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On-site PGA TOUR media contact: Nelson Silverio, Director, Communications (904)553-0873 (cell); nelsonsilverio@pgatourhq.

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1 On-site PGA TOUR media contact: Nelson Silverio, Director, Communications (904) (cell); 2012 Valero Texas Open Media Notes Dates: April 16-22, 2012 Where: TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course) Par/Yards: /7,522 yards Field: Champion: Brendan Steele Purse: $6,200,000/$1,116,000 FedEx Cup Points: 500 points to the winner Website: valerotexasopen.org Facebook: valerotxopen A look back at the 2011 Valero Texas Open Brendan Steele converted an up and down from behind the green of the 72 nd hole to earn the 28-year-old his first victory on the PGA TOUR making him the third rookie to win on TOUR in Steele completed his final round with 12 straight pars to shoot a 1-under 71 and finish one shot ahead of Kevin Chappell and Charley Hoffman. A glance at the field Seven major championship winners are in the field this week for the Valero Texas Open. Rich Beem (2002 PGA Championship), Ben Curtis (2003 The Open Championship), David Duval (2001 The Open Championship), Retief Goosen (2001, 2004 U.S. Open), Lee Janzen (1993, 1998 U.S. Open), Justin Leonard (1997 The Open Championship) and Shaun Micheel (2003 PGA Championship). 61 TOUR winners accounting for 150 wins led by 12-time winner Justin Leonard and 9- time winner Stuart Appleby. Six of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings through the RBC Heritage, includes Johnson Wagner (No.4), John Huh (No. 19), Matt Kuchar (No.21), Kevin Na (No.22), Robert Garrigus (No. 24) and Sang-Moon Bae (No. 25). World No. 14 Matt Kuchar, No. 16 Jason Day and No. 27 Bo Van Pelt lead a group of five players currently inside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Both runner-ups to Brendan Steele, Kevin Chappell and Charley Hoffman return to TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course.

2 Past champions of the Valero Texas Open (4): Brendan Steele (2011), Justin Leonard (2007, 2001, 2000),Duffy Waldorf (1999) and Tim Herron (1997). Player Spotlights Brendan Steele Brendan Steele s win in 2011 meant rookies had won back-to-back events on the PGA TOUR (Steele/Valero Texas Open and Charl Schwartzel/Masters) for the first time since 2002 when Jonathan Byrd won the Buick Challenge and Luke Donald won the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Steele was the 16 th first-time winner in the history of the Valero Texas Open: Chick Harbert (1942), Tony Holguin (1953), Mike Souchak (1955), Jay Hebert (1957), Bill Johnston (1958), Harold Henning (1966), Deane Beman (1969), Ben Crenshaw (1973), Terry Diehl (1974), Ron Streck (1978), Bob Estes (1994), Duffy Waldorf (1995), David Ogrin (1996), Bart Bryant (2004) and Eric Axley (2006). Dating back to 1970, Steele (2011), Eric Axley (2006), Terry Diehl (1974) and Ben Crenshaw (1973) are the only rookies to win the Valero Texas Open. Steele s best finish thus far in 2012 was a T5 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Johnson Wagner Johnson Wagner was voted the PGA TOUR Player of the Month presented by Avis for January thanks to a win at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Wagner also finished T2 at the Humana Challenge and T4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Johnson is currently 4 th in the FedEx Cup point standings. Johnson s best finish in the Valero Texas Open came last year as he finished T15. Matt Kuchar Matt Kuchar has had a steady start to the 2012 PGA TOUR season. With a T5 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play, a T8 at the WGC-Cadillac Championship and a T3 at the Masters Kuchar is sitting at 21 in the FedEx Cup standings. Also Kuchar is currently ranked 14 th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Bud Cauley Making his first start at the Valero Texas Open Bud Cauley, a Jacksonville, Florida native, is hoping his good play will earn him a spot in the field for THE PLAYERS Championship in May. Cauley is currently ranked 36 th in the FedEx Cup standings with finishes of T4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, T8 at the Shell Houston Open and T13 at the Farmer s Insurance Open. J.B. Holmes J.B. Holmes comes into the week with a few bright spots in 2012 since undergoing brain surgery in 2011 which removed a piece of his skull. Holmes has recorded two top 10 s a T8 at the Northern Trust open and most recently a T8 at the Shell Houston Open. Holmes finished T11 in last year s Valero Texas Open. Jordan Spieth Current Texas Longhorn Jordan Spieth is in the field on a sponsor s invite. Spieth is currently ranked No. 2 nationally among Division I men s college golfers in only eight starts. His first individual collegiate win came at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational.

3 Jordan was the only freshman to compete at the Western Refining All-American Classic where he finished T15. Spieth, a member of the 2011 Walker Cup team and current member of the Texas Longhorn golf team, makes his Valero Texas Open debut. This will be his fifth career PGA TOUR start with his best finish coming in 2010 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship a T16. Spieth is a semifinalist (10 players) for the Ben Hogan award, which recognizes the outstanding male amateur and collegiate golfer of the year. Texas Connections Chad Campbell The Andrews, Texas native s best finish of the year is a T26 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Jimmy Walker Residing in San Antonio, Jimmy Walker, has three top 10 s in 2012 including a T4 at the Northern Trust Open. Lonny Alexander The Texas State alum and director of instruction at Onion Creek Club in Austin was the PGA Section Champion and Player of the Year for 2011 earning him an invite into the Valero Texas Open University of Texas Longhorns Jordan Spieth (Sophomore) Justin Leonard (1994 Business) Bob Estes The rookies Of the 26 rookies in the 2012 class: 18 of the rookies are under the age of of the rookies are 25 or younger. The youngest rookie is Seung-yul Noh, who will turn 21 in May. San Diego native J.J. Killeen was the 2011 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year highlighted by backto-back wins at the Utah Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission (last week of July)and the Cox Classic presented by Lexus of Omaha (first week of August). Double heart transplant recipient Erik Compton earned his PGA TOUR card for 2012 after finishing No. 13 on the Nationwide Tour money list in The 26 rookies are divided as such: o Q-School 11 o Nationwide Tour 12 o o 2011 Non-member money list 1 (Bud Cauley) 2011 Q-School/Nationwide Major Medical Exemption 2 (Jamie Lovemark and Joe Affrunti)

