Preview - Valero Texas Open 2007

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 5 665 yds	10 - Par 4 460 yds
	2 - Par 4 448 yds	11 - Par 4 427 yds
	3 - Par 3 202 yds	12 - Par 4 415 yds
	4 - Par 4 444 yds	13 - Par 3 142 yds
	5 - Par 4 494 yds	14 - Par 5 527 yds
	6 - Par 3 162 yds	15 - Par 4 446 yds
	7 - Par 4 316 yds	16 - Par 4 380 yds
	8 - Par 4 361 yds	17 - Par 3 186 yds
	9 - Par 4 380 yds	18 - Par 4 426 yds
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	35 3,472 Yds	35 3,409 Yds

Annual:	77th
Defending Champion:	Eric Axley
Runner-Up:	Anthony Kim, Dean Wilson, Justin Rose
Tournament Record:	254 (Tommy Armour III, 2003)
54-Hole Record:	189 (Tommy Armour III, 2003)
36-Hole Record:	126 (Paul Azinger, 1989; Tommy Armour III, 2003)
18-Hole Record:	60 (Al Brosch, 1951; Ted Kroll, 1954; Mike Souchak, 1955)
Course Record:	60 (Bart Bryant, 2004)
Total Purse:	$4,500,000
Shares:	1st Place - $810,000; 2nd Place - $486,000; 3rd Place - $306,000

2006 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
Eric Axley	265	Chris Riley	269
Anthony Kim	268	David McKenzie	270
Dean Wilson	268	Paul Goydos	271
Justin Rose	268	Charley Hoffman	271
Frank Lickliter II	269	Jose Coceres	272
		Harrison Frazar	272

Past Valero Texas Open Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2006	Eric Axley (265) -- Anthony Kim, Dean Wilson, Justin Rose
2005	Robert Gamez (262) -- Olin Browne
2004	Bart Bryant (261) -- Patrick Sheehan
2003	Tommy Armour III (254) -- Loren Roberts, Bob Tway
2002	Loren Roberts (261) -- Fred Couples, Fred Funk, Garrett Willis
2001	Justin Leonard (266) -- J.J. Henry, Matt Kuchar
2000	Justin Leonard (261) -- Mark Wiebe
1999	*Duffy Waldorf (270) -- Ted Tryba
1998	Hal Sutton (270) -- Jay Haas, Justin Leonard
1997	Tim Herron (271) -- Rick Fehr, Brent Geiberger
1996	David Ogrin (275) -- Jay Haas
1995	Duffy Waldorf (268) -- Justin Leonard
1994	Bob Estes (265) -- Gil Morgan
1993	*Jay Haas (263) -- Bob Lohr
1992	*Nick Price (263) -- Steve Elkington
1991	*Blaine McCallister (269) -- Gary Hallberg
1990	Mark O'Meara (261) -- Gary Hallberg
1989	Donnie Hammond (258) -- Paul Azinger
1988	Corey Pavin (259) -- Robert Wrenn
1987	Tom Watson (268) -- (Nabisco Championship)
1986	#Ben Crenshaw (196) -- Payne Stewart
1985	*John Mahaffey (268) -- Jodie Mudd
1984	Calvin Peete (266) -- Bruce Lietzke
1983	Jim Colbert (261) -- Mark Pfeil
1982	Jay Haas (262) -- Curtis Strange
1981	*Bill Rogers (266) -- Ben Crenshaw
1980	Lee Trevino (265) -- Terry Diehl
1979	Lou Graham (268) -- Eddie Pearce, Bill Rogers, Doug Tewell
1978	Ron Streck (265) -- Hubert Green, Lon Hinkle
1977	Hale Irwin (266) -- Miller Barber
1976	*Butch Baird (273) -- Miller Barber
1975	*Don January (275) -- Larry Hinson
1974	Terry Diehl (269) -- Mike Hill
1973	Ben Crenshaw (270) -- Orville Moody
1972	Mike Hill (273) -- Lee Trevino
1971	Not Held
1970	Ron Cerrudo (273) -- Dick Lotz
1969	*Deane Beman (274) -- Jack McGowan
1968	Not Held
1967	Chi Chi Rodriguez (277) -- Bob Charles
1966	Harold Henning (272) -- Wes Ellis, Gene Littler, Ken Still
1965	Frank Beard (270) -- Gardner Dickinson
1964	Bruce Crampton (273) -- Bob Charles, Chi Chi Rodriguez
1963	Phil Rogers (268) -- Johnny Pott
1962	Arnold Palmer (273) -- J.Campbell, G.Littler, M.Rudolph, D.Sanders
1961	Arnold Palmer (270) -- Al Balding
1960	Arnold Palmer (276) -- Doug Ford, Frank Stranahan
1959	Wes Ellis (276) -- Bill Johnston, Tom Nieporte
1958	Bill Johnston (274) -- Bob Rosburg
1957	Jay Hebert (271) -- Ed Furgol
1956	Gene Littler (276) -- Mike Fetchick, Frank Stranahan, Ernie Vossler
1955	Mike Souchak (257) -- Fred Haas
1954	Chandler Harper (59) -- Johnny Palmer
1953	Tony Holguin (264) -- Doug Ford
1952	Jack Burke, Jr. (260) -- Doug Ford
1951	*Dutch Harrison (265) -- Doug Ford
1950	Sam Snead (265) -- Jimmy Demaret
1949	Dave Douglas (268) -- Sam Snead
1948	Sam Snead (264) -- Jimmy Demaret
1947	Ed Oliver (265) -- Jimmy Demaret
1946	Ben Hogan (264) -- Sam Byrd
1945	Sam Byrd (268) -- Byron Nelson
1944	Johnny Revolta (273) -- Harold McSpaden, Byron Nelson
1943	Not Held
1942	*Chick Harbert (272) -- Ben Hogan
1941	Lawson Little (273) -- Ben Hogan
1940	*Byron Nelson (271) -- Ben Hogan
1939	Dutch Harrison (271) -- Sam Byrd
1938	Not Held
1937	Not Held
1936	Not Held
1935	Not Held
1934	Wiffy Cox (283) -- Byron Nelson, Craig Wood
1933	Not Held
1932	Clarence Clark (287) -- Gus Moreland, Gene Sarazen
1931	Abe Espinosa (281) -- Harry Cooper, Joe Turnesa, Frank Walsh
1930	Denny Shute (277) -- Ed Dudley, Al Espinosa, Neil McIntyre
1929	Bill Mehlhorn (277) -- Horton Smith
1928	Bill Mehlhorn (297) -- Harry Cooper
1927	Bobby Cruickshank (272) -- Larry Nabholtz
1926	Mac Smith (288) -- Bobby Cruickshank
1925	Joe Turnesa (284) -- Macdonald Smith
1924	Joe Kirkwood (279) -- George Kerrigan, James Ockenden
1923	*Walter Hagen (279) -- Bill Mehlhorn
1922	Bob MacDonald (281) -- Cyril Walker

* - Won in Playoff

# - Rain-Shortened

Note: Formerly called Texas Open at LaCantera (2001), Westin Texas Open at

LaCantera (1998-2000), LaCantera Texas Open (1995-97), Texas Open (1994), H-E-B Texas Open (1990-93), Texas Open Presented by Nabisco (1988-89), Nabisco Championships of Golf (1987), Vantage Championship (1986), Texas Open (1981-85), San Antonio Texas Open (1970-80), Texas Open (1922-69).