Spaun Survives San Antonio - April 6th, 2026

On April 6th, 2026, we break down the weekend action at the Valero Texas Open where J.J. Spaun conquered his mental demons and a waterlogged TPC San Antonio to capture a thrilling one-stroke victory.VALERO TEXAS OPEN CHAMPIONJ.J. Spaun captured a one-stroke victory at 17-under, shedding the heavy expectations of his 2025 US Open title. Armed with custom Srixon irons and a LAB Golf DF3 putter, he executed a brilliant mental reset."My strategy was to not spiral believe it or not... I felt like I needed to be this perfect golfer," Spaun admitted, adding of his putter, "LAB is that advantage."Immediately after securing the hard-fought victory, Spaun turned to his caddie on the green and simply said, "Happy birthday bro."THE CHASE PACK & HEARTBREAKA crowded tie for second at 16-under featured Michael Kim's blistering back-nine 32 and Matt Wallace's desperate Masters push. Meanwhile, Robert MacIntyre saw his title hopes vanish with a devastating snap hook off the 18th tee.MacIntyre lamented his 18th hole disaster, saying "it is just carnage" and "I just overcompensated," while NBC called Wallace's lucky chip-in on 15 "Hello indeed... almost a little embarrassed."Wallace made sure to heap praise on his caddie, Jamie, during his frantic push for an Augusta invite, while Kim put on a ball-striking clinic highlighted by a massive 341-yard drive in round three.ABERG, WEATHER & CONTROVERSYLudvig Aberg settled for T-5 after a late-round collapse, battling severe weather that forced preferred lies. The soggy conditions were matched in drama only by the fierce social media backlash over David Ford's agonizingly slow putting routine.Referee Ken Tackett noted "Mother Nature is undefeated" regarding the drainage issues, while a fan called Ford's viral 51-second AimPoint routine "an abomination against humanity."Despite Aberg's closing struggles, his physical dominance was on full display with a monstrous drive on 17 that prompted NBC to declare, "Ludvig is on a different planet."Quick HitsKevin Yu drains a clutch 48-foot putt to secure Aon Swing Five points for the RBC Heritage • Fans compare the preferred lies ruling to LIV Golf ("Literally the worst to ever do it") • MacIntyre debuts a new Titleist driver amidst the Texas winds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.