The final tournament before The Masters, the Valero Texas Open, takes place at TPC San Antonio.
Because of its proximity to the primary Major of the 12 months, many PGA Tour avid gamers who have already qualified for the Augusta National match have opted to be aware of their preparations relatively than participate this week.
Nevertheless, there are nonetheless a handful of members who shall be hoping to claim the Green Jacket. Among them is the highest-ranked participant in the field, World No.17 Tyrrell Hatton. The Englishman had a stunning back nine in the final round of the Players Championship previous this month, which earned him over $2.5m, and he's going to be confident of producing some other sturdy performance this week.
A rather fresh Masters winner could also be within the field – Japanese celebrity Hideki Matsuyama, who won the Major just two years in the past. The World No.21 has won two times at the PGA Tour since then, but no longer for over a year since claiming the Sony Open in Hawaii title in January 2022. He might be taking a look to put that proper and give himself the perfect preparation for the main event next week.
Other gamers with relatively prime international rankings come with World No.32 Sepp Straka, the person two places underneath him, Chris Kirk, and World No.36 Ryan Fox. Kirk, specifically, might be confident of a robust performance given his recent victory in the Honda Classic where he edged out rookie Eric Cole in a playoff, who additionally appears.
Last yr, JJ Spaun claimed the title for his maiden PGA Tour victory. While he hasn’t added to that within the resulting one year, he'll be drawing on that have from a year ago as he seems to be for back-to-back wins in the tournament this week.
There are several other former winners within the field, including 2019 winner Corey Conners, who plays subsequent week, and the man who gained the year earlier than him, Andrew Landry, who doesn’t. Elsewhere, 2013 winner Martin Laird, 2015 victor Jimmy Walker, 2016 champion Charley Hoffman and 2017 winner Kevin Chappell also seem.
One player who had targeted a Masters appearance this year is Rickie Fowler. The American is playing a resurgence in form in 2023. However, his efficiency in ultimate week’s WGC-Match Play, where he didn't progress from his workforce despite beating World No.3 Jon Rahm in his opening match, intended he didn’t succeed in the top 50, which might have earned him a spot in subsequent week's field.
There continues to be one last probability for Fowler, and others, to bag a spot - win this week. While the stakes are prime for those with lingering hopes of showing within the Major, the monetary incentive is important, too. Players will compete for a document purse of $8.9m. Of that, the winner will earn $1.602m.
Below is the prize money breakdown and field for the 2023 Valero Texas Open.
Valero Texas Open Prize Money
Swipe to scroll horizontally| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,602,000 |
| 2nd | $970,100 |
| 3rd | $614,100 |
| 4th | $436,100 |
| 5th | $364,900 |
| 6th | $322,625 |
| seventh | $300,375 |
| 8th | $278,125 |
| ninth | $260,325 |
| tenth | $242,525 |
| 11th | $224,725 |
| twelfth | $206,925 |
| 13th | $189,125 |
| 14th | $171,325 |
| 15th | $162,425 |
| 16th | $153,525 |
| 17th | $144,625 |
| 18th | $135,725 |
| nineteenth | $126,825 |
| twentieth | $117,925 |
| 21st | $109,025 |
| twenty second | $100,125 |
| 23rd | $93,005 |
| 24th | $85,885 |
| 25th | $78,765 |
| twenty sixth | $71,645 |
| twenty seventh | $68,975 |
| 28th | $66,305 |
| 29th | $63,635 |
| thirtieth | $60,965 |
| 31st | $58,295 |
| thirty second | $55,625 |
