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2019ValeroTexasOpen(The24thof46eventsinthePGATOURSeason)
SanAntonio,Texas April4-7,2019 FedExCupPoints:500Purse:$7,500,000 TPCSanAntonio–AT&TOaksCourse Par/Yards:36-36—72/7,435
Third-RoundNotes–Saturday,April6,2019
Weather:Overcast,[email protected].
54-holecut:70professionalsat1-under215
Third-RoundLeaderboard
ThingstoKnow
• SiWooKimtakes54-holelead/co-leadforasecond>meonthePGATOUR• CoreyConnerslookstobecomethefirstMondayQualifiertowinsince2010• 2016ValeroTexasOpenwinnerCharleyHoffmanshoots64,lowroundoftheweek• FedExCuppointsleaderMaUKucharmovesintothetop10witha5-under67
Third-RoundLeadNotes6 Third-roundleaders/co-leaderstowintheValeroTexasOpensincemovingtoTPCSanAntonioin2010
(mostrecent:AndrewLandry/2018)12 Third-roundleaders/co-leaderstowinin2018-19
(mostrecent:GraemeMcDowell/CoralesPuntacanaResort&ClubChampionship)
SiWooKim(1st/-15)Age:23(June28,1995)
EnteringtheWeek#34 FedExCup#61 OfficialWorldGolfRanking116 PGATOURstarts2 PGATOURwins13 PGATOURstartsin2018-193 PGATOURtop-10sin2018-193 StartsatValeroTexasOpen
PosiXon Name Score
1 SiWooKim 66-66-69—201(-15)
2 CoreyConners 69-67-66—202(-14)
3 CharleyHoffman 71-68-64—203(-13)
• Followingback-to-back6-under66s,madefourbirdiesagainstonebogeytoposta3-under69• Takesa54-holelead/co-leadforthesecond>meonthePGATOUR(2016WyndhamChampionship/1st)• WithawinSunday,wouldbecomethefirstplayerfromSouthKoreatowintheValeroTexasOpenandfirst
interna>onalwinneroftheeventsince2014(StevenBowditch)• Withawin,wouldbecomethefifhinterna>onalwinneronthePGATOURinasmanyweeks;Francesco
Molinari/ArnoldPalmerInvita>onalpresentedbyMastercard,RoryMcIlroy/PLAYERSChampionship,PaulCasey/ValsparChampionship,GraemeMcDowell/CoralesPuntacanaResort&ClubChampionship
• SeekstobecomethePGATOUR’sfirstwire-to-wirewinnersinceBrandtSnedeker(2018WyndhamChampionship)
• Acedthepar-316thholeinroundtwo.Withawin,wouldbecomethethirdplayertorecordanaceenroutetowinningthisseason:J.B.Holmes(GenesisOpen),FrancescoMolinari(ArnoldPalmerInvita>onalpresentedbyMastercard)
• Makinghisfourthconsecu>vestartattheValeroTexasOpen:T45/2018,T22/2017,MC/2016• Seasonhighlightedbythreetop-10finishes:3rd/GenesisOpen,T4/AT&TPebbleBeachPro-Am,T10/CIMB
Classic• InsearchofhisthirdcareerPGATOURwinandfirstsincethe2017THEPLAYERSChampionship
CoreyConners(2nd/-14)• Openedwiththreestraightbirdiesenroutetoa6-under66andsolopossessionofsecondplace• Withawinthisweek,wouldbecomethefirstMondayQualifiertowinonthePGATOURsinceArjunAtwal
(2010WyndhamChampionship)• Playingoutofthe126-150categoryonthePGATOURthisseason,ismakinghis13thstart.Hascollecteda
pairoftop-3finishes(SandersonFarmsChampionship/2nd,SonyOpeninHawaii/T3).Currently66thintheFedExCup
• InhisrookieyearonthePGATOURin2017-18,finishedNo.130intheFedExCupstandings• Missedthecutinfiveofhislastsixstartsbeforethisweek(T41/THEPLAYERSChampionship)
CharleyHoffman(3rd/-13)• 2016ValeroTexasOpenchampionCharleyHoffmanplayedhislastfiveholesin5-under(birdie-par-birdie-
birdie-eagle)toposttheweek’slowestscoreof8-under64• Ismakinghis14thconsecu>vestartintheValeroTexasOpen,wherehehasamassedfivetop-10finishes;
1st/2016,T3/2013,T2/2011,T9/2009andT8/2006• BestscoreatTPCSanAntoniobeforethisweek(36rounds)wasa6-under66(R1/2016/1st)• Isaperfect14/14inmadecutsintheValeroTexasOpen• InsearchofhisfifhcareerPGATOURwinandfirstsincethe2016ValeroTexasOpen• Isinsearchofhisfirsttop-10finishonthePGATOURsincethe2017WorldGolfChampionships-FedExSt.
JudeInvita>onal(3rd)
MiscellaneousNotes• Withfourbirdiesandaneagleatthepar-514th,JhonaUanVegasposteda5-under67tomovetoT4at11-
under205.BestofsevenpreviousfinishesintheeventisT34(2017)• JordanSpieth(T16)struggledonhisoutgoingninewithtwodoublebogeysandtwobogeysenroutetoa
6-over42.Hereboundedontheinwardhalfwithfivebirdies(12,14,16-18)fora31toshoot1-over73.Seeksfirsttop-10onTOURsincethe2018OpenChampionship(T9)
• RickieFowler(T16),whobeganthedayT2at8-under136,madeaneagle-3atthe18thholetoshoot1-over73inhisbidtobecomethefirstplayertowintheValeroTexasOpeninhisfirststartsinceBenCur>s(2012)
• NickTaylor(T46)acedthe13thholefrom221yardsusinga4-ironenroutetoa1-under71
Bogey-freerounds:R1(3):TedPoUer,Jr.(68),GraemeMcDowell(69),SeamusPower(69)R2(5):SiWooKim(66),MaUJones(68),Cur>sLuck(68),SamBurns(69),HaoTongLi(70)R3(6):JasonKokrak(65),LucasGlover(66),JimFuryk(68),MackenzieHughes(69),RichyWerenski(69),BrianStuard(70)
ScoringAverages:Front9 Back9 Total CumulaXve
R1: 36.245 35.154 71.399 --R2: 36.113 35.447 71.560 71.479R3: 35.912 34.962 70.875 71.346
HardestholeR1:Par-4fourth(4.245);R2:Par-4ninth(4.298);R3:Par-4fourth(4.363)
EasiestholeR1:Par-514th(4.643);R2:Par-514th(4.617);R3:Par-514th(4.475)