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 | | Mark Hubbard Leads Valero Texas Open
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| | First Round Notes | |
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| Pos | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Round | Total | Strokes |
| 1 | Mark Hubbard
| 65 | | | | -7 | -7 | 65 |
| T2 | Tony Finau
| 66 | | | | -6 | -6 | 66 |
| T2 | Davis Thompson
| 66 | | | | -6 | -6 | 66 |
| T2 | Andrew Putnam
| 66 | | | | -6 | -6 | 66 |
| T2 | Robert MacIntyre
| 66 | | | | -6 | -6 | 66 |
| T2 | Steven Fisk
| 66 | | | | -6 | -6 | 66 |
| T2 | John Parry | 66 | | | | -6 | -6 | 66 |
 | Claims his sixth 18-hole lead/co-lead in stroke-play events on TOUR and first since 2022 Barracuda Championship (finished 4th); also shared the 18-hole lead at the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with teammate Ryan Brehm (3rd) | |
| Eight birdies are tied with Will Zalatoris (T8/-5) and Adam Schenk (T17/-4) for the most in the first round | |
| 65 marks his best score in 15 career rounds at TPC San Antonio (previous: 68, 2024/R2 and 2025/R2) | |
| In five prior appearances in the Valero Texas Open, recorded two made cuts and one top-25 finish (T25/2024) | |
| In nine starts this season, has one top-25 finish (T23/Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches) | |
| Entered the week No. 135 in the FedExCup standings | |
| In 271 prior career starts on TOUR, owns 17 top-10 finishes, with his best being T2 (2019 Texas Children’s Houston Open) | |
| Tony Finau (T2/-6) and Davis Thompson (T2/-6) match for the low round of the morning wave with 66s; it marks Finau's second-best score in 23 career rounds at TPC San Antonio (best: 65, 2017/R2); for Thompson, it ties his second-lowest 18-hole score this season (best: 65, Puerto Rico Open/R3) | |
| Robert MacIntyre (T2/-6) and Steven Fisk (T2/-6) are two of seven players bogey free in the first round | |
| Andrew Putnam (T2/-6) records his best score in his last 22 rounds on TOUR and his lowest 18-hole score in 29 career rounds in the Valero Texas Open; first opening round in the 60s in nine starts in the event | |
| In his first Valero Texas Open start, rookie John Parry (T2/-6) cards five birdies and an eagle (No. 14) against one bogey | |
| Making his third appearance in the Valero Texas Open (T7/2024, T62/2025), Tommy Fleetwood (T8/-5) is the highest- ranked player in the field at No. 4 in the OWGR and finished T8 or better in three of four starts this season | |
| Austin Smotherman (T17/-4) aces the 220-yard par-3 13th with a 6-iron, his first hole-in-one in his 86th PGA TOUR start; becomes the fifth player to record a hole-in-one on the 13th at TPC San Antonio and first since 2019 (Nick Taylor/R3) | |
| David Ford (T17/-4) leads the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (3.974) and recorded a career-best 140' 10" of putts made, his most in a round on TOUR in his 25th career start (previous best: 105' 2", 2023 RSM Classic/R2) | |
| Pontus Nyholm (T17/-4) leads the field in Strokes Gained: Around the Green (3.788) | |
| Rookie Sudarshan Yellamarju (T31/-3) entered the week coming off back-to-back top-10 finishes (T5/THE PLAYERS Championship, T6/Texas Houston Children’s Open) and records his seventh consecutive round in the 60s | |
| First-round scores by notable players:
- 2015 Valero Texas Open winner Jimmy Walker (T31/-3)
- 2022 Valero Texas Open winner and reigning U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun (T31/-3)
- 2016 Valero Texas Open winner Charley Hoffman (T59/-1)
- 13-time PGA TOUR winner and 2021 Valero Texas Open champion Jordan Spieth (T59/-1)
- Defending champion Brian Harman (T79/E)
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| Since the Valero Texas Open relocated to TPC San Antonio in 2010, only two of the 15 winners of the event held at least a share of the first-round lead: Corey Conners (2023) and Akshay Bhatia (2024) | |
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| Concession Stands | | Lexus Fore a Donor | |  | |  | | | Enjoy delicious food options and cold refreshments. All concessions are equipped for a contactless experience including cashless transactions. | | One (1) lucky donor who attends the Valero Texas Open will win a two-year lease on a Lexus NX, compliments of North Park Lexus of San Antonio and Dominion. |
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| ULTRA Club | | Bricks & Birdies | |  | |  | | | Upgrade your experience onsite at the ULTRA Club located at the 16th tee. This venue provides upgraded views of several surrounding holes, in-venue concessions, luxury restrooms and a fun-filled atmosphere. | | Limited-edition custom model of the iconic 16th "Avocado Hole" available for purchase. 65 sets sold per day. |
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