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The Valero Texas Open, first played in 1922, is the third oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR; only the BMW Championship (1899) and RBC Canadian Open (1904) are older. Played in San Antonio every year, the Valero Texas Open also is the oldest professional golf tournament to have been held in the same city in its entire existence. One of the tournaments canceled by the PGA TOUR this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Valero Texas Open certainly has a rich history. Here’s a look at some of the milestones from San Antonio. RELATED: All-time Power Rankings: Valero Texas Open | Hogan vs. Snead free on PGA TOUR LIVE Five years ago … 2015: FedExCup points leader and Boerne, Texas, resident Jimmy Walker began the final round four strokes ahead of Texan Jordan Spieth and, despite a pair of early bogeys on Nos. 4 and 7, was never threatened. Walker shot a 2-under 70 and a four-stroke victory over Spieth for his second victory of the 2014-15 campaign. 10 years ago … 2010: Australian Adam Scott made his debut in San Antonio a successful one as he captured the first event held at the new TPC San Antonio Oaks Course with a one-shot victory over Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson. The tough conditions pushed Scott’s winning score of 274, nine shots higher than in 2009, won by Zach Johnson. Scott trailed by five shots after the first day and didn’t take the lead until his final round 67, part of a rare 36-hole final day, thanks to a Friday rainout. 15 years ago … 2005: Robert Gamez, whose father attended high school in San Antonio and who has family in the area, shot an opening-round 62, the lowest first-round score by a winner in 50 years, to break a PGA TOUR record victory drought of 15 years, 6 months. It was the third TOUR win of his career, but the first since the 1990 Nestle Invitational. He defeated Olin Browne by three shots after shooting a final-round 64. 20 years ago … 2000: Dallas native Justin Leonard continued the long tradition of stellar Texas winners as he turned in four outstanding rounds to dominate another strong field at La Cantera for a five-shot victory over Mark Wiebe. Leonard, who had previously finished second twice in San Antonio, took control with a third-round 65 and cruised to victory, joining Lone Star heroes such as Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Lee Trevino and Ben Crenshaw as Valero Texas Open champions. 25 years ago … 1995: Duffy Waldorf, who played with his own personal messages of encouragement written on his golf balls, won in the first Valero Texas Open played at the new La Cantera Golf Club. Waldorf fired a final-round 66, two shots off the course record set by first-round leader Loren Roberts, to cruise to a six-shot victory over Justin Leonard. Waldorf led after the second round and never looked back for his first TOUR victory. 30 years ago … 1990: Mark O’Meara rallied from four shots off the pace with a final-day 63 for a one-shot victory over Gary Hallberg. O’Meara, who had finished earlier in the day, was on the Oak Hills Country Club driving range warming up for a possible playoff when he got the news that Hallberg three-putted the 18th green to hand him the victory. Nick Price started the final day with a two-shot lead over Hallberg. 40 years ago … 1980: Popular Texan Lee Trevino fired a final-round 65 to defeat Terry Diehl by a single shot. Fuzzy Zoeller was two shots back in third place. Bill Rogers led after 36 holes, only to have Zoeller go one up heading into the final day. The Dallas-born Trevino charged on the final day to gain his first San Antonio pro golf victory. 50 years ago … 1970: Ron Cerrudo captured the second and final victory of his TOUR career with a five-shot win over Dick Lotz. Cerrudo opened with an even-par 71, then fired three rounds in the 60s for the fairly easy victory. Miller Barber and Rod Funseth tied for third, six shots behind the winning pace. Cerrudo played 194 more TOUR events without a win. 60 years ago … 1960: Arnie’s Army was out in full force as Arnold Palmer took a two-shot win over Doug Ford and Frank Stranahan at Fort Sam Houston Golf Course. Palmer, the reigning Masters champion, overcame sub-freezing temperatures that froze the greens and delayed the start of Thursday’s first round. It was the last TOUR event held at an active-duty military golf course. 70 years ago … 1950: Sam Snead captured his second Valero Texas Open title with a pair of 63s in the final two rounds for a one-shot win over Masters champion Jimmy Demaret. Snead opened with a 71 but improved to 68 in the second round. He overcame a hailstorm on the final day for the win. 75 years ago … 1945: Sammy Byrd outdueled Byron Nelson by a single shot and Jug McSpaden by two. Byrd shot a final-round 66, which allowed him to overcome Nelson on the last day before large wartime crowds at Willow Springs. Six weeks later at a TOUR event in Miami, Nelson began his TOUR-record streak of 11 consecutive wins. The first Valero Texas Open … 1922: Scotsman Bob MacDonald won the first Texas Open by one shot over Cyril Walker at Brackenridge Park. Playing for an unheard of total purse of $5,000 and first place money of $1,500, the tournament attracted the best players of its era who were spending part of the winter in San Antonio. MacDonald fired a final-round 70 for the victory as Walker missed an 8-foot putt on the final hole.

