The final round of the Valero Texas Open promises drama in more ways than one. Not only will a champion be crowned on Sunday afternoon, but that player may also punch his ticket through the hallowed gates of Magnolia Lane.
One potential spot remains in the Masters field for a player who is not otherwise exempt, and 22-year-old Akshay Bhatia (-15) is hoping this is his time.
With a four-shot lead heading into the final round, Bhatia’s prospects look pretty good. But he’ll have to keep the pedal to the metal to stave off potential charges from his chasers, like Denny McCarthy (-11), Brendon Todd (-8) and Hideki Matsuyama (-7).
On Masters eve, all this pro wants is to punch his ticket to Augusta
In addition to a potential major berth, there’s also plenty of dough up for grabs this week. A $9.2 million purse offers a seven-figure payout to both the winner and runner-up, with six-figure payouts trickling all the way down to 22nd place.
Who will come away with the title? That remains unknown, but one thing’s for sure: It’s a good week to be in the hunt!
You can check out the entire purse breakdown for the 2024 Valero Texas Open below.
2024 Valero Texas Open money
Win: $1.656 million
2: $1.0028 million
3: $634,800
4: $450,800
5: $377,200
6: $333,500
7: $310,500
8: $287,500
9: $269,100
10: $250,700
11: $232,300
12: $213,900
13: $195,500
14: $177,100
15: $167,900
16: $158,700
17: $149,500
18: $140,300
19: $131,100
20: $121,900
21: $112,700
22: $103,500
23: $96,140
24: $88,780
25: $81,420
26: $74,060
27: $71,300
28: $68,540
29: $65,780
30: $63,020
31: $60,260
32: $57,500
33: $54,740
34: $52,440
35: $50,140
36: $47,840
37: $45,540
38: $43,700
39: $41,860
40: $40,020
41: $38,180
42: $36,340
43: $34,500
44: $32,600
45: $30,820
46: $28,980
47: $27,140
48: $25,668
49: $24,380
50: $23,644
51: $23,092
52: $22,540
53: $22,172
54: $21,804
55: $21,620
56: $21,436
57: $21,252
58: $21,068
59: $20,884
60: $20,700
61: $20,516
62: $20,332
63: $20,148
64: $19,964
65: $19,780
66: $19,596
67: $19,412
68: $19,228
69: $19,044
70: $18,860
71: $18,676
72: $18,492
73: $18,308
74: $18,124
75: $19,940
76: $17,756
77: $17,572
78: $17,388
79: $17,204
80: $17,020