Valero Texas Open

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The Valero Texas Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, which is played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates from 96 years to 1922, when it was first called Texas Open ; San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corporation took over naming rights in 2002. The game is played at The Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, northeast of the city. The Valero Energy Foundation is the host organization for the Valero Texas Open.

This event is currently managed by Wasserman Media Group. In 2003, it was the site of a 72-hole PGA Tour score score of 254, shot by Tommy Armor III. Many large-scale players have won this tournament, including Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Arnold Palmer, who won three years in a row. It is always considered a tournament where it is relatively easy to shoot low scores. Since 1934, every winner of the tournament has finished with a score below the average.

It's always played in the San Antonio area, and is the sixth oldest professional golf tournament around the world, the third oldest on the PGA Tour and the longest held in the same city. From early to 1940, it was held at the Brackenridge Park Golf Course, with the exception of 1927-1928, when played at Willow Springs Golf Course. After the event left Brackenridge Park, he returned to Willow Springs (1941-1949) . In 1950 and 1951, he played at Brackenridge Park and Ft. Sam Houston Golf Course; after which he lived in Brackenridge Park, with the exception of 1956 and 1960, when he returned to Ft. Sam Houston.

Oak Hills Country Club held from 1961 to 1966, then went to Pecan Valley Golf Club (1967-1970). There was no show in 1968, because Pecan Valley was the PGA Championship site in July. No events were held in 1971; it was played at Woodlake Golf Club for five editions (1972-1976), then back to Oak Hills (1977-1994). (No events were held in 1987, as Oak Hills hosted the first Tour Championship in late October.)

The event was held at the Resort Course at La Cantera Golf Club (1995-2009), then moved to its present location at TPC San Antonio, in the affluent Cibolo Canyon community, in 2010.

Texas Open is usually held in September or October; in 2007 and 2008, the event was downgraded to the Fall Series. With the Atlanta Classic collapsing, the PGA Tour moved the Texas Open into slots on the May 2009 schedule and it became a regular FedEx Cup event. The 2009 event offered an increase of $ 6.1 million (up from $ 4.5 million) and its winning share exceeded $ 1 million for the first time. In 2011, the event was moved to the week after the Master Tournament; 2011 edition is famous for Kevin Na's 16 (12) in the ninth hole in the opening round.

As a Fall Series show, Valero Texas Open is an alternative tournaments for Presidents and Ryder Cups. In 2013, the tournament starts in early April, a week before The Masters, and airs 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 a title sponsor in 2002, the tournament has been an annual leader in charity fundraising among PGA Tour events. By 2015, the Valero Texas Open becomes only the fourth PGA Tour event to surpass the $ 100 million milestone in funds raised for charity. The 2017 edition of the Valero Texas Open raised $ 11 million for charity, bringing the total to over $ 126 million in charitable giving.

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Course layout

Oaks Course

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

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Winner

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Note: The green spotlight indicates the assessment note.
Major sources

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Many winners

Nine people have won this tournament more than once until 2016.

• 3 wins
  • Arnold Palmer: 1960, 1961, 1962
  • Justin Leonard: 2000, 2001, 2007
• 2 wins
  • Bill Mehlhorn: 1928, 1929
  • Sam Snead: 1948, 1950
  • E.J. Harrison "The Netherlands": 1939, 1951
  • Ben Crenshaw: 1973, 1986
  • Jay Haas: 1982, 1993
  • Duffy Waldorf: 1995, 1999
  • Zach Johnson: 2008, 2009

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the official PGA Tour website

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