Valero Texas Open prize money
Every Valero Texas Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. J.J. Spaun took $1,764,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 27 editions here.
The same tournament has run as H.E.B. Texas Open, LaCantera Texas Open, Texas Open, Texas Open at LaCantera, Westin Texas Open, Westin Texas Open at LaCantera. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every Valero Texas Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | J.J. Spaun | USA | $1,764,000$1.8m | 70 |
| 2025 | Brian Harman | USA | $1,710,000$1.7m | 65 |
| 2024 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | $1,656,000$1.7m | 82 |
| 2023 | Corey Conners | CAN | $1,602,000$1.6m | 71 |
| 2022 | J.J. Spaun | USA | $1,548,000$1.5m | 72 |
| 2021 | Jordan Spieth | USA | $1,386,000$1.4m | 78 |
| 2019 | Corey Conners | CAN | $1,350,000$1.4m | 79 |
| 2018 | Andrew Landry | USA | $1,116,000 | 80 |
| 2017 | Kevin Chappell | USA | $1,116,000 | 76 |
| 2016 | Charley Hoffman | USA | $1,116,000 | 76 |
| 2015 | Jimmy Walker | USA | $1,116,000 | 68 |
| 2014 | Steven Bowditch | AUS | $1,116,000 | 68 |
| 2013 | Martin Laird | SCO | $1,116,000 | 62 |
| 2012 | no first place held | - | 51 | |
| 2011 | Brendan Steele | USA | $1,116,000 | 55 |
| 2010 | Adam Scott | AUS | $1,098,000 | 41 |
| 2009 | Zach Johnson | USA | $1,098,000 | 36 |
| 2008 | Zach Johnson | USA | $810,000 | 44 |
| 2007 | Justin Leonard | USA | $810,000 | 33 |
| 2006 | Eric Axley | USA | $720,000 | 31 |
| 2005 | no first place held | - | 30 | |
| 2004 | no first place held | - | 28 | |
| 2003 | no first place held | - | 24 | |
| 2002 | no first place held | - | 20 | |
| 2001 | Justin Leonard | USA | $540,000 | 20 |
| 2000 | Justin Leonard | USA | $468,000 | 17 |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 14 |
We hold no first place for six of these 27 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Four players have taken the Valero Texas Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Leonard | 3 | 2007, 2001, 2000 | $1,818,000$1.8m |
| J.J. Spaun | 2 | 2026, 2022 | $3,312,000$3.3m |
| Corey Conners | 2 | 2023, 2019 | $2,952,000$3.0m |
| Zach Johnson | 2 | 2009, 2008 | $1,908,000$1.9m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2001 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other one are in the table above, back to 2000.
The 2026 top ten
5 April 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -17 | $1,764,000$1.8m |
| T2 | Matt Wallace | ENG | -16 | $741,533 |
| T2 | Michael Kim | USA | -16 | $741,533 |
| T2 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -16 | $741,533 |
| T5 | Andrew Putnam | USA | -15 | $378,525 |
| T5 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -15 | $378,525 |
| 7 | Chun-an Yu | TPE | -14 | $330,750 |
| T8 | Chandler Phillips | USA | -13 | $296,450 |
| T8 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | -13 | $296,450 |
| T10 | Austin Eckroat | USA | -11 | $237,650 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Valero Texas Open in 2026?
J.J. Spaun, on 5 April 2026. The win was worth $1,764,000.
How much does the Valero Texas Open winner get?
The 2026 champion took $1,764,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 27 editions on this page is $1,764,000, which J.J. Spaun collected in 2026.
Who has won the Valero Texas Open most often?
Justin Leonard, three times: 2000, 2001, 2007. Those wins paid $1,818,000 between them.
How far back does Valero Texas Open prize money go here?
To 1999. This page carries 27 editions and 1,391 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for six of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, Rocket Classic, Charles Schwab Challenge, Texas Children's Houston Open, RBC Canadian Open, World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Farmers Insurance Open, THE NORTHERN TRUST, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and The American Express. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.