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Valero Texas Open

Justin Leonard is a 3-time winner of the Valero Texas Open.

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About the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open:

Dating to 1922, the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open is one of the older events on the tour schedule. The Texas Open is always played in San Antonio, and is a tournament known for low scoring. In 2007, the Valero Texas Open became part of the "Fall Finish" segment of the schedule, but moved a Spring date in 2009. In 2010, the tournament moves to a new course, the TPC San Antonio.

2010 Valero Texas Open
• When: May 13-16
• Where: TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

2009 Tournament
Following a third-round 60, defending champ Zach Johnson was quiet much of the final round, but hung on to earn a playoff against James Driscoll. Johnson then birdied the first extra hole for his second straight win here.

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PGA Tour Valero Texas Open Records:

  • Overall: 254 - Tommy Armour III, 2003 (La Cantera Golf Club)
  • Tournament Course Record: 60 - Zach Johnson, 2009 (La Cantera); Bart Bryant, 2004 (La Cantera); Al Brosch, 1951 (Brackenridge Park); Ted Kroll, 1954 (Brackenridge Park); Mike Souchak, 1955 (Brackenridge Park)

PGA Tour Valero Texas Open Golf Courses:

In 2010, the Texas Open moves to the newly constructed TPC San Antonio, designed by Greg Norman. Prior to that, the tournament was played for about 10 years at La Cantera Golf Club's Resort Course.

Many different courses in San Antonio have hosted this event over the years. A favorite with golfers was Oak Hills Country Club, an A.W. Tillinghast design that now hosts a Champions Tour event.

Several city-owned courses, including Brackenridge Park Golf Course, have hosted the Texas Open. And even military courses - the two courses at the U.S. Army base Fort Sam Houston - were used in the past.

PGA Tour Valero Texas Open Trivia and Notes:

  • The Texas Open was first played in 1922, and Bob MacDonald was the first winner.

  • The first round of 60 ever shot on the PGA Tour occurred in the 1951 Texas Open. Al Brosch was the golfer who reached that number first.

  • In 1940, Byron Nelson defeated Ben Hogan in a playoff battle between two Texans.

  • Arnold Palmer and Justin Leonard are the only 3-time winners of the Texas Open. Palmer won his three consecutively (1960-62). Leonard won back-to-back in 2000-01, and again in 2007.

  • Ben Crenshaw won his first-ever start as a member of the PGA Tour, at the 1973 Texas Open.
  • The Texas Open is a tournament known for low scoring. Mike Souchak's winning total of 257 in 1955 was the 72-hole scoring record on the PGA Tour until 2001. Then, in 2003, Tommy Armour III won this tournament with a total of 254, setting a new record.

  • Armour's score in relation to par - 26-under in 2003 - also was a new record for a par-70 course. It broke the previous record set at, yes, the Texas Open (Donnie Hammond's 22-under in 1989).

    • PGA Tour Valero Texas Open - Past Winners:

    (p-playoff; w-weather shortened)

    Valero Texas Open
    2009 - Zach Johnson-p, 265
    2008 - Zach Johnson, 261
    2007 - Justin Leonard, 261
    2006 - Eric Axley, 265
    2005 - Robert Gamez, 262
    2004 - Bart Bryant, 261
    2003 - Tommy Armour III, 254
    2002 - Loren Roberts, 261

    Texas Open at La Cantera
    2001 - Justin Leonard, 266

    Westin Texas Open
    2000 - Justin Leonard, 261
    1999 - Duffy Waldorf-p, 270
    1998 - Hal Sutton, 270

    La Cantera Texas Open
    1997 - Tim Herron, 271
    1996 - David Ogrin, 275
    1995 - Duffy Waldorf, 268

    Texas Open
    1994 - Bob Estes, 265

    H-E-B Texas Open
    1993 - Jay Haas-p, 263
    1992 - Nick Price-p, 263
    1991 - Blaine McCallister-p, 269
    1990 - Mark O'Meara, 261

    Texas Open Presented by Nabisco
    1989 - Donnie Hammond, 258
    1988 - Corey Pavin, 259

    Vantage Championship
    1986 - Ben Crenshaw-w, 196

    Texas Open
    1985 - John Mahaffey-p, 268
    1984 - Calvin Peete, 266
    1983 - Jim Colbert, 261
    1982 - Jay Haas, 262
    1981 - Bill Rogers-p, 266

    San Antonio Texas Open
    1980 - Lee Trevino, 265
    1979 - Lou Graham, 268
    1978 - Ron Streck, 265
    1977 - Hale Irwin, 266
    1976 - Butch Baird-p, 273
    1975 - Don January-p, 275
    1974 - Terry Diehl, 269
    1973 - Ben Crenshaw, 270
    1972 - Mike Hill, 273
    1971 - No Tournament
    1970 - Ron Cerrudo, 273

    Texas Open
    1969 - Deane Beman-p, 274
    1968 - No Tournament
    1967 - Chi Chi Rodriguez, 277
    1966 - Harold Henning, 272
    1965 - Frank Beard, 270
    1964 - Bruce Crampton, 273
    1963 - Phil Rodgers, 268
    1962 - Arnold Palmer, 273
    1961 - Arnold Palmer, 270
    1960 - Arnold Palmer, 276
    1959 - Wes Ellis, 276
    1958 - Bill Johnston, 274
    1957 - Jay Hebert, 271
    1956 - Gene Littler, 276
    1955 - Mike Souchak, 257
    1954 - Chandler Harper, 259
    1953 - Tony Holguin, 264
    1952 - Jack Burke Jr., 260
    1951 - Dutch Harrison-p, 265
    1950 - Sam Snead, 265
    1949 - Dave Douglas, 268
    1948 - Sam Snead, 264
    1947 - Ed Oliver, 265
    1946 - Ben Hogan, 264
    1945 - Sam Byrd, 268
    1944 - Johnny Revolta, 273
    1943 - No Tournament
    1942 - Chick Harbert-p, 272
    1941 - Lawson Little, 273
    1940 - Byron Nelson-p, 271
    1939 - Dutch Harrison, 271
    1935-38 - No Tournament
    1934 - Wiffy Cox, 283
    1933 - No Tournament
    1932 - Clarence Clark, 287
    1931 - Abe Espinosa, 281
    1930 - Denny Shute, 277
    1929 - Bill Mehlhorn, 277
    1928 - Bill Mehlhorn, 297
    1927 - Bobby Cruickshank, 272
    1926 - Macdonald Smith, 288
    1925 - Joe Turnesa, 284
    1924 - Joe Kirkwood, 279
    1923 - Walter Hagen-p, 279
    1922 - Bob MacDonald, 281

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