Valero Texas Open: Round One

The Valero Texas Open begins today. The Texas Open has been played in San Antonio, TX since 1922, which makes San Antonio the longest running host city of any PGA Tour event.

Colt Knost, who won this year’s U.S. Amateur, is making his PGA Tour debut thanks to a sponsor’s exemption. This guy turned down invites to three of next year’s major championships to try to play his way onto the PGA Tour this fall.

Other watchables include Texan (and Prince Andrew look-alike) Justin Leonard, John “Long Ball” Daly, the owner of the coolest name in golf, Spike McRoy, and one of my all-time favorite players, Corey Pavin.

To the reader: Are you going to watch this week’s Texas Open? Why?