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June 11, 2015
Valero Texas Open Sponsors Valero Junior Texas Open
In Partnership with the American Junior Golf Association, Valero Texas Open Looks to Elevate Long-Standing Junior Golf Tournament
SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Valero Texas Open, together with the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), is excited to announce the Valero Junior Texas Open at TPC San Antonio this July 12-16.
In 1922, the historic Brackenridge Golf Course set the stage for the inaugural Texas Open. Now, nearly a century later the fabled site will play host to aspiring junior golfers for the Valero Junior Texas Open’s Qualifier to be held July 12. TPC San Antonio has hosted the Valero Texas Open since 2010 and will now also host a field of 96 of the top junior golfers from around Texas, across the nation and beyond for the Valero Junior Texas Open, July 14-16 on the AT&T Oaks Course.
The premier junior golf circuit in the world, the AJGA, through its tournaments, has developed many of the games current touring professionals, including: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Rickie Fowler, Stacy Lewis and Paula Creamer. In fact, the Valero Texas Open’s reigning Champion, Jimmy Walker, won this San Antonio AJGA Tournament in 1996 at the age of 17.
As the Valero Texas Open looks to grow this tournament and position it among the best on the AJGA, they have partnered with the PGA of America to secure exemptions into the Junior PGA Championship for the Valero Junior Texas Open’s Boys and Girls Division champions. The Junior PGA Championship will be played later this summer, August 3-6, at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas.
As part of this partnership with the PGA of America, the Boys Division champion of the Junior PGA Championship will earn an exemption into the Valero Texas Open next April. Therefore, any one of the junior boys participating could just be two wins away from competing on the PGA TOUR, along-side the best golfers in the world.
“We are thrilled to expand on our support of junior golf through the Valero Junior Texas Open,” explained Larson Segerdahl, Valero Texas Open Executive Director. “The AJGA has done an incredible job developing golf’s next generation and we’re excited to play a part in that. The level of talent that these young golfers have is astounding, and by sponsoring the Valero Junior Texas Open, we’ll provide them an opportunity to showcase their skills on a world-class stage at TPC San Antonio.”
On Monday, July 13, the Valero Junior Texas Open will host a Junior-Am providing local sponsors a chance to play a competitive round of golf with one of the future stars of the game while raising money for worthy causes. Junior-Am proceeds will benefit The First Tee of Greater San Antonio, the AJGA ACE Grant and Valero Texas Open supported charities. Over the past decade, AJGA Junior-Ams have raised more than $2 million for youth programs.
Contact Valero Texas Open staff at 210.345.3818 for questions and to secure your Junior-Am team today.
ABOUT AJGA
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls, ages 12-18) of more than 6,300 members from 48 states and more than 50 foreign countries. Through initiatives like the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant, a financial assistance program, and Leadership Links, a service-oriented platform that teaches juniors charitable-giving skills, the AJGA fosters the growth of golf’s next generation.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its fourth decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 600 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Jordan Spieth, Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Stacy Lewis, Vicky Hurst, Inbee Park, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome and Morgan Pressel.
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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