4 TPC San Antonio Notes For the third consecutive season, the Valero Texas Open will be held at TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course. The course was designed by Greg Norman with Sergio Garcia serving as a design consultant. In 2011 TPC San Antonio ranked 7 th in toughest courses played on the PGA TOUR, including courses hosting major championships. With a scoring average of 4.35 the 474 yard Par 4 9 th was ranked the 19 th toughest hole on the PGA TOUR in Also the first hole was ranked 35 th, making it critical to limit mistakes on the front nine at the Oaks Course with two holes on the front nine inside the top 50 toughest holes on TOUR in Miscellaneous Valero Texas Open Notes Since 1960, only Arnold Palmer ( ), Justin Leonard (2000, 2001) and Zach Johnson (2008, 2009) have successfully defended their title at the Valero Texas Open. In celebration of the 90 th anniversary the Valero Texas Open will partner with San Antonio based C.H. Guenther & Son s Pioneer Brand to host the Pioneer Brand Celebrity Cake-Off. There are six teams and each will design a 90 th anniversary cake incorporating the tournament s themes such as the Valero Texas Open s logo, golf, charity, or the tournament s three pillars: music, food, and military appreciation. The event will take place Saturday, April 21. Celebrity Chef, Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes, Charm City Cakes), will serve as the featured Pioneer Brand Celebrity Judge and will also design his version of the Official 90 th Celebration Cake, which will be unveiled following the completion of the Pioneer Brand Celebrity Cake-Off event on Saturday in the lower lobby of the JW Marriott Resort PGA TOUR highlights On February 22, the PGA TOUR and FedEx Corp. announced a five-year extension of the shipping giant s umbrella sponsorship of the FedExCup, effective 2013 through The FedExCup, which fundamentally changed the PGA TOUR structure by introducing a season-long competitive and promotional platform in 2007, will continue to offer $35 million in total bonus money to players based on their finish in the points standings, including $10 million to the winner. Beginning in 2013, the four tournament PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup will be officially called the FedExCup Playoffs. Phil Mickelson was voted the PGA TOUR Player of the Month presented by Avis for February thanks to a victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and a runner-up finish at the Northern Trust Open. Hunter Mahan moved to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings following a win at the Shell Houston Open. Bubba Watson moves up to No. 2 with his victory at the Masters. In 2012, victors have come back from deficits of seven (Brandt Snedeker/Farmers Insurance Open), eight (Kyle Stanley/Waste Management Phoenix Open), six (Phil Mickelson/AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am) and seven (John Huh/Mayakoba Golf Classic). With his 40th career PGA TOUR victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Phil Mickelson is now ninth all-time in PGA TOUR wins, surpassing Cary Middlecoff and Tom Watson. Walter Hagen is eighth with 45 victories.

5 With his playoff victory at the 2012 Mayakoba Golf Classic, rookie John Huh (21 years, 9 months, 5 days) became the youngest winner on TOUR since Rory McIlroy won the 2010 Wells Fargo Championship at the age of 20 years, 11 months, 28 days. He will make his first start at the Valero Texas Open next week. Hunter Mahan (World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and Shell Houston Open) ties Dustin Johnson s five for most wins by players under the age of 30. Americans won the first nine events of the 2012 PGA TOUR season before Rory McIlroy captured The Honda Classic. The last time Americans had a victory streak that long was during the 1991 season when U.S. players won the first 11 events until Ian Woosnam of Wales broke the streak with a win at the USF&G Classic, now known as the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. With his victory at The Honda Classic, Rory McIlroy moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, taking over the top spot from Luke Donald. McIlroy (22 years, 10 months) becoming the second-youngest player to achieve the top spot. Only Tiger Woods was younger, moving into the No. 1 position on June 15, 1997 at the age of 21 years, 24 weeks. Justin Rose was voted the PGA TOUR Player of the Month presented by Avis for March thanks to a victory at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship and a T5 at the Honda Classic. Business Update On September 1 of 2011, PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus and NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus announced the completion of unprecedented broadcast network television agreements that will secure the PGA TOUR s television rights for the next 10 years. With the current deals running through 2012, the new nine-year agreements with CBS and NBC will extend from 2013 through the 2021 season, coinciding with the remaining years of the PGA TOUR s exclusive 15-year cable television agreement with Golf Channel that began in Title sponsor extensions during 2012 calendar year: Honda (through 2016), Valero (2018) and MasterCard (2016). Charity The Valero Texas Open exemplifies excellence when in comes to charitable contributions and 2011 was no different. Together with the Valero Texas Open Benefit for Children Golf Classic, the Valero Texas Open contributed a record total of $9 million to charity, which, once again, ranked as the top fundraising event on the PGA TOUR and marked the fifth consecutive year that these events generated at least $8 million in charitable giving. Since 2002, when the Benefit for Children Golf Classic became part of tournament week for the Valero Texas Open, the event has generated more than $62 million for charity. The Valero Texas Open also honors the military by offering admission to active duty personnel and one guest with valid identification. Once inside the tournament, troops can enjoy a military pavilion and a Wounded Warrior Pavilion.

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