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Just one day remains until the 15th event of the 2024 PGA Tour calendar crowns its winner. Yes, the Valero Texas Open will see itself end on Sunday, March 7. Meanwhile, many top athletes, including the likes of defending champion Corey Conners, Ludvig Aberg, and Rory McIlroy, among others, have been duking it out.
The reason is quite obvious. They want to claim the trophy and the title of champion for themselves. But that’s not all the event provides for the winner, who will also take home a massive 7-figure check.
The stakes at the 2024 Valero Texas Open
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The 2024 Valero Texas Open will award the champion of the tournament with a winner’s cut of $1,656,000, as per the official breakdown, from the total prize pool of $9.2 million. And while the runner-up won’t receive the same benefits as the winner, he will still get a whopping part of the purse with $1,002,800. Clearly, the stakes do seem to be high for the final fight.
| Position | Amount |
| 1 | $1,656,000.00 |
| 2 | $1,002,800.00 |
| 3 | $634,800.00 |
| 4 | $450,800.00 |
| 5 | $377,200.00 |
| 6 | $333,500.00 |
| 7 | $310,500.00 |
| 8 | $287,500.00 |
| 9 | $269,100.00 |
| 10 | $250,700.00 |
| 11 | $232,300.00 |
| 12 | $213,900.00 |
| 13 | $195,500.00 |
| 14 | $177,100.00 |
| 15 | $167,900.00 |
| 16 | $158,700.00 |
| 17 | $149,500.00 |
| 18 | $140,300.00 |
| 19 | $131,100.00 |
| 20 | $121,900.00 |
| 21 | $112,700.00 |
| 22 | $103,500.00 |
| 23 | $96,140.00 |
| 24 | $88,780.00 |
| 25 | $81,420.00 |
| 26 | $74,060.00 |
| 27 | $71,300.00 |
| 28 | $68,540.00 |
| 29 | $65,780.00 |
| 30 | $63,020.00 |
| 31 | $60,260.00 |
| 32 | $57,500.00 |
| 33 | $54,740.00 |
| 34 | $52,440.00 |
| 35 | $50,140.00 |
| 36 | $47,840.00 |
| 37 | $45,540.00 |
| 38 | $43,700.00 |
| 39 | $41,860.00 |
| 40 | $40,020.00 |
| 41 | $38,180.00 |
| 42 | $36,340.00 |
| 43 | $34,500.00 |
| 44 | $32,660.00 |
| 45 | $30,820.00 |
| 46 | $28,980.00 |
| 47 | $27,140.00 |
| 48 | $25,668.00 |
| 49 | $24,380.00 |
| 50 | $23,644.00 |
| 51 | $23,092.00 |
| 52 | $22,540.00 |
| 53 | $22,172.00 |
| 54 | $21,804.00 |
| 55 | $21,620.00 |
| 56 | $21,436.00 |
| 57 | $21,252.00 |
| 58 | $21,068.00 |
| 59 | $20,884.00 |
| 60 | $20,700.00 |
| 61 | $20,516.00 |
| 62 | $20,332.00 |
| 63 | $20,148.00 |
| 64 | $19,964.00 |
| 65 | $19,780.00 |
| 66 | $19,596.00 |
| 67 | $19,412.00 |
| 68 | $19,228.00 |
| 69 | $19,044.00 |
| 70 | $18,860.00 |
| 71 | $18,676.00 |
| 72 | $18,492.00 |
| 73 | $18,308.00 |
| 74 | $18,124.00 |
| 75 | $17,940.00 |
| 76 | $17,756.00 |
| 77 | $17,572.00 |
| 78 | $17,388.00 |
| 79 | $17,204.00 |
| 80 | $17,020.00 |
| 81 | $16,836.00 |
| 82 | $16,652.00 |
| 83 | $16,468.00 |
| 84 | $16,284.00 |
| 85 | $16,100.00 |
| 86 | $15,916.00 |
| 87 | $15,732.00 |
| 88 | $15,548.00 |
| 89 | $15,364.00 |
| 90 | $15,180.00 |
The ongoing event does pale in the monetary benefits being provided owing to it not being a signature event, which boasts a $25 million purse. However, the tournament boasts a field rating of 323.42487, giving the winner a whopping 55.62671 OWGR points alongside an additional 500 FedEx points.
While it becomes clear why the golfers are currently pushing themselves to give their best on the greens, the most important question about it also comes to light: Who will end up taking it all?
The leaderboard at the Valero Texas Open
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A total of 156 athletes teed off their journey from TPC San Antonio. However, many failed to make the cut, as only 82 golfers moved to the third round on Saturday. But more importantly, the fans sure are in for an exciting final day of golf, all thanks to the leaders of the tournament, including the likes of Akshay Bhatia, who is at T1, Denny McCarthy at T2, and Aberg at T6, among many others.
The defending champion, Conners, seems to have had it rough this time around since he is currently at T44 with an even-par score over the three days. Meanwhile, McIlroy is tied for T7 at the moment with four others, including Rico Hoey, Stewart Cink, and Alex Noren. But surprisingly, Hideki Matsuyama, who was reportedly suffering from an injury at the start of the tournament, managed to jump 30 places to the fourth spot owing to his third-round score of 6-under 66.
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Well, the golfers are dishing out their best for the contest, and the community can expect an exciting day on the greens on the final day of the Valero Texas Open. As for the winner, who is clearly in for a treat, tune in to find out!
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