Who is leading at the Valero Texas Open 2024 after Thursday? Day 1 leaderboard explored

Akshay Bhatia fired a low 9-under 63 in the opening round of the Valero Texas Open to take a three-shot lead after the first round.

Bhatia was off to a flying start at the TPC San Antonio in his attempt to earn the spot at the upcoming Masters Tournament as he birdied four holes in the front nine. The back nine was even better with five birdies, two of them came back to back on the final holes of the day.

For the uninitiated, the Valero Texas Open is the last chance for more than 120 players to earn the Masters invite, given it is the last event before the players head to Augusta National.

Justin Lower and Brendon Todd shot a 6-under 66 to finish three strokes behind Bhatia after the first round of the Valero Texas Open. Max Homa, Austin Eckroat, Denny McCarthy, and Tyson Alexander were tied for fourth after shooting a 4-under 68.

Patrick Rodgers, Trace Crowe, and Taylor Montgomery were the three players who pulled out of the Valero Texas Open after Thursday's round.

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Leaderboard explored for the Valero Texas Open 2024 after the first round

Here's the leaderboard for the Valero Texas Open 2024 after Thursday:

• 1. Akshay Bhatia: -9
• T2. Brendon Todd: -6
• T2. Justin Lower: -6
• T4. Austin Eckroat: -4
• T4. Max Homa: -4
• T4. Denny McCarthy: -4
• T4. Tyson Alexander: -4
• T8. Ben Griffin: -3
• T8. Matti Schmid: -3
• T8. Rory McIlroy: -3
• T8. Adam Svensson: -3
• T8. Russell Henley: -3
• T8. Bronson Burgoon: -3
• T8. Kevin Chappell: -3
• T8. Peter Kuest: -3
• T8. Hayden Springer: -3
• T17. Lucas Glover: -2
• T17. Alexander Björk: -2
• T17. Jorge Campillo: -2
• T17. Chan Kim: -2
• T17. Ryan Moore: -2
• T17. Collin Morikawa: -2
• T17. Corey Conners: -2
• T17. Erik van Rooyen: -2
• T17. J.B. Holmes: -2
• T17. Zach Johnson: -2
• T17. Davis Thompson: -2
• T17. Ryan Fox: -2
• T17. Harrison Endycott: -2
• T30. Martin Laird: -1
• T30. Ben Martin: -1
• T30. Tyler Duncan: -1
• T30. Robby Shelton: -1
• T30. Nick Hardy: -1
• T30. Tommy Fleetwood: -1
• T30. Camilo Villegas: -1
• T30. Adam Schenk: -1
• T30. Kevin Streelman: -1
• T30. C.T. Pan: -1
• T30. Rico Hoey: -1
• T30. Pierceson Coody: -1
• T30. Taylor Pendrith: -1
• T30. Maverick McNealy: -1
• T30. Brian Harman: -1
• T30. Matt Fitzpatrick: -1
• T30. Troy Merritt: -1
• T30. Doug Ghim: -1
• T30. David Lipsky: -1
• T30. Chandler Phillips: -1
• T30. Ryo Hisatsune: -1
• T30. Ben Silverman: -1
• T52. Aaron Baddeley: E
• T52. Nate Lashley: E
• T52. Joseph Bramlett: E
• T52. Garrick Higgo: E
• T52. Grayson Murray: E
• T52. Josh Teater: E
• T52. Sam Stevens: E
• T52. Callum Tarren: E
• T52. Kevin Yu: E
• T52. Tom Whitney: E
• T52. Victor Perez: E
• T52. Norman Xiong: E
• T52. Mac Meissner: E
• T52. Thorbjørn Olesen: E
• T52. Ryan McCormick: E
• T52. Andrew Putnam: E
• T52. Aaron Rai: E
• T52. Charley Hoffman: E
• T52. Nicolai Højgaard: E
• T52. Chad Ramey: E
• T52. Ludvig Åberg: E
• T52. Harris English: E
• T52. Vincent Norrman: E
• T52. Ben Taylor: E
• T52. Dylan Wu: E
• T52. Parker Coody: E
• T52. Wilson Furr: E
• T52. Kevin Dougherty: E