Lowdown: The PGA Tour remains in the Lone Star State this week for the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio. Ben Curtis is the defending champion in the last tournament before the US Masters at Augusta.
This tournament has moved in the schedule for this season, in recent years it's been contested after the Masters, but this season it's the final event prior to the year's first Major.
The Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio was designed by Greg Norman and Pete Dye. Opened for play in 2010, it's a natural-looking layout with huge bunkers and sprawling greens, many of the fairways framed by stands of mature oaks giving the course its name.
The weather forecast looks a little better than the last two weeks, so there shouldn't be any problem with delays. It is, however, looking like being hot and windy.
Player Watch: Brendon de Jonge - The Zimbabwean has made 9 cuts from 11 starts in 2013. He's made the cut in this event both times he's played it in the past. He finished last week with an excellent 66. Add all those factors together and a good performance this week looks highly likely.
Matt Kuchar - Another supremely consistent player whose game should be ideally suited to this track. He was tied 13th in this event last year. He'll be looking to go to Augusta on the back of a win.
Billy Horschel - Has made 20 straight cuts on the PGA Tour and was tied second last week. He's made the cut both times he's played at TPC San Antonio.
Skills required: Finding fairways. At 7,500 yards, you'd think length was the most important factor at TPC San Antonio. But, with bunkers and huge trees lining the fairways, driving the ball straight is also essential.
