Valero Texas Open 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: April 22, 2016

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Inclement weather brought a halt to the first round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio on Thursday, but a considerable number of players managed to finish before darkness suspended play.

Brendan Steele got off to a scorching start and was eight under par through 13 holes before play halted. Charley Hoffman carded seven birdies and only one bogey to post a six-under 66, while Stuart Appleby and Peter Malnati posted five-under 67s:



Per PGA Tour Media, Thursday's opening round was delayed for more than three-and-a-half hours, which prevented many players from completing their days as scheduled. Round 1 will pick up Friday at 8 a.m. CT, with Round 2 beginning at approximately 9 a.m. CT.

Steele started on the back nine and birdied his first three holes—and rattled off three straight birdies after making the turn to go with two others at Nos. 14 and 18—both par fives.

Although he didn't manage to finish, Steele's early run wasn't a fluke. He won the event in 2011 and is therefore a force to be reckoned with moving forward.

ESPN.com's Jason Sobel weighed in on Steele's performance, suggesting he had probably wished for more daylight:



Hoffman birdied the par-four opening hole and added two more at Nos. 5 and 6. Three more birdies on the back nine preceded Hoffman's only dropped shot of the day at the par-four 17th.

The good news is that Hoffman bounced back to make his first par-five birdie at No. 18, where he drained an 11-foot putt to end his round on a high note.

Perhaps the most notable highlight of the day came off Malnati's club. He found the 17th hole more friendly than Hoffman did, as the PGA Tour's official Twitter account captured:



Since winning the Sanderson Farms Championship in November, Malnati has failed to make the cut in nine of 14 starts. He's on track to snap a missed-cut streak o...
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