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Sunday 5 April 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Spaun wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course, San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April 2026 · J.J. Spaun’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,800,000 USD · Valero · Storm-delayed: third round completed Sunday morning, final round played the same day in rain without re-pairing
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/20°C · wind 23 km/h SSE, gusts 48 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 25 km/h SSE, gusts 53 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/16°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 51 · 7.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/11°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Robert MacIntyre SCO · 27254-hole leader; eagled 17 to get within one, then hooked his second on the par-5 18th, wedged to 30 feet and left the birdie putt short; closed 70. AP (News4Jax)
- Matt Wallace ENG · 272Closed 68 to tie for second, one back. AP (News4Jax)
- Michael Kim USA · 272Closed 69 to tie for second, one back. AP (News4Jax)
132 started · cut -2, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course, San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.J. Spaun
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
5 April 2026
It's just — this game is so crazy. I haven't been feeling at the form I wanted to be based on last season, and just trying to take each day as it comes, and accepting what I have.
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
5 April 2026
I put a lot of pressure on me to start the year, a lot of expectations. I went into the last few weeks starting at the Players trying to be freed up, and put less pressure on myself
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Spaun | 69 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Matt Wallace | 71 · 69 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Michael Kim | 72 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Robert MacIntyre | 66 · 64 · 72 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Andrew Putnam | 66 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Ludvig Åberg | 67 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 7 | Kevin Yu | 69 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Chandler Phillips | 72 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Ryo Hisatsune | 68 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | 70 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Austin Eckroat | 68 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Kristoffer Reitan | 70 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-21, Los Angeles, California; USA; turned pro 2012; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 13 -> rankAfter 5), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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