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2024 Valero Texas Open prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour.

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour. Just ask this week’s winner, Akshay Bhatia.

The 22-year-old won the 2024 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio after a playoff against Denny McCarthy on Sunday to claim his second PGA Tour victory. His first win at last year’s 2023 Barracuda Championship also came via a playoff. For his efforts, Bhatia will take home the top prize of $1,656,000. Despite coming up short in the playoff, McCarthy still cleared seven figures and banked $1,002,800 for a hefty consolation prize.

With $9.2 million up for grabs, check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2024 Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.

Prize money payouts

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Akshay Bhatia -20 $1,656,000
2 Denny McCarthy -20 $1,002,800
3 Rory McIlroy -11 $634,800
4 Russell Henley -10 $450,800
T5 Adam Schenk -9 $355,350
T5 Brendon Todd -9 $355,350
T7 Ben Martin -8 $289,033
T7 Tommy Fleetwood -8 $289,033
T7 Hideki Matsuyama -8 $289,033
T10 Matt Fitzpatrick -6 $223,100
T10 Peter Kuest -6 $223,100
T10 Mac Meissner -6 $223,100
T10 Jordan Spieth -6 $223,100
T14 S.H. Kim -5 $131,602
T14 Tyson Alexander -5 $131,602
T14 Keith Mitchell -5 $131,602
T14 Sam Stevens -5 $131,602
T14 Chan Kim -5 $131,602
T14 Adam Scott -5 $131,602
T14 Andrew Putnam -5 $131,602
T14 Thorbjorn Olesen -5 $131,602
T14 Alex Noren -5 $131,602
T14 Rico Hoey -5 $131,602
T14 Ludvig Aberg -5 $131,602
T25 Brian Harman -4 $67,735
T25 Corey Conners -4 $67,735
T25 Justin Lower -4 $67,735
T25 Max Homa -4 $67,735
T25 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -4 $67,735
T25 Nick Hardy -4 $67,735
T25 Lucas Glover -4 $67,735
T25 Mark Hubbard -4 $67,735
T33 Robby Shelton -3 $49,067
T33 Garrick Higgo -3 $49,067
T33 Kevin Chappell -3 $49,067
T33 Chez Reavie -3 $49,067
T33 Austin Eckroat -3 $49,067
T33 Alexander Bjork -3 $49,067
T39 Kevin Yu -2 $37,260
T39 Nate Lashley -2 $37,260
T39 Ben Griffin -2 $37,260
T39 Aaron Baddeley -2 $37,260
T39 Bud Cauley -2 $37,260
T39 Stewart Cink -2 $37,260
T45 Kevin Streelman -1 $26,772
T45 Victor Perez -1 $26,772
T45 Davis Thompson -1 $26,772
T45 Vincent Norrman -1 $26,772
T45 Webb Simpson -1 $26,772
T45 Ryan Moore -1 $26,772
T51 Lanto Griffin E $21,988
T51 Adam Svensson E $21,988
T51 J.J. Spaun E $21,988
T51 Joe Highsmith E $21,988
T51 C.T. Pan E $21,988
T51 Tyler Duncan E $21,988
T51 Martin Laird E $21,988
T58 Hayden Springer 1 $20,148
T58 Aaron Rai 1 $20,148
T58 Maverick McNealy 1 $20,148
T58 David Lipsky 1 $20,148
T58 Harry Hall 1 $20,148
T58 Dylan Wu 1 $20,148
T58 Bronson Burgoon 1 $20,148
T58 Carl Yuan 1 $20,148
T58 Andrew Novak 1 $20,148
T58 Josh Teater 1 $20,148
T58 Parker Coody 1 $20,148
T69 Charley Hoffman 2 $18,860
T69 Matti Schmid 2 $18,860
T69 Vince Whaley 2 $18,860
T72 Brandt Snedeker 3 $18,400
T72 Kevin Kisner 3 $18,400
74 Pierceson Coody 4 $18,124
T75 Nicolai Hojgaard 5 $17,756
T75 Collin Morikawa 5 $17,756
T75 Tom Whitney 5 $17,756
T78 Ben Kohles 6 $17,204
T78 Beau Hossler 6 $17,204
T78 Ryo Hisatsune 6 $17,204
81 Ben Silverman 7 $16,836
82 Ryan McCormick 10 $16,652

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Jordan Spieth explains his crazy gutterball shot at the Valero Texas Open. Would he do it again?

