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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open Friday tee times, TV and streaming info

Everything you need to know for the second round in Houston.

After stops in Bermuda and Mexico the last two weeks the PGA Tour is back in the United States, deep in the heart of Texas.

Memorial Park Golf Course plays host to the Tour’s newly-named 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open this week, but it will be without last year’s winner (and last week’s runner up) Carlos Ortiz, who withdrew with an injury on Tuesday.

A municipal golf course that hosted a PGA Tour event for the first time since 1963 last year, Memorial Park will play to a par 70 at 7,412 yards.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round in Houston. All times listed are ET.

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Tee times

1st tee

Tee time	Players
7:40 a.m.	Mackenzie Hughes, Sangmoon Bae, Hank Lebioda
7:51 a.m.	Peter Malnati, Adam Schenk, Wyndham Clark
8:02 a.m.	Cameron Tringale, Scottie Scheffler, Roger Sloan
8:13 a.m.	Hudson Swafford, Jason Day, Brian Harman
8:24 a.m.	Sungjae Im, Sam Burns, Max Homa
8:35 a.m.	Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton
8:46 a.m.	Seamus Power, Kevin Tway, Jared Wolfe
8:57 a.m.	Russell Knox, James Hahn, Matthew NeSmith
9:08 a.m.	Tom Hoge, J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy
9:19 a.m.	David Lipsky, Dawie van der Walt, Rodolfo Cazaubòn
9:30 a.m.	Aaron Rai, Paul Barjon, Cameron Sisk
12:25 p.m.	Scott Stallings, Kelly Kraft, Bronson Burgoon
12:36 p.m.	Brice Garnett, Lee Westwood, Doc Redman
12:47 p.m.	Scott Piercy, Kevin Streelman, Harold Varner III
12:58 p.m.	Stewart Cink, Francesco Molinari, Zach Johnson
1:09 p.m.	Joel Dahmen, Joaquin Niemann, Keith Mitchell
1:20 p.m.	Dylan Frittelli, Graeme McDowell, Jimmy Walker
1:31 p.m.	Branden Grace, Gary Woodland, Danny Willett
1:42 p.m.	Jason Kokrak, Robert Streb, Nate Lashley
1:53 p.m.	Brian Stuard, Bill Haas, Denny McCarthy
2:04 p.m.	Joseph Bramlett, Mito Pereira, Taylor Moore
2:15 p.m.	Greyson Sigg, Matthias Schwab, Gilbert Mendez

10th tee

Tee time	Players
7:40 a.m.	Pat Perez, Luke List, Kramer Hickok
7:51 a.m.	Aaron Wise, Jhonattan Vegas, Harry Higgs
8:02 a.m.	Chris Stroud, Max McGreevy, Henrik Norlander
8:13 a.m.	Cam Davis, Jim Herman, Adam Long
8:24 a.m.	Andrew Landry, Tyler Duncan, Martin Trainer
8:35 a.m.	J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry, Ryan Palmer
8:46 a.m.	Erik van Rooyen, Sebastián Muñoz, Chez Reavie
8:57 a.m.	Ian Poulter, Nick Watney, Tyler McCumber
9:08 a.m.	Andrew Putnam, Stephan Jaeger, Shawn Stefani
9:19 a.m.	Vincent Whaley, Lee Hodges, Chase Koepka
9:30 a.m.	Adam Svensson, Chad Ramey, MJ Daffue
12:25 p.m.	Kyle Stanley, Jason Dufner, Russell Henley
12:36 p.m.	Chesson Hadley, Peter Uihlein, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:47 p.m.	Alex Smalley, Talor Gooch, Brandon Hagy
12:58 p.m.	Richy Werenski, Nick Taylor, Henrik Stenson
1:09 p.m.	Patrick Reed, John Huh, Adam Scott
1:20 p.m.	Tony Finau, Marc Leishman, Matthew Wolff
1:31 p.m.	Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Brandt Snedeker
1:42 p.m.	Brian Gay, Sung Kang, C.T. Pan
1:53 p.m.	Anirban Lahiri, Sam Ryder, Sepp Straka
2:04 p.m.	Taylor Pendrith, Sahith Theegala, Ben Silverman
2:15 p.m.	Trey Mullinax, Davis Riley, Connor Arendell

TV, radio information

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. All times ET.