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SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – Forget the wind, the tough set up, or anything else … Tiger Woods put it bluntly by saying, “You don’t win major championships by kind of slapping all around the place and missing putts.â€� It was a frank assessment of the 14-time major champions 78-72 efforts at Shinnecock Hills that left him 10-over par and almost certainly missing the weekend. But the 79-time PGA TOUR winner, whose major drought now will extend past the 10-year mark, will not be alone when it comes to big names heading home early. Two-time major winner and former PLAYERS champion Martin Kaymer (+18) and other major winners like Ernie Els (+17), Keegan Bradley (+15), Sergio Garcia (+14) and Adam Scott (+13) are likely already heading off the south fork. World No. 5 Jon Rahm (+15) is also cutting his time in New York short. It is increasingly likely that Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson and Jason Day will join them while Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson are in the midst of a battle on their back nine holes to have a chance. “I’m not very happy the way I played and the way I putted,â€� Woods added. It took two closing birdies just to get it to 10 under. Starting on the 10th hole Woods shot even par on his first nine holes thanks to two birdies and two bogeys before once again making a mess of the par-4 1st. A day after making a triple bogey from the middle of the fairway Woods made double bogey, once again after a good tee shot. Further bogeys on the second and fifth holes killed off his chances before he finally showed a little of the old magic late. “I wanted to shoot something around 68, 67. I thought that would have been a great score,â€� Woods said of his pre-round mentality. “I looked at it as kind of progressively putting myself back into position. I couldn’t chase down the leaders right away. It’s going to take me probably two and a half to three rounds to do it. Unfortunately, I went the other way.â€� Despite the setback Woods said he “absolutelyâ€� felt he could still win majors and retorted to a skeptic, “have you seen the way I’ve been swinging?â€� His next start will be the Quicken Loans National in two weeks where he will host with his foundation. To contend there he knows he needs to improve his putting. “Unfortunately, it’s just what I’ve done the last few events. I just haven’t putted well. If I would have putted like I did the beginning of the year with this ball striking, that would be ideal. Unfortunately, I just haven’t done that,â€� he added. “I haven’t made those key ones to keep the momentum going, or if I have any positive momentum, I miss a putt and derail it. I just haven’t made those key putts in the last few events.â€�

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The tournament host also is the U.S. captain, so it’s safe to assume that the first-round pairings for the Hero World Challenge were made with next week’s Presidents Cup in mind. Nine twosomes will tee off Wednesday in the first round of the Hero World Challenge, which is hosted by Tiger Woods at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Five of those pairings feature players who will be teammates at Royal Melbourne. Those who will not take the charter flight to Australia on Saturday – either because they hail from Europe or didn’t qualify for the U.S. team – also are playing together Wednesday. RELATED: Predicting the Presidents Cup partnerships It’s clear that Woods wanted to keep his team close together. The five all-Presidents Cup pairings tee off in a row, with the other groups playing before and after Team USA. Here’s a look at the pairings with Presidents Cup implications and what they may reveal about Tiger Woods’ thinking before next week’s Presidents Cup. Xander Schauffele-Gary Woodland (11:02 a.m.): Neither player has competed in a Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup. The only time either player has competed for the U.S. as a pro came in 2011, when Woodland was a member of the winning World Cup team (with Matt Kuchar). Both players are known for being