The PGA Tour shifts to San Antonio, Texas and the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course for this week’s Valero Texas Open. It has been a couple of weeks since Sergio Garcia finally delivered his memorable first win at the 2017 Masters. After Wesley Bryan was victorious in a relatively limited field at the RBC Heritage last week there will be plenty of big names at this week’s Valero Texas Open.
Event Details
Event: Valero Texas Open
Category: PGA
Date: April 20-23
Location: TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Charley Hoffman will return as the defending champion at this tournament. He will have his work cut out for him with some tough competition. Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka and Ryan Moore are among the notables that will be looking to take down Hoffman and win the Valero Texas Open this week.
Past Five Winners
2016: Charley Hoffman -12
2015: Jimmy Walker -11
2014: Steven Bowditch -8
2013: Martin Laird -14
2012: Ben Curtis -9
What To Know About The Course
The Greg Norman-designed course is littered with trees and avoiding them will be important. Power off the tee should be important but it won’t matter nearly as much if the golfer isn’t accurate. Driving Accuracy should be a key stat to consider. Meanwhile, Par 5 Performance is another stat that is likely worth considering based on how the course plays out. It also won’t hurt to have a hot putter this week at the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course.
The Field
Hoffman is the defending champion at this tournament but he won’t be the sports betting favorite to win outright. That tag belongs to Kuchar, who is listed at +1800 odds to win. Meanwhile, Hoffman is listed at +2000 odds to repeat. Koepka and Moore are next in line according to the sportsbooks at +2500 odds. Meanwhile, if you are looking for a decent value bet you might want to consider the 2015 winner Jimmy Walker. Walker is listed at +2800 odds to win this tournament for a second time.
A Good Matchup To Bet: Jimmy Walker over Brooks Koepka
Speaking of strong value betting on Walker, it wouldn’t hurt to take him opposite Koepka in the head-to-head sports betting matchup. Walker has already proved he can win here before while Koepka’s play has been extremely inconsistent since he last won in November. Koepka had missed four of six cuts before a strong performance at the Masters. We are banking on him struggling just enough this week to open the door for Walker to finish with the best score at the Valero Texas Open.
Top-Five Pick: Matt Kuchar
Kuchar heads in to this tournament after a pair of strong finishes at the Masters and Hilton Head. Kuchar finished fourth at the Masters and then just narrowly missed out on another top-10 finish in last week’s RBC Heritage. Kuchar is playing with a ton of confident this week and he did record a top-five finish here back in 2014. Look for another strong performance from Kuchar this week as he contends for the outright win at the Valero Texas Open.
Valero Texas Open Tee Times
Tee No. 1
8:10 a.m.: Steve Marino, David Hearn, Michael Kim
8:20 a.m.: John Huh, Johnson Wagner, Shawn Stefani
8:30 a.m.: Chad Collins, Andrew Loupe, Ryan Blaum
8:40 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Billy Hurley III, Scott Piercy
8:50 a.m.: Branden Grace, J.J. Henry, Chris Kirk
9 a.m.: Jim Herman, Troy Merritt, Justin Leonard
9:10 a.m.: Graeme McDowell, Steven Bowditch, Robert Streb
9:20 a.m.: Ted Purdy, Chris Stroud, Whee Kim
9:30 a.m.: Kevin Chappell, Sung Kang, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
9:40 a.m.: Camilo Villegas, Chad Campbell, Ben An
9:50 a.m.: Tyler Aldridge, Seamus Power, Brett Drewitt
10 a.m.: Brad Fritsch, Julian Etulain, Nicholas Lindheim
10:10 a.m.: Bobby Wyatt, Kevin Tway, Beau Hossler
1:10 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Kyle Reifers, Blayne Barber
1:20 p.m.: Roberto Castro, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Cameron Smith
1:30 p.m.: Ken Duke, Martin Laird, C.T. Pan
1:40 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Keegan Bradley, Luke Donald
1:50 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Charley Hoffman, Zach Johnson
2 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Billy Horschel, Ryan Palmer
2:10 p.m.: D.A. Points, Alex Cejka, Nick Taylor
2:20 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Ben Curtis, Zac Blair
2:30 p.m.: Cameron Percy, John Peterson, Harold Varner III
2:40 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Daniel Summerhays, Tim Wilkinson
2:50 p.m.: Andrew Johnston, Xander Schauffele, Wesley McClain
3 p.m.: Max Homa, Sebastian Munoz, Casey Russell
3:10 p.m.: Steven Alker, Trey Mullinax, Zach Cabra
Tee No. 10
8:10 a.m.: Freddie Jacobson, Will MacKenzie, Anirban Lahiri
8:20 a.m.: Kelly Kraft, Brett Stegmaier, J.J. Spaun
8:30 a.m.: Tag Ridings, Luke List, Andres Gonzales
8:40 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Ryan Moore, Matt Kuchar
8:50 a.m.: Adam Hadwin, Cody Gribble, Brooks Koepka
9 a.m.: Greg Chalmers, Smylie Kaufman, Nick Watney
9:10 a.m.: Aaron Baddeley, Tony Finau, K.J. Choi
9:20 a.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, Robert Garrigus, Jamie Lovemark
9:30 a.m.: Matt Jones, Bob Estes, Steve Wheatcroft
9:40 a.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Jason Kokrak, Morgan Hoffmann
9:50 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Brian Campbell, Curtis Luck
10 a.m.: Mark Anderson, Miguel Angel Carballo, Rafa Campos
10:10 a.m.: Ryan Armour, Jonathan Randolph, Robby Shelton
1:10 p.m.: Angel Cabrera, Ian Poulter, Bud Cauley
1:20 p.m.: Jason Bohn, Ollie Schniederjans, J.T. Poston
1:30 p.m.: Ben Crane, Spencer Levin, Dominic Bozzelli
1:40 p.m.: Peter Malnati, Danny Lee, Retief Goosen
1:50 p.m.: Brian Stuard, Matt Every, Hunter Mahan
2 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Brian Gay, Stewart Cink
2:10 p.m.: Carl Pettersson, Martin Flores, Soren Kjeldsen
2:20 p.m.: John Senden, Rory Sabbatini, Greg Owen
2:30 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Ryo Ishikawa, Bryson DeChambeau
2:40 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Ricky Barnes, Willy Wilcox
2:50 p.m.: Sam Saunders, Ryan Brehm, Joshua Brock
3 p.m.: Brandon Hagy, Richy Werenski, Joel Dahmen
3:10 p.m.: Zack Sucher, Rick Lamb, Jordan Niebrugge
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