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Ludvig \u00c5berg chips in from 35 feet for eagle on No. 9 at THE PLAYERS<\/p>\n
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No matter your unique behavior in how you build a roster in PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, it\u2019s always good practice to map out long-range targets for specific golfers.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s why future possibilities were added to the bottom of this weekly column this season. But even before you pencil in names, a broader view and respect for the schedule as a whole can simplify your process. It\u2019s forever been a strategy at the beginning of every segment, but it\u2019s particularly useful as we mull over decisions for this week\u2019s Valero Texas Open.<\/p>\n
The Valero is the third of 11 tournaments contributing to Segment 2, but it\u2019s also the third of only five in the segment that isn\u2019t a Signature Event or a major. In fact, each of the next five in the fantasy season is one or the other. (PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf is on hiatus the week of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in late April.)<\/p>\n
With a total of four Signature Events and two majors in Segment 2, and with only three starts per golfer available throughout, it\u2019s impossible to cover every base with all of your favorites. Even though you\u2019re keen on cutting yourself some slack and just letting the chips fall where they may, the savviest of your competition will get surgical, so you\u2019re advised to act in kind.<\/p>\n
After next week\u2019s Masters, there will be three consecutive Signature Events, none of which will have a cut. The Cadillac Championship is a new tournament held at Trump National Doral\u2019s Blue Monster. While the course isn\u2019t new to professional golfers, it\u2019s been 10 years since the PGA TOUR last visited, so the statute of limitations on the value of any course history has expired. The same goes for Aronimink Golf Club, host of the PGA Championship, which anchors the fivesome of premier events on deck. Both of those tournaments can be treated as bonuses. It\u2019s why they are omitted from future possibilities. Great players will play well at both, but we will be relying on factors other than familiarity.<\/p>\n
All of that encourages leaning into some of the chalk at TPC San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Yes, a weaker finish in all of the next five stops (and the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday that concludes Segment 2, albeit with a cut) will yield similar FedExCup bonus points to that of a better result at the Valero, but the combination of three promises of four rounds for every golfer at three Signature Events and a pair of rotational sites promotes commodities on a tough test in a full field like this week\u2019s.<\/p>\n
This approach isn\u2019t bold. It\u2019s brilliant.<\/p>\n
Ludvig \u00c5berg \u2026 There are many terrific options, so let your strategy be your guide. The Swede is No. 2 in my Power Rankings<\/a> (prior to Collin Morikawa’s withdrawal) but I\u2019m chasing in my little league, so I\u2019m willing to play the field for this designation.<\/p>\n *:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-17ygvlf>img,.css-17ygvlf>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-17ygvlf::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:56.25%;}]]> Ludvig \u00c5berg reaches the 564-yard, par-5 11th hole in two, makes eagle at THE PLAYERS<\/p>\n No matter where you rank in your competition, continue to adhere to the long-range plan of assigning this role to only the best of the best. It\u2019s way too early to get cute. Save your Hail Marys in the FedExCup Playoffs, if necessary.<\/p>\n Tommy Fleetwood … That last message is the perfect segue into this guy. He\u2019s omitted from Future Possibilities because TPC San Antonio isn\u2019t among his proven playgrounds \u2013 he\u2019s 2-for-2 with a T7 in 2024 \u2013 but he\u2019s chalk just about everywhere he plays.Robert MacIntyre … Perhaps not the name you expected to see here, especially since he\u2019s \u201cway\u201d down at No. 4 in the Power Rankings. Although he\u2019s from Scotland, he presents as a Swiss Army knife. He\u2019s been a quick study, he\u2019s entirely comfortable in his leaps forward on the world\u2019s biggest stages and he\u2019s yet to develop consistent wells of success into which to tap.<\/p>\n Despite this devotion, the winds whistling across the Hill Country of Texas have my respect, so modifications after tee times are released and a final review of the weather forecast is more likely here than, say, at next week\u2019s Masters where course success is top priority.<\/p>\n Ludvig \u00c5berg (C)Tommy FleetwoodRobert MacIntyreKeith MitchellMichael Thorbjornsen (1)Hideki Matsuyama (2)<\/p>\n For almost every tournament, a usually impressive subset of the field warrants avoiding, and it might be represented in my Power Rankings which is not written in the context of any fantasy golf format. In this section, I single out who demands pause and why.<\/p>\n J.J. Spaun … Given that the 2022 Valero champ slots immediately behind Bronson Burgoon in ownership percentage at just 3.1% at last check, PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf gamers don\u2019t need the assist. Just 3-for-7 on the season with no better than a T24 at THE PLAYERS Championship, Spaun has lost his mojo, but the speculative assessment is that he rekindles some juices on a course that\u2019s rewarded him before, especially because of its level of difficulty. If anyone can regain form at TPC San Antonio, it\u2019s a winner of the U.S. Open. Just don\u2019t bet on it. J.J. Spaun pours in 32-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at THE PLAYERS<\/p>\n Andrew Novak … This is just in case you were looking for validation not to invest. While he\u2019s been a bit of a TPC San Antonio whisperer with a solo ninth (2023) and a T3 (2025), he\u2019s delivered only one top-35 finish in eight starts this season. The counterargument is that it\u2019s in line with longer-range expectations, but he still needs to prove that the trendy uptick last year wasn\u2019t an anomaly.Alex Smalley … Casting a spotlight on him coming off a T21 in Houston, his third top 25 in five starts. Sits 65th in the FedExCup with only one missed cut in his last 11 starts dating back to November, but he\u2019s 0-for-4 with zero sub-70s at TPC San Antonio.<\/p>\n NOTE: This section consists of notables in this week\u2019s field for whom this tournament could be one of more than three starts you may consider burning in Segment 2 of PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf. Golfers committed to the tournament are listed alphabetically. Future tournaments are sorted chronologically and reflect previous success on the courses on which the tournaments will be held. The numerical values in parentheses represent the order of relative confidence of where to use each golfer if multiple tournaments are listed (e.g., \u201c1\u201d for strongest, \u201c2\u201d for next-strongest and so on). To present weighted confidence in real time, numerical values will not change throughout Segment 2 no matter how many tournaments remain listed for each golfer. All are pending golfer commitment.<\/p>\n Brian Harman … Valero (2, defending champ); RBC Heritage (1); Charles Schwab (3)Hideki Matsuyama … Valero (3); Masters (1); the Memorial (2)Maverick McNealy … Texas Children’s (3); Valero (2); RBC Heritage (1)Jordan Spieth … Valero (3); Masters (4); RBC Heritage (1); THE CJ CUP (5); Charles Schwab (6); the Memorial (2)*:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-11jnzpa>img,.css-11jnzpa>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-11jnzpa::before{height:0px;content:””;display:block;padding-bottom:66.66666666666666%;}]]> Mar 31, 2026<\/p>\n Valero Texas Open: How to watch action from TPC San Antonio<\/a>Latest<\/a>![\"Ludvig](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775013312_819_image.jpg\")
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