tough competitors. Schauffele has a knack for summoning his best golf during the biggest events, while Woodland displayed his mettle by holding off Brooks Koepka in the final round of this year’s U.S. Open. Woodland is one of the TOUR’s best ball-strikers, but ranked outside the top 100 in both Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green and Strokes Gained: Putting last season. Schauffele, who ranked in the top 50 in all four Strokes Gained categories, could complement him well if they do pair up at the Presidents Cup. Bryson DeChambeau-Webb Simpson (11:13 a.m.): Simpson was the youngest member of the U.S. Team in the 2011 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. Now, at 34, he’s one of the team’s veterans. He’s a well-liked player whose well-rounded game could complement almost anyone. The only thing Simpson lacks is distance off the tee, but he’s one of the TOUR’s best from approach shots on in. Last season, he ranked in the top 20 in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green, Around-the-Green and Putting. He’s also one of the United States’ hottest players, with four runners-up in his last 10 starts. Starting with a T5 at the Masters, Simpson’s worst finish in his last 14 starts is T30. DeChambeau has spent the past few weeks beefing up in the gym, so his added distance off the tee may make up for Simpson’s one shortcoming. Patrick Reed-Patrick Cantlay (11:24 a.m.): We saw this one coming. In fairness, it wasn’t hard to spot. Their relationship dates back to their days in amateur golf. They’ve paired together in all three team editions of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, including a T7 finish in 2018. “We’ve always enjoyed each other’s company and enjoyed each other’s competitiveness,â€� Reed said. “We are both pretty intense and like team competitions.â€� This will be Cantlay’s first time competing for the U.S. as a professional. Reed, who had to rely on a captain’s pick, is the only player to compete on every U.S. team and qualify for every TOUR Championship since 2014. Tiger Woods-Justin Thomas (11:35 a.m.): Tiger gets the pick of the litter, and it appears he’s selected Thomas. Woods has been a mentor for his South Florida neighbor, and even hosted the celebratory dinner after Thomas won his first major. As Woods has returned to form, though, his wellspring of advice has dried up. “I think now they’re starting to see me as a competitor because I’m starting to come back again. For a while there, that wasn’t the case. I’m just a person that they could bounce ideas off of — what did I used to do and how do I feel these things, what do I do in certain situations, certain shots,â€� Woods said in 2018. That doesn’t mean they can’t be friends. Woods and Thomas are both coming off wins on the Asian Swing. Thomas has two wins (and two other top-10s) in his last five starts. Combine that form with Woods’ wisdom around Royal Melbourne and this team could be hard to beat. Rickie Fowler-Tony Finau (11:46 a.m.): Finau was a captain’s pick, while Fowler was a fill-in for the injured Brooks Koepka. They’re two of the nicest guys on TOUR, and they’re known for their consistent play, but if there’s one concern it could be recent form. The recently-married Fowler hasn’t competed since the TOUR Championship. Finau has finished outside the top 50 in his last three starts. They both should find a firm and fast Royal Melbourne to their liking, though. Fowler has long said that The Open Championship is his favorite major because it allows him to exercise his creative side, while Finau has five top-10s in the past eight majors. Matt Kuchar-Chez Reavie (11:57 a.m.): There are an odd number of U.S. team members in the Hero field after Dustin Johnson’s WD (he still plans on competing next week). That leaves Kuchar as the lone player not paired with a Presidents Cup teammate. Instead, he’s playing with the man who replaced Johnson in the field, Chez Reavie. It’s safe to assume that the plan was for Kuchar and Johnson to play together. They’ve paired together in the last Presidents Cup, going 2-0 as a Foursomes team.

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