SAN ANTONIO — Spring is in the air in most of the country, but it already feels like midsummer here at the Valero Texas Open, where temperatures should hit the 90s this week. While this edition of the VTO may lack a bit in star power, it makes up for it with high stakes, as one final Masters invitation is on the line for the winner if he’s not already in the Augusta field. Here are a few numbers that matter as the Tour’s annual Texas stop prepares to kick off.
102 — Years since the first Texas Open. The VTO is the sixth-oldest tournament in the world, the third-oldest on the PGA Tour and the longest-running event in the same city.
