Check out all the best shots from the opening round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, featuring Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood and Rickie Fowler, among others. Play was suspended on Thursday due to darkness, and Round 1 will conclude Friday morning.

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In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 454-yard par-4 15th hole travels 299 yards and ends up in the left intermediate rough, 154 yards from the hole. His 158-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough ends in the right rough, finishing 17 feet 7 inches from the hole. Åberg makes a 17-foot 7-inch birdie putt, moving to 5-under for the round.

Ludvig Åberg drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valero

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In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Sudarshan Yellamaraju's 262-yard drive on the 421-yard, par-4 12th landed in the left intermediate rough and finished 160 yards from the hole. His 159-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough landed on the left green, finishing 10 feet 1 inch from the hole. Yellamaraju made a 10-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju drains 10-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Tony Finau's drive on No. 14, a 550-yard par 5, travels 304 yards and lands in the left fairway, with 247 yards remaining to the hole. His 234-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, finishing 44 feet 11 inches from the hole. Finau's 51 feet 11 inches shot from the greenside bunker lands in the left green, finishing 7 feet 9 inches from the hole. He makes a 7-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Tony Finau drains 8-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Max Homa's drive on the 550-yard, par-5 14th hole travels 316 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 236 yards to the hole. His 228-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, finishing 64 feet 10 inches from the hole. Homa's 64 feet 2 inches shot from the greenside bunker lands on the right green, finishing 12 inches from the hole. He makes the 12-inch putt for birdie.

Max Homa gets up-and-down from 64 feet for birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 173-yard drive on the 172-yard, par-3 16th hole landed on the right green, finishing 5 feet 3 inches from the hole. Cauley made the 5-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Hideki Matsuyama's drive on the 550-yard, par-5 14th hole travels 289 yards and ends up in the right rough, with 249 yards remaining to the hole. His 252-yard shot from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 12 feet 11 inches from the hole. Matsuyama makes a 12-foot 11-inch putt for eagle, remaining at 3-under par for the round.

Hideki Matsuyama's 252-yard shot from rough sets up eagle on No. 14 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Marco Penge's drive on the 421-yard, par-4 12th hole travels 338 yards and lands in the right fairway, finishing 82 yards from the hole. His 71-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 34 feet 8 inches from the hole. Penge makes a 34-foot 8-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 2-under par.

Marco Penge sinks 35-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Adrien Dumont de Chassart's 180-yard drive on the 196-yard, par-3 seventh hole landed on the left green, finishing 47 feet 3 inches from the hole. He made a 47-foot 3-inch putt for par.

Adrien Dumont de Chassart drains 47-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, David Ford's drive on the 359-yard, par-4 17th hole traveled 246 yards into the left fairway, leaving 112 yards to the hole. His 107-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 34 feet 2 inches from the cup. Ford made a 34-foot 2-inch putt for birdie, remaining at even par and tied for 32nd place.

David Ford drains 34-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Peter Malnati's drive on the 359-yard par-4 17th travels 268 yards, landing in the right bunker and leaving 94 yards to the hole. His 111-yard approach shot from the fairway bunker ends up in the right fairway, with 51 feet 9 inches remaining to the hole. Malnati makes a 51-foot 9-inch birdie putt, moving to 1-under for the round.

Peter Malnati holes 52-foot birdie putt from off the green on No. 17 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Rickie Fowler's drive on the 449-yard, par-4 10th hole travels 287 yards and lands in the left native area, leaving 177 yards to the hole. His 180-yard approach shot from the native area lands on the right green, finishing 28 feet 8 inches from the hole. Fowler makes a 28-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Rickie Fowler drains 29-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 288-yard drive on the 387-yard, par-4 11th landed in the right fairway, leaving 96 yards to the hole. His 103-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 21 feet 2 inches from the hole. Cauley made a 21-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley drains 21-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Alex Noren's 231-yard drive on the 359-yard, par-4 17th landed in the right native area, leaving 141 yards to the hole. His 143-yard approach shot from the native area landed on the left green, finishing 38 feet 3 inches from the hole. Noren made a 38-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Alex Noren drains 38-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Ryo Hisatsune made a 25-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Ryo Hisatsune sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, William Mouw's drive on the 172-yard par-3 16th hole travels 159 yards and lands in the fairway, finishing 37 feet 7 inches from the hole. Mouw makes a 37-foot 7-inch birdie putt, moving to 1-over par for the round.

William Mouw drains 38-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Joe Highsmith's drive on the 246-yard par-3 13th travels 237 yards, landing in the right fairway and finishing 82 feet 2 inches from the hole. Highsmith makes an 82-foot 2-inch birdie shot from the fairway, remaining at even par for the round.

Joe Highsmith holes 82-foot shot for birdie on No. 13 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bronson Burgoon makes a 28-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Bronson Burgoon drains 28-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Jesper Svensson's 164-yard drive on the 172-yard, par-3 16th hole landed on the right green and finished 22 feet 2 inches from the hole. He made a 22-foot 2-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 6-over par and in 131st place.

Jesper Svensson sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, John VanDerLaan's 184-yard drive from the tee box on the 196-yard, par-3 seventh landed in the left rough, finishing 60 feet 9 inches from the hole. VanDerLaan made a 60-foot 9-inch birdie putt from the primary rough, moving to 3-under for the round.

John VanDerLaan drains 61-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Valero

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