| thirty third | $52,955 |
| 34th | $50,730 |
| 35th | $48,505 |
| thirty sixth | $46,280 |
| thirty seventh | $44,055 |
| 38th | $42,275 |
| 39th | $40,495 |
| 40th | $38,715 |
| forty first | $36,935 |
| forty second | $35,155 |
| forty third | $33,375 |
| 44th | $31,595 |
| forty fifth | $29,815 |
| forty sixth | $28,035 |
| 47th | $26,255 |
| 48th | $24,831 |
| 49th | $23,585 |
| fiftieth | $22,873 |
| 51st | $22,339 |
| 52nd | $21,805 |
| 53rd | $21,449 |
| 54th | $21,093 |
| 55th | $20,915 |
| 56th | $20,737 |
| 57th | $20,559 |
| 58th | $20,381 |
| 59th | $20,203 |
| sixtieth | $20,025 |
| 61st | $19,847 |
| 62nd | $19,669 |
| 63rd | $19,491 |
| sixty fourth | $19,313 |
| 65th | $19,135 |
Valero Texas Open Field
- An, Byeong Hun
- Armour, Ryan
- Barnes, Ricky
- Bezuidenhout, Christiaan
- Bhatia, Akshay
- Blair, Zac
- Bramlett, Joseph
- Buckley, Hayden
- Carey, David
- Champ, Cameron
- Chappell, Kevin
- Cink, Stewart
- Cole, Eric
- Cone, Trevor
- Conners, Corey
- Coody, Pierceson
- Cook, Austin
- Daffue, MJ
- Davis, Cam
- Detry, Thomas
- Díaz, Roberto
- Donald, Luke
- Dou, Zecheng
- Dufner, Jason
- Duncan, Tyler
- Echavarria, Nico
- Eckroat, Austin
- Endycott, Harrison
- Fowler, Rickie
- Fox, Ryan
- Frittelli, Dylan
- Garnett, Brice
- Gay, Brian
- Gerard, Ryan
- Ghim, Doug
- Gligic, Michael
- Glover, Lucas
- Gordon, Will
- Goya, Tano
- Grant, Brent
- Griffin, Ben
- Griffin, Lanto
- Grillo, Emiliano
- Hadley, Chesson
- Hahn, James
- Haley II, Paul
- Hall, Harry
- Hammer, Cole
- Hardy, Nick
- Harrington, Padraig
- Harrington, Scott
- Hatton, Tyrrell
- Herman, Jim
- Hickok, Kramer
- Higa, Kazuki
- Higgo, Garrick
- Higgs, Harry
- Hodges, Lee
- Hoffman, Charley
- Hojgaard, Nicolai
- Holmes, J.B.
- Hossler, Beau
- Hubbard, Mark
- Kim, Michael
- Kim, S.H.
- Kim, Si Woo
- Kirk, Chris
- Kizzire, Patton
- Knox, Russell
- Kodaira, Satoshi
- Kraft, Kelly
- Kuchar, Matt
- Kuest, Peter
- Laird, Martin
- Landry, Andrew
- Lansburgh, Peter
- Lashley, Nate
- Lingmerth, David
- List, Luke
- Long, Adam
- Love III, Davis
- Lower, Justin
- Malnati, Peter
- Martin, Ben
- Matsuyama, Hideki
- Matthews, Brandon
- McGreevy, Max
- Merritt, Troy
- Molinari, Francesco
- Montgomery, Taylor
- Moore, Ryan
- Mueller, Jesse
- Mullinax, Trey
- NeSmith, Matthew
- Noren, Alex
- Norlander, Henrik
- Norrman, Vincent
- Novak, Andrew
- Núñez, Augusto
- Palmer, Ryan
- Pendrith, Taylor
- Phillips, Chandler
- Piercy, Scott
- Putnam, Andrew
- Rai, Aaron
- Ramey, Chad
- Reavie, Chez
- Redman, Doc
- Riley, Davis
- Rodgers, Patrick
- Roy, Kevin
- Ryder, Sam
- Schenk, Adam
- Schmid, Matti
- Schwab, Matthias
- Shelton, Robby
- Sigg, Greyson
- Smalley, Alex
- Smotherman, Austin
- Spaun, JJ.
- Stanley, Kyle
- Stevens, Sam
- Straka, Sepp
- Streelman, Kevin
- Stuard, Brian
- Tarren, Callum
- Taylor, Ben
- Taylor, Nick
- Thompson, Michael
- Todd, Brendon
- Truslow, Austen
- Tway, Kevin
- Van Rooyen, Erik
- Walker, Jimmy
- Wallace, Matt
- Watney, Nick
- Werbylo, Trevor
- Werenski, Richy
- Westmoreland, Kyle
- Wood, JJ
- Wu, Brandon
- Wu, Dylan
- Young, Carson
- Yuan, Carl
Who Is In The Field For The Valero Texas Open?
As well as protecting champion JJ Spaun, there also are appearances from World No.17 Tyrell Hatton, 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, Honda Classic champion Chris Kirk and former World No.4 Rickie Fowler.
What Does First Place Pay At The Valero Texas Open?
This year, gamers are competing for a report handbag of $9.2m, an build up of $300,000 on 2022. Of that, the winner will obtain $1.602m whilst the runner-up will walk away with $970,100.
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