A few days before the Masters Tournament (April 6-9 in Augusta), Francesco Molinari was cut in the Valero Texas Open, PGA Tour tournament. In San Antonio, with a score of 152 (73 79, +8) strokes, the The blue was eliminated after 36 holes and is now preparing to play the first men’s Major of 2023 with the aim of obtaining a prestigious result also in the Ryder Cup.
Valero Texas Open, results
After the third round, the leader of the Texas Open is Patrick Rodgers. The American, with a total of 204 (66 67 71, -12), leads the standings with a one-shot lead over Canadian Corey Conners, 2/o with 205 (-11) ahead of Matt Kuchar (runner up in 2022) , 3/o with 207 (-9).
At the top of the rankings there are also Sam Stevens and Chris Kirk, both 4/i with 208 (-8). While the Japanese Hideki Matsuyama is 12th with 210 (-6), one of the few big names in the race. He goes back, but stays away from the top positions, John Michael Spaun.
Outgoing champion, after the “moving day” he is 30/o with 213 (-3). Up for grabs in the United States is not only the last invitation to The Masters, but also a prize pool of $8,900,000, of which $1,602,000 will go to the winner.
The Pga Tour is an organization that curates major professional golf tours in the United States. It is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida. Its official name is written in all capital letters, i.e. “PGA TOUR”.
The PGA Tour became its own organization in 1968, when it split from the PGA of America, which is now primarily an association of golf professionals, such as instructors and club managers. Tournament players first formed their own organization, the Association of Professional Golfers (APG).
Later, in 1968, the players abolished the APG and agreed to operate as the PGA “Tournament Players Division”, a fully autonomous division of the PGA, overseen by a new 10-member Tournament Policy Board. The name then officially changed to “PGA Tour” in 1975.
In 1981, it had a marketing dispute with the PGA of America and decided to officially change its name. From the end of August of that year it becomes “TPA Tour”, which stands for “Tournament Players Association”.
