Overview
- The Valero Texas Open, which begins Thursday, serves as the PGA Tour’s last stop before the Masters at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course.
- Betting markets list Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Åberg as co-favorites around +1500, with Jordan Spieth rising as a contender near +1800.
- Collin Morikawa withdrew Tuesday with a lingering back issue from The Players, and Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are skipping the week to manage schedules, with Gary Woodland also out.
- The event offers a last-chance Masters invitation to any unqualified winner, a path players like Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, and Michael Thorbjornsen are chasing.
- The Oaks Course rewards accuracy and elite approach play due to narrow, tree-lined fairways and multi-tiered greens, shaping models and picks toward strong ball-strikers.