Fresh off of his Texas Children’s Houston Open victory – his first victory in seven years – Gary Woodland opted to withdraw from the Valero Texas Open.
With his victory, Woodland clinched a spot in the Masters, which made his decision to withdraw just a bit easier. Just a day earlier, Pierceson Coody, Nicolai Hojgaard and Matti Schmid all withdrew from the Valero Texas Open which opened the door for Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen and Sam Ryder, respectively.
On Tuesday, March 31, another popular golfer joined their ranks and opened the door for another competitor to push for a potential tournament title.
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The PGA Tour’s communications department announced Daniel Berger became the fifth golfer to withdraw from the tournament, opening the door for Lanto Griffin to squeeze into the final PGA Tour event before the Masters takes center stage next week.
In 2025 Brian Harman became the second straight left-handed golfer to win the event after Akshay Bhatia in 2024. He essentially won the tournament in the first two days of competition, sitting at 12-under after just the first two rounds of action.
He held on through the weekend shooting rounds of even-par, 72 and three-over, 75 in the final day to win the tournament by three shots over Ryan Gerard.
The tournament favorite heading into the weekend is Tommy Fleetwood.
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