Valero Texas Open to precede Masters in 2019Valero Texas Open to precede Masters in 2019
The Valero Texas Open announced a 10-year renewal for its title sponsor on Wednesday, a deal that will run through 2028 and will see the San Antonio event join the “spring sequence of events” preceding the Masters beginning in 2019. Valero Energy Corporation has sponsored the event at TPC San Antonio since 2002, and now that partnership will extend for the next decade. The renewal also covers the tournament’s 100th anniversary in 2022, and ensures it remains the PGA Tour’s oldest event that has remained in the same city since its inception. The renewal also includes an important date change, as the tournament will be held the week before the Masters in 2019. While it has shifted dates from March