SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The opening round of the Valero Texas Open is officially underway at TPC San Antonio, and with one final Masters spot on the line, Thursday’s tee sheet is loaded with urgency from top to bottom.
First-round play begins early in the morning, with groups going off both No. 1 and No. 10 tees as players begin their final push toward The Masters.
Below is the full list of Thursday tee times (Round 1):
Tee No. 1
- 7:30 a.m. — Lanto Griffin, Kevin Streelman, Max McGreevy
- 7:42 a.m. — Nick Hardy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Austin Smotherman
- 7:54 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Sam Ryder, Bronson Burgoon
- 8:06 a.m. — William Mouw, Christo Lamprecht, (third player varies by listing)
- 8:30 a.m. — Brendon Todd, Jimmy Walker, Hank Lebioda
- 8:42 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Takumi Kanaya, Kristoffer Reitan
- 8:54 a.m. — Nick Dunlap, Andrew Putnam, Justin Lower
- 9:06 a.m. — Chan Kim, Jhonattan Vegas, Brandt Snedeker
- 9:18 a.m. — Sami Valimaki, Webb Simpson, Charley Hoffman
- 9:30 a.m. — Adam Schenk, Matt Kuchar, Alex Noren
- 9:42 a.m. — Joe Highsmith, Davis Thompson, Ryo Hisatsune
- 9:54 a.m. — Rafael Campos, Emiliano Grillo, Rico Hoey
- 10:06 a.m. — Austin Eckroat, Peter Malnati, Doug Ghim
- 10:18 a.m. — David Ford, Neal Shipley, Davis Chatfield
- 10:30 a.m. — Frankie Capan III, Luke Clanton, Austin Wylie
- 1:30 p.m. — Tom Kim, Lee Hodges, Alex Smalley
- 1:42 p.m. — Matt Wallace, Tom Hoge, Carson Young
- 1:54 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, K.H. Lee, Eric Cole
- 2:06 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Robert MacIntyre, Jordan Spieth
Tee No. 10
- 7:30 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, Dylan Wu, Mac Meissner
- 7:42 a.m. — Joel Dahmen, Bud Cauley, Chandler Phillips
- 7:54 a.m. — (International grouping varies by source listings)
- 8:54 a.m. — Will Zalatoris, Patrick Rodgers, S.H. Kim
- 9:06 a.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler
- 9:18 a.m. — Maverick McNealy, Tony Finau, Max Homa
- 9:30 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Marco Penge
- 9:42 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Garrick Higgo, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
- 9:54 a.m. — Brice Garnett, Adam Svensson, Thorbjørn Olesen
- 10:06 a.m. — Seamus Power, Michael Kim, Vince Whaley
- 10:18 a.m. — Kris Ventura, Chandler Blanchet, Zach Bauchou
- 1:30 p.m. — Brendon Todd, Jimmy Walker, Hank Lebioda
- 1:42 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Takumi Kanaya, Kristoffer Reitan
- 1:54 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Andrew Putnam, Justin Lower
- 2:06 p.m. — Chan Kim, Jhonattan Vegas, Brandt Snedeker
What to watch
The marquee grouping of Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood and Hideki Matsuyama headlines the morning wave — a trio with serious stakes tied to Augusta.
Meanwhile, the afternoon spotlight falls on Jordan Spieth alongside Ludvig Åberg, a pairing that blends Texas star power with one of the game’s rising forces.
Bottom line:
The tee sheet is set. The stakes are clear. And from the very first swing Thursday morning, the road to Augusta officially runs through San Antonio.