How insane was the line Spieth took during Saturday’s third round in San Antonio?

How insane was the line Jordan Spieth took during the final hole of Saturday’s third round at the Valero Texas Open?

It was still the talk of the tournament nearly 24 hours later, at least until Denny McCarthy rallied to force a playoff with Akshay Bhatia.

After pulling his drive left through the fairway on the 618-yard par 5, Spieth’s second shot ended up near a drainage ditch in an area. It appeared like he’d punch the ball back into the fairway, but then turned the opposite way and launched a wedge that found a gutter atop the TPC San Antonio clubhouse. The move had social media buzzing.

Spieth wound up making double-bogey after three-putting and he said Sunday that he regretted his decision-making process.

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Jordan Spieth plays a ball on the 18th hole during the third round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio on April 6, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images)

“I should have just hit it left-handed out into the fairway. I thought I could get it — I asked the rules official, he told me there’s no out-of-bounds and that if you could get it up here and you know where it is, then you drop it by the scoreboard, which is better than if I were to hit it lefty up towards the fairway,” Spieth explained. “So I tried. It didn’t come out very good and sure enough I was left with the same kind of situation on the next shot and then I did it. If I didn’t three-putt, I maybe felt like I would have saved a shot, but ultimately I could have just re-teed and made a better score.

“It looks weird. I actually played a really, really solid tee-to-green golf course this week and of course highlighted by a weird hole yesterday that makes it look all crazy. But I was just asking questions and to be honest, if it was out of play here, I probably would have made a better score playing the normal route out. I thought I could finagle a stroke, saving a stroke out of it and it didn’t quite do so.”

Spieth said he did not intend to hit the ball on top of the clubhouse, but merely was trying to advance it far enough for a good drop.

“I just needed to get it far enough up to where I would be close enough to the pin to where my drop would be past the hazard,” Spieth said. “So I had to get it far, but you still had to know where the ball was.”

The former University of Texas star rounded out the week with a 69, putting him into a tie for 10th place on the week at 6 under. He also finished the day with a birdie on 18, avoiding any gutters along the way.

“I had come off two missed cuts so I wanted to kind of find out really where I’m at and really feel like I made progress. I felt like my game’s actually been in a better place than other years and it just hasn’t shown for it in the last six, eight weeks. But I wasn’t exactly sure,” Spieth said. “So I think it proved it this week. A couple mistakes. I played the par 5s over par, which is one of my best stats of the year, and I lost like three around the greens, which is also a strength of mine. So it was a very weird. So if I just do those things normal, I’ve got a chance to win. And there’s always ifs, ands and buts.

“I feel like I came into the week unsure if I was confident in being able to win next week and I think I come out of it saying I’ve got a couple things I’ve got to work on, but overall I think I’m in a good place to be able to have a chance. Mission accomplished in that sense, but I do wish that I didn’t kind of give away a few that I gave away this week.”

2024 Valero Texas Open Sunday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

The purse at the Valero is $9.2 million with $1.656 million going to the winner.

With 18 holes left of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio in Texas, Akshay Bhatia leads by four shots at 15 under after a third-round 4-under 68.

Denny McCarthy, looking for his first win on the PGA Tour, is alone in second at 11 under. Three shots behind him is Brendon Todd at 8 under, while Hideki Matsuyama and Russell Henley are tied for fourth at 7 under.

The purse at the Valero is $9.2 million with $1.656 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open. All times listed are ET.

