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April 6, 2025

Final Round Notes

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Final Leaderboard

1	Brian Harman	66	66	72	75	(-9)
2	Ryan Gerard	73	66	74	69	(-6)
T3	Maverick McNealy	68	72	71	72	(-5)
T3	Andrew Novak	68	70	69	76	(-5)

Brian Harman (Won/-9)

Fourth career PGA TOUR title in his 377th start at the age of 38 years, 2 months, 18 days; oldest winner on TOUR since Patton Kizzire won the 2024 Procore Championship at the age of 38 years, 6 months, 12 days
PGA TOUR wins (4): 2014 John Deere Classic, 2017 Truist Championship, 2023 Open Championship, 2025 Valero Texas Open
Earns 500 FedExCup points and moves from No. 83 to No. 19 in the FedExCup standings
Projected to move inside the top 25 in the Official World Golf Ranking (from No. 49)
Moves to 3-for-5 to date in converting the 54-hole lead/co-lead to victory (2014 John Deere Classic, 2023 Open Championship, 2025 Valero Texas Open)
75 is the highest finish by a winner on TOUR since Jon Rahm won the 2020 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday with the same score; highest by a Valero Texas Open winner since Steven Bowditch shot 76 in 2014
Becomes the third straight (eighth overall) 54-hole leader/co-leader to win this season (Viktor Hovland/Valspar Championship, Min Woo Lee/Texas Children’s Houston Open)
Becomes the third 36-hole leader/co-leader to win in 15 events this season (Hideki Matsuyama/The Sentry, Thomas Detry/WM Phoenix Open)
Joins Matsuyama and Detry as the only players this season to win after holding both the 36- and 54-hole leads
Wins in his eighth career start at the Valero Texas Open, with a T16 in 2014 being his previous-best finish
Wins in his 37th start since his last victory at the 2023 Open Championship
Wins in his 10th start of the season (previous-best: T17/The Genesis Invitational)

Miscellaneous notes

Ryan Gerard (2nd) posts back-to-back top-10s for the first time in his career (9th/Texas Children’s Houston Open); marks his best finish among four career top-10 finishes (previous: 4th/2023 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches)
Maverick McNealy (T3) finishes inside the top 10 for the fourth time in 10 starts this season (best: 2nd/The Genesis Invitational)
In his 98th career start and bidding for his first PGA TOUR title, Andrew Novak (T3) picks up his second top-three finish of the season (3rd/Farmers Insurance Open); bogeyed four of his last six holes to finish four back
Patrick Fishburn (T5) made a 105’8” putt for eagle on No. 17, marking the longest putt on the PGA TOUR since Craig Barlow made a 111’5” putt during the final round of the 2008 Buick Open (No. 1)
Bud Cauley (T5) earns his third top-10 finish of the season, his most in a season since the 2016-17 season (5)
Corey Conners and Zach Johnson both finish T18 in bid to join Arnold Palmer and Justin Leonard as the only three-time winners of the Valero Texas Open
Five players earn spots in the next Signature Event on the schedule, the RBC Heritage, via the Aon Swing 5: No. 1 Ryan Gerard, No. 2 Karl Vilips, No. 3 Gary Woodland, No. 4 Ryo Hisatsune, No. 5 Sami Valimaki

ABOUT VALERO

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products and sells its products primarily in the United States (U.S.), Canada, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Ireland and Latin America. Valero owns 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which produces low-carbon fuels including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with a production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. See our annual report on Form 10-K for more information on SAF. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.7 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit valero.com for more information.

ABOUT VALERO IN THE COMMUNITY

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), and the Valero Energy Foundation are committed to improving the quality of life in communities where Valero has major operations. Valero employees logged more than 133,000 volunteer hours in 2024 for hundreds of community projects. Valero funds various nonprofit agencies for programs and services supporting education, basic needs, health care, and civic initiatives. Through the overwhelming support of business partners, sponsors, and donors, the Valero Texas Open and the Benefit for Children generated more than $24 million in 2024 for charities in the United States.

ABOUT THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN

The Valero Texas Open is the sixth-oldest professional tournament in golf worldwide, the third oldest on the PGA TOUR and the longest held in the same city. In 2022, the tournament celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Its list of champions includes some of the greatest names in golf history: Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Lee Trevino, Nick Price, Justin Leonard, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Jimmy Walker, Jordan Spieth and 2024 champion Akshay Bhatia to name a few.

Since Valero became title sponsor in 2002, the tournament has become a leader in charitable fundraising among PGA TOUR events. The Valero Texas Open, together with its Benefit for Children and Champions fore Charity initiatives, has contributed more than $256 million to hundreds of worthy charities since inception. Please visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com and follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ValeroTXOpen) for more information.

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