The Valero Texas Open gives a number of functions this week, with many utilizing it as preparation for The Masters and others on the lookout for a last-minute main invite.
The sphere is nearly set for the opening main of the 12 months, stay from April 9-12 on Sky Sports activities, with the final remaining place in The Masters subject going to this week’s winner PGA Tour – if not already exempt – at TPC San Antonio.
Tommy Fleetwood headlines a powerful subject containing 9 of the world’s high 20, with Collin Morikawa returning for the primary time since withdrawing after one gap of The Gamers and Ludvig Åberg additionally in motion.
Main winners Brian Harman and JJ Spaun function as previous Valero Texas Open champions, whereas Ryder Cup winners Robert MacIntyre and Sepp Straka are additionally within the subject, with all seeking to fine-tune their video games forward of The Masters.
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Day 4 highlights from the 2025 Valero Texas Open, the place Brian Harman claimed victory forward of The Masters
The cut-off to earn an invitation to The Masters through the Official World Golf Rating (OWGR) ended after the Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open on Sunday, received by Gary Woodland, with 93 gamers – as of March 31 – scheduled to tee it up in subsequent week’s main.
Three of the final six Valero Texas Open winners have secured a last-minute invite to The Masters within the course of, with Spaun (2022), Akshay Bhatia (2024) and Corey Conners (2019) all managing it, however who – if anybody – can add their title to the Augusta Nationwide subject with a victory?
Fowler, Horschel chasing late Masters spot
Former Masters runner-up Rickie Fowler (world No 65) is at risk of lacking the opening main for a fourth time in 5 years, with Billy Horschel (world No 94) additionally needing a win after lacking a big portion of final season because of damage and slipping down the rankings.
Might Rickie Fowler and Billy Horschel each miss out on a spot in The Masters?
Tony Finau (world No 107) has featured in each version since 2018 however hasn’t had a PGA Tour top-10 end in 13 months, with previous main runners-up Tom Kim (world No 126) and Will Zalatoris (world No 299) additionally at present not in The Masters subject.
There are at present eight English gamers listed in The Masters subject, with Jordan Smith (world No 67), John Parry (world No 82), Dan Brown (world No 83) and former Masters par-3 champion Matt Wallace (world No 96) all needing a win this week so as to add to that.
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One of the best photographs from final 12 months’s Masters Par-3 contest at Augusta Nationwide, which included FIVE holes-in-one
Pierceson Coody (world No 52) is the highest-ranked participant not but certified, with the American having to withdraw mid-tournament from final week’s Houston Open because of a again damage to overlook out on the prospect to interrupt into the highest 50.
Coody bids to develop into the primary grandson of a Masters champion to play within the occasion, 55 years on from Charles Coody’s win, as Michael Thorbjornsen (world No 54) additionally missed out on securing a spot through the world rankings after failing to seek out the top-five end required in Houston.
Michael Thorbjornsen performed alongside Rory McIlroy for Boston Frequent within the TGL earlier this 12 months
Ryo Hisatsune (world No 63), Patrick Rodgers (world No 72), Max McGreevy (world No 73) and JT Poston (world No 76) are among the different gamers concerned on the Valero Texas Open who aren’t but in The Masters.
When is The Masters stay on Sky Sports activities?
Sky Sports activities continues to be the house of The Masters within the UK and Eire, with extra full motion from match days than ever earlier than and stay protection from daily that week.
Stay protection from follow days is out there on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, when the normal Masters Par-3 contest additionally takes place, forward of wall-to-wall match protection getting below method on Thursday April 9 at 2pm.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of The Masters in 2025, the place Rory McIlroy defeated Justin Rose in a dramatic play-off
Featured Group motion and updates from across the course can be found to take pleasure in on Sky Sports activities Golf till the worldwide broadcast window brings full stay protection from 6pm over the primary two days, with that accessible from the sooner time of 5pm over the weekend.
There will probably be plenty of additional motion to take pleasure in on Sky Sports activities+, with loads of bonus feeds – together with Featured Holes and Featured Teams – permitting you to observe gamers’ progress by numerous components of Augusta’s well-known format. Sky Sports activities subscribers can obtain the Sky Sports activities App free of charge to look at The Masters on their telephones.
Who will win the Valero Texas Open? Early protection begins on Thursday from 1.15pm on Sky Sports activities Golf, forward of full protection from 8.30pm. Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract.