Sunday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
10:20 a.m.
Martin Laird, Matt Fitzpatrick, Webb Simpson
10:30 a.m.
Chez Reavie, Tyson Alexander, Austin Eckroat
10:40 a.m.
Ryan Moore, Matti Schmid, Peter Kuest
10:50 a.m.
Chan Kim, Andrew Novak, Bud Cauley
11 a.m.
Keith Mitchell, Josh Teater, Max Homa
11:10 a.m.
Nick Hardy, Justin Lower, Sam Stevens
11:20 a.m.
Parker Coody, Mac Meissner, Jordan Spieth
11:30 a.m.
Andrew Putnam, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Vince Whaley
11:40 a.m.
Tommy Fleetwood, Alexander Bjork, Adam Scott
11:50 a.m.
Mark Hubbard, Thorbjorn Olesen, Adam Schenk
12 p.m.
Rory McIlroy, Lucas Glover, Ben Martin
12:10 p.m.
Rico Hoey, Stewart Cink, Alex Noren
12:20 p.m.
Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley, Ludvig Aberg
12:30 p.m.
Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Brendon Todd

10th tee

Tee time Players
10:20 a.m.
Vincent Norrman, C.T. Pan, Davis Thompson
10:30 a.m.
Garrick Higgo, Kevin Chappell, Brian Harman
10:40 a.m.
Joe Highsmith, Aaron Baddeley, Tyler Duncan
10:50 a.m.
Corey Conners, Carl Yuan, Nate Lashley
11 a.m.
Ben Griffin, S.H. Kim, Bronson Burgoon
11:10 a.m.
Victor Perez, Robby Shelton, Ryo Hisatsune
11:20 a.m.
Kevin Streelman, Kevin Kisner, Dylan Wu
11:30 a.m.
Charley Hoffman, Harry Hall, Pierceson Coody
11:40 a.m.
Tom Whitney, Collin Morikawa, Kevin Yu
11:50 a.m.
Aaron Rai, Maverick McNealy, Nicolai Hojgaard
12 p.m.
David Lipsky, Brandt Snedeker, J.J. Spaun
12:10 p.m.
Beau Hossler, Hayden Springer, Adam Svensson
12:20 p.m.
Lanto Griffin, Ben Kohles
12:30 p.m.
Ben Silverman, Ryan McCormick

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Valero Texas Open on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Sunday, April 7

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-2:30 p.m

NBC: 2:30-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 10 a.m.-6 p.m

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Watch: Ludvig Aberg snaps his driver, ends up with eagle putt at Valero Texas Open en route to a 67

Ludvig Aberg has a silky smooth swing, but don’t be fooled, the Swedish star packs a healthy dose of power into every cut.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Ludvig Aberg has a silky smooth swing, but don’t be fooled, the Swedish star packs a healthy dose of power into every cut.

And that was never more evident than Saturday during the third round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.

The Texas Tech product was swinging away on the risk/reward No. 17 at the Greg Norman-designed Oaks Course, a par 4 that was playing just over 300 yards from the front tee. But when he made contact, his driver head snapped clean off. Did it mean disaster? Not for Aberg, who has been as steady as a rock this season, making the cut in all seven of his starts.

His drive bounced just to the right of the green and hopped to within 11 feet, giving him an eagle opportunity on a hole that could have been a mess. Although he missed the eagle putt, he tapped in for his third birdie in eight holes, getting to 4 under for the tournament.

“It was odd, it was bizarre,” Aberg said. “I’ve never experienced anything like that, not even in practice or anything, I’ve never seen it before, so I was just in shock. I’m glad the ball stayed in bounds because I really don’t know what could have happened. Somehow it made it all the way to the green, I don’t know how.”

Aberg, who already has a win under his belt at the PGA Tour’s 2023 RSM Classic, is a Titleist player who had been using the TSR2 (9 degrees) with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft through the Players Championship.