Friday, Nov. 12

TV

Golf Channel: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 12-6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 13

TV

Golf Channel: 2-5 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 12-5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 14

TV

Golf Channel: 2-5 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 12-5 p.m.

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Bang, bang, bang: Talor Gooch is knocking on the door again in the Houston Open

Talor Gooch is once again in the hunt for his first PGA Tour win.

Talor Gooch keeps knocking on the door.

It might open this week in Houston.

Looking right at home at Memorial Park Golf Course, Gooch again put himself in position to win his first PGA Tour title with a 5-under-par 65 in Thursday’s storm-delayed first round of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.

Once a storm front passed that delayed tee times by 2 hours, 30 minutes – one inch of rain fell as lightning flashed and thunder boomed and lift, clean and place was allowed the rest of the day – Gooch continued his impressive 2021-22 season with seven birdies and two bogeys.

Gooch, who holds a share of the course record at Memorial (a 63 in last year’s final round), is making his fifth start of the new season and has posted finishes of T-4, T-11, T-5, and T-11. He’s also finished fourth and in a tie for fourth in his last two starts in the Houston Open.

“Anytime you’re playing well you try to grab on to that momentum, and it can be tough to take it week to week in golf because there’s such a pause between tournament round and the next week’s tournament starting,” said Gooch, 29, who is making his 103^rd start on the PGA Tour. “So you just try to do everything you can to keep doing the same things. I’ve been able to keep doing that through the stretch, so hopefully we can continue it for the rest of this week.”

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Among the early finishers, Gooch sits atop the leaderboard with Marc Leishman and 2017 Houston Open winner Russell Henley. A stroke back was Jason Dufner, the 2013 PGA champion who is playing on a sponsor’s exemption. Another stroke back at 67 was Keith Mitchell.

“Anyone would take 65 any day of the week on the PGA Tour. It was a good day. Always great to start the week off with a low one, feel like you get a little bit ahead of the ballgame,” Gooch said.

He feels he’s ahead of the ballgame on the public course.

“It’s one of my favorite places,” he said. “I grew up on a city golf course back where I’m from. I wasn’t a country club kid, so it’s nice kind of feeling like I’m getting back to my roots. Obviously, this one’s a little bit nicer than what I grew up on, a little bit more challenging, but it’s just nice rolling up and feeling like this is kind of similar to what I grew up playing.”

Dufner, whose most recent of five PGA Tour titles came in the 2017 Memorial, said it was no secret he hasn’t played very well the last three years, his game falling so much he lost full status for this season. Saying he was grateful for the sponsor’s exemption, Dufner was first off alongside Henley and did his best to make the exemption count.

“I was pretty happy for the most part with everything I did, but a couple key parts kind of in the middle of the round a couple times helped kind of glue that round together and maybe turned a 70, 69, 68 into a 66,” he said. “So I’ll take those two shots or three shots with those saves and look to improve on my ball‑striking.”

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Leishman, who is looking for his sixth PGA Tour title and first since the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open (he did team with Cameron Smith to win the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event), bogeyed his last hole. He’s been puzzled about his results for some time now – playing well but not posting scores – and has worked hard to turn things around.

“It can be a crazy game; it can get you down and you can play really well and not have a good score and play mediocre golf and have a really good score,” he said. “You have to try and not let that get to you. I think a fresh season, a new start was pretty good for me. Got me to knuckle down and just really focus and I’ve been playing some good golf.”

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PGA Tour: Houston Open entering critical phase in year two at Memorial Park

Will the event remain at Memorial Park? And will the Tour stay in Houston?

Many of the names are recognizable, but with play underway, the field for the Houston Open is lacking something important — a top-10 player.

The highest-ranked player in this week’s PGA Tour event at Memorial Park is Tony Finau, who currently stands at No. 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Why does it matter? Just last year, the event moved from the private Golf Club of Houston to the municipal Memorial Park after significant investment from Houston Astros owner Jim Crane and his Astros Golf Foundation. Crane’s group funneled enough cash into the muni track to get esteemed designer Tom Doak on board, with Brooks Koepka as a player advisor.

Memorial Park had always been the crown jewel of the Houston public golf scene. Originally built as a nine-hole course in 1912, an extensive redesign by John Bredemus (who had co-founded the Texas Professional Golfers Association in 1922) led to its “official” 18-hole opening in 1936.

