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March 18, 2015
Field E-Notes for March 18, 2015
WINNERS CIRCLE: The winners of the last three tournaments on the PGA TOUR schedule are all coming to the Valero Texas Open—Alex Cejka (Puerto Rico Open), Dustin Johnson (WGC-Cadillac Championship) and Jordan Spieth (Valspar Championship).
EXEMPTIONS EXTENDED: Several players, who were not otherwise eligible to compete in the tournament, were extended exemptions into the field the past few weeks. San Antonio’s Cameron Beckman, a three-time PGA TOUR winner, is one of these players. Another three-time winner, Johnson Wagner, who was born in Amarillo and has played each year since the move to TPC San Antonio, accepted an exemption. Tournament officials also extended an exemption to Marc Warren, a four-time winner on the European Tour who is currently ranked 51st in the world. Warren is trying to secure top 50 in the world status for an exemption into the Masters Tournament. The Valero Texas Open is the last chance players have to get into that particular category. Brandon Hagy, a celebrated collegiate player at Cal, is also in the field. Hagy has a driving distance average of 321 yards and the VTO will be his fifth start on the PGA TOUR. Andrew Loupe, who finished T4 at last year’s Valero Texas Open, will also be returning to the TPC San Antonio next week.
PADRAIG HARRINGTON UPDATE: Harrington, the multiple major championships winner, who won a few weeks ago in Florida, has withdrawn from the tournament. Harrington was extended a sponsor exemption earlier in the year because of his limited PGA TOUR status. However, after winning last month, he earned a two-year exemption on the TOUR and an invitation to play in the Masters Tournament. In an effort to get ready for Augusta, he needed a week off on his schedule. Upon withdrawing, Harrington did offer his early commitment to the 2016 VTO.
FEDEXCUP STANDINGS: Currently 17 of the top 30 players in the FedExCup standings are scheduled to compete in San Antonio. That list is led by San Antonio’s Jimmy Walker, who is No.1 in the standings. Here are the rest with players not previously announced in bold: Dustin Johnson (4), Jordan Spieth (7), Sang-Moon Bae (8), Charley Hoffman (11), Hideki Matsuyama (13), James Hahn (14), Shawn Stefani (18), Daniel Berger (19), Harris English (20), Brendon de Jonge (21), Nick Watney (22), Scott Piercy (23), Matt Kuchar (24), Russell Knox (25), Alex Cejka (28), Ryan Palmer (30).
REMINDER: PGA TOUR players have until 4:00 p.m. Central/5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, March 20 to announce their intentions to play in the VTO. No player can commit after that deadline. A player can withdraw at any time.
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 owns two renewable diesel plants located in the U.S. Gulf Coast region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year, and Valero owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit investorvalero.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. In 2023, Valero, its employees and the foundation collectively generated more than $77 million in charitable support through direct/in-kind donations, fundraising and volunteerism. Valero employees logged more than 127,000 volunteer hours in 2023 for hundreds of projects in their communities. Valero provides funding to a variety of nonprofit agencies for programs and services supporting education, basic needs, health care and civic initiatives. Through the overwhelming support of sponsors, the foundation’s signature programs, the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children, generated more than $23 million raised in 2023 for charities across 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 2019, 2023 champion Corey Conners 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 $232 million to hundreds of worthy charities since inception. Please visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com for more information.
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