More: Ludvig Aberg on his rapid rise, earliest Masters memory and being a rookie in the majors

A PGA Tour rules official was kind enough to run back to the locker room to grab Aberg’s backup driver, one that he’s played a few rounds with in the past. He bombed a drive on the 18th hole of the day, and even though he only managed par, he finished the day with a 67, and he sits firmly inside the top 10 at 6 under for the event.

Aberg wasn’t blaming the manufacturer or anyone else who was involved with the driver.

“I think there’s a screw that came off. It’s on me, I should have checked that a little bit better, but luckily we were able to get a new one on the next tee box,” he said. “I hit some good drives after that as well.”

2024 Valero Texas Open Saturday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

The purse at the Valero is $9.2 million with $1.656 million going to the winner.

After 36 holes of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio in Texas, Akshay Bhatia holds a five-shot lead at 11 under after a second-round 2-under 70, a solid follow-up to his 63 on Thursday.

Brendon Todd, Russell Henley and Denny McCarthy are tied for second at 6 under, while Rory McIlroy is alone in fifth at 5 under.

Bhatia, who’s finished T-17 and T-11 in two starts since missing the cut at the Players Championship, has one PGA Tour win on his resume, the 2023 Barracuda Championship.

The purse at the Valero is $9.2 million with $1.656 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the third round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open. All times listed are ET.

Saturday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
10:25 a.m.
Alexander Bjork, C.T. Pan, Justin Lower
10:35 a.m.
Garrick Higgo, Sam Stevens, Kevin Streelman
10:45 a.m.
Ben Griffin, Chez Reavie, Hideki Matsuyama
10:55 a.m.
Andrew Putnam, Charley Hoffman, Max Homa
11:05 a.m.
Chan Kim, Rico Hoey, Pierceson Coody
11:15 a.m.
Bronson Burgoon, Kevin Chappell, Victor Perez
11:25 a.m.
Lucas Glover, Stewart Cink, Austin Eckroat
11:35 a.m.
Aaron Baddeley, Ben Martin, Tyler Duncan
11:45 a.m.
Mark Hubbard, Corey Conners, Martin Laird
11:55 a.m.
Jordan Spieth, Thorbjorn Olsen, Ryan Moore
12:05 p.m.
Matti Schmid, Robby Shelton, Nick Hardy
12:15 p.m.
Webb Simpson, Adam Schenk, Peter Kuest
12:25 p.m.
Denny McCarthy, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood
12:35 p.m.
Akshay Bhatia, Brendon Todd, Russell Henley

10th tee

Tee time Players
10:25 a.m.
Adam Scott, Ludvig Aberg, Davis Thompson
10:35 a.m.
Ben Silverman, Keith Mitchell, Mate Lashley
10:45 a.m.
Kevin Kisner, Adam Svensson, Josh Teater
10:55 a.m.
Harry Hall, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, S.H. Kim
11:05 a.m.
Tom Whitney, Vince Whaley, Andrew oivak
11:15 a.m.
Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman, Tyson Alexander
11:25 a.m.
Joe Highsmith, Parker Coody, Lanto Griffin
11:35 a.m.
Bud Cauley, Ben Kohles, Alex Noren
11:45 a.m.
Kevin Yu, Mac Meissner, Ryan McCormick
11:55 a.m.
Aaron Rai, Maverick McNealy, Nicolai Hoojgaard
12:05 p.m.
Carl Yuan, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brandt Snedker
12:15 p.m.
J.J. Spaun, Vincent Norrman, David Lipsky
12:25 p.m.
Dylan Wu, Bea Hossler
12:35 p.m.
Ryo Hisatune, Hayden Springer

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Valero Texas Open on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Saturday, April 6

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3:30 p.m

NBC: 3:30-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 3-6 p.m

ESPN+: 10 a.m.-6 p.m

Sunday, April 7

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-2:30 p.m

NBC: 2:30-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 10 a.m.-6 p.m

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Watch: Jimmy Walker snaps putter with Rory McIlroy, Smylie Kaufman on the call – and their reaction was priceless

This was too good.

