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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2025

2025 Valero Texas Open Field Update

SAN ANTONIO, TX - Tournament officials announced today the additions of six more top players, who have a combined 26 career wins on the PGA TOUR, intending to compete in the Valero Texas Open, now less than two weeks away.

San Antonio’s historical PGA TOUR event returns this spring to TPC San Antonio’s The Oaks course for the 16th year, March 31-April 6, a week preceding the Masters Tournament.

Maverick McNealy, No. 17 in the world, won last year’s final event of the FedExCup Fall at the RSM Classic for his first career victory, after previously being runner-up on three occasions during his career. This year he has three top 10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at The Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines last month. In two prior starts at the VTO, his best finish is a T35.

Daniel Berger is a four-time TOUR winner, including a 2020 victory in Fort Worth, when he defeated Collin Morikawa in a playoff. He has competed in one Ryder Cup and one Presidents Cup. He will be playing in San Antonio for the first time since 2019.

Gary Woodland, also a four-time winner on TOUR, including the 2019 U.S. Open, will return to the VTO for the first time in three years. In six appearances here his best finishes are a pair of T8s in 2021 and 2022. The Kansas native recently received the PGA TOUR Courage Award for his inspiring comeback from brain surgery that is chronicled in this year’s “Full Swing” on Netflix.

Matt Kuchar, a nine-time TOUR winner, including THE PLAYERS Championship in 2012, will be making his 20th appearance in the VTO overall and his 13th straight appearance since the event moved to TPC San Antonio. He has five top 10 finishes here, including two top three finishes the past three years.

J.T. Poston, a Masters invitee this year, has three career victories on TOUR and three runner-up finishes. He will be making his fifth start here and first since 2022. His best finish is a T27 in 2017.

Camilo Villegas has won five times on TOUR, including THE TOUR Championship in 2008. His best finish in eight starts at the VTO is T10 in 2017. The Colombia native is also one of the TOUR players featured in this year’s “Full Swing” Netflix docuseries.

Currently, there are seven players among the top 13 in the world who are committed- Collin Morikawa (No. 4), Ludvig Åberg (No. 5), Hideki Matsuyama (No. 6), Russell Henley (No. 7), Tommy Fleetwood (No. 9), Patrick Cantlay (No. 12), and Keegan Bradley (No. 13).

Past champions of the Valero Texas Open returning are Akshay Bhatia (2024), Corey Conners (2019, 2023), Jordan Spieth (2021), Charley Hoffman (2016), Jimmy Walker (2015), Martin Laird (2013) and Zach Johnson (2008, 2009).

2018 U.S Open and FedExCup Champion Justin Rose is scheduled to play in the VTO for the first time since 2006 and will be making his first-ever start at TPC San Antonio this spring. Five-time TOUR winner and No. 29 in the world Sam Burns, six-time TOUR winner Max Homa, and six-time winner Rickie Fowler, will return to compete in the tournament as well.

Players currently in the VTO field invited to the 2025 Masters (21): Åberg, Bhatia, Bradley, Burns, Cantlay, Conners, Fleetwood, Lucas Glover, Brian Harman, Henley, Tom Hoge, Homa, Johnson, Chris Kirk, Matsuyama, Denny McCarthy, McNealy, Morikawa, Poston, Rose, Spieth.

Major Champions in the field (12): Bradley (PGA), Glover (U.S. Open), Harman (The Open), Johnson (Masters, The Open), Matsuyama (Masters), Francesco Molinari (The Open), Morikawa (The Open, PGA), Rose (U.S. Open), Webb Simpson (U.S. Open), Spieth (Masters, U.S. Open), Walker (PGA), Woodland (U.S Open).

PGA TOUR players have until Friday, March 28 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time to commit and can withdraw at any time.

Additional News and Notes:

• Tickets Currently on Sale: Tickets to the Valero Texas Open are on sale via www.ValeroTexasOpen.com. As is customary, all net proceeds from the event will go to support hundreds of charity organizations throughout South Texas and well beyond.
• Night to Honor Our Heroes presented by USAA: This year’s program will feature World Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Nicklaus.
  “I greatly appreciate the Valero Texas Open for inviting me to be a part of their event and pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed for our country. I never had the opportunity to serve our country, but I have always had an enormous respect, admiration and heartfelt appreciation for those who have,” Nicklaus said.
  The Valero Texas Open’s long-standing tradition of celebrating “Military City, USA” continues this year as active military, wounded veterans, and corporate supporters gather Friday night of tournament week on April 4 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 program distributed over $17.7M to charities, a part of the record-breaking $24 million raised by the tournament in 2024, bringing the grand total to $256 million in charitable giving from Valero Texas Open tournament proceeds.
  The 2025 fundraising campaign is presently underway and will conclude April 14. Over 230 participating charities and school programs have already raised over $16.2 million to date. At the conclusion of the fundraiser, the 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: The Valero Texas Open utilizes approximately 2,100 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. Due to popular demand and community support, volunteer shifts are all full and registration for this year’s tournament is now closed.

Visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com for all tournament news, updates, information and to purchase tickets.

ABOUT VALERO

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products and sells its products primarily in the United States (U.S.), Canada, the 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 LLC, which 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 Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit valero.com for more information.

ABOUT VALERO IN THE COMMUNITY

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), 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 133,000 volunteer hours in 2024 for hundreds of community projects. Valero funds various nonprofit agencies for programs and services supporting education, basic needs, health care, and civic initiatives.  Through the overwhelming support of business partners, sponsors, and donors, the Valero Texas Open and the Benefit for Children generated more than $24 million in 2024 for charities in the United States.

ABOUT THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN

The Valero Texas Open is the sixth-oldest professional tournament in golf worldwide, the third oldest on the PGA TOUR and the longest held in the same city. In 2022, the tournament celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Its list of champions includes some of the greatest names in golf history: Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Lee Trevino, Nick Price, Justin Leonard, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Jimmy Walker, Jordan Spieth and 2024 champion Akshay Bhatia to name a few.

Since Valero became title sponsor in 2002, the tournament has become a leader in charitable fundraising among PGA TOUR events. The Valero Texas Open, together with its Benefit for Children and Champions fore Charity initiatives, has contributed more than $256 million to hundreds of worthy charities since inception. Please visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com and follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ValeroTXOpen) for more information.

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