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 102 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, northeast of the city. The Valero Energy Foundation is the host organization for the Valero Texas Open.

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Valero Texas Open

Tournament information
Location	San Antonio, Texas
Established	1922
Course(s)	TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course)
Par	72
Length	7,435 yards (6,799 m)[1]
Organized by	Valero Foundation
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$9,200,000
Month played	April
Tournament record score
Aggregate	254 Tommy Armour III (2003)
To par	−27 Mike Souchak (1955)
Current champion
Akshay Bhatia
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The event is managed by Wasserman Media Group as of 2017.^[2] In 2003, it was the site of the 72-hole PGA Tour scoring record of 254, shot by Tommy Armour III.^[3] 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,^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.

Oaks Course

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• The approximate average elevation of the course is 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level.

• 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]

More information Year, Winner ...

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

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