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February 262026
Six More Top Ranked Players Join the Field at Valero Texas Open
Hideki Matsuyama Making Sixth Consecutive VTO Start
SAN ANTONIOTX — With just over 30 days remaining before the best golfers in the world arrive in San Antoniotournament officials announced today six more top golfers scheduled to compete in the 104th Valero Texas Open. This historical PGA TOUR event returns this spring to TPC San Antonio’s The Oaks courseMarch 30-April 5a week preceding the Masters Tournament.
The latest additions to the field have a combined 25 PGA TOUR victories and includes World No. 7 Russell HenleyNo. 8 Robert MacIntyreNo. 12 Hideki MatsuyamaNo. 13 Sepp StrakaNo. 23 Ludvig Aberg and No. 25 Maverick McNealy.
Last monthtournament officials announced commitments from four of the top ten players in the World Rankings—No. 3 Tommy Fleetwood and 2025 season-long PGA TOUR FedExCup Champion; No. 4 Justin Rose a major champion and an early winner this season; No. 5 Collin Morikawaa two-time major champion and another early winner this season; No. 10 J.J. Spaunthe reigning U.S. Open Champion and 2022 Valero Texas Open Champion.
Henley7th in the worldhas five career wins and three top-10 finishes in four starts this season. His best finish at the Valero Texas Open is fourth in 2024. MacIntyreranked 8th in the worldhas two TOUR titlesboth in 2024 and one of those in his homeland at the Scottish Open. He was fourth in Hawaii this year and in his only start in San Antoniohe was tied for 35th in 2022. Matsuyamathe longtime top-ranked Japanese playerhas eleven career wins on the PGA TOURincluding the 2021 Masters. He has two top ten finishes this year and will be playing in his sixth consecutive Valero Texas Open with his best finish a T7 in 2024.
Strakais a four-time TOUR winner and has one top ten so far this year. This will be his fourth start here and first since a top 25 in 2023. Åbergthe 26-year-old from Swedenwill be making his fourth start as well. The two-time TOUR winner’s best finish in San Antonio was a T14 in 2024. McNealywho finished tied for third here last yearwent on to record a career-high seven top-10 finishes that included five top-five finishes last season. World No. 25 also captured his first TOUR title last year.
Brian Harman is scheduled to defend his 2025 title this spring.
PGA TOUR competitors in the 132-player field have until FridayMarch 27 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time to commit and can withdraw at any time.
Additional News and Notes:
- All Ticket Packages On Sale Now: Tickets to the Valero Texas Open are on sale at www.ValeroTexasOpen.com/tickets. As is customaryall net proceeds from the event will go to support hundreds of charity organizations throughout South Texas and well beyond.
- Complimentary Admission for Military: USAA and the Valero Texas Open are offering complimentary tickets to the tournament as a token of appreciation for local service members and veterans. Active DutyGuardReserveand veteransalong with one guestcan register for their complimentary access at https://valerotexasopen.com/military-appreciation/.
Access to the Heroes Pavilion presented by Upland Exploration located on the 17th greenwhere military guests and their companions can relax and enjoy complimentary snacksnon-alcoholic refreshmentsand covered seating. Additional in-venue concessions will be available for purchase.
- Complimentary Admission for First Responders: The Valero Texas Open continues its tradition by offering complimentary tickets to the tournament as a token of appreciation to Bexar County First Respondersalong with one guest. Register for complimentary access at https://valerotexasopen.com/first-responders-appreciation/.
Access to the Heroes Pavilion presented by Upland Exploration located on the 17th greenwhere first responder guests and their companions can relax and enjoy complimentary snacksnon-alcoholic refreshmentsand covered seating. Additional in-venue concessions will be available for purchase.
- A Night to Honor Our Heroes presented by USAAwill feature World Golf Hall of Fame member Gary Player. The Valero Texas Open’s long-standing tradition of celebrating “Military CityUSA” continues this year as active militarywounded veteransand corporate supporters gather Friday night of tournament week on April 3 for this annual military appreciation banquet.
- Champions fore Charity: Champions fore Charity is a fundraising program that provides participating charities and schools the opportunity to generate contributions through the Valero Texas Open. The Champions fore Charity programalong with Benefit for Children and Valero Texas Open raised a record $25 millionbringing the grand total to $281 million in charitable funds raised from Valero Texas Open tournament proceeds.
The 2026 fundraising campaign is presently underway and will conclude April 13. Over 230 participating charities and school programs have already raised over $11.7 million to date. At the conclusion of the fundraiserthe charities will also receive several financial incentives including a 7% matching gift provided by the Valero Texas Open. To learn more and donate to your favorite charity and/or school visit, www.championsforecharity.com.
- Volunteer Opportunities: Opportunities are still available for individuals looking to support our charitable mission or interested in a behind-the-scenes look at conducting a PGA TOUR tournament. The Valero Texas Open utilizes approximately 2,200 volunteers across twenty-four committees to assist in staging and managing the tournament through its Volunteer Program presented by Frost Bank. Nearly 700 Valero employees are part of this volunteer effort.
Visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com for all tournament newsupdatesinformation and to purchase tickets.
ABOUT VALERO
Valero Energy Corporationthrough its subsidiaries (collectivelyValero)is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical productsand sells its products primarily in the United States (U.S.)Canadathe United Kingdom (U.K.)Ireland and Latin America. Valero owns 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S.Canada and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLCwhich produces low-carbon fuels including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)with a production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on SAF. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.7 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its RefiningRenewable Dieseland Ethanol segments. Please visit investorvalero.com for more information.
ABOUT VALERO IN THE COMMUNITY
Valero Energy Corporationthrough its subsidiaries (collectivelyValero)and the Valero Energy Foundation are committed to improving the quality of life in communities where Valero has major operations. Valero employees logged more than 139,000 volunteer hours in 2025 for hundreds of community projects. Valero funds various nonprofit agencies for programs and services supporting educationbasic needshealth careand civic initiatives. Through the overwhelming support of business partnerssponsorsand donorsthe Valero Texas Open and the Benefit for Children generated more than $25 million in 2025 for charities in the United States.
ABOUT THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN
The Valero Texas Open is the sixth-oldest professional tournament in golf worldwidethe third oldest on the PGA TOUR and the longest held in the same city. In 2022the tournament celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Its list of champions includes some of the greatest names in golf history: Walter HagenByron NelsonBen HoganSam SneadArnold PalmerBen CrenshawHale IrwinLee TrevinoNick PriceJustin LeonardZach JohnsonAdam ScottJimmy WalkerJordan SpiethAkshay Bhatiaand 2025 champion Brian Harman to name a few.
Since Valero became title sponsor in 2002the tournament has become a leader in charitable fundraising among PGA TOUR events. The Valero Texas Opentogether with its Benefit for Children and Champions fore Charity initiativeshas contributed more than $281 million to hundreds of worthy charities since inception. Please visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com for more information.
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