Jimmy Walker hit a nice third shot into the par-5 eighth at TPC San Antonio during the second round of the Valero Texas Open on Friday and left himself a seven-foot birdie putt.

When Golf Channel panned to Walker to show his attempt, Smylie Kaufman was hosting his ‘Happy Hour’ segment with Rory McIlroy in the guest chair. Walker took the putter back, made his stroke and was disappointed when his ball failed to fall right at the cup, leaving him a three-foot par putt behind the hole.

But then he did something Kaufman and McIlroy weren’t expecting.

After taking a step towards his ball, Walker snapped the putter head right off the shaft.

“We’ve all been there,” McIlroy said.

“I must say, of things I expected to happen just then, I don’t think I expected the club to snap in half,” Kaufman responded.

“I didn’t think Jimmy was that strong,” McIlroy joked.

Walker was 2-over after nine holes Friday, 4 over total.

The ‘unique’ 16th hole at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course has a new nickname — and it’s delicious

The shirts started flying out of the merchandise tent early Thursday and by Friday they were all gone.

SAN ANTONIO — Ask those who consistently play the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course, and the responses regarding the unique design of the 16th green are, um … unsavory.

“Who would do that?”

“I feel like they were trying to torture us.”

“To be honest, I don’t understand what the hell they were thinking when they built that hole.”

These were just a few of the comments from volunteers and members who play the Greg Norman-designed 18 on a regular basis.

The 16th hole measures around 180 yards, depending on tee placement, and includes a feature that is distinctive, to say the least — a massive bunker smack dab in the middle of the green. It’s long been an interesting twist for PGA Tour players at the Valero Texas Open. The attribute was likely paying homage to No. 6 at Riviera Country Club, a course designed by George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell.

The Oaks Course was designed by Norman, in consultation with Sergio Garcia. When Norman was working through the project, Garcia was dating his daughter, Morgan-Leigh Norman. The two split up, however, before TPC San Antonio officially opened in 2010.

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The StrackaLine yardage book for the 16th hole at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course in Texas, site of the PGA Tour’s Texas Valero Open (Courtesy of StrackaLine)

And while it’s well-known among locals that a rarely-if-ever used tee box that changes the hole dramatically was all Garcia’s idea, there’s no official word on who came up with the concept to drop a pit in the middle of a luscious green space.

But leave it to a merchandising manager to see how delectable the feature could be.

Enter Liz Ortiz, a graduate of nearby Texas State, who started working in merchandising with the course nearly four years ago. Ortiz admits she knows little about golf, but when she first toured the course, the thing that popped out to her was the green on 16.

“During COVID we were out here looking at the property. It was my first Valero,” said Ortiz, who originally hails from Fort Worth. “The former merchandising manager was showing me around and on 16 I was like, ‘Wow is this called the avocado hole?’ She looked at me and said, ‘No, it’s just 16.’ And I said, ‘Well it looks a lot like an avocado. Let’s call it that.’ But nothing really happened.”

More: The urban legend of TPC San Antonio’s ‘Sergio tees’ on the 16th hole (and will they ever be used again?)

Fast-forward to last winter, when some of the TPC San Antonio staff members were on a call with folks from PGA Tour headquarters to discuss potential logo changes and new merchandise ideas.

Ortiz, who has been promoted, got a nudge from Jason Polka, the resort’s former director of golf, to dust off her idea.

“We normally collaborate on artwork and someone asked if we had a signature hole. I was like, well, not really, but I do love the 16th because it looks like an avocado,” she said. “They loved the idea and mocked up some artwork.”

Merchandise from the 2024 Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. (Photo: Tim Schmitt/Golfweek)

The response was instant. The shirts started flying out of the merchandise tent early Thursday and only picked up steam after local hero Jordan Spieth aced the hole in his opening round of play. By mid-morning on Friday all the shirts were gone.

