Sam Ryder signed for a bogey-free, 9-under 63 at TPC San Antonio to take a one-shot lead at the Valero Texas Open.
“Just played a really solid round. Hit fairways out of the gates, birdied 1, birdied 2, just kind of eased into the round,” said Ryder. “Had a couple nice par saves on some tricky hole locations, tricky winds. Had a few nice stretches on the back nine, went on a couple birdie runs and took advantage of some par-5s, snuck a couple birdies in on tough par 3 holes that you don’t really expect to birdie. Yeah, all in all, it was a pretty good day.”
Ryder led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (5.353). 63 is his lowest round of the season having previously shot 64 in round 1 of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches where he finished T48.
The American made the cut in all nine starts this season, totaling four top-25 finishes, highlighted by a T14 at The Players Championship.
He recorded 15 one-putts, a new career best on the PGA Tour (previous: 13/R4/2020 WM Phoenix Open).
Keith Mitchell fired an eagle at the par-5 8th and closed with a bogey-free 64 to take second place at 8-under. He led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (5.464) and Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (4.496). In eight starts this season, he has recorded three top-25 finishes, highlighted by a T18 at last week’s Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Brian Harman made a single bogey for a 66 and lies in solo third place at 6-under.
2021 Valero Texas Open champion Jordan Spieth sits inside the top four after 18 holes for the first time since the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship (18-hole solo leader/finished T6). He is tied in fourth place at 5-under having made one bogey at the first hole and closed with a 5-under 67.
Tied alongside Spieth and completing the all-American top-5 is Carson Young who bogeyed the 8th and closed with a 67.
Defending champion Akshay Bhatia of the USA recorded one birdie against three bogeys for a 2-over 74 and is currently T103.
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| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Ryder | -9 | 63 |
| 2 | Keith Mitchell | -8 | 64 |
| 3 | Brian Harman | -6 | 66 |
| T4 | Carson Young | -5 | 67 |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | -5 | 67 |
| T6 | Tommy Fleetwood | -4 | 68 |
| T6 | Aldrich Potgieter | -4 | 68 |
| T6 | Steven Fisk | -4 | 68 |
| T6 | Maverick McNealy | -4 | 68 |
| T6 | Andrew Novak | -4 | 68 |
| T6 | Ben James(a) | -4 | 68 |
| T12 | Chan Kim | -3 | 69 |
| T12 | Sam Burns | -3 | 69 |
| T12 | Tony Finau | -3 | 69 |
| T12 | Matteo Manassero | -3 | 69 |
| T12 | Rico Hoey | -3 | 69 |
| T12 | Emiliano Grillo | -3 | 69 |
| T12 | Peter Malnati | -3 | 69 |
| T19 | Ryo Hisatsune | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Bud Cauley | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Ben Silverman | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Patton Kizzire | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Camilo Villegas | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Alex Smalley | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Taylor Dickson | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Hayden Buckley | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Isaiah Salinda | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Daniel Berger | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Patrick Fishburn | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Ben Griffin | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Doug Ghim | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Matt Kuchar | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Matt Wallace | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Rafael Campos | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Harry Hall | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Francesco Molinari | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Sami Valimaki | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Alejandro Tosti | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | William Mouw | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Thriston Lawrence | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Jesper Svensson | -2 | 70 |
| T19 | Thorbjørn Olesen | -2 | 70 |
| T43 | Beau Hossler | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Lanto Griffin | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Si Woo Kim | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Cameron Young | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Patrick Cantlay | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Adam Svensson | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Denny McCarthy | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Zach Johnson | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | John Pak | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Rikuya Hoshino | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Noah Goodwin | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Quade Cummins | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Ben Martin | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Trey Mullinax | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Keegan Bradley | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Lee Hodges | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Ludvig Åberg | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Corey Conners | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Kurt Kitayama | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Erik van Rooyen | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Joel Dahmen | -1 | 71 |
| T43 | Cristobal Del Solar | -1 | 71 |
| T65 | Sam Stevens | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Eric Cole | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Andrew Putnam | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Patrick Rodgers | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Martin Laird | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Ben Kohles | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Chad Ramey | Par | 72 |
| T65 | J.T. Poston | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Justin Rose | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Seamus Power | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Vince Whaley | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Braden Thornberry | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Blaine Hale, Jr. | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Chandler Phillips | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Henrik Norlander | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Mac Meissner | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Charley Hoffman | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Nick Hardy | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Tom Hoge | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Greyson Sigg | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Victor Perez | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Kevin Roy | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Mason Andersen | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Takumi Kanaya | Par | 72 |
| T65 | Ricky Castillo | Par | 72 |
| T90 | Padraig Harrington | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Matti Schmid | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Chris Kirk | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Adam Schenk | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | David Lipsky | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Harry Higgs | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Ryan Gerard | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Kevin Velo | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Antoine Rozner | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Hideki Matsuyama | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Webb Simpson | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Gary Woodland | +1 | 73 |
| T90 | Paul Peterson | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Bronson Burgoon | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Jake Knapp | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Nate Lashley | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Trevor Cone | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Anders Albertson | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Kaito Onishi | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Tim Widing | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Ryan Palmer | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Luke List | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Akshay Bhatia | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Brice Garnett | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Justin Lower | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Jeremy Paul | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Max McGreevy | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Frankie Capan III | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Kris Ventura | +2 | 74 |
| T103 | Matthew Riedel | +2 | 74 |
| T120 | Aaron Baddeley | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Rickie Fowler | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Chris Gotterup | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | David Skinns | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Preston Summerhays(a) | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Kevin Kisner | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Michael Thorbjornsen | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Niklas Norgaard | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Paul Waring | +3 | 75 |
| T120 | Philip Knowles | +3 | 75 |
| T130 | Mark Hubbard | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Matt Fitzpatrick | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Will Chandler | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Austen Christiansen | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Ryan Fox | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Jimmy Walker | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Max Homa | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Hunter Logan | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Thomas Rosenmueller | +4 | 76 |
| T130 | Patrick Pockels | +4 | 76 |
| T140 | Tom Kim | +5 | 77 |
| T140 | Jared Jones | +5 | 77 |
| T140 | Jackson Suber | +5 | 77 |
| 143 | Danny Walker | +7 | 79 |
| 144 | Vince Covello | +9 | 81 |
