2021 Valero Texas Open (27Th of 50 Events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season)
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2021 Valero Texas Open (27th of 50 events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season) San Antonio, Texas April 1-4, 2021 FedExCup points: 500 (winner) TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course) Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,494 Purse: $7,700,000 ($1,386,000 winner) Final-Round Notes – Sunday, April 4, 2021 Weather: Mostly clouDy. HiGh of 75. WinD ESE 8-15 mph. Final Leaderboard Jordan Spieth 67-70-67-66—270 (-18) Charley Hoffman 75-66-65-66—272 (-16) Matt Wallace 69-68-67-70—274 (-14) Lucas Glover 73-67-70-66—276 (-12) Anirban Lahiri 71-69-69-69—278 (-10) Things to Know • Jordan Spieth earns his 12th PGA TOUR title in his 83rd start since winning The 2017 Open Championship, a span of 1,351 days • Five players in the last 40 years have reached 12 wins before turning 28: Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Spieth • Spieth becomes the 92nd player in PGA TOUR history to reach 12 wins and moves into a tie for 82nd on the all-time wins list • Spieth improves to 10-for-19 in his PGA TOUR career with the 54-hole lead/co-lead • Charley Hoffman finishes solo-second for the second consecutive time at the Valero Texas Open; finished runner- up to Corey Conners in 2019 • Since 2006, Hoffman leads all players at the Valero Texas Open in top-fives (5), top-10s (7), top-25s (12), cuts made (15) and score to par (-105) Jordan Spieth (Winner/-18) Category With the victory Age 27 years, 8 months, 8 days FedExCup 7 OWGR 38 Starts at Valero Texas Open 6 Wins at Valero Texas Open 1 Top-10s at Valero Texas Open 3 Career PGA TOUR starts 204 Career PGA TOUR wins 12 Career PGA TOUR top-10s 69 PGA TOUR starts in 2020-21 14 PGA TOUR wins in 2020-21 1 PGA TOUR top-10s in 2020-21 5 • 12th career PGA TOUR victory and first since The Open Championship in 2017 o 83rd PGA TOUR start since (longest drought of his career) o 3 years, 255 days since (longest drought of his career) Number of PGA TOUR starts and time since last win Jordan Spieth – PGA TOUR career Tournament won Start since last win Time since last win 2021 Valero Texas Open 83rd 3 years,255 days 2017 The Open Championship 1st 28 days 2017 Travelers Championship 12th 133 days 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 13th 259 days 2016 Charles Schwab Challenge 10th 140 days 2016 Sentry Tournament of Champions 2nd 105 days 2015 TOUR Championship 7th 77 days 2015 John Deere Classic 1st 21 days 2015 U.S. Open 7th 70 days 2015 Masters Tournament 3rd 28 days 2015 Valspar Championship 41st 1 year, 244 days 2013 John Deere Classic First win First win • Becomes the fifth player in the last 40 years to reach 12 PGA TOUR wins before turning 28, joining Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas Youngest to reach 12 wins on the PGA TOUR since 1980 Age Player 12th win 23 years, 243 days Tiger Woods 1999 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational 26 years, 251 days Justin Thomas 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions 27 years, 124 days Rory McIlroy 2016 Dell Technologies Championship 27 years, 209 days Phil Mickelson 1998 Sentry Tournament of Champions 27 years, 251 days Jordan Spieth 2021 Valero Texas Open • 92nd player in PGA TOUR history to reach 12 wins and first since Justin Thomas (2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions) • Moves to T82 on the all-time PGA TOUR wins list T82. Paul Azinger Jason Day Dow Finsterwald Zach Johnson Justin Leonard Wayne Levi Bobby Nichols Calvin Peete Jordan Spieth Steve Stricker Bubba Watson • Second career win in the state of Texas (2016 Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, 2021 Valero Texas Open in San Antonio) • First former Texas Longhorn to win the event since Justin Leonard in 2007 • Improves to 10-for-19 converting the 54-hole lead/co-lead to victory Jordan Spieth with the 54-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR (10-for-19) 54-hole pos. Tournament Finish T1 2021 Valero Texas Open Won 1st 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am T3 T1 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open T4 T1 2018 The Open Championship T9 1st 2017 THE NORTHERN TRUST 2nd 1st 2017 The Open Championship Won 1st 2017 Travelers Championship Won 1st 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Won 1st 2016 Charles Schwab Challenge Won 1st 2016 Masters Tournament T2 1st 2016 Sentry Tournament of Champions Won 1st 2015 TOUR Championship Won 1st 2015 John Deere Classic Won T1 2015 U.S. Open Won 1st 2015 Masters Tournament Won 1st 2015 Vivint Houston Open T2 T1 2014 THE PLAYERS Championship T4 T1 2014 Masters Tournament T2 T1 2014 Sentry Tournament of Champions 2nd • Had a top-three result in his most recent PGA TOUR start prior to each of his three major championship victories to date Major won Most recent start 2017 The Open Championship Won, 2017 Travelers Championship 2015 U.S. Open T3, 2015 the Memorial Tournament 2015 Masters Tournament P2, 2015 Vivint Houston Open • Fully exempt on the PGA TOUR through the 2023-24 season (one-year extension) • Sixth start in the event; two prior top-10 finishes (10th/2014, 2nd/2015) • Five top-10 finishes in last seven starts on TOUR: T4/Waste Management Phoenix Open, T3/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T4/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, T9/WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play (eliminated in Round of 16, Won/Valero Texas Open) Charley Hoffman (2nd/-16) • Since 2006, leads all players at the Valero Texas Open in: Category Value Top-fives 5 Top-10s 7 Top-25s 12 Cuts made 15 Score to par -105 • Second consecutive solo-second at the Valero Texas Open; finished runner-up to Corey Conners in 2019 • Third total runner-up at the event (T2/2011, 2nd/2019, 2nd/2021) • Fourth runner-up on TOUR since his most recent victory (2016 Valero Texas Open) • Led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (4.334) and SG: Around the Green (2.962) in the final round Additional Player Notes • With a solo-third, Matt Wallace (-14) earns his career-best result on the PGA TOUR (previous: T3/2019 PGA Championship) • Rickie Fowler (T17) needed a win to qualify for the Masters Tournament and will miss a major championship for the first time since the 2010 U.S. Open Course Statistics Toughest Hole Easiest Hole R1: Par-4 1st (4.444) Par-5 14th (4.549) R2: Par-4 4th (4.408) Par-5 14th (4.676) R3: Par-4 4th (4.538) Par-5 14th (4.513) R4: Par-4 1st (4.192) Par-5 14th (4.551) Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1: 36.847 36.521 73.368 - R2: 37.099 36.049 73.148 73.259 R3: 36.577 34.654 71.231 72.824 R4: 35.923 34.923 70.846 72.475 Bogey-free rounds R1 (1): Kyle Stanley (71) R2 (2): Rickie Fowler (68), Matt Wallace (68) R3 (3): Gary Woodland (67), Abraham Ancer (69), Graeme McDowell (69) R4 (7): Patton Kizzire (65), Charley Hoffman (66), Rafa Cabrera Bello (68), Ben Martin (68), Doug Ghim (69), Si Woo Kim (70), Denny McCarthy (70) .