“Everyone has been coming in here saying, ‘Where’s the avocado shirt? Where’s the avocado shirt?'” Ortiz said. “It’s done really, really well.”

So what’s next, now that The Avocado has clearly struck a chord with fans?

“Next year we’ll try to have more shirts, headwear, accessories, towels, everything,” Ortiz said. “I want to bring it into the golf shop and add it to our network. I think it’s cool.”

2024 Valero Texas Open Friday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch

The purse at the Valero is $9.2 million with $1.656 million going to the winner.

On a windy Thursday in San Antonio, Akshay Bhatia got hot, going out in 32 and coming home in 31 to post a first-round 63, good for a three-shot lead after 18 holes at the 2024 Valero Texas Open.

This is the final PGA Tour stop before the Masters, the final chance for those not already in the field at Augusta National Golf Club to punch their ticket. Bhatia is among those not yet qualified, so a win this week would come with a nice addition prize.

There are two golfers three back in a tie for second at 6 under, Justin Lower and Brendon Todd. Lower shot a 66 and held the lead after the morning wave. Todd started on the 10th hole and closed with four birdies on his last five holes.

Jordan Spieth, meanwhile, managed just a 1-over 73 but had the highlight of the day with an ace on the 16th hole.

The purse at the Valero is $9.2 million with $1.656 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open. All times listed are ET.

Friday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
8:20 a.m.
Luke Donald, Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid
8:31 a.m.
Martin Laird, Aaron Baddeley, Zac Blair
8:42 a.m.
Lanto Griffin, Nate Lashley, Joseph Bramlett
8:53 a.m.
Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, Kevin Kisner
9:04 a.m.
Adam Svensson, Chez Reavie, Webb Simpson
9:15 a.m.
Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Brendon Todd
9:26 a.m.
Garrick Higgo, Chesson Hadley, Carson Young
9:37 a.m.
Matt NeSmith, Josh Teater, Sam Stevens
9:48 a.m.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Callum Tarren, Ben Kohles
9:59 a.m.
Alexander Bjork, Trace Crowe, Tom Whitney
10:10 a.m.
Victor Perez, Norman Xiong, Jorge Campillo
10:21 a.m.
Pierceson Coody, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Willman
10:32 a.m.
Max Greyserman, Ryan McCormick, Tom Adrounie
1:35 p.m.
Andrew Putnam, Jhonattan Vegas, Ryan Moore
1:46 p.m.
Ryan Palmer, Aaron Rai, Roger Sloan
1:57 p.m.
Charley Hoffman, Maverick McNealy, Nicolai Hojgaard
2:08 p.m.
Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Max Homa
2:19 p.m.
Brian Harman, Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Scott
2:30 p.m.
Ludvig Aberg, Harris English, Joel Dahmen
2:41 p.m.
Billy Horschel, J.J. Spaun, Zach Johnson
2:52 p.m.
Andrew Landry, Troy Merritt, Eric Cole
3:03 p.m.
Denny McCarthy, Doug Ghim, Scott Gutschewski
3:14 p.m.
Adam Long, Jimmy Walker, Chandler Phillips
3:25 p.m.
Rafael Campos, Erik Barnes, Joe Highsmith
3:36 p.m.
Ben Silverman, Patrick Fishburn, Blaine Hale, Jr.
3:47 p.m.
Jimmy Stanger, Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer

