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| Pos | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Round | Total | Strokes |
| 1 | Akshay Bhatia | 63 | 70 | | | -2 | -11 | 133 |
| T2 | Russell Henley | 69 | 69 | | | -3 | -6 | 138 |
| T2 | Brendon Todd | 66 | 72 | | | E | -6 | 138 |
| T2 | Denny McCarthy | 68 | 70 | | | -2 | -6 | 138 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 69 | 70 | | | -2 | -5 | 139 |
 | One day after equaling his career low round on the PGA TOUR with a bogey-free 9-under 63, cards a 2-under 70 to move to 11-under 133 at the midway point of the Valero Texas Open | |
| Five-stroke 36-hole lead equals the largest on TOUR this season (Patrick Cantlay/2024 Genesis Invitational) | |
| Marks the largest 36-hole lead at the Valero Texas Open since the event moved to TPC San Antonio in 2010 (previous: 4, Si Woo Kim/2019/finished T4); Dave Marr holds the Valero Texas Open all-time record with a six-shot lead after 36 holes in 1958 | |
| Equals his second-best opening 36-hole score on TOUR (131/2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, finished 133 falls one shy of the lowest opening 36-hole score since the Valero Texas Open moved to TPC San Antonio in 2010 (Si Woo Kim/132/2019) | |
| Holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the first time; previous-best position after 36 holes is T4 (three occasions; most recently last week at the Texas Children's Houston Open (finished T11) Making third start at the event (MC/2021, T46/2023) | |
| Five top-20 finishes in nine starts this season, with a T11 at last week's Texas Children's Houston Open his best outing | |
| Has one win in 53 prior PGA TOUR starts (2023 Barracuda Championship) | |
| Three-time PGA TOUR winner Brendon Todd (T2/-6) is in search of his second victory in Texas (2014 AT&T Byron Nelson); | |
| Denny McCarthy (T2/-6) seeks his first PGA TOUR victory in his 174th start, with a playoff loss to Viktor Hovland at the 2023 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday his best outing | |
| Rory McIlroy (5th/-5), the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, opens 69-70 in his sixth start of the season; current streak of five starts to start the season without a top-10 is his longest such streak since 2010, his first season as a member, when he won the Wells Fargo Championship in his sixth start, earning his first career PGA TOUR title | |
| With a win this week, defending champion Corey Conners (T10/-3) would become the first player since World War II to earn his first three wins at the same event; has made 16 consecutive cuts, the fifth-longest active streak on TOUR, and is coming off a T13 at THE PLAYERS Championship | |
| Charley Hoffman (T18/-2) makes the cut for the 342nd time in his 500th PGA TOUR start; in addition to his win in 2016, has three runner-up finishes at the Valero Texas Open (2011, 2019, 2021) | |
| 30 players who are in next week’s Masters Tournament teed it up this week at the Valero Texas Open, with 19 making the cut: Russell Henley (T2), Denny McCarthy (T2), Rory McIlroy (5), Tommy Fleetwood (T6), Adam Schenk (T6), Corey Conners (T10), Thorbjørn Olesen (T10), Jordan Spieth (T10), Austin Eckroat (T18), Max Homa (T18), Lucas Glover (T18), Ludvig Åberg (T34), Hideki Matsuyama (T34), Adam Scott (T34), Brian Harman (T47), Collin Morikawa (T47), Matt Fitzpatrick (T63), Ryo Hisatsune (T63), Nicolai Højgaard (T63) | |
| 11 of the 30 players in the field who are also in the Masters Tournament next week missed the cut: Byeong Hun An, Eric Cole, Harris English, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Fox, Lee Hodges, Zach Johnson, Tom Kim, Grayson Murray, Erik van Rooyen, Camilo Villegas | |
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| Concession Stands | | Lexus Fore a Donor | |  | |  | | | Enjoy delicious food options and cold refreshments. All concessions are equipped for a contactless experience including cashless transactions. | | One (1) lucky donor who attends the 2024 Valero Texas Open will win a two-year lease on a Lexus NX, compliments of North Park Lexus of San Antonio and Dominion. |
| Family Care Pavilion presented by University Health | | VTO Merchandise | |  | |  | | | For those with children, please stop by the Family Care Pavilion presented by University Health which located in The Backyard. It’s a climate controlled venue that offers diaper changing stations, a place for mothers to nurse privately and for little ones to play. The Family Care Pavilion presented by University Health is a place of respite for babies, and toddlers. | | Head over to The Backyard to grab your Valero Texas Open swag and merchandise in The Fan Shop. |
| ULTRA Club | | Backyard Spirits Bar | |  | |  | | | Upgrade your experience onsite at the ULTRA Club located at the 16th tee. This venue provides upgraded views of several surrounding holes, in-venue concessions, luxury restrooms and a fun-filled atmosphere. | | Located conveniently in The Backyard, enjoy an assortment of cold refreshments and liquor libations to satisfy and quench your thirst. |
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