Valero Texas Open: Windy Saturday Sets Stage for Final Round
After a windy Saturday at the Valero Texas Open, Kevin Chappell is alone at the top.
The stage is set for the final round at the Valero Texas Open, and as has been the case all week, we should be in for some compelling action. Texas has all kinds of unique character traits — for instance, its own meteorological events.
Perhaps the most annoying of these events is what’s called a “blue norther.” A blue norther is a cold front that blows in from the north and dramatically ruins outdoor activities almost instantly. One minute, it’s a perfect day, but look north and you’ll see an dark blue wave of angry clouds speeding towards you. Then the north wind hits, and you almost lose your breath as the temperature seems to drop 50 degrees in about two minutes.
Then, of course, the patch of bad weather seems to linger around for a day or two like a really bad house guest. The standard blue norther typically shows up in October or November and loves to ruin Homecoming.
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The AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio is 7500 yards of Golf Hell on earth on the very best of days. Long and treacherous, it’s one of the toughest stops on tour with no apologies. The course yields scores more in line with a major championship venue than a typical PGA Tour stop. The Oaks Course does not need the assistance of an unseasonal and unwanted blue norther to defend its honor. However, it got one on Saturday, and as a result, the field produced a 177-over-par cumulative round that was almost painful to watch.
That said, for the third week in a row it appears everyone not blown all the way to Corpus will still have a chance to win on Sunday. Kevin Chappell got into the clubhouse as the 54-hole leader at eight-under-par, but there are nine players within two shots of the lead, setting us up for another terrific Sunday.
The weather should be much improved, which should allow for at least some offense to be played, and with so much traffic at the top of the leaderboard, someone’s going to have to put on a good performance in order to win the hardware. This should be another great Sunday of PGA Tour action.
CBS has live coverage of the Valero Texas Open starting at 2 p.m. CST.
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