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Miami Herald
03-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Bulk of field bears down on Texas Open as gateway to Masters
The Valero Texas Open, which tees off Thursday at TPC San Antonio, occupies a unique position on the PGA Tour calendar. For the 20-odd golfers in the field who are already invited to next week's Masters, it's a tune-up. For everyone else, winning in Texas is the final path to make it to Augusta National. While the likes of Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau and Jordan Spieth may rightfully have their minds on next week, the rest of the field has to focus in on the top spot to make their Masters dream come true. Akshay Bhatia knows the feeling. At just 22 years old last year, Bhatia led the Texas Open after each of the first three rounds. Then he went to a playoff on Sunday, defeating Denny McCarthy for the win that punched his plane ticket to Augusta. Bhatia recommended younger players not focus too much on the objective while on the course. 'I think it depends on how you look at it,' he said. 'Last year the Masters was such a long shot for me. I had my eyes set on trying to get into the U.S. Open based off of world ranking. '... It's something you really got to kind of keep off your mind and try to play this golf tournament and see where you end up at the end of the week.' Bhatia and McCarthy shot 20-under-par 268 for the week last year, tying the lowest score the tournament has had since Tommy Armour III went 26 under in 2003. 'It's kind of a tune-up week, but it's also very cool to kind of go back-to-back,' Bhatia said. 'It's got a mix of both. Maybe I'll feel different on Thursday when I tee it up, but for now I'm just kind of focused on trying to get prepared for this week but also learn where I'm at for next week.' Bhatia has three top-10 finishes in his past four starts. Cantlay has a pair of top-fives this year, while Texas native Spieth will look for his second win at TPC San Antonio after capturing the 2021 title. Also competing are two-time winners Corey Conners of Canada (2019, 2023) and Zach Johnson (2008, 2009). As far as the contingent of golfers hoping to qualify for the Masters, perhaps no one is easier to root for than Gary Woodland. The 2019 U.S. Open champion underwent brain surgery in 2023. His T2 finish at last week's Houston Open (behind only Min Woo Lee of Australia) was by far his best result since his return to competitive golf. 'Last week, on Sunday especially, it was the first time really probably since the U.S. Open that I was in control, complete control,' Woodland said. 'I was in control of my emotions, I was in control of my thoughts, and that's been a battle for me over the last couple years.' Woodland said he cannot afford to look ahead to Masters qualification. 'My brain's different, it is,' he said. 'I'm still recovering, I'm still healing. I don't have the luxury to think ahead because if I do, if I even think to the past, my brain's going to shut down. '... Obviously, we all want to be in the majors. I've been a staple in the majors really since 2011, and that's what I'm out here to do is to play and win those tournaments, but right now I'm trying to focus and get through today.' Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Valero Texas Open 2025: First-round tee times and groupings at TPC San Antonio
The Valero Texas Open begins Thursday at TPC San Antonio. Here's a look at tee times and groupings for the first round in San Antonio, Texas (click here for how to watch):
NBC Sports
01-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Valero Texas Open 2025: Second-round tee times and groupings at TPC San Antonio
The Valero Texas Open continues Friday at TPC San Antonio. Here's a look at tee times and groupings for the second round in San Antonio, Texas (click here for how to watch): Trey Mullinax Patrick Fishburn Chandler Phillips Daniel Berger Ben Martin Rico Hoey Ryan Palmer Jimmy Walker Mac Meissner Sam Ryder Henrik Norlander Ryan Fox Kevin Kisner Doug Ghim Carson Young C.T. Pan Charley Hoffman Ben Griffin Luke List Lee Hodges Matt Kuchar Hideki Matsuyama Keegan Bradley Jordan Spieth Emiliano Grillo Nick Hardy Webb Simpson Ludvig Åberg Maverick McNealy Akshay Bhatia Peter Malnati Matt Wallace Kurt Kitayama Corey Conners Max Homa Gary Woodland Harry Hall Brice Garnett Francesco Molinari Rafael Campos Erik van Rooyen Tom Hoge Joel Dahmen Greyson Sigg Victor Perez Andrew Novak Justin Lower Sami Valimaki Max McGreevy Frankie Capan III Mason Andersen Kevin Roy Danny Walker Jeremy Paul Takumi Kanaya Paul Peterson Ricky Castillo Michael Thorbjornsen Niklas Norgaard Ben James (a) Alejandro Tosti Kris Ventura Jackson Suber Paul Waring Cristobal Del Solar Hunter Logan Thriston Lawrence Jesper Svensson Philip Knowles William Mouw Matthew Riedel Thomas Rosenmueller Thorbjørn Olesen Vince Covello Patrick Pockels Padraig Harrington Mark Hubbard Eric Cole Aaron Baddeley Sam Stevens Ryo Hisatsune Martin Laird Bronson Burgoon Chan Kim Andrew Putnam Patrick Rodgers Beau Hossler Chad Ramey Bud Cauley Ben Silverman Lanto Griffin Matti Schmid Ben Kohles Rickie Fowler Sam Burns Tommy Fleetwood Brian Harman Si Woo Kim Cameron Young Tony Finau Justin Rose Patrick Cantlay J.T. Poston Chris Kirk Adam Schenk Jake Knapp Tom Kim Denny McCarthy Chris Gotterup Adam Svensson Brandt Snedeker Matt Fitzpatrick Seamus Power Zach Johnson Patton Kizzire Camilo Villegas Alex Smalley Harry Higgs Vince Whaley David Skinns Nate Lashley Keith Mitchell David Lipsky Matteo Manassero Taylor Dickson Jared Jones Trevor Cone John Pak Preston Summerhays (a) Will Chandler Noah Goodwin Kevin Velo Ryan Gerard Anders Albertson Rikuya Hoshino Hayden Buckley Quade Cummins Kaito Onishi Aldrich Potgieter Antoine Rozner Norman Xiong Isaiah Salinda Tim Widing Blaine Hale, Jr. Braden Thornberry Steven Fisk Austen Christiansen
