Watch as Rory McIlroy earns his first top-5 PGA TOUR finish of the year, placing third at the 2024 Valero Texas Open with rounds of 69-70-72-66 at TPC San Antonio, coming up 9 strokes shy of Denny McCarthy and eventual winner (in a playoff) Akshay Bhatia. SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh It’s the final week before the season’s first major championship as the PGA TOUR heads to TPC San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open. Rory McIlroy returns to make his third start of this event’s TPC San Antonio era; he finished runner-up in 2013 and missed the cut in 2022. He arrives here with 21 consecutive made cuts worldwide. Jordan Spieth plays in his home state this week. He finished runner-up here in 2015 and claimed victory in 2021. Missing the cut in his last two starts on TOUR, the three-time major winner is also looking to heat up before arriving in Augusta next week for the Masters Tournament. Canadian Corey Connors returns to defend his title this week. He looks to become the first back-to-back winner at the Valero Texas Open since Zach Johnson in 2008-09. He’s made five cuts out of five here and claimed victory in 2019 as well as last year’s success. Others to look out for are Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama and Matt Fitzpatrick. Welcome to the official YouTube channel of the PGA TOUR. Here you can find everything you need to stay up to date with the world’s foremost golf tour. Check in for highlights from every tournament along with player profiles, exclusive series, swing analysis and all the greatest shots and amazing moments. Check out https://www.pgatour.com for complete coverage along with all the latest news, scoring, and stats! Follow the PGA TOUR: Instagram: https://instagram.com/pgatour/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PGATour X: https://twitter.com/PGATOUR TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pgatour SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pgatour Watch exclusive broadcasts - https://www.pgatour.com/live PGA TOUR Superstore - http://www.pgatoursuperstore.com