SAN ANTONIO – Alamo Heights alum Mac Meissner returned to his hometown course Thursday, vying for the Valero Texas Open crown for the fourth time in his career.
Meissner endured wet conditions on Day 1 at TPC San Antonio, posting a 1-under-par 71 with four birdies and three bogeys.
“I had a lot of good shots from the fairway that didn’t end up how I was hoping they would,” Meissner said. “So, pretty frustrated with how it turned out. Don’t love bogeying the last hole, but anything under par is still a good round out here, so I’ll take it.”
Emotions were fresh for Meissner right after his round, but being back in San Antonio remained special.
“I grew up watching this one, my parents live 30 minutes from here,” Meissner said. “It’s very special to be able to play in front of, in front of the home crowd.”
“I went to high school here,” Meissner continued, “and I still try and come back down here as much as I can.”
“I love playing at home. Texas is obviously home for me,” Meissner said. “Any chance we get to play in Texas—I’m really happy.”
Meissner teed off in the morning grouping with Ryan Palmer and Dylan Wu.
He expressed frustration with several approach shots that did not yield expected results despite solid fairway play.
The Valero Texas Open continues Friday at TPC San Antonio.