PGA TOUR Highlights | Round 3 | Valero Texas Open | 2026
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Check out all the best shots from the third round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, featuring Robert MacIntyre, Tony Finau, Ludvig Åberg and Michael Kim, among others.
The 2026 Valero Texas Open marks the final PGA TOUR event before the season’s first major, giving players a chance to fine tune their games or earn a last-minute ticket to Augusta National. TPC San Antonio hosts a strong field, including defending champion Brian Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg, Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun, Hideki Matsuyama, and last week’s winner Gary Woodland. The tournament also plays a key role in the Aon Swing 5, offering players a path into the RBC Heritage, while the winner can claim the final invite to The Masters if not already qualified a scenario that has unfolded three times in the past six Valero Texas Opens. With a mix of past champions, in-form stars, and rookies making their mark, the Valero Texas Open sets up a high stakes week leading into the first major of 2026.
Second shot for Doug Gimm at the 11th.
Back right hole location.
Kind of use the ridge on the left.
Funnel it to the right, just like that.
Alright, so Gimm with a chance.
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Oh, wow.
Be on this side of the hole.
Uphill putt.
Excellent.
Classic all-black look.
And back to the first.
Primary cut, Michael Kim.
Oh, great iron play continues.
Oh, the hot play continues.
You can tell he's feeling good about his game.
Probably a fifth coming over there at the fifth.
Marco Penge for a birdie at 16.
And Marco Penge charging.
7th tee, the par 3, 190.
And Davis Thompson at five under.
Location pretty deep into the green here at seven.
Appears to be on a good line, a very good line.
Davis Thompson got it in there close.
82 to 85 shot.
And I'd say he liked it, and I guess he should.
Coming off a birdie at the last, and that's enticing.
184 yards today at this par 3.
And he continues the momentum.
Played a great round yesterday.
Seasons ago, but that's rare.
Wallace for eagle at eight.
Got there.
Oberg from the fairway on the way at one.
And he's got this on line.
Let's see if it's the number.
Yes, it is.
That's more like it.
Said he didn't really like the way he was playing wedges
until he hold the one at six yesterday for eagle.
He's been average with it this week,
but he got a good teach here.
That is a big time confidence builder right there.
To the fifth and Chris Kirk.
Wedge here, this whole location down in a bowl
on the left side of the green.
So a chance for him to get after it, and he did.
That is going to be a tap in for three.
Yep.
Back-to-back and within two of the lead.
Ludvig Oberg, what a start for him,
making a run here on Saturday.
2012, the north course.
You sure it wasn't the south?
We'll just tell everyone it was the south.
Great putt there by Chandler Phillips.
Phillips climbing the board this morning.
It started right.
It's turning at the hole just left of the hole.
Oh, baby.
Almost a second from 118.
That whole location.
Very back part of the green here.
There is some slope that will help it feed back to the right.
That is really well judged.
He was in the light rough.
He couldn't have left it in a better spot.
Loves the lie.
Feels like he can handle it from here.
Playing with a square blade.
Coming out low.
Needs a stop.
Good play.
It did.
That's a good choice right there.
Here's Feenow, BR, for Birdie.
Putting him back up the hill.
He did miss the fairway left and hit a very conservative second.
Finally for Tommy Feenow.
See something go in.
Location kind of the middle left of the green.
See if Chris can control it coming out of that light rough.
I would say.
That would be yes.
Yes.
Rough about three inches in some of the places here.
It's not a big part of the challenge, but you find it.
That's a nice way to answer it.
Just like that.
They figured that one out, didn't they?
Kind of flighted that pitching wedge down just a hair.
Moving to his right.
And he hit it.
He sure did.
Boy, this guy had putted fantastic.
He's had all the answers so far.
Sure did.
Chandler Phillips for Birdie at the 9 to join that group at 10 under.
Keeping that momentum going here.
Shot 66 yesterday.
And gets it to go at 9.
Playing another really good round today.
Out in 4 under 32.
14 is second at the par 5.
He got the launch code locked in for that driver off the deck.
Boy, that thing got up in the air quickly.
He flushed it.
See if it pays off.
And, my goodness, it landed like a mid-iron.
Yeah.
My goodness.
How about that?
Wow.
Yes, sir.
Cruising it in for Birdie.
All the yardages that you've been used to have gone out the doors.
A completely different golf course today.
Excellent shot by McIntyre.
Boy, could that be a great separator for Robert McIntyre.
My goodness.
How about the round that Wallace has going?
Currently 7 under.
Started the day in a tie for 33rd.
And, right now, T3.
And, looking to get better.
He is feeling it.
Yeah, prime position to attack this back hole location.
Oh, he did attack it.
An excellent golf shot.
For Birdie at 12.
And, this to get to 13 under and just 2 back of the lead.
Come on.
No way.
I thought I was crazy for even saying that.
Putt numb for Birdie.
Got a little bit of a learn on for the first putt.
And.
To stay 3 back of the lead.
This is a huge putt for Michael.
Yes, yes.
Michael Kim birdied this 17th hole yesterday.
Got plenty of power to get it on the green or near the green.
Oh, what a golf shot.
Look at this.
Come on.
Wow.
My goodness.
Okay, the payoff putt for Michael Kim.
This is for Eagle at 17.
After that fantastic tee shot.
Oh.
Still will move to solo second.
Watch out.
Michael Kim is making a charge.
You have to think back into the wind.
That putt.
A lot slower than you would expect.
Sounded just a little heavy.
But, this is going to catch the ridge nicely.
And, this is going to turn out just fine.
Thank you, Chuck.
Really well done.
A professional chunk and run right there, Richard.
That was really good.
Good work.
Yeah.
I would have.
I was with you, Brendan.
I would have been shocked.
He would have missed that one.
Now, 3 back of the lead.
Andrew Putnam on the tee at 16.
Really good iron player.
That's why he is up near the leaderboard.
Also used to seeing that quite a bit.
In the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Here's a birdie look for Putnam.
This guy don't miss too many of these.
That is a nice two today on 16 from Andrew Putnam.
16 playing straight back into the fan.
Michael Kim, this is now his fifth.
And, that's how you make a par.
And, he had a hole-in-one here last year.
That's right.
It's a birdie today.
Don't count out big tone making.
Probably have 30 to 45 minutes at that rate for them to go get ready.
Feenow up ahead here at 18, his third.
Boy, let's hope that's cutting back.
It is.
And, using the slope for Tony Feenow.
And, there it is.
Tony Feenow to double digits under par.
10 under.
He birdies his final three holes of the third round.
Yeah, that was clipped pretty good.
And, that's going to be a good shot for a par there.
Pretty clean line.
Pretty straightforward ball back in the stance there.
Just try to get it releasing like a putt.
And, he's a settle.
Now, just outside of seven feet.
Oh, boy.
Four and a half feet really quick down the hill.
Wind on his back.
That's a good solid strike there.
Henge is going to knock that in to move to 10 under.
Back to McIntyre.
He knocks that home.
It's a bogey for Robert McIntyre.
And, it's an even par 72 in the third round.