The PGA Tour stays in the Lone Star State, as the best players in the world head to San Antonio, and we want to dive into the best Valero Texas Open odds. Brian Harman has a stranglehold on the favorite position, but there’s a strong list of Valero Texas Open sleeper picks who could make a charge. Plus, with the Valero Texas Open cut line in play, no one is guaranteed to make it to the weekend rounds.
Teeing it up for the seventh time this season and already with one victory under his belt to show for it, 25-year-old Ludvig Aberg leads the way in the Valero Texas Open odds. The young Swedish star has proven to be a threat every time he plays and that should be no different this week as he prepares to tackle the Valero Texas Open for the third time in his career. A missed cut in his first go-around in 2022 was followed by a more expected tie for 14th in 2024.
With 150 PGA Tour starts to show for his career, it’s hard to believe that Tommy Fleetwood has never won an event in North America. With eight international wins to his record, Fleetwood has posted five runner-up results and an additional five third place finishes over that span. An impressive start to 2025 has seen the Englishman record a season best tie for fifth at The Genesis Invitational and he has not finished outside of the top 22 in each of the five events he has entered.
The two-time Valero Texas Open champion Corey Conners has been all over the first page of leaderboards this season as he has come remarkably close to recording his third career win on the PGA Tour. Conners already with four top eight finishes including a third-place finish, a tie for sixth and tie for eight over his last three events. Making his seventh appearance in the event his numbers have been exceptional in his previous six visits.
Patrick Cantlay | +5000 at FanDuel sportsbook
It’s been a stellar start to the season for eight-time PGA Tour winner Patrick Cantlay who has yet to miss a cut in the six events he has played in this season. The 15th ranked player in the official world golf rankings has recorded a pair of fifth place finishes to go with an additional two top 15 results and has not finished an event worse than a tie for 33rd place. As he gets prepared for next week’s first major in the Masters, this will be Cantlay’s first time teeing it up in his career at the Valero Texas Open.
Already a winner in 2025 with his victory at the season opening event The Sentry, the sixth ranked player in the world Hideki Matsuyama enters the event coming off his worst result of the season. Matsuyama missed the cut at The Players Championship his last time out but does have five top 25 finishes in eight tournaments so far. This will be the 33-year-olds fifth time participating in the Valero Texas Open where he has finished tied for seventh and tied for 15th in his last two appearances.
Valero Texas Open longshot
Gary Woodland | +40000 at FanDuel sportsbook)
Still searching for his first victory since winning the U.S. Open in 2019 Gary Woodland has been playing some strong golf as of late. The four-time PGA Tour winner is coming off his best result of the season after finishing second at the Houston Open last week where he shot a final round of 62. This will be the 40-year-olds seventh appearance at the Valero Texas Open where he has finished tied for sixth and tied for eight in his last two outings at TPC San Antonio.
Valero Texas Open recent winners
Year
Winner
2024
Akshay Bhatia
2023
Corey Conners
2022
J.J. Spaun
2021
Jordan Spieth
2020
Cancelled
Valero Texas Open betting trends
There are many betting trends when it comes to the Valero Texas Open, but a few things stand out more than others. Dating back to 2007, only one time has a player won the event by more than two strokes and that was when Jimmy Walker won by four strokes in 2015. Look for things to be tight at the top of the leaderboard and if you can place a wager on the event going to a playoff or someone winning by either one or two strokes it should make for a strong play.
Coming off a fourth-place finish at the Houston Open, Finland’s Sami Valimaki will look to keep the good times rolling as he looks to continue his strong play in Texas. This will mark the 26-year-olds debut at the Valero Texas Open where he arrives having made the cut in five straight events and coming off his best performance of the season. A two-time winner on the European Tour, the 26-year-old has the total package to get his maiden win on the PGA Tour.
How to read the Valero Texas Open betting odds
Reading the Valero Texas Open betting odds is just as easy as reading the odds for any other golf tournament or sporting event. In golf, there are numerous ways to bet, from head-to-head matchups to whether a player will make a certain number of birdies or eagles in a round. You can even bet on whether there will be a hole-in-one during the event, if the tournament will go to a playoff or if a player will be in the final group on Sunday.
How to bet on the Valero Texas Open
There are several ways to bet on the Valero Texas Open this week. One bet that stands out, however, is that Ludvig Aberg, Patrick Cantlay and Hideki Matsuyama will all finish in the top 10. A $10 bet at +2622 would give you back $262.20 if three of the top favorites can finish in the top 10.
Valero Texas Open info
When
Where
Defending champion
How to watch
April 3 – 6
TPC San Antonio
Akshay Bhatia
Golf Channel/NBC/Peacock
Valero Texas Open FAQs:
Who has won the most Valero Texas Open titles?
Throughout its history, which dates to 1922, there have surprisingly been only two people who have won the Valero Texas Open more than two times. Both Justin Leonard and Arnold Palmer have won the event three times with Palmer achieving the feat first in 1962. Leonard was able to match Palmer’s mark in 2007 when he beat Jesper Parnevik in a playoff for his third Valero Texas Open title.
What is the prize pool for the Valero Texas Open?
The prize pool for the Valero Texas Open sits at $9,500,000 for the 2025 event which is a slight increase from 2024. The winner will take home a prize of $1,710,000 for winning the event. In the first ever Valero Texas Open in 1922, the winning prize that year was $1.500.
Who won the first ever Valero Texas Open?
In 1946 Bob MacDonald won the very first Valero Texas Open which went by the Texas Open at that point in time. MacDonald won the event by one stroke over England’s Cyril Walker. The win was the second in the career for MacDonald who would go on to win one more tournament over his time on tour.
What is the tournament record score at the Valero Texas Open?
By shooting 27 under par in 1955, Mike Souchak has the best score under par in the history of the Valero Texas Open. Since the event has changed courses over its history, Tommy Armour III has the record for best total score by shooting a total of 254 in 2003. The largest margin of victory was in 1988 when Corey Pavin won the tournament by eight strokes.
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