The first time was so nice, he had to do it twice. JJ Spaun won the Valero Texas Open once again on Sunday, clinching the title and those awesome cowboy boots for the second time in his career following his maiden PGA Tour success in 2022.
It was far from a straightforward victory in 2026, however, with rain, wind and well over 18 holes completed on the final day of a tense tournament at TPC San Antonio.
Yet, a stunning eagle at the drivable par-4 17th ultimately helped Spaun reign supreme as none of the other pros could reel him in - despite the best efforts of 54-hole leader Robert MacIntyre and co.
The Scot had a putt at the last to force a playoff, arriving moments after his own eagle at the penultimate hole, but it came up way short and Spaun could breathe a huge sigh of relief.
The American was also able to collect a check for over $1.7 million thanks to coming out on top, far more than he scooped in 2022 and even more than Brian Harman banked just 12 months ago after the overall prize purse was increased from $9.5 million by $300,000.
For MacIntyre, Matt Wallace and Michael Kim, they each earned just under three quarters of a million courtesy of falling just a single stroke short.
What's worse, the trio (and every other pro who made the cut) will have their prize money reduced by a number of factors which ultimately determine how much golfers really earn from tournaments.
Below is the complete prize money breakdown for each of the 70 pros who made the cut at the 2026 Valero Texas Open.
VALERO TEXAS OPEN PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
Position |
Player |
Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
1st (-17) |
JJ Spaun |
$1,764,000 |
T2nd (-16) |
Robert MacIntyre |
$741,533.33 |
T2nd (-16) |
Matt Wallace |
$741,533.33 |
T2nd (-16) |
Michael Kim |
$741,533.33 |
T5th (-15) |
Ludvig Aberg |
$378,525 |
T5th (-15) |
Andrew Putnam |
$378,525 |
7th (-14) |
Kevin Yu |
$330,750 |
T8th (-13) |
Chandler Phillips |
$296,450 |
T8th (-13) |
Ryo Hisatsune |
$296,450 |
T10th (-11) |
Si Woo Kim |
$237,650 |
T10th (-11) |
Austin Eckroat |
$237,650 |
T10th (-11) |
Tommy Fleetwood |
$237,650 |
T10th (-11) |
Kristoffer Reitan |
$237,650 |
T14th (-10) |
Davis Thompson |
$159,250 |
T14th (-10) |
Sami Valimaki |
$159,250 |
T14th (-10) |
Eric Cole |
$159,250 |
T14th (-10) |
Andrew Novak |
$159,250 |
T14th (-10) |
John Parry |
$159,250 |
T14th (-10) |
Alex Smalley |
$159,250 |
T14th (-10) |
Sudarshan Yellamaraju |
$159,250 |
T21st (-9) |
Marco Penge |
$95,550 |
T21st (-9) |
Hideki Matsuyama |
$95,550 |
T21st (-9) |
SH Kim |
$95,550 |
T21st (-9) |
Maverick McNealy |
$95,550 |
T21st (-9) |
Sam Ryder |
$95,550 |
T21st (-9) |
Bud Cauley |
$95,550 |
T21st (-9) |
JT Poston |
$95,550 |
T28th (-8) |
Zach Bauchou |
$71,540 |
T28th (-8) |
Nick Taylor |
$71,540 |
T30th (-7) |
AJ Ewart |
$60,025 |
T30th (-7) |
Doug Ghim |
$60,025 |
T30th (-7) |
Alex Noren |
$60,025 |
T30th (-7) |
Mac Meissner |
$60,025 |
T30th (-7) |
Paul Waring |
$60,025 |
T30th (-7) |
Kevin Roy |
$60,025 |
T36th (-6) |
Billy Horschel |
$48,673.33 |
T36th (-6) |
Austin Smotherman |
$48,673.33 |
T36th (-6) |
Chris Kirk |
$48,673.33 |
T39th (-5) |
Chad Ramey |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Taylor Moore |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Adam Svensson |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Adam Schenk |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Brandt Snedeker |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Kevin Streelman |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Brian Harman |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Matt McCarty |
$35,809.20 |
T39th (-5) |
Rico Hoey |
$35,809.20 |
T49th (-4) |
Christo Lamprecht |
$24,676.40 |
T49th (-4) |
Beau Hossler |
$24,676.40 |
T49th (-4) |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart |
$24,676.40 |
T49th (-4) |
Tony Finau |
$24,676.40 |
T49th (-4) |
Thorbjorn Olesen |
$24,676.40 |
T54th (-3) |
Hank Lebioda |
$22,834 |
T54th (-3) |
Gordon Sargent |
$22,834 |
T54th (-3) |
Vince Whaley |
$22,834 |
T54th (-3) |
Steven Fisk |
$22,834 |
T54th (-3) |
Bronson Burgoon |
$22,834 |
T59th (-2) |
Erik van Rooyen |
$22,050 |
T59th (-2) |
Stephan Jaeger |
$22,050 |
T59th (-2) |
David Ford |
$22,050 |
62nd (-1) |
Takumi Kanaya |
$21,658 |
T63rd (E) |
Jordan Spieth |
$21,364 |
T63rd (E) |
Peter Malnati |
$21,364 |
T65th (+1) |
Jeffrey Kang |
$20,972 |
T65th (+1) |
Mark Hubbard |
$20,972 |
T67th (+2) |
Danny Walker |
$20,482 |
T67th (+2) |
Joe Highsmith |
$20,482 |
T67th (+2) |
Will Zalatoris |
$20,482 |
70th (+3) |
Luke Clanton |
$20,090 |
