Monday qualifiers: Valero Texas Open

The Valero Texas Open offered the opportunity for golfers to play their way into the field at TPC San Antonio via a Monday qualifier. Alex Welch claimed low medalist at Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club in Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, with a 6-under 66. Tom Adrounie and PGA TOUR winner Adam Long each carded 5-under 67s, to earn spots in the field at TPC San Antonio. Peter Kuest achieved the final spot in the field overcoming a 5-for-1 playoff to punch his ticket for the Valero Texas Open.

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Alex Welch (6-under 66)

Age: 23
Hometown: League City, Texas
PGA TOUR starts: 0

Notes: Carded six birdies in a bogey-free 6-under day around Fair Oaks … Will be making his first start on the PGA TOUR. … Works at his family’s hardware store in the Houston area, where he plays out of Magnolia Creek Golf Club, practicing after his shifts. … Played collegiately for Texas A&M-Commerce but hasn’t found success on minitours and had to get through a pre-qualifier just to make it to his first Monday qualifier.

Adam Long (5-under 67)

Age: 36
Hometown: Jupiter, Florida
Alma mater: Duke University
PGA TOUR starts: 153
Cuts made: 80
Best PGA TOUR finish: First, 2019 The American Express

Notes: Made an eagle and five birdies en route to a 5-under 67… Made the cut at last week’s Texas Children’s Houston Open, the only cut he has made this season on TOUR in four starts.

Tom Adrounie (5-under 67)

Age: 34
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
PGA TOUR starts: 1
Cuts made: 0

Notes: Eagled the first hole at Fair Oaks for a 5-under 67 … Previous PGA TOUR start was at 2023 Puerto Rico Open … Teed it up twice on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica. … Took an allergy pill the night before last year’s Valero Monday qualifier and slept through his 8 a.m. tee time. “My alarm was going off, my wife was calling me, and, uh, yeah, I missed that one,” he said. “… Probably the worst day of my golfing career, but to make it through today is really cool.”

Peter Kuest (4-under 68; advanced via playoff)

Age: 25
Hometown: American Fork, Utah
Alma mater: BYU
PGA TOUR starts: 21
Cuts made: 11
Best PGA TOUR finish: T4, 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic

Notes: Prevailed in a 5-for-1 playoff to secure the final spot in the Valero field … Birdied the second playoff hole making a 25-foot putt … Made one cut so far in six starts during the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season … Advanced from a 4-for-3 playoff at the open qualifier for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic and went on to finish T4, his first career top-10 on TOUR.