PGA Weekly Course Analysis: Valero Texas Open

Each week, Sean O’Donnell will break down the course in detail to figure out which golfers will be in the best position to succeed.

Valero Texas Open

Okay folks, it’s the PGA Tour’s version of Christmas Eve- the week before the Masters! And what is our present!? TPC San Antonio and the Valero Texas Open! This breaks a run of several years of the Houston Open preceding the Masters, and also some guys who always play the week before are notably absent (Phil, to name one). The Houston Open was tailored to try to “mimic” the conditions of the Masters, as ridiculous of a notion as that may be- with fast greens, etc. This week will … not be like that! Let’s dig into the details …

TPC San Antonio:

Par: 72
Length: 7340
Scoring average per round: +1.2
Chances of bogey free round (field): 1.2%
Best opportunities for 3-birdie streak (field): none
Best chances for eagle: 14
Projected Cut: +2
Key Holes: #1, 2, 13

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About the Author

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Sean O'Donnell (hokie2009)

Sean O’Donnell is a proud Hokie (Virginia Tech class of 2009, electrical engineering) as well as a Grateful Dead enthusiast. A fantasy baseball player since age 12, he has flirted with DFS in the past, but only this season stumbled onto the dearth of information that exists pertaining to daily fantasy golf and made a commitment to analyzing PGA tournament data on a weekly basis. When he’s not scouring the web for obscure PGA data, he works as a consultant for small businesses involved in research grants with the federal government.