
1971: No tournament
San Antonio Open Invitational
1970 Template:Flagicon Ron Cerrudo 273 −7 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Dick Lotz 100,000 20,000
Texas Open Invitational
1969 Template:Flagicon Deane Beman 274 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack McGowan 100,000 20,000 [17]
1968: No tournament
1967 Template:Flagicon Chi-Chi Rodríguez 277 −7 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bob Charles
Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby
100,000 20,000 [18]
1966 Template:Flagicon Harold Henning 272 −8 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Wes Ellis
Template:Flagicon Gene Littler
Template:Flagicon Ken Still
80,000 13,000 [19]
1965 Template:Flagicon Frank Beard 270 −10 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Gardner Dickinson 50,000 7,500 [20]
1964 Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton 273 −7 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bob Charles
Template:Flagicon Chi-Chi Rodríguez
40,000 5,800 [21]
1963 Template:Flagicon Phil Rodgers 268 −16 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Johnny Pott 30,000 4,300 [22]
1962 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (3) 273 −11 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Joe Campbell
Template:Flagicon Gene Littler
Template:Flagicon Mason Rudolph
Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders
30,000 4,300 [23]
1961 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (2) 270 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Al Balding 30,000 4,300 [24]
1960 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer 276 −12 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Doug Ford
Template:Flagicon Frank Stranahan
20,000 2,800 [25]
1959 Template:Flagicon Wes Ellis 276 −8 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston
Template:Flagicon Tom Nieporte
20,000 2,800 [26]
1958 Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston 274 −10 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg 15,000 2,000 [27]
1957 Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert 271 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ed Furgol 20,000 2,800 [28]
1956 Template:Flagicon Gene Littler 276 −12 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Fetchick
Template:Flagicon Frank Stranahan
Template:Flagicon Ernie Vossler
20,000 3,750 [29]
Texas Open
1955 Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak 257 −27 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Fred Haas 12,500 2,200 [30]
1954 Template:Flagicon Chandler Harper 259 −25 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer 12,500 2,200 [31]
1953 Template:Flagicon Tony Holguin 264 −20 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Doug Ford 10,000 2,000 [32]
1952 Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr. 260 −24 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Doug Ford 10,000 2,000 [33][34]
1951 Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison (2) 265 −19 Playoff Template:Flagicon Doug Ford 10,000 2,000 [35][36]
1950 Template:Flagicon Sam Snead (2) 265 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 10,000 2,000 [37]
1949 Template:Flagicon Dave Douglas 268 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Sam Snead 10,000 2,000 [38]
1948 Template:Flagicon Sam Snead 264 −20 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 10,000 2,000 [39]
San Antonio Texas Open
1947 Template:Flagicon Ed Oliver 265 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 10,000 2,000 [40]
1946 Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan 264 −20 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Sammy Byrd 7,500 1,500 [41]
Texas Open
1945 Template:Flagicon Sammy Byrd 268 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson 5,000 1,000 [42][43]
1944 Template:Flagicon Johnny Revolta 273 −11 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jug McSpaden
Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson
5,000 1,000 [44][45]
1943: No tournament due to World War II
1942 Template:Flagicon Chick Harbert 272 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan 5,000 1,000 [46][47]
1941 Template:Flagicon Lawson Little 273 −11 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan 5,000 1,200 [48]
1940 Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson 271 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan 5,000 1,500 [49][50][51]
1939 Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison 271 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Sammy Byrd 5,000 1,250 [52][53]
1935–1938: No tournament
1934 Template:Flagicon Wiffy Cox 283 −5 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson
Template:Flagicon Craig Wood
2,500 750 [54][55]
1933: No tournament
1932 Template:Flagicon Clarence Clark 287 +3 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gus Moreland
Template:Flagicon Gene Sarazen
2,500 600 [56][57]
1931 Template:Flagicon Abe Espinosa 281 −3 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Harry Cooper
Template:Flagicon Joe Turnesa
Template:Flagicon Frank Walsh
6,000 1,500 [58][59]
1930 Template:Flagicon Denny Shute 277 −7 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Ed Dudley
Template:Flagicon Al Espinosa
Template:Flagicon Neil McIntyre
7,500 1,500 [60][61]
1929 Template:Flagicon Bill Mehlhorn (2) 277 −7 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Horton Smith 6,500 1,500 [62][63]
1928 Template:Flagicon Bill Mehlhorn 297 +13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Harry Cooper 6,500 1,500 [64][65]
1927 Template:Flagicon Bobby Cruickshank 292 +8 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Larry Nabholtz 10,000 1,500 [66][67][68]
1926 Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith 288 +4 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bobby Cruickshank 8,000 1,500 [69][70][71]
1925 Template:Flagicon Joe Turnesa 284 E 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Macdonald Smith 6,000 1,500 [72]
1924 Template:Flagicon Joe Kirkwood Sr. 279 7 strokes Template:Flagicon George Kerrigan
Template:Flagicon James Ockenden
6,000 1,500 [73]
1923 Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen 279 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bill Mehlhorn 6,000 1,500 [74][75]
1922 Template:Flagicon Bob MacDonald 281 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Cyril Walker 5,000 1,500 [76]

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources:[77][78][79]

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