Valero Texas Open Course Preview: Texas Form and Strong Tee-to-Green Will Be Essential
Valero Texas Open Course Preview: Texas Form and Strong Tee-to-Green Will Be Essential
Some players in this field will be using it as a final tune-up, while the rest of the field will be hoping to parlay a win this week, into a start into next week’s big event. Corey Conners did exactly that in 2019 when Monday Qualifying for this event, then won the tournament which gave him his first win, and a spot in the biggest major.
Rory Mcllroy is the current favorite in the odds to win this week's Valero Texas Open. He is one golfer to keep an eye on before wagering on the first major of the season at Augusta”.
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The Course
- Length: 7,438 Yards
- Par: 72
- Greens: TifEagle Bermuda, Poa trivialis grass
- Designer: Pete Dye & Greg Norman (Sergio Garcia also a consultant)
- Course Record: 62 - Trey Mullinax (2018)
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Correlating Courses and Events
American Express
- Andrew Landry has won both events.
- Charley Hoffman has won both events.
- Patrick Reed has won the Amex and finished 2nd at the Valero.
- Brendan Steele has won here and finished 2nd at the Amex.
- Kevin Chappell has a win, a 2nd here, and a 4th here, and has also had two top-8 finishes at the Amex.
- Martin Laird has won here and has multiple decent finishes at the Amex, including a top-9 finish.
Sony Open
- Jimmy Walker won the Sony Open twice before winning here in 2015.
- Brendan Steele has won the Valero Texas Open and lost a playoff at the Sony Open and finished 4th there on another occasion.
- Corey Conners finished 3rd at the Sony Open the same year he won here.
- Chris Kirk has two 2nd’s at the Sony Open and three top-8 finishes here.
- Matt Kuchar has won the Sony Open and has two top-7’s, and four top-15’s in total at this event.
- Ryan Palmer has won the Sony Open and has three top-6 finishes here.
- Si Woo Kim has T4 finishes at both events.
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Course Form (Past 10 Years)
Here are the top-10 in adjusted stroke average, who have played three or more times over the past 10 years at TPC San Antonio.
- Corey Conners - 26-1-14
- Charley Hoffman - 13-3-11-11-1-40-64-2-2
- Jordan Spieth - 41-MC-10-2-30-1
- Brandt Snedeker - 25-15-6
- Lucas Glover - MC-14-4
- Kevin Streelman - 13-37-53-58-6
- Chris Kirk - 8-13-MC-8-MC-6
- Matt Kuchar - 13-22-4-15-42-40-51-7-12
- Martin Laird - 1-MC-50-18-11-36-30
- Si-woo Kim - MC-22-45-4-23
List of other standout performers:
- Rory McIlroy - 2nd (April 2013)
- Matt Wallace - 3rd (April 2021)
- Davis Riley won on this golf course at the Korn Ferry Tour event, TPC San Antonio Championship in 2020. Taylor Pendrith was 2nd that week.
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Key Stats
SG T2G - You’re going to hear all about Ball Striking this week in San Antonio, and considering Scrambling is important also, we might as well group together the full package.
Texas Form - Players with Texas form or links is both obvious and important. If you are used to playing well in Texas, this should be a good course for you.
Tom Jacobs is the host of the Lost Fore Words golf podcast and has been writing betting articles on golf for the past decade. Tom also co-hosts the DP World Tour Picks & Bets show on the Mayo Media Network, so has his finger on the pulse on all the major Tours. A long-suffering Nottingham Forest fan, Tom also enjoys watching Soccer at the weekend, and was delighted to see his Forest team win promotion this season!