Bet 2012 Valero Texas Open odds at TPC San Antonio Field Lines

April 19-22, 2012
TPC San Antonio
Location: Northeast San Antonio, Texas
Established: 1922
Tournament Format:72-Hole
Length: 7,522 yards
Format: Stroke play
Purse: $6,200,000.00
Official PGA TOUR Event
PGA TOUR's FedExCup
Def. Champ: Brendan Steele

The Valero Texas Open has been a San Antonio tradition since 1922. The third oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR, it attracts many of golf’s top players and an international television audience through coverage by CBS and the Golf Channel. Together with the Valero Texas Open Benefit for Children Golf Classic, millions of dollars are raised to help support deserving charities.

From the inaugural Texas Open until 1940, the tournament was played at Brackenridge Park Golf Course, with the exception of 1927-1928 when it was played at Willow Springs Golf Course. Upon leaving Brackenridge Park, the Texas Open has been played at Willow Springs Golf Course from 1941–1949, and in1950 and 1951 the Open was played back at Brackenridge Ft. Sam Houston Golf Course respectively. The Texas Open has also been played at the Oak Hills Country Club, Pecan Valley Golf Club and Woodlake Golf Club, before its return to Oak Hills CC from 1977–1994. Beginning in 1995, and through last season, the Valero Texas Open has been held at its most recent home at La Cantera GC, but has been scheduled to take place at a new home, the AT&T Oaks Course at TPC in San Antonio beginning this 2010 season.

The Valero Texas Open has always been considered an event which is fairly easy to shoot low, has always been played in San Antonio, and has always been called the Texas Open, or something similar, for most of its existence. Many legendary players have won the Texas Open, including Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, and Arnold Palmer, who won the tournament three consecutive years.

2011 Texas Open Winner: Brendan Steele

Brendan Steele shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday, overcoming relentless wind and fellow first-year PGA Tour player Kevin Chappell to win the 2011 Texas Open by a stroke. Steele stayed steady throughout the day, and finished at 8-under. He gave a small fist pump, then thrust his arm downward and smiled broadly to celebrate his first Tour victory after holing out on 18.

2010 Valero Texas Open Winner

Australian Adam Scott won the 2010 Valero Texas Open, firing rounds of 66 and 67 on the final day to edge Fredrik Jacobson by one stroke at 14-under par, at the AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio. Friday's round was canceled due to heavy rains, pushing Round 2 to Saturday and the final two rounds to Sunday.

2009 Valero Texas Open Winner

Zach Johnson won the Valero Texas Open for a second straight year. Johnson took the lead in a dramatic sudden-death playoff during the May 17 Open held at the La Cantera Resort Course in San Antonio.