SAN ANTONIO — It seems almost everybody wanted to come here this week. But not everybody’s staying.
On a week when the Final Four is set to invade the nearby Alamodome and Jack Nicklaus made his first appearance at the Valero Texas Open, an impressive field of PGA Tour players made their way to TPC San Antonio in advance of the year’s first major tournament.
But many of the biggest names who came to the Oaks Course were sent packing early. Pre-tournament favorites and the reigning champ were all part of the carnage at the tournament, which was first played in 1922 and is the third oldest on the PGA Tour. TPC San Antonio has hosted since 2010.
This one was a shocker, especially since the Texas Tech product finished in the top 15 last year. Aberg was on the cutline at the turn on Friday, but dropped a pair of strokes on the back nine and didn’t make it.
After winning the event in impressive fashion last year, Bhatia struggled to a 74 on Thursday and although he posted five birdies on Friday, it wasn’t enough.
Hideki Matsuyama (1 over)
When Matsuyama birdied three of the last five holes on the front, it looked like he might sneak into the weekend, but he fell flat with a 38 on the back.
