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Apr 1, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Corey Conners watches his tee shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
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Apr 1, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Corey Conners watches his tee shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
After a scintillating week at the Memorial Golf Course, the PGA Tour moves to the TPC San Antonio for its second stop in Texas. The Valero Texas Open will kick off on April 4 and will be the last event before the commencement of the Masters Tournament the following week. Thus, it truly is a very important stop for many who hope to get into the field of Augusta National.
Four of the top 10 golfers in the world will tee it off at the 15th event on the 2024 PGA Tour calendar. Meanwhile, many would be curious about when the top golfers will start off their rounds for the first two days in a bid to rake in a cut of the $9.2 million prize purse.
World No. 2 graces the field in Texas
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be missing the Valero Texas Open. But, never fear, Rory McIlroy, who is looking to open his books on the 2024 PGA Tour calendar, will look to put up an amazing display of golf. Anyhow, here are the full pairings and tee timings for each of the golfers at the upcoming event.
| Round 1 (1 Tee) | Round 2 (10 Tee) | Player |
| 7:20 a.m. | 12:35 p.m. | Patrick Rodgers, Justin Lower, Vince Whaley |
| 7:31 a.m. | 12:46 p.m. | Michael Kim, Taylor Pendrith, Andrew Novak |
| 7:42 a.m. | 12:57 p.m. | Mark Hubbard, Sam Ryder, Carl Yuan |
| 7:53 a.m. | 1:08 p.m. | Erik van Rooyen, Chad Ramey, Matt Kuchar |
| 8:04 a.m. | 1:19 p.m. | Nicho Echavarria, Ryan Brehm, Brandt Snedeker |
| 8:15 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. | Davis Riley, Cameron Champ, J.B. Holmes |
| 8:26 a.m. | 1:41 p.m. | Vincent Norrman, Semaus Power, K.H. Lee |
| 8:37 a.m. | 1:52 p.m. | Greyson Sigg, David Thompson, Ben Taylor |
| 8:48 a.m. | 2:03 p.m. | David Lipsky, Dylan Wu, Ryan Fox |
| 8:59 a.m. | 2:14 p.m. | Padraig Harrington, Beau Hossler, Tyson Alexander |
| 9:10 a.m. | 2:25 p.m. | Nicolas Lindheim, Ryo Hisatsune, Chris Gotterup |
| 9:21 a.m. | 2:36 p.m. | Alejandro Tosti, Parker Coody, Wilson Furr |
| 9:32 a.m. | 2:47 p.m. | Harrison Endycott, Kevin Dougherty, Alex Welch |
| 12:35 p.m. | 7:20 a.m. | Alex Smalley, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Montgomery |
| 12:46 p.m. | 7:31 a.m. | Keith Mitchell, Ben Martin, Brandon Wu |
| 12:57 p.m. | 7:42 a.m. | Tyler Duncan, Bud Cauley, Robby Shelton |
| 1:08 p.m. | 7:53 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 1:19 p.m. | 8:04 a.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Lucas Glover, Jordan Spieth |
| 1:30 p.m. | 8:15 a.m. | Tom Kim, Akshay Bhatia, Russell Henley |
| 1:41 p.m. | 8:26 a.m. | Austin Eckroat, Grayson Murray, Adam Schenk |
| 1:52 p.m. | 8:37 a.m. | Kevin Streelman, Bronson Burgoon, Harry Hall |
| 2:03 p.m. | 8:48 a.m. | Alex Noren, S.H. Kim, Kevin Yu |
| 2:14 p.m. | 8:59 a.m. | C.T. Pan, Kevin Chappell, Byeong Hun An |
| 2:25 p.m. | 9:10 a.m. | Chan Kim, Mac Meissner, Rico Hoey |
| 2:36 p.m. | 9:21 a.m. | Thorbjorn Oleson, David Skinns, Peter Kuest |
| 2:47 p.m. | 9:32 a.m. | Jacob Bridgeman, Raul Pereda, Joe Sullivan |
| Round 1 (10 Tee) | Round 2 (1 Tee) | Player |
| 7:20 a.m. | 12:35 p.m. | Andrew Putnam, Jhonattan Vegas, Ryan moore |
| 7:31 a.m. | 12:46 p.m. | Ryan Palmer, Aaron Rai, Roger Sloan |
| 7:42 a.m. | 12:57 p.m. | Charley Hoffman, Maverick McNealy, Nicolai Hojgaard |
