Blog#229 Results Valero Texas Open April 3-6, 2025

Blog#229 Results Valero Texas Open April 3-6, 2025

Jordan Spieth won here in 2021 his 9th on the PGA and first since 2017.

Seventh most difficult course on tour more so in RDs 3&4 with cold and wind.

ROUND 1 Weather Hot 75 to 90*, little wind.

1 Sam Ryder-9 Bodies 6 of last 7 holes for lead. FINISH 40+2

2 Kieth Mitchell-8 Almost another 1st place after an eagle 6 birdies. FINISH 12-3

12-33 Brian Harman-6 66 Six birdies on 1st 12 holes before bogie. FINISH Wins-9

4 Jordan Spieth-5 Starts with bogie then 6 pars no more bogies. FINISH 5-4

6 Tommy Fleetwood-4* 68 One bogie 5 birdies. FINISH 62+9

6 Alan Novak-4 Two bogies 8 birdies. FINISH 3-5

12 Tony Finau-3 69-3 Two bogies 5 birdies. FINISH 56+5

19 Daniel Berger-2 70 Two bogies 4 birdies+5 76 7 bogiesRd 3 FINISH 30 E

19 Ryo Hisatsune-2 70 One eagle 2 birdies 2 bogies. FINISH 5-4

43 Patrick Cantlay-1 71 One bogie 2 birdies, I picked him as #3 to win? FINISH 33+1

65 Eric Cole E 72 Two bogies 2 birdies. FINISH 26-1

65 Tom Hoge E 72 Three bogies 3 birdies. FINISH 5-4

90 Harry Higgs+1 73 Three bogies, 1 on 1st hole. FINISH 30 E

120 Rickie Fowler+3 75 Four bogies 1st 11 holes, no Masters for him. FINISH 30 E

ROUND 2 Another warm day 90* little or no wind.

1 Brian Harman-12 66 Birdies 4 of 1st 7 holes and finishes with 2 birdies.

2 Keith Mitchell-8 72 Five birdies 5 bogies for par.

3 Ryo Hisatsune-7 67 Bogie free, has come from nowhere 2 top 10s in last 5.

3 Sam Ryder-7 74 Four bogies 2 birdies. RDs 3&4, 77,76.

6 Alan Novak-6 70 Bogie free, a win would have gotten him into the Masters.

13 Harry Higgs-6 67 Probably his best RD of 2025, 11 players tied at-5.

23 Jordan Spieth-4 73 One DB 3 bogies 4 birdies.

23 Rickie Fowler-4 65 Low RD of day to move up 97 spots.

37 Tommy Fleetwood-3 73 Bogies 3 of 1st 7 holes, no win this time.

CUT E Matsuyama E, Aberg+1,Bhatia+1, Knapp+2 Homa #118, Tom Kim #125.

ROUND 3 Cloudy and windy conditions 59 to 65*

1 Brian Harman-12 72 Started with 2 bogies 1st 4 holes finished 2 birdies on 14&17.

2 A Novak-9 69 Up and down RD 3 bogies 6 birdies, he may be the one who sneaks in.

3 Tom Hoge-8 66 Bogie free 4 birdies back 9, same as above.

4 Kieth Mitchell-7 73 Started out with 2 bogies 4&5 but got it together.

5 Ryo Hisatsune-6 73 ABD on 12 may have cost tournament.

FINAL ROUND Weather blustery, players wearing sweaters and knit hats.

Weather was the story as only 3 players broke par. Brian Harmon was the steadiest player in the tournament and had 3 stroke lead into the final RD, bogies #15&18 to shoot 75.

Andrew Novack bogies 13,15,17& 18 also 76. Hoge out of it on front 9+4 another 76.

1 Brian Harmon-9 75 Almost goes wire to wire 1st win since 2023 OPEN. $1.7M

2 Ryan Gerard-6 69 One of only 3 players to break par. $1.0M

3 Maverick McNealy-5 72 Two birdies 2 bogies, never really it. $560K

3 Andrew Novack-5 76 Had a chance after 4 holes-2 then 7 bogies. $560K

COMMENTARY PIF Offered PGA $1.5 Billion to settle on some type off merger. but insisted on play format. PGA turned it down, no team format, THANK GOD. LIV doesn’t get it, team format stinks as does TGL and I don’t know who enjoys it except the players.