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| Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! | |
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| Three Days Left for “12 Days of Giving” |  |
Valero Texas Open launched the second annual “12 Days of Giving” campaign on Dec. 1 and will conclude Dec. 12.
Participating organizations from Birdies for Charity will receive $5 proceeds from each Good Any One Day general admission ticket (retail $20 per ticket) sold online at www.ValeroTexasOpen.com/Tickets. The Valero Texas Open will also match up to an additional $500 per charity and the charity that helps sell the most tickets will also be awarded a $2,500 bonus (with a minimum of 50 tickets sold).
The overall launch of Valero Texas Open ticket sales launched on Dec. 1 coinciding with this initiative which not only provides charities an additional opportunity to raise funds, but allows ticket buyers to make the most of their holiday gift giving. Don’t delay, with only three days left, now’s your chance to lock in your tournament tickets and participate in 12 Days of Giving!
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| Valero Texas Open Year-End | |
The PGA TOUR is now taking a small break before the 2015-2016 schedule resumes in Hawaii the second week in January. Here are a few interesting tidbits as we look back on the 2015 calendar season:
 | | Our champion Jimmy Walker had a solid year with his second career multiple-win season. |
 | Did you know? There were 24 wins by players in their 20’s this season marking the most in a single season on the PGA TOUR in the last 46 years (since 1970). The prior record of 23 wins took place in 1974. The last five champions of the Valero Texas Open were in their 30s. |  |
| The United States and Australia accounted for 36 of the 47 total victories on the 2014-15 PGA TOUR schedule. Jason Day accounted for 5 of the 6 wins by Australians. Steven Bowditch, winner of the 2014 Valero Texas Open, was the other Australian winner with his victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson. | |
| Jordan Spieth, who finished second at this year’s Valero Texas Open with a 7-under-par 281 score, played in 24 official stroke play events this season and finished with a TOUR leading total score to par of 182 under par. Just how good is this? In the last 24 years on TOUR, only one other player who played less than 24 events was more under par in a single season. In 2000, Tiger Woods made 19 stroke play starts and finished at 263 under par. | |
| In the first seven events of the 2015-2016 PGA TOUR wrap-around season, three of the winners competed at the Valero Texas Open this year—Justin Thomas (CIMB Classic), Russell Knox (WGC-HSBC Champions) and Kevin Kisner (The RSM Classic). Graeme McDowell, winner of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba was in the field but had to withdraw due to injury midway through his first round. | |
| Our champion Jimmy Walker had a solid year with his second career multiple-win season. He advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the sixth straight season, made it through to The TOUR Championship for the second consecutive year and finished the season ranked 16th in the FedExCup standings. Walker also made his first Presidents Cup team as a member of the victorious United States’ squad. To start the 2015-2016 season Walker was 50th at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in October and in the unofficial Hero World Challenge he finished 8th. Next up is Hawaii for our 2015 champion. | |
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| Volunteering: A Great Way to Get Involved | |
We are looking for volunteering enthusiasts with a passion to help and together create a fantastic Valero Texas Open experience for PGA TOUR players, corporate sponsors and spectators alike.
Registration is now open at www.ValeroTexasOpen.com/Volunteers. Select the days and times that work best with your busy schedule and choose to work for one of the many exciting committees available. As volunteer registration continues, don’t be shy...please be sure to invite your family and friends to lend a helping hand as well. Registration for committees and work shifts will be first come, first served, so spread the news quickly!
This year’s Valero Texas Open has the added excitement of being held in the midst of Fiesta! As such, we are delighted to provide a commemorative Valero Texas Open Fiesta medal as part of your Volunteer Uniform package if you register by Dec. 31, 2015.
The final registration deadline is Feb. 28, so don’t wait and possibly miss your chance to get involved!
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