2023 Valero Texas Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions
After a 2-event week with the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and Corales Puntacana Championship, the PGA Tour has one tournament this week ahead of the Masters. The 2023 Valero Texas Open tees off Thursday at TPC San Antonio with a field headlined by Tyrrell Hatton and Rickie Fowler.
Below, we look at the 2023 Valero Texas Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
The Texas Open is the final event before the season's 1st major, giving those players needing one last tuneup before Augusta. Hatton and Fowler are among the favorites to win in San Antonio, along with Si-Woo Kim, Corey Conners and Hideki Matsuyama. Defending champion J.J. Spaun is also in the field.
TPC San Antonio (7,435 yards, par 72) is a course filled with bunkers, though unlike Austin Country Club last week, there aren't many water hazards around the venue. Length off the tee certainly helps, but the way to win here is with strong iron play and accurate approaches into the greens.
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Valero Texas Open - Expert picks
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 12:01 p.m. ET.
Rickie Fowler (+2000)
Fowler has been as steady as they come this season, making the cut in 10 of his 11 starts with 7 top-25 finishes and 3 top-10s. Before missing the cut here last year, he had back-to-back T-17 finishes at the Valero Texas Open, so he's played well at TPC San Antonio in the past. And now with his game as good as it's been in years, He should be in contention this weekend.
Si Woo Kim (+2000)
Kim didn't make it through group play at the WGC Match Play but he went 2-1 in a group with Matt Kuchar, Viktor Hovland and Chris Kirk. He has top-40 finishes in 7 of his last 8 starts overall, putting together a solid resume heading into this week. In his last 5 starts at the Texas Open, he's gone T-13, T-23, T-4, T-45 and T-22.
J.J. Spaun (+3500)
Spaun won this event last year and comes in hot after going 3-0 in his group play matches last week before getting bounced by Xander Schauffele in the Round of 16. Although he missed the cut in this event the 2 years prior to winning in 2022, he did finish T-26 and T-49 in 2017 and 2018.