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Power rankings: Valero Texas Open

Magnolia Lane is in view, but the Masters won't be here until the PGA Tour takes a two-week detour through Texas beginning with the Valero Texas Open.

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Steven Bowditch is the defending champion at the Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio. Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson are the headliners this week, with the likes of Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson looking to get Masters ready.

here are our top five players for this week:

1. Jordan Spieth -- Spieth won the Valspar and is a top-10 machine, including a 10th-place finish here last year.

2. Jim Furyk -- Furyk's looked very good this year and has been in the top six in his last two Valero starts.

3. Dustin Johnson -- Johnson has never played in this event, but you have to love his current form, including that Doral win.

4. Jason Kokrak -- Kokrak has looked good of late, with a T-7 in Tampa and a T-6 at Bay Hill. He's not a great putter, which could hurt him on these Greg Norman greens.

5. Brendan Steele -- Steele picked up his first PGA Tour win here in 2011, then was T-4 in his title defense. He's been in the money a lot of late.


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