| 7:53 a.m. | 1:08 p.m. | Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Max Homa |
| 8:04 a.m. | 1:19 p.m. | Brian Harman, Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Scott |
| 8:15 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. | Ludvig Aberg, Harris English, Joel Dahmen |
| 8:26 a.m. | 1:41 p.m. | Billy Horschel, J.J. Spaun, Zach Johnson |
| 8:37 a.m. | 1:52 p.m. | Andrew Landry, Troy Merritt, Eric Cole |
| 8:48 a.m. | 2:03 p.m. | Denny McCarthy, Doug Ghim, Scott Gutschewski |
| 8:59 a.m. | 2:14 p.m. | Adam Long, Jimmy Walker, Chandler Phillips |
| 9:10 a.m. | 2:25 p.m. | Rafael Campos, Erik Barnes, Joe Highsmith |
| 9:21 a.m. | 2:36 p.m. | Ben Silverman, Patrick Fishburn, Blaine Hale, Jr. |
| 9:32 a.m. | 2:47 p.m. | Jimmy Stanger, Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer |
| 12:35 p.m. | 7:20 a.m. | Luke Donald, Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid |
| 12:46 p.m. | 7:31 a.m. | Martin Laird, Aaron Baddeley, Zac Blair |
| 12:57 p.m. | 7:42 a.m. | Lanto Griffin, Nate Lashley, Joseph Bramlett |
| 1:08 p.m. | 7:53 a.m. | Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, Kevin Kisner |
| 1:19 p.m. | 8:04 a.m. | Adam Svensson, Chez Reavie, Webb Simpson |
| 1:30 p.m. | 8:15 a.m. | Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Brendon Todd |
| 1:41 p.m. | 8:26 a.m. | Garrick Higgo, Chesson Hadley, Carson Young |
| 1:52 p.m. | 8:37 a.m. | Matt NeSmith, Josh Teater, Sam Stevens |
| 2:03 p.m. | 8:48 a.m. | Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Callum Tarren, Ben Kohles |
| 2:14 p.m. | 8:59 a.m. | Alexander Bjork, Trace Crowe, Tom Whitney |
| 2:25 p.m. | 9:10 a.m. | Victor Perez, Norman Xiong, Jorge Campillo |
| 2:36 p.m. | 9:21 a.m. | Pierceson Coody, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Willman |
| 2:47 p.m. | 9:32 a.m. | Max Greyserman, Ryan McCormick, Tom Adrounie |
Who to watch out for at the Valero Texas Open
Although it is not a signature event on the men’s circuit, the second stop in Texas boasts quite a powerful field, with the likes of McIlroy (No. 2), Brian Harman (No. 8), Ludvig Aberg (No. 9), and Max Homa (No. 10), among others. They will also be accompanied by the defending champion, Corey Conners.
What’s more, after a victory at the Genesis Invitational, Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama will look to increase his win tally on the PGA Tour to 10 at the Valero Texas Open. Following him closely will be Austin Eckroat, who also came out triumphant this year at the Cognizant Classic.
Meanwhile, many golfers, including the likes of Stephan Jaeger, Matt Wallace, Scott Stallings, and Thomas Detry, had withdrawn from the upcoming tournament. Although Jaeger pulling out can be attributed to him taking a rest for the Masters after his win on the circuit, no proper cause was provided for the numerous WDs at the Valero Texas Open.
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Groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the Valero Texas Open pic.twitter.com/TLWrER2DQy
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) April 2, 2024
The Valero Texas Open can be followed live on Fubo and ESPN+. On TV, Golf Channel will air the first two rounds on Thursday and Saturday from 4–7 p.m. ET. Golf Channel will broadcast the third round on April 6 from 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., while NBC will follow from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. However, the final round will be aired from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, which will be followed by NBC at 2:30 p.m., going on until 6 p.m. (All timings in ET)
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