J.J. Spaun is the ninth first-time winner on the PGA Tour this season.
He’s also earned his first and the final spot in all in the 2022 Masters Tournament, which starts in five days at Augusta National Golf Club.
Sunday at TPC San Antonio, Spaun overcame an opening-hole double bogey to win, the first golfer take card as double bogey on the first hole of a final round yet still go on to win since Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open.
His final-round 69 included five birdies 12 pars, including the last four holes, to pocket the $1,548,000 first-place prize.
Matt Jones and Matt Kuchar finished tied fore second, two shots back. Four golfers finished tied for fourth, three back, including Charles Howell III, who recorded his 98th top-10 finish in 603 starts on the PGA Tour.
Check out the prize money payouts for the entire field at the 2022 Valero Texas Open.
| Finish | Player | Score | Money |
| 1 | J.J. Spaun | -13 | $1,548,000 |
| T2 | Matt Jones | -11 | $765,400 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | -11 | $765,400 |
| T4 | Adam Hadwin | -10 | $344,000 |
| T4 | Troy Merritt | -10 | $344,000 |
| T4 | Charles Howell III | -10 | $344,000 |
| T4 | Beau Hossler | -10 | $344,000 |
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | -9 | $234,350 |
| T8 | Matthias Schwab | -9 | $234,350 |
| T8 | Gary Woodland | -9 | $234,350 |
| T8 | Brendon Todd | -9 | $234,350 |
| T8 | Dylan Frittelli | -9 | $234,350 |
| T13 | Zach Johnson | -8 | $158,670 |
| T13 | Mito Pereira | -8 | $158,670 |
| T13 | Anirban Lahiri | -8 | $158,670 |
| T13 | Si Woo Kim | -8 | $158,670 |
| T13 | Scott Stallings | -8 | $158,670 |
| T18 | Rasmus Hojgaard | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Henrik Stenson | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Nate Lashley | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Scott Gutschewski | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Jhonattan Vegas | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Aaron Baddeley | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Lucas Glover | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Kevin Streelman | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Kevin Chappell | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Denny McCarthy | -7 | $92,606 |
| T18 | Brandt Snedeker | -7 | $92,606 |
| T29 | Jared Wolfe | -6 | $55,112 |
| T29 | Vincent Whaley | -6 | $55,112 |
| T29 | Tony Finau | -6 | $55,112 |
| T29 | Martin Laird | -6 | $55,112 |
| T29 | Richard Bland | -6 | $55,112 |
| T29 | Aaron Rai | -6 | $55,112 |
| T35 | Jordan Spieth | -5 | $41,925 |
| T35 | Corey Conners | -5 | $41,925 |
| T35 | Robert MacIntyre | -5 | $41,925 |
| T35 | Adam Long | -5 | $41,925 |
| T35 | Chris Kirk | -5 | $41,925 |
| T35 | Maverick McNealy | -5 | $41,925 |
| T41 | Andrew Putnam | -4 | $30,530 |
| T41 | C.T. Pan | -4 | $30,530 |
| T41 | Greyson Sigg | -4 | $30,530 |
| T41 | John Huh | -4 | $30,530 |
| T41 | J.T. Poston | -4 | $30,530 |
| T41 | Chad Ramey | -4 | $30,530 |
| T41 | Peter Malnati | -4 | $30,530 |
| T48 | David Skinns | -3 | $22,308 |
| T48 | Richy Werenski | -3 | $22,308 |
| T48 | William McGirt | -3 | $22,308 |
| T48 | Brendan Steele | -3 | $22,308 |
| T48 | Ryan Palmer | -3 | $22,308 |
| T53 | Chesson Hadley | -2 | $20,244 |
| T53 | Henrik Norlander | -2 | $20,244 |
| T53 | Lanto Griffin | -2 | $20,244 |
| T53 | Roger Sloan | -2 | $20,244 |
| T53 | Luke List | -2 | $20,244 |
| T58 | Luke Donald | -1 | $19,522 |
| T58 | Patrick Rodgers | -1 | $19,522 |
| T58 | Hudson Swafford | -1 | $19,522 |
| T61 | Austin Smotherman | E | $19,092 |
| T61 | Russell Knox | E | $19,092 |
| T63 | Bill Haas | 1 | $18,576 |
| T63 | Davis Riley | 1 | $18,576 |
| T63 | Ben Martin | 1 | $18,576 |
| T63 | Seung-yul Noh | 1 | $18,576 |
| T67 | Sahith Theegala | 2 | $18,060 |
| T67 | Doc Redman | 2 | $18,060 |
| T69 | Peter Uihlein | 3 | $17,716 |
| T69 | James Hahn | 3 | $17,716 |
| T71 | Jim Herman | 6 | $17,372 |
| T71 | Wyndham Clark | 6 | $17,372 |
