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Recap of the 2026 Valero Texas Open | San Antonio
By TERRY LYONS, Editor Digital Sports Desk
SAN ANTONIO - J.J. Spaun (1st/-17) - the 2025 U.S. Open champion picked up his third PGA TOUR victory in his 252nd start at the age of 35 years, 7 months, 15 days.
Spaun’s PGA TOUR wins: 2022 Valero Texas Open, 2025 U.S. Open, 2026 Valero Texas Open. He became the 11th multiple winner of the Valero Texas Open and the first since Corey Conners (2019, 2023)
Yesterday, he edged Matt Wallace, Michael Kim and Robert MacIntyre by one stroke, becoming the eighth out the last 10 TOUR events to be decided by one stroke or in a playoff (others: Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches/2 strokes, Texas Children’s Houston Open/5 strokes)
Spaun entered the final round two strokes behind MacIntyre and closed with a 5-under (67) for a one-stroke victory
In doing so, Spaun moved from No. 115 to No. 24 in the FedExCup standings and is projected to move from No. 13 to No. 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Notable players in the field:
Andrew Putnam (-15) finishes T5 in 250th career start
Highest-ranked player in the field (No. 4) Tommy Fleetwood (T10/-11)
Defending champion Brian Harman (T39/-5)
Thirteen-time PGA TOUR winner and 2021 Valero Texas Open champion Jordan Spieth (T63/E)
Valero Texas Open | Final Leaderboard
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)
Final Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
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Spaun Returns to Winner’s Circle (PGATourCom)
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Winner’s Golf Bag (Golf Week)
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Tiger Jetted to Switzerland (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
April 6, 1958 - Arnold Palmer won his first of four titles at The Masters and his first-ever Major - one stroke ahead of Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins. Palmer eagled the 13th hole in the final round, but endured a three-putt on the final hole of the final round to record a (73). The erm “Amen Corner” was first used in the Associated Press story of that year’s Masters. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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