Valero delayed, rookie debuts
The Valero Texas Open’s first round was postponed due to a “dangerous weather situation,” forcing adjusted tee times and groupings for Thursday action at TPC San Antonio. TV coverage runs on Golf Channel 3–7 p.m. CT today — and hometown rookie Johnny Keefer, making his PGA Tour debut at San Antonio, has become an early player‑to‑watch. (golfweek.usatoday.com) (golfchannel.com) (ksat.com)
Play was pushed back 90 minutes and first‑round play began at 10:00 a.m. ET, with tournament officials putting preferred lies in effect because of the wet course conditions. (golfchannel.com) Adjusted tee times moved early groups to mid‑morning and created new afternoon featured windows — Lanto Griffin/Kevin Streelman/Max McGreevy and Ryan Palmer/Dylan Wu/Mac Meissner teeing at 10:00 a.m. EDT and Ludvig Åberg/Robert MacIntyre/Jordan Spieth slotted at 3:36 p.m. EDT — while Johnny Keefer is in the 4:24 p.m. EDT group with Matthieu Pavon and Denny McCarthy. (golfchannel.com) The tournament carries a $9.8 million purse with a winner’s share of $1,764,000, and this week awards the standard 500 FedExCup points to the champion. (pgatour.com) (golfpost.com) Johnny Keefer, a 25‑year‑old San Antonio native and the reigning Korn Ferry Tour player of the year, enters off a tie for third at the Texas Children’s Houston Open and owns Korn Ferry wins that include a 30‑under 254 at the Veritex Bank Championship. (golfchannel.com) Two high‑profile changes altered the field this week when Collin Morikawa withdrew Tuesday because of back spasms, with Frankie Capan III added to the entry list as a replacement. (pgatour.com) (espn.com) TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course is set up as a 7,438‑yard par‑72 for the week, and defending champion Brian Harman returns after his 2025 victory in San Antonio. (pgatour.com 1) (pgatour.com 2)
