- The Valero Texas Open was April 4-7.
- The purse was $9.2 million, with a winner's share of $1.656 million.
- Akshay Bhatia won for the second time on the PGA Tour.
The Valero Texas Open, the final event before the Masters, was April 4-7 from TPC San Antonio.
Although it wasn’t a PGA Tour signature event, many top players were in the field, including Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Max Homa and Collin Morikawa.
In what turned into a thrilling finish, Akshay Bhatia beat Denny McCarthy in a playoff for his second career PGA Tour win.
Bhatia led by four shots going into the round and six shots going into the back-9, but McCarthy shot a 63 to force the playoff. On the first playoff hole, McCarthy hit his third shot into a penalty area.
The event had a purse of $9.2 million.
How Much Does the Winner of the Valero Texas Open Make?
Akshay Bhatia’s winner’s share for the Valero Texas Open was $1,656,000.
Valero Texas Open: Winner’s Payout, Prize Money Earnings
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Akshay Bhatia* | -20 | $1,656,000 |
| 2 | Denny McCarthy | -20 | $1,002,800 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | -11 | $634,800 |
| 4 | Russell Henley | -10 | $450,800 |
| T5 | Adam Schenk | -9 | $355,350 |
| T5 | Brendon Todd | -9 | $355,350 |
| T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | -8 | $289,033 |
| T7 | Ben Martin | -8 | $289,033 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | -8 | $289,033 |
| T10 | Mac Meissner | -6 | $223,100 |
| T10 | Jordan Spieth | -6 | $223,100 |
| T10 | Matt Fitzpatrick | -6 | $223,100 |
| T10 | Peter Kuest | -6 | $223,100 |
| T14 | Adam Scott | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Ludvig Aberg | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Keith Mitchell | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Sam Stevens | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Andrew Putnam | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | S.H. Kim | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Rico Hoey | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Chan Kim | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Tyson Alexander | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Alex Noren | -5 | $131,601 |
| T14 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -5 | $131,601 |
| T25 | Justin Lower | -4 | $67,735 |
| T25 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -4 | $67,735 |
| T25 | Max Homa | -4 | $67,735 |
| T25 | Brian Harman | -4 | $67,735 |
| T25 | Lucas Glover | -4 | $67,735 |
| T25 | Mark Hubbard | -4 | $67,735 |
| T25 | Corey Conners | -4 | $67,735 |
| T25 | Nick Hardy | -4 | $67,735 |
| T33 | Alexander Bjork | -3 | $49,066 |
| T33 | Garrick Higgo | -3 | $49,066 |
| T33 | Chez Reavie | -3 | $49,066 |
| T33 | Kevin Chappell | -3 | $49,066 |
| T33 | Austin Eckroat | -3 | $49,066 |
| T33 | Robby Shelton | -3 | $49,066 |
| T39 | Nate Lashley | -2 | $37,260 |
| T39 | Ben Griffin | -2 | $37,260 |
| T39 | Stewart Cink | -2 | $37,260 |
| T39 | Bud Cauley | -2 | $37,260 |
| T39 | Aaron Baddeley | -2 | $37,260 |
| T39 | Kevin Yu | -2 | $37,260 |
| T45 | Davis Thompson | -1 | $26,772 |
| T45 | Kevin Streelman | -1 | $26,772 |
| T45 | Victor Perez | -1 | $26,772 |
| T45 | Ryan Moore | -1 | $26,772 |
| T45 | Webb Simpson | -1 | $26,772 |
| T45 | Vincent Norrman | -1 | $26,772 |
| T51 | C.T. Pan | E | $21,988 |
| T51 | Adam Svensson | E | $21,988 |
| T51 | Joe Highsmith | E | $21,988 |
| T51 | Lanto Griffin | E | $21,988 |
| T51 | Tyler Duncan | E | $21,988 |
| T51 | Martin Laird | E | $21,988 |
| T51 | J.J. Spaun | E | $21,988 |
| T58 | Josh Teater | +1 | $21,068 |
| T58 | Harry Hall | +1 | $20,884 |
| T58 | Andrew Novak | +1 | $20,700 |
| T58 | Bronson Burgoon | +1 | $20,516 |
| T58 | Parker Coody | +1 | $20,332 |
| T58 | Aaron Rai | +1 | $20,148 |
| T58 | Maverick McNealy | +1 | $19,964 |
| T58 | Carl Yuan | +1 | $19,780 |
| T58 | David Lipsky | +1 | $19,596 |
| T58 | Dylan Wu | +1 | $19,412 |
| T58 | Hayden Springer | +1 | $19,228 |
| T69 | Charley Hoffman | +2 | $18,860 |
| T69 | Vince Whaley | +2 | $18,860 |
| T69 | Matti Schmid | +2 | $18,860 |
| T72 | Kevin Kisner | +3 | $18,400 |
| T72 | Brandt Snedeker | +3 | $18,400 |
| 74 | Pierceson Coody | +4 | $18,124 |
| T75 | Tom Whitney | +5 | $17,756 |
| T75 | Collin Morikawa | +5 | $17,756 |
| T75 | Nicolai Hojgaard | +5 | $17,756 |
| T78 | Ben Kholes | +6 | $17,204 |
| T78 | Beau Hossler | +6 | $17,204 |
| T78 | Ryo Hisatsune | +6 | $17,204 |
| 81 | Ben Silverman | +7 | $16,836 |
| 82 | Ryan McCormick | +10 | $16,652 |
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