{"id":14197,"date":"2025-04-01T16:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&p=14197"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:17:56","slug":"2025-valero-texas-open-noonans-outright-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2025-valero-texas-open-noonans-outright-picks-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Valero Texas Open- Noonan\u2019s Outright Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Valero Texas Open is the calm before next week’s storm at Augusta National. While most of the world’s elite are skipping the trip to San Antonio, 25 players have chosen this event as their warm-up for Augusta National. <\/span>It includes<\/span>, perhaps,<\/span> one of the best fields ever in San Antonio, with six of the top-16 players in the current OWGR list, and provides one last opportunity for anyone not in next week’s field to punch their ticket with a win.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Greg Norman design is pretty straightforward. It plays 7,438 yards from the tips as a Par-72. The fairways are narrow and firm, but the rough isn’t overly penal. Wayward drives are penalized, though, because the course uses a lot of the natural layout surrounding it, like rocky waste areas, tall native grass, and plants.<\/span><\/p>\n

This setup brings every golfer into play. It’s a long course, with difficult-to-reach Par-5s, which forces a lot of layups and common landing spots among the field. Distance is always king, but it is not a requirement here. Off the tee, I’d prefer accuracy (in the form of distance from the edge of the fairway), or at least lean toward a golfer ranking higher in Good Drives% than one who thrives on driving distance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Approach ranges vary, but we see a higher dispersion of <\/span>both<\/span> long irons (200+ yards) and wedges (100 yards and in) here because of the length. Wedge play will be key on the Par-5s, and holding greens with long irons is tricky here, especially if the wind is acting up, so scrambling is also essential to success, particularly for longer hitters who are more aggressive on these long par-5s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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