Gonzalo Fernández Castaño (+8) wasn't able to overcome the obstacles presented by the strong winds in a very tough first round at the Valero Texas Open, in which the average results were just tenths of a point above 79 shots...
The Spanish golfer played in the afternoon session at the JW Marriott TPC San Antonio, which in reality was the least harsh session, due to the fact that the wind caused even more commotion in the morning (no player during the morning session was able to finish under course par and only thirteen managed to do so by the end of the day), and in fact he made some more than acceptable plays up until the 15th hole, taking the difficult conditions into consideration. However, a triple bogey at this point complicated things for the Madrid native, who now finds himself at precisely three shots away from making the cut. Gonzalo had to go backwards on his second shot after a bad start off the tee on the 15th, the most difficult on the course in the first round.
The conditions of the second round await to be seen in order to assess the Spanish golfer's options, like making the cut, now situated at +5, and could continue to fluctuate.
