Valero Texas Open LIVE: Tee times, field, leaderboard and how to follow – Harman leads way but Aberg crashes out ahead of Masters
The countdown to The Masters is on and the penultimate PGA Tour event before the big one takes place this week. Some of the world’s best will tee it up at the Valero Texas Open looking to build some form or achieve a spot in the major. Fleetwood will want to head into the Masters with a winGetty Last year, Akshay Bhatia won in Texas to secure a place in The Masters and stars will be out to emulate him. Others are aiming for a tournament win as they finalise their preparations before heading to Augusta next week. But it’s not gone well for several stars, with Ludvig Aberg one of those to fail to make the cut, along with Max Homa and Matt Fitzpatrick also missing out. Rickie Fowler needs to win to seal a place at The Masters, and he has made the cut for the last two rounds, so still has a chance. Valero Texas Open: Date and how to follow The Valero Texas Open began on Thursday, April 3 and it will run through four rounds of play until Sunday, April 6. It is being held at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course in Texas. Play for the last two rounds will start at 4pm. talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of the action in San Antonio. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The entire event will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and more details on how to watch the action can be found here. Aberg was the highest-ranked player in the event, but he has crashed outGetty Valero Texas Open: Field and tee times There was a field of 147 players at the Valero Texas Open, but that has been cut to around half. Fleetwood and Justin Rose are among the Englishmen to make the cut, but it is Matt Wallace who is performing the best, sitting five shots off the lead. Heading into round three, it is 2023 Open champion Brian Harman who leads the way by four on 12 under par. The full field, tee times and groupings for the Texas Open can be found here. The latest leaderboard can be found here once play is underway. Recent Valero Texas Open winners 2024 – Akshay Bhatia 2023 – Corey Conners 2022 – J.J Spaun 2021 – Jordan Spieth 2019 – Corey Conners 2018 – Andrew Landry 2017 – Kevin Chappell 2016 – Charley Hoffman 2015 – Jimmy Walker 2014 – Steven Bowditch Valero Texas Open: What has been said? Bhatia squandered a six-shot lead on the final round of the Valero Texas Open last year, but he held on to win. After beating Denny McCarthy in a tense play-off, he said: “Man, what a crazy, crazy day. “This is awesome. It’s hard to win out there as it showed today. My mom’s birthday was April 1 and her wish was to go to the Masters.” He added: “I felt so uncomfortable all day. I got off to a great start and kind of just tried to stick as much as I could to my game plan. “But when you see someone charging at you and you’re playing with him, it’s really hard because you feel like you’re just slipping away. “It was just incredible to be able to be in this position.”
The countdown to The Masters is on and the penultimate PGA Tour event before the big one takes place this week.
Some of the world’s best will tee it up at the Valero Texas Open looking to build some form or achieve a spot in the major.
Last year, Akshay Bhatia won in Texas to secure a place in The Masters and stars will be out to emulate him.
Others are aiming for a tournament win as they finalise their preparations before heading to Augusta next week.
But it’s not gone well for several stars, with Ludvig Aberg one of those to fail to make the cut, along with Max Homa and Matt Fitzpatrick also missing out.
Rickie Fowler needs to win to seal a place at The Masters, and he has made the cut for the last two rounds, so still has a chance.
Valero Texas Open: Date and how to follow
The Valero Texas Open began on Thursday, April 3 and it will run through four rounds of play until Sunday, April 6.
It is being held at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course in Texas.
Play for the last two rounds will start at 4pm.
talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of the action in San Antonio.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
The entire event will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and more details on how to watch the action can be found here.
Valero Texas Open: Field and tee times
There was a field of 147 players at the Valero Texas Open, but that has been cut to around half.
Fleetwood and Justin Rose are among the Englishmen to make the cut, but it is Matt Wallace who is performing the best, sitting five shots off the lead.
Heading into round three, it is 2023 Open champion Brian Harman who leads the way by four on 12 under par.
The full field, tee times and groupings for the Texas Open can be found here.
The latest leaderboard can be found here once play is underway.
Recent Valero Texas Open winners
- 2024 – Akshay Bhatia
- 2023 – Corey Conners
- 2022 – J.J Spaun
- 2021 – Jordan Spieth
- 2019 – Corey Conners
- 2018 – Andrew Landry
- 2017 – Kevin Chappell
- 2016 – Charley Hoffman
- 2015 – Jimmy Walker
- 2014 – Steven Bowditch
Valero Texas Open: What has been said?
Bhatia squandered a six-shot lead on the final round of the Valero Texas Open last year, but he held on to win.
After beating Denny McCarthy in a tense play-off, he said: “Man, what a crazy, crazy day.
“This is awesome. It’s hard to win out there as it showed today. My mom’s birthday was April 1 and her wish was to go to the Masters.”
He added: “I felt so uncomfortable all day. I got off to a great start and kind of just tried to stick as much as I could to my game plan.
“But when you see someone charging at you and you’re playing with him, it’s really hard because you feel like you’re just slipping away.
“It was just incredible to be able to be in this position.”