10th tee

Tee time Player
8:20 a.m.
Alex Smalley, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Montgomery
8:31 a.m.
Keith Mitchell, Ben Martin, Brandon Wu
8:42 a.m.
Tyler Duncan, Bud Cauley, Robby Shelton
8:53 a.m.
Rory McIlroy, Chez Reavie, Webb Simpson
9:04 a.m.
Hideki Matsuyama, Lucas Glover, Jordan Spieth
9:15 a.m.
Tom Kim, Akshay Bhatia, Russell Henley
9:26 a.m.
Austin Eckroat, Grayson Murray, Adam Schenk
9:37 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Bronson Burgoon, Harry Hall
9:48 a.m. Alex Noren, S.H. Kim, Kevin Yu
9:59 a.m. C.T. Pan, Kevin Chappell, Byeong Hun An
10:10 a.m.
Chan Kim, Mac Meissner, Rico Hoey
10:21 a.m.
Thorbjorn Olesen, David Skinns, Peter Kuest
10:32 a.m.
Jacob Bridgeman, Raul Pereda, Joe Sullivan (a)
1:35 p.m.
Justin Lower, Vince Whaley
1:46 p.m.
Michael Kim, Taylor Pendrith, Andrew Novak
1:57 p.m.
Mark Hubbard, Sam Ryder, Carl Yuan
2:08 p.m.
Erik van Rooyen, Chad Ramey, Matt Kuchar
2:19 p.m.
Nico Echavarria, Ryan Brehm, Brandt Snedeker
2:30 p.m.
Davis Riley, Cameron Champ, J.B. Holmes
2:41 p.m.
Vincent Norrman, Seamus Power, K.H. Lee
2:52 p.m.
Greyson Sigg, Davis Thompson, Ben Taylor
3:03 p.m.
David Lipsky, Dylan Wu, Ryan Fox
3:14 p.m.
Padraig Harrington Beau Hossler, Tyson Alexander
3:25 p.m.
Nicholas Lindheim, Ryo Hisatune, Chris Gotterup
3:36 p.m.
Alejandro Tosti, Parker Coody, Wilson Furr
3:47 p.m.
Harrison Endycott, Kevin Dougherty, Alex Welch

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Valero Texas Open on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Friday, April 5

Golf Channel/Peacock: 4-7 p.m

Sirius XM: 1-7 p.m

ESPN+: 8:15 a.m.-7 p.m

Saturday, April 6

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3:30 p.m

NBC: 3:30-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 3-6 p.m

ESPN+: 10 a.m.-6 p.m

Sunday, April 7

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-2:30 p.m

NBC: 2:30-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 10 a.m.-6 p.m

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Watch: The always exciting Jordan Spieth made an ace at the Valero Texas Open

What a crowd reaction.

To say it was a rough day for Jordan Spieth may be an understatement.

The winner of the 2021 Valero Texas Open was 4 over when he stepped on the 15th tee, not a welcome sign after consecutive missed cuts in an event you’d like to see some signs of life heading into the Masters.

Well, one shot can certainly turn a round around. And Spieth is plenty capable of hitting that one shot.

On the par-3 16th hole at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course, Spieth pulled a 7-iron from 199 yards. He smashed it and started walking to the green after a solid swing. The ball hopped a couple times and never left the flag.

Boom. An ace.

What a crowd reaction.

For Spieth, it’s the fourth ace of his Tour career and first since the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational. He followed with a birdie on the 17th hole and is still very much alive to make the weekend.

New logos, old Texas roots on display in 2024 Valero Texas Open merchandise shop

The event is boasting a revamped logo scheme, one that leans even heavier into the tournament’s Texas roots.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Now more than a century old, the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio has done some moving in its day.

The tournament — which was previously held at Brackenridge Park, Willow Springs, Fort Sam Houston, Oak Hills Country Club and La Cantera before settling on its current home at TPC San Antonio — started Thursday with one of the strongest fields in decades. Among those vying for the title are world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, past champion Jordan Spieth, two-time champ Corey Conners and many others looking to get their final Masters prep in.

But while the venue has changed, the logos associated with the tournament have only seen some minor tweaks through the years. That changed in 2024, however, as the merchandise tent is boasting a number of new items and a revamped logo scheme, one that leans even heavier into the tournament’s Texas roots. Some of this is available online but the head covers are exclusive to this shop just off the 18th fairway at the Oaks Course.

Here’s a look at what’s available at the merchandise tent this week: