Updated April 3, 2026, 9:14 p.m. ET
It’s Friday at the 2026 Valero Texas Open.
The first round had a 90-minute rain delay to kick off play at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course on Thursday. Friday saw another pause although not quite as long, as lightning briefly interrupted the second round.
The winner this week will take home 500 FedEx Cup points and $1.764 million. And if that’s not enough, they’ll get a trophy and cowboy boots, too. An added bonus could be a Masters invite, if the winner on Sunday isn’t already in the field.
Follow along below for a recap, updates, scores, highlights and more from the second round of the Valero Texas Open. You can see Thursday’s highlights/recap here.
Keep tabs on every score turned in at TPC San Antonio with the 2026 Valero Texas Open leaderboard. Here’s the top of the board late Friday:
Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!Pos.PlayerTotalThru1Robert MacIntyre-14F*2Ludvig Aberg-10F*T3Kevin Roy-9F*T3Tony Finau-9FT3Bud Cauley-9FT3Thorbjorn Olesen-9FT7Alex Smalley-8F*T7Andrew Putnam-8FT7Steven Fisk-8FT7John Parry-8FT7Sam Ryder-8FT7Ryo Hisatsune-8F* Robert MacIntyre to sleep on big 36-hole lead
Akshay Bhatia. Brian Harman. Robert MacIntyre. The first two names are the past two winners of the Valero Texas Open. The latter is halfway to joining them in hoisting the trophy.
What else do they all have in common? They’re all lefties.
Is TPC San Antonio friendly to southpaws?
Luke Clanton the lone golfer to not finish second round
The cut will be official on Saturday (it will be 2 under) because the second round didn’t finish. Luke Clanton is the only golfer in the field who hasn’t completed 36 holes. He’s at 2 under on his final hole, the par-4 ninth that’s playing 461 yards. He needs to get par or better to play the weekend. A bogey or worse will drop him below 2 under.
What is the Valero Texas Open projected cut?
At 8:42 p.m. ET, datagolf’s projected cut was 100 percent for 2 under.
At about 15 minutes to 7 p.m. ET (officially 5:45 p.m. local time), tournament officials blew the horn due to lightning in the area. Rain is in the forecast for the next two days and there could be more lightning on Saturday. Update: golf resumed at 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. local). Sunset is around 8:53 p.m. ET (7:53 p.m. local time) so there’s still some golf to be played on Friday.
Ryo Hisatsune is 5 under through 9
The WM Phoenix Open contender had six birdies (and a bogey) over his first nine holes on Friday to get inside the top 5. He’s among those in the afternoon wave making waves, including Bud Cauley (4 under through 14; 7 under overall) and Alex Noren (4 under through 10; 6 under overall).
Closing with four birdies over his last five holes, the Scottish lefty shot 64 and has it to 14 under, good for a four-shot lead at the Valero. Ludvig Aberg is at 10 under in solo second.
Ludvig Aberg ties for the lead at the Valero
Aberg made birdie on the par-4 fifth hole and then eagle on the par-4 sixth after holing out from the fairway to get to 11 under and tie for the Valero lead.
Jordan Spieth makes long putt for birdie
Spieth is now on the cutline of 1 under after this long putt.
Robert MacIntyre is on fire Friday morning
Bobby Mac is the first to double digits under par after a 4-under start through eight holes.
The weather-delayed first round concluded Friday morning. From the PGA Tour:
The first round was suspended at 7:56 p.m. ET due to darkness, with 24 players left to complete the round. The first round resumed Friday at 7:47 a.m. ET and was completed at 8:50 a.m. ET The second round began as scheduled at 7:30 a.m. ET.
How to watch the Valero Texas Open
Here’s a look at Friday’s TV and streaming schedule:
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Friday weather forecast at the Valero Texas OpenHow much money is up for grabs at the Valero Open?
The purse for the 2026 Valero Texas Open is $9.8 million. The winner gets $1.764 million, or 18 percent of the total purse. The top-two finishers will clear seven figures.
Brian Harman is back to defend his title from 2025. However, a pair of notable names withdrew this week before the tournament. Gary Woodland is taking a week off after his emotional win, and Collin Morikawa is also not playing as he continues to nurse a back injury he suffered at the Players.