Valero Texas Open
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Matt Kuchar and Tony Finau Join the FieldVolunteer Tee Off This Saturday
Get Your Tickets! Thursday: Spazmatics Performance
Champions fore Charity – Trying to Break Records Valero Texas Open Fiesta Medals
Matt Kuchar and Tony Finau Join the Field
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Two more players ranked among the top-20 in the world, Tony Finau and Matt Kuchar, officially announced their intentions to compete in the Valero Texas Open to be held April 2-5 in San Antonio.

Finau and Kuchar are ranked 15th and 16th, respectively, in the world. Finau’s best finish at the Valero Texas Open was a T3 in 2017. Kuchar, whose best performance was a T4 in 2014, also finished T7 last year.

“The field for this year’s tournament continues to gain momentum with less than a month remaining until the PGA TOUR comes to San Antonio,” said Larson Segerdahl, Executive Director of the Valero Texas Open.

In addition to Finau and Kuchar, Sungjae Im, the winner of last week’s Honda Classic, who is currently ranked 25th, joins eight players ranked among the top 30 in the world scheduled to be in San Antonio. The previously announced players include Rory McIlroy (1), Shane Lowry (20), Rickie Fowler (27), Lee Westwood (28), and San Antonio resident Abraham Ancer (29).

The 2020 edition of the Valero Texas Open, returns to TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course for the 11th year. This will be the second year of a 10-year contract extension between the PGA TOUR and Valero Energy Corporation; a deal which positions the tournament in a coveted slot on the TOUR schedule-- the week preceding the Masters Tournament.

Corey Conners, who last year held on for a two-stroke win over 2016 VTO champion Charley Hoffman, will return to defend his title. Conners is one of eight (8) tournament champions currently committed to the third oldest PGA TOUR event on the schedule. Among them are Andrew Landry (2018), Kevin Chappell (2017), Hoffman (2016), local star and major champion Jimmy Walker (2015), Martin Laird (2013), Brendan Steele (2011) and two-time major champion and two-time Valero Texas Open winner Zach Johnson (2008 & 2009).

Players have until Friday, March 27 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to commit to the Valero Texas Open. They can withdraw from the tournament at any time.

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BUY TICKETS

Get Your Tickets!
We are pleased to team up with Ticketmaster again as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the sponsor and spectator experience. Tickets can be purchased online through Ticketmaster and will be MOBILE ready for the 2020 Valero Texas Open, April 2-5. Using mobile tickets is easy and most convenient for managing your tickets to enter the tournament.

General Admission Tickets:

StarDay Specific Ticket, Thursday – Sunday - $30
StarGood Any One Day Ticket of Choice - $40
StarAt Gate - $40
StarChildren 15 & under are free with ticketed adult. Children will receive their complimentary children’s tickets at the main front gate entrance.
StarMilitary ID cardholders (Active, Guard, Reserve, Retired) receive complimentary admission and other special benefits. Click here for more details.
StarBexar County First Responders (Police, Sheriff, Fire, EMTs, etc.) receive complimentary tickets and other special benefits. Click here for more details.
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You’ll take care of the guests, we’ll take care of the rest. We provide Texas hospitality filled with continental breakfast, full lunch buffet, afternoon hors d’oeuvres, & hosted bar service for a superior spectator experience. You provide a chance to do business or show appreciation for customers, clients and employees through an action-packed day at the Valero Texas Open.

Hospitality Tickets:

StarPresidential Pass - $525
StarExecutive Club presented by Garrison Brothers Distillery - $425
StarCabana presented by Ubeo | Lexmark - $325
StarLive ULTRA at The U - $60
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Champions fore Charity – Trying to Break Records
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The 2020 Champions fore Charity (formerly known as Birdies for Charity) fundraising program just concluded this past Tuesday a deadline for the Zachry Group Pro-Am Charity Challenge. The Top 50 charities, based on amount raised to date, will each earn a $500 bonus and their organization will be represented by an amateur pro-am team playing the Zachry Group Pro-Am. Based on the team’s performance, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place pro-am teams earns their respective charity additional incentive funds.

Champions fore Charity has raised nearly $6M to date and has a lofty goal to raise $7M overall. Charities are striving to seek new donations before the 2020 fundraising campaign concludes on April 17. You can be a champion to a charity close to your heart - there is still time to contribute and support these 230+ participating charities and school programs.

You can make an impact today. To learn more and donate to your favorite cause, visit www.championsforecharity.com.

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Child Advocates San Antonio is one of the charity champions helping children in our community.

Volunteer Tee Off This Saturday
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Volunteer registration is currently underway for the 2020 edition of the Valero Texas Open. For those interested in volunteering, come join us for a Volunteer Registration Tee-Off event this Saturday, March 7. Stop by DSP Driving Range between 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm to learn about the various volunteer committees, meet some of the tournament staff and some Tournament Leadership Council (TLC) members.

From compassion to action you can be a part of something bigger than yourself. Caring is the gift of making the ordinary extraordinary. You have the ability through your actions to help us create something special. Whatever the reason, 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.

With so many options, it’s hard to choose just one! Here is just a handful of other committees you can join:

StarEvacuationStarOperations – Rapid Response
StarShotLink®StarPro/VIP Shuttles
StarHospitalityStarPro Vehicles
StarGallery ControlStarStandard Bearers

Visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com/volunteers/ to learn more and register.

Thursday: Spazmatics Performance
We are excited to announce that the Spazmatics are returning to the Valero Texas Open and will perform Thursday, April 2! After the last putt drops, bar and concession service in the tournament’s Backyard will continue well into the evening along with backyard games and a concert performance featuring the 80’s cover-band, The Spazmatics!

This concert is included in the price of admission for all Thursday ticket holders.

StarFor those who choose to attend just the Spazmatics performance, a $40 charge at the gate will apply.
StarCollege students receive free admission and free parking on Thursday, April 2 after 2 p.m. with college ID.
StarRideshare through Uber and Lyft are available and recommended.
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Valero Texas Open Fiesta Medals
Have you noticed that hole 16 at TPC San Antonio looks a lot like an avocado? Last year we featured daily video recaps and with an aerial view of hole 16, social media took off enthusiastically calling it the “avocado hole”. We agree!

What better to celebrate our joy for golf, Fiesta, and our love of avocados than to make it this year’s Valero Texas Open’s official Fiesta medal? The design even includes a sliding golf ball.

You can purchase your very own Fiesta medal for $10 online and also at the Valero Texas Open’s Donation Stations, located at the main gate and VIP entrances. When you purchase your Fiesta medal onsite during tournament week, you can select a charity participating in Champions fore Charity to receive the $10 contribution. Join in the Fiesta fun with celebrating our “avocado hole”!

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Click to view this year’s Valero Texas Open Fiesta medal design.

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