2019ValeroTexasOpen(The24thof46eventsinthePGATOURSeason)

SanAntonio,Texas April4-7,2019 FedExCupPoints:500Purse:$7,500,000 TPCSanAntonio–AT&TOaksCourse Par/Yards:36-36—72/7,435

Third-RoundNotes–Saturday,April6,2019

Weather:Overcast,withintermi@entshowersthroughouttheday.Highof78.SEwind10-15mph.

54-holecut:70professionalsat1-under215

Third-RoundLeaderboard

ThingstoKnow

• SiWooKimtakes54-holelead/co-leadforasecond>meonthePGATOUR• CoreyConnerslookstobecomethefirstMondayQualifiertowinsince2010• 2016ValeroTexasOpenwinnerCharleyHoffmanshoots64,lowroundoftheweek• FedExCuppointsleaderMaUKucharmovesintothetop10witha5-under67

Third-RoundLeadNotes6 Third-roundleaders/co-leaderstowintheValeroTexasOpensincemovingtoTPCSanAntonioin2010

(mostrecent:AndrewLandry/2018)12 Third-roundleaders/co-leaderstowinin2018-19

(mostrecent:GraemeMcDowell/CoralesPuntacanaResort&ClubChampionship)

SiWooKim(1st/-15)Age:23(June28,1995)

EnteringtheWeek#34 FedExCup#61 OfficialWorldGolfRanking116 PGATOURstarts2 PGATOURwins13 PGATOURstartsin2018-193 PGATOURtop-10sin2018-193 StartsatValeroTexasOpen

PosiXon Name Score

1 SiWooKim 66-66-69—201(-15)

2 CoreyConners 69-67-66—202(-14)

3 CharleyHoffman 71-68-64—203(-13)

• Followingback-to-back6-under66s,madefourbirdiesagainstonebogeytoposta3-under69• Takesa54-holelead/co-leadforthesecond>meonthePGATOUR(2016WyndhamChampionship/1st)• WithawinSunday,wouldbecomethefirstplayerfromSouthKoreatowintheValeroTexasOpenandfirst

interna>onalwinneroftheeventsince2014(StevenBowditch)• Withawin,wouldbecomethefifhinterna>onalwinneronthePGATOURinasmanyweeks;Francesco

Molinari/ArnoldPalmerInvita>onalpresentedbyMastercard,RoryMcIlroy/PLAYERSChampionship,PaulCasey/ValsparChampionship,GraemeMcDowell/CoralesPuntacanaResort&ClubChampionship

• SeekstobecomethePGATOUR’sfirstwire-to-wirewinnersinceBrandtSnedeker(2018WyndhamChampionship)

• Acedthepar-316thholeinroundtwo.Withawin,wouldbecomethethirdplayertorecordanaceenroutetowinningthisseason:J.B.Holmes(GenesisOpen),FrancescoMolinari(ArnoldPalmerInvita>onalpresentedbyMastercard)

• Makinghisfourthconsecu>vestartattheValeroTexasOpen:T45/2018,T22/2017,MC/2016• Seasonhighlightedbythreetop-10finishes:3rd/GenesisOpen,T4/AT&TPebbleBeachPro-Am,T10/CIMB

Classic• InsearchofhisthirdcareerPGATOURwinandfirstsincethe2017THEPLAYERSChampionship

CoreyConners(2nd/-14)• Openedwiththreestraightbirdiesenroutetoa6-under66andsolopossessionofsecondplace• Withawinthisweek,wouldbecomethefirstMondayQualifiertowinonthePGATOURsinceArjunAtwal

(2010WyndhamChampionship)• Playingoutofthe126-150categoryonthePGATOURthisseason,ismakinghis13thstart.Hascollecteda

pairoftop-3finishes(SandersonFarmsChampionship/2nd,SonyOpeninHawaii/T3).Currently66thintheFedExCup

• InhisrookieyearonthePGATOURin2017-18,finishedNo.130intheFedExCupstandings• Missedthecutinfiveofhislastsixstartsbeforethisweek(T41/THEPLAYERSChampionship)

CharleyHoffman(3rd/-13)• 2016ValeroTexasOpenchampionCharleyHoffmanplayedhislastfiveholesin5-under(birdie-par-birdie-

birdie-eagle)toposttheweek’slowestscoreof8-under64• Ismakinghis14thconsecu>vestartintheValeroTexasOpen,wherehehasamassedfivetop-10finishes;

1st/2016,T3/2013,T2/2011,T9/2009andT8/2006• BestscoreatTPCSanAntoniobeforethisweek(36rounds)wasa6-under66(R1/2016/1st)• Isaperfect14/14inmadecutsintheValeroTexasOpen• InsearchofhisfifhcareerPGATOURwinandfirstsincethe2016ValeroTexasOpen• Isinsearchofhisfirsttop-10finishonthePGATOURsincethe2017WorldGolfChampionships-FedExSt.

JudeInvita>onal(3rd)

MiscellaneousNotes• Withfourbirdiesandaneagleatthepar-514th,JhonaUanVegasposteda5-under67tomovetoT4at11-

under205.BestofsevenpreviousfinishesintheeventisT34(2017)• JordanSpieth(T16)struggledonhisoutgoingninewithtwodoublebogeysandtwobogeysenroutetoa

6-over42.Hereboundedontheinwardhalfwithfivebirdies(12,14,16-18)fora31toshoot1-over73.Seeksfirsttop-10onTOURsincethe2018OpenChampionship(T9)

• RickieFowler(T16),whobeganthedayT2at8-under136,madeaneagle-3atthe18thholetoshoot1-over73inhisbidtobecomethefirstplayertowintheValeroTexasOpeninhisfirststartsinceBenCur>s(2012)

• NickTaylor(T46)acedthe13thholefrom221yardsusinga4-ironenroutetoa1-under71

Bogey-freerounds:R1(3):TedPoUer,Jr.(68),GraemeMcDowell(69),SeamusPower(69)R2(5):SiWooKim(66),MaUJones(68),Cur>sLuck(68),SamBurns(69),HaoTongLi(70)R3(6):JasonKokrak(65),LucasGlover(66),JimFuryk(68),MackenzieHughes(69),RichyWerenski(69),BrianStuard(70)

ScoringAverages:Front9 Back9 Total CumulaXve

R1: 36.245 35.154 71.399 --R2: 36.113 35.447 71.560 71.479R3: 35.912 34.962 70.875 71.346

HardestholeR1:Par-4fourth(4.245);R2:Par-4ninth(4.298);R3:Par-4fourth(4.363)

EasiestholeR1:Par-514th(4.643);R2:Par-514th(4.617);R3:Par-514th(4.475)