The Valero Texas Open

April 2-5, 2026

Open field headlined by A two-event stop in Texas concludes this week with the 2026 Valero Texas Open beginning on Thursday at TPC San Antonio - The Oaks Course. This is the final tune up before The Masters next week in Augusta, Georgia.  Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are both out this week ahead of major play, but there's still a strong Valero Texas top 10 players such as Tommy Fleetwood and Russell Henley.

132 of the world's top professionals will take on the The Oaks course at TPC San Antonio and compete for their share of the $9.8 Million purse. Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Lee Trevino, Nick Price, Justin Leonard, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth, and Brian Harman have all been crowned Texas Open champ. Who will be the next to put on the Champion's boots?

Betting Favorites and Odds

Tommy Fleetwood +1500
Ludvig Åberg +1500
Russell Henley +1600
Jordan Spieth +1800
Robert MacIntyre +2000
Si Woo Kim +2200
Sepp Straka +2200
Hideki Matsuyama +2200
Maverick McNealy +2700
Michael Thorbjornsen +3000
Rickie Fowler +3000
J.J. Spaun +3300
Denny McCarthy +3300
Alex Noren +3300
Keith Mitchell +3500
Ryo Hisatsune +3500
Johnny Keefer +4000
Nick Taylor +5500
Sudarshan Yellamaraju +4500
Thorbjørn Olesen +4500
Richard Hoey +4500
Marco Penge +5000
Alex Smalley +6000
Tony Finau +6000
Will Zalatoris +6000
Brian Harman +6000
Jordan Smith +6500
Stephan Jaeger +6500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +7000
Austin Smotherman +7000
Davis Thompson +7000
Matt Wallace +7000
Max McGreevy +7000
J.T. Poston +7000
Mac Meissner +7000 

Matt Kay led the pro shop picks last week with great finishes in Jake Knapp who shot a final round 62, as well as Tony Finau who also had a strong showing.  Scottie Scheffler will be out this week as well as Brooks Koepka, so Nic is going to have to do some digging to find some new players to pick. 

Here are your Pro Shop Picks for this week 

Matt Krallman  -  1.  Ludvig Abert

                                    2.  Jordan Speith

                                    Dark Horse – Brandt Snedeker

Matt Kay  -   1.  Ludvig Aberg

                         2.  Russell Henley

                         Dark Horse  -  Brian Harman

Nic Johnson  -   1.  Ludvig Aberg

                                 2.  - Hideki Matsuyama

                                 Dark Horse  -  Ryo Hisatsune

Cale Bolinger  -  1.  Jordan Speith

                                  2.  Michael Thorbjornsen

                                  Dark Horse  -  Webb Simpson