Valero Texas Open 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

A collective stumble by the final group during Sunday’s final round at the Valero Texas Open set the stage for a duel between Charley Hoffman and Patrick Reed down the stretch at TPC San Antonio.

On the strength a clutch birdie to end his round of three-under 69, Hoffman posted 12 under par overall to beat Reed by one stroke. Below is a look at the top performers for the week:   

Golf Channel’s Justin Ray noted how much Hoffman has owned TPC San Antonio—and now he finally has some hardware to show for it:

Charley Hoffman: 43-under at @TPCSanAntonio @valerotxopen since 201029 shots better than anyone else in that span

— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGC) April 24, 2016

Overnight leader Ricky Barnes, former world No. 1 Luke Donald and 2011 Texas Open champion Brendan Steele all failed to break par in an underwhelming showing from the last trio off the first tee on Sunday.

Barnes bounced back from an opening bogey with a birdie at the par-four fourth hole. Unfortunately, he suffered three bogeys in a four-hole span from Nos. 9 through 12 to fall short in his bid for a maiden PGA Tour victory.

Birdies at Nos. 3 and 5 gave Reed the early edge on his playing competitor, Hoffman, but he dropped a shot at the par-three seventh to turn only one shot better.

The back nine turned out to be a showdown. Reed had close-range birdie chances at the 16th and 17th holes that he failed to convert after draining a long birdie on the 15th. Hoffman was successful on a short-sided up-and-down par save on No. 16 and a lengthy two-putt par on the 17h green.

On the 72nd hole, Reed hit a dramatic, sweeping long-iron shot from the rough that just cleared the hazard short of the green:

Iron. 246 yards. Strong.https://t.co/o9aCjrGiiA

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 24, 2016 …

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