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PGA Tour Houston Open: Golf Odds and Prediction

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Houston Open Background

The Houston Open had been played in the spring the week before the Masters from 2007-18 but was shifted to the fall this year and thus not part of the 2018-19 Tour season. It lost that prime pre-Masters date in part because Shell dropped its sponsorship. This will also be the last time the tournament will be held at the Golf Club of Houston, a par 72 measuring 7,441 yards. Event officials would try to set it up similar to Augusta National as a Masters warm-up. The Houston Open is moving to Memorial Park Golf Course in 2020 with that course getting a multi-million-dollar facelift.

Baseball fans might also recognize this event’s new logo as it’s similar to the one used by MLB’s Astros. That team’s owner, Jim Crane, is a major force behind this tournament and the Astros Foundation has a five-year agreement with the Tour to run it.

This tournament debuted in 1946 and was won by the legendary Byron Nelson. Arnold Palmer was a two-time champion. Jack Nicklaus never won but finished second a couple of times. The defending champion is Ian Poulter. That was very fitting because Poulter was told mistakenly a week earlier he had earned a spot in the Masters. Since that was wrong, his only ticket in was to win the Houston Open. He beat Beau Hossler in a playoff. Poulter isn’t playing this year.

Houston Open Betting Favourites

Houston Open

  • Henrik Stenson +900
  • Russell Henley +1800
  • Daniel Berger +2200
  • Cameron Champ +2200
  • Brian Harman +2200
  • Pat Perez +2800
  • Scottie Scheffler +3000
  • Kyle Stanley +3300
  • Denny McCarthy +3500
  • Sebastian Munoz +4000
  • Lanto Griffin +4000
  • Harris English +4000
  • Russell Knox +4000
  • Sam Ryder +4500
  • Matt Jones +4500
  • Keegan Bradley +4500
  • Bud Cauley +5000
  • Beau Hossler +5000
  • Cameron Tringale +5000
  • Luke List +5000
  • Nick Taylor +5000
  • Bronson Burgoon +5500
  • Kevin Chappell +5500
  • Carlos Ortiz +6000
  • Martin Laird +6000
  • Jhonattan Vegas +6600
  • Brian Gay +6600
  • Xin Jun Zhang +6600
  • Tom Lewis +6600
  • Nick Watney +6600
  • Robby Shelton +7000
  • Aaron Baddeley +7000
  • Richy Werenski +7000
  • Andrew Landry +7000
  • Peter Uihlein +8000
  • Brice Garnett +8000
  • Brendan Steele +8000
  • Lucas Bjerregaard +8000
  • Austin Cook +8000
  • Scott Stallings +9000
  • Patton Kizzire +9000
  • Michael Thompson +9000
  • Tom Hoge +9000
  • Doc Redman +10000
  • Jason Dufner +10000
  • Patrick Rodgers +10000
  • Mark Hubbard +10000
  • Sam Burns +10000
  • Jim Herman +10000
  • Kramer Hickok +10000
  • Zac Blair +10000
  • Robert Streb +10000
  • Harry Higgs +10000
  • Scott Harrington +11000
  • Ryan Armour +11000
  • Stewart Cink +11000
  • Joseph Bramlett +11000
  • J J Spaun +11000
  • Matt Every +11000
  • Roger Sloan +11000
  • David Hearn +11000
  • Sepp Straka +11000
  • Cameron Davis +11000
  • Grayson Murray +11000
  • Matthew NeSmith +11000
  • Johnson Wagner +12500
  • Doug Ghim +12500
  • Talor Gooch +12500
  • Kristoffer Ventura +14000
  • Scott Brown +14000
  • Hank Lebioda +14000
  • Bill Haas +14000
  • Roberto Castro +14000
  • Peter Malnati +14000
  • Rob Oppenheim +15000
  • D J Trahan +15000
  • Dominic Bozzelli +15000
  • Shawn Stefani +15000
  • Mackenzie Hughes +16000
  • George McNeill +16000
  • Zack Sucher +17500
  • Ryan Brehm +17500
  • James Hahn +17500
  • Brandon Wu +17500
  • Tyler Duncan +17500
  • Bo Hoag +17500
  • Maverick McNealy +20000
  • Chris Stroud +20000
  • Seamus Power +20000
  • John Huh +20000
  • Henrik Norlander +20000
  • Rhein Gibson +20000
  • Rafael Campos +22500
  • Ben Crane +22500
  • Mark Anderson +22500
  • Josh Teater +22500
  • Jr Ted Potter +22500
  • Chase Seiffert +22500
  • David Lingmerth +25000
  • Brendon Todd +25000
  • Wes Roach +25000
  • Tyler McCumber +25000
  • Brandon Hagy +25000
  • Ben Taylor +25000
  • Jonathan Byrd +25000
  • Vincent Whaley +30000
  • Cole Hammer +30000
  • Robert Garrigus +35000
  • Chris Baker +35000
  • Sebastian Cappelen +35000
  • Hunter Mahan +35000
  • Alex Cejka +35000
  • Boo Weekley +40000
  • Chandler Phillips +40000
  • Graham DeLaet +40000
  • Sangmoon Bae +40000
  • Vince Covello +40000
  • Michael Kim +40000
  • Michael Gligic +40000
  • John Merrick +40000
  • J J Henry +40000
  • Nelson Ledesma +50000
  • Michael Perras +50000
  • John Senden +50000
  • Derek Ernst +50000
  • Bo Van Pelt +50000
  • D A Points +50000
  • Michael Gellerman +50000
  • Chad Campbell +50000
  • Martin Trainer +60000
  • Rich Beem +75000
  • Braden Bailey +75000
  • Tim Herron +100000
  • Kevin Stadler +100000
  • Arjun Atwal +100000
  • Omar Uresti +150000
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Henrik Stenson, one of three players in the field who have won major championships, is the +900 favourite. Since 2009, he has finished in the Top 10 in Houston four times, including a T6 last time it was held.

Big drop-off after Stenson in the Sports Interaction odds with Brian Harman at +2000, Cameron Champ and Daniel Berger both +2200 and Pat Perez +2800. Harman missed the cut when he played here last in 2017. Champ won a couple of weeks ago but missed the cut last week in Las Vegas. He hasn’t played here. Berger was fifth in Houston in 2016 & ’17. Perez comes off a third-place finish last week.  

Canadian Golfer Odds

No golfer from Canada has won this tournament or even finished runner-up. Roger Sloan is +10000 to win. He missed the cut last week and missed the cut in his last Houston appearance in 2015. David Hearn is +12500. He last played Houston in 2016 and was 46th. Mackenzie Hughes is +20000. He has missed three straight cuts and also missed here in 2018. Michael Gligic is +35000 as he debuts here.

Houston Open Predictions

Take Stenson and Russell Henley for Top 10s but the winner at +4000 is Keegan Bradley. He has made seven cuts in eight appearances in Houston with three Top 10s.