Valero Texas Open escapes catastrophic flooding in Houston

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While most of the PGA Tours marquee names won't be back until the Players Championship, and the unprecedented flooding that has devastated Houston, the show goes on and this week it is Phil Mickelson who headlines the field at the AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio.

Lefty is still ranked 19th and along with his 5 majors has 42 PGA Tour titles and he is joined by defending champion Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Dustin Johnson, San Antonio native Patrick Reed and Billy Horschel.

 

There are Canadians playing this week, David Hearn and Nick Taylor.

 

Reports from the tournament are saying that the San Antonio area has avoided the catastrophic conditions that hit Houston 200 miles to the east, with 12 inches of rain causing historic flood conditions.

Texas governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster for nine counties around Houston, after some parts of the area received nearly 20 inches.

The 2-1/2 inches at TPC San Antonio will make for moist conditions, but the course held up admirably. A closed-loop irrigation system also played a part in preventing the course from being saturated.

Bryan Angus