2025 Valero Texas Open Thursday first round tee times, how to watch

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The first major of the year is next week, but there's one more tournament in Texas for players to get prepped for Augusta National.

The 2025 Valero Texas Open kicks off Thursday at TPC San Antonio. Akshay Bhatia is the defending champion, and he'll have to ward off a number of notables in the field this week, including Ludvig Aberg, Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama and more.

The purse at the Texas Open is $9.5 million, with $1.71 million going to the winner along with 500 FedEx Cup points.

Here's everything you need to know for the first round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open, including tee times and TV information. All times ET.

Valero Texas Open 2025 first-round tee times​

1st tee

• 8:20 a.m.: Aaron Baddeley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune
• 8:31 a.m.: Andrew Putnam, Patrick Rodgers, Beau Hossler
• 8:42 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Matti Schmid, Ben Kohles
• 8:53 a.m.: Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Cameron Young
• 9:04 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk, Adam Schenk
• 9:15 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker
• 9:26 a.m.: Patton Kizzire, Camilo Villegas, Alex Smalley
• 9:37 a.m.: Nate Lashley, Keith Mitchell, David Lipsky
• 9:48 a.m.: Trevor Cone, John Pak, Preston Summerhays
• 9:59 a.m.: Ryan Gerard, Anders Albertson, Rikuya Hoshino
• 10:10 a.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Antoine Rozner, Norman Xiong
• 10:21 a.m.: Braden Thornberry, Steven Fisk, Austen Christiansen
• 1:30 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Ben Martin, Rico Hoey
• 1:41 p.m.: Sam Ryder, Henrik Norlander, Ryan Fox
• 1:52 p.m.: C.T. Pan, Charley Hoffman, Ben Griffin
• 2:03 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth
• 2:14 p.m.: Ludvig Åberg, Maverick McNealy, Akshay Bhatia
• 2:25 p.m.: Corey Conners, Max Homa, Gary Woodland
• 2:36 p.m.: Rafael Campos, Erik van Rooyen, Tom Hoge
• 2:47 p.m.: Andrew Novak, Justin Lower, Sami Valimaki
• 2:58 p.m.: Kevin Roy, Danny Walker, Jeremy Paul
• 3:09 p.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen, Niklas Norgaard, Ben James
• 3:20 p.m.: Paul Waring, Cristobal Del Solar, Hunter Logan
• 3:31 p.m.: William Mouw, Matthew Riedel, Thomas Rosenmueller

10th tee

• 8:20 AM: Padraig Harrington, Mark Hubbard, Eric Cole
• 8:31 AM: Martin Laird, Bronson Burgoon, Chan Kim
• 8:42 AM: Chad Ramey, Bud Cauley, Ben Silverman
• 8:53 AM: Rickie Fowler, Sam Burns, Tommy Fleetwood
• 9:04 AM: Tony Finau, Justin Rose, Patrick Cantlay
• 9:15 AM: Jake Knapp, Tom Kim, Denny McCarthy
• 9:26 AM: Matt Fitzpatrick, Seamus Power, Zach Johnson
• 9:37 AM: Harry Higgs, Vince Whaley, David Skinns
• 9:48 AM: Matteo Manassero, Taylor Dickson, Jared Jones
• 9:59 AM: Will Chandler, Noah Goodwin, Kevin Velo
• 10:10 AM: Hayden Buckley, Quade Cummins, Kaito Onishi
• 10:21 AM: Isaiah Salinda, Tim Widing, Blaine Hale, Jr.
• 1:30 PM: Trey Mullinax, Patrick Fishburn, Chandler Phillips
• 1:41 PM: Ryan Palmer, Jimmy Walker, Mac Meissner
• 1:52 PM: Kevin Kisner, Doug Ghim, Carson Young
• 2:03 PM: Luke List, Lee Hodges, Matt Kuchar
• 2:14 PM: Emiliano Grillo, Nick Hardy, Webb Simpson
• 2:25 PM: Peter Malnati, Matt Wallace, Kurt Kitayama
• 2:36 PM: Harry Hall, Brice Garnett, Francesco Molinari
• 2:47 PM: Joel Dahmen, Greyson Sigg, Victor Perez
• 2:58 PM: Max McGreevy, Frankie Capan III, Mason Andersen
• 3:09 PM: Takumi Kanaya, Paul Peterson, Ricky Castillo
• 3:20 PM: Alejandro Tosti, Kris Ventura, Jackson Suber
• 3:31 PM: Thriston Lawrence, Jesper Svensson, Philip Knowles
• 3:42 PM: Thorbjorn Olesen, Vince Covello, Patrick Pockels

How to watch the 2025 Valero Texas Open​

The 15th event on the PGA Tour's 2025 schedule will be carried live on TV by Golf Channel (which you can watch for free on Fubo) all four days.

NBC will pick up live coverage of the third and final rounds.

There is streaming on ESPN+ as well as Peacock and the NBC sports app.

Thursday, April 3​

First round

• 8:15 a.m.-7 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
• 1-7 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
• 4-7 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, NBC Sports app

Friday, April 4​

Second round

• 8:15 a.m.-7 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
• 1-7 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
• 4-7 p.m. ET, Golf Channel, NBC Sports app

Saturday, April 5​

Third round

• 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
• 3-6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
• 1-3:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
• 3:30-6 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports app

Sunday, April 6​

Final round

• 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
• 1-6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
• 1-2:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
• 2:30-6 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports app

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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Valero Texas Open 2025: Thursday first round tee times, TV info

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