Valero Texas Open 2015: Daily Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: March 27, 2015

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The PGA Tour rolls along to San Antonio this weekend for the annual Valero Texas Open at the JW Marriott TPC. Last year's champion Steven Bowditch faced stiff competition in 2015 with the likes of Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson in the field and swirling winds.

This is the penultimate tuneup before the Masters starts April 9, so a lot of players who aren't necessarily expecting to win want to get their feet under them heading into Augusta.

None of this is to say that any competitor would take part in a tournament hoping for anything less than a title. In previous years, there have been some out-of-the-box winners, like Bowditch and Brendan Steele (2011).

The man who emerged as this year's champion, Jimmy Walker, was hardly a surprise after a magnificent performance over 72 holes. Read on to find out how Walker got it done in spite of a hard-charging Spieth.

 

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Texan Jordan Spieth got hot late in his round, but San Antonio resident Jimmy Walker held on for a hometown win, marking his fifth PGA Tour victory.



Walker, who matched Spieth with a two-under 70 to win by four strokes on 11 under par, has collected all his wins within the past season-plus, ascending into the elite stratosphere in the process. As much pressure as Spieth applied late in his bid for a third win, his senior playing competitor always had an answer.

The following up and down from the greenside bunker netted Walker a birdie at the par-five eighth hole just before he made the turn at level par, courtesy of PGA Tour on Twitter:



So much was going right for Spieth down the stretch as he poured in four straight birdies from Nos. 14 to 17. Ben Coley of Sky Sports pointed out how locked in Spieth was in his comeback effort:



Even the victor himself acknowle...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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