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PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play (Sam Burns)
THIS WEEK: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio, Texas, March 30-April 2
Course: TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course (Par 72, 7,438 yards)
Purse: $8.9M (Winner: $1.602M)
Defending Champion: J.J. Spaun
FedEx Cup chief: Jon Rahm
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m. (GC), 3:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (GC), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming on ESPN: Thursday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Twitter: @ValeroTXOpen
NOTES: Spaun earned his first PGA Tour victory in his 147th profession begin final yr. The final participant to efficiently defend a Valspar title was Zach Johnson in 2009. … Players within the discipline who will not be already eligible for the Masters should win this week in an effort to earn an invitation to Augusta subsequent week. That contains Rickie Fowler, whereas 11 gamers on this week’s 144-player discipline are already eligible for the Masters. … Lucas Glover will make his five hundredth profession PGA Tour begin. … Nicolai Hojgaard and Ricky Barnes are within the discipline courtesy of top-10 finishes ultimately week’s Corales Puntacana Championship. … Tommy Armour III holds the match scoring document of 254 set in 2003. … Arnold Palmer gained the primary three editions of the occasion from 1960-62.
BEST BETS: Tyrrell Hatton (1200 at BetMGM) makes his match debut because the highest-ranked participant within the discipline at No. 17. He has three top-10s in seven begins this season, together with a runner-up at The Players. … Fowler (1800) has three top-10s in 11 begins this season, his most since 2018-19. … Si Woo Kim (1800) gained the Sony Open to start his 2023 schedule and is coming off a T17 final week. … Hideki Matsuyama (2500) cited his recurring neck harm in withdrawing from final week’s Match Play, however he did submit a solo fifth on the Players earlier this month. … Taylor Montgomery (2500) is the highest rookie within the FedEx Cup standings at No. 22 as he comes off a playoff loss in group play final week. … Davis Riley (2800) enters in stable kind, with a pair of top-30s in three occasions since a T8 at Bay Hill.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Masters Tournament, Augusta, Ga., April 6-9
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: LPGA Drive On Championship (Celine Boutier)
THIS WEEK: DIO Implant LA Open, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., March 30-April 2
Course: (Par 71, 6,258 yards)
Purse: $1.75M (Winner: $262,500)
Defending Champion: Nasa Hataoka
Race to the CME Globe chief: Celine Boutier
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 7-9:30 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (All occasions Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday, 7-9:30 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (All occasions golfchannel.com, NBCSports.com, NBA Sports App)
Twitter: @lpga_la
NOTES: The 144-player discipline will probably be reduce to the highest 65 and ties after 36 holes. … Brooke Henderson holds the match scoring document of 16-under 268 set in 2021. … Nelly Korda leads the U.S. standings for the 2023 Solheim Cup crew with 316 factors, adopted by Lilia Vu (272.5), Lexi Thompson (258), Danielle Kang (240.5) and Jennifer Kupcho (196). Team Europe’s standings are led by Maja Stark (208.17), Linn Grant (192.5), Ana Pelaez Trivino (113.17), Manon De Roey (94.75) and Carlota Ciganda (88.75).
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Lotte Championship, Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, April 12-15
Champions Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: The Galleri Classic (David Toms)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Invited Celebrity Classic, Irving, Texas, April 21-23
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