The 2022 Valero Texas Open will be underway this week. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and Hideki Matsuyama are among the top golfers expected to have success at TPC San Antonio this week, but here are three sleepers who could be making even louder noises there. Check out some of the sleepers in the 2022 Valero Texas Open below.
Hojgaard hasn’t been very active in this PGA TOUR season, as he’s only made three starts thus far, but that’s also a big reason why he’s been flying under the radar. Ranked 106th in the world, Hojgaard has been making more noise outside of the PGA TOUR, as he is 8 of 8 in his last eight worldwide starts, including a solo sixth-place finish at the Corales Puntacana Championship.
Another player who’s not getting much attention is Lahiri, making him another sleeper. He is only 6 of 13 this season but has made the cut in each of his last two PGA TOUR starts, including a fantastic second-place showing at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he fired a 12-under 276 to garner a total of 330 FedExCup points. Perhaps not many people also know that he had a top-10 finish last year at the 2021 Valero Texas Open, going fifth with a 10-under 278 to take home over $315,000.
The 28-year-old NeSmith is 10 of 15 this season but is coming off his best finish to date this campaign. In his last start, he went with a T3 at the Valspar Championship and is now 3 of 4 in his last four starts. He was 34th last year at the 2021 Valero Texas Open.