From 1947 to 1963, the course hosted a PGA Tour event 14 times. Arnold Palmer won it once and Jack Nicklaus had a second-place finish. Famously, 1965 PGA Championship winner Dave Marr asked that his ashes be spread at Memorial Park — even though he never won there, he credited the track for shaping his career.

And while it maintained its status as one of the state’s top municipal courses for decades after the Tour left in 1964, the big names hit the bricks, heading to the suburbs as part of a disturbing trend. It appeared Memorial Park’s day as a top-flight nationally recognized course had come and gone.

After Crane led a $34 million renovation of the property, it returned to golf’s highest stage, and many expected that because of his connections, Crane would be able to consistently pull a stellar field. For example, then-No. 1 Dustin Johnson — a friend and neighbor of Crane in Florida — played in the 2020 event, citing his relationship with the Astros’ owner as the key.

But this year, Johnson didn’t commit, nor did any others from the top tier. And one player who most assumed would be a yearly staple — No. 11 Jordan Spieth — is expecting his first child in a few weeks and won’t be in the field. While his eagerness to become a parent certainly could be a swaying factor in his decision, Spieth’s poor showing in last year’s event — he missed the cut after rounds of 73 and 71 — couldn’t have helped matters.

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Like it does with many events, the PGA Tour agreed to a five-year deal with Memorial Park, meaning the event has a little time to show its value if it hopes to stay part of the long-term schedule. Before Crane’s involvement, there had been rumblings that the Tour might leave Houston.

The hope is that strong corporate involvement and good ticket sales will force the Tour to reposition Houston somewhere in a Texas swing, which typically runs through late spring. Right now, as a one-off, travel to and from the event is inconvenient for players and their support systems, with this week’s event outside Cancun and the following event in Sea Island, Georgia.

Last year’s field was stronger because it led up to the only fall Masters in history. And it’s not like the field is devoid of star power — a number of top-30 players are taking part, including Finau, Koepka, Sam Burns, local resident Patrick Reed and former University of Texas star Scottie Scheffler.

There’s “good news” on the corporate front, too, as Hewlett Packard Enterprise was brought aboard as a corporate sponsor last week, although the timing of the move is peculiar with just a handful of days until the event was set to tee off.

“We are excited to have Hewlett Packard Enterprise on board as the title sponsor for the 2021 Houston Open,” said Giles Kibbe, the president of the Astros Golf Foundation. “Based in Houston, Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares the same mission as the Astros Golf Foundation, and we are proud to have them join us in representing world-class PGA Tour golf, while giving back to our local Houston community.”

Crane’s foundation is loaded with reserves, so the tournament can take time to build some cache, but it’s unclear if players like the course.

Will the event remain at Memorial Park? Will the Houston Open eventually get shuffled into a Texas swing, giving it the best chance for success? And will the Tour stay in Houston?

These questions are as difficult to answer as picking a winner from the 132-player field.

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Check the yardage book: Memorial Park for the PGA Tour’s Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open

See the hole maps for the site of the PGA Tour’s Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open, where Tom Doak recently completed a renovation.

Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, site of this week’s Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open on the PGA Tour, was recently renovated by architect Tom Doak. The municipal course ranks No. 20 on Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play list in Texas.

The original John Bredemus layout opened in 1936 and hosted the PGA Tour at various times in the 1940s through the 1960s, but it had become overgrown and shaggy while hosting 60,000 rounds a year. Doak in 2019 completed his $34-million renovation funded through a foundation headed by Houston Astros’ owner Jim Crane, and the Tour returned in 2020.

The course will be set up at 7,412 yards with a par of 70 for this week’s event. It normally tops out at 7,292 yards with a par of 72.

Thanks to yardage books provided by Puttview – the maker of detailed yardage books for more than 30,000 courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges that players face this week. Check out the maps of each hole below.

Fun, and his game, have returned for Matthew Wolff heading into Houston Open

“I wake up in the morning and I’m excited to get out here.”

Earlier this year, Matthew Wolff dreaded facing a new day.

Now when he hits the sheets, the sunrise can’t come fast enough.

The 22-year-old, who won his lone PGA Tour title at the 2019 3M Open a month after turning professional, has emerged in a much better place after dealing with mental health issues that led him to take two months off starting last April after he was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard at the Masters.

Wolff hasn’t been shy in talking about his struggles to find a happy place once again, to have fun playing the game again, to lighten the stress load. As he said, the grind of playing professional golf had taken a toll on his state of mind and game and he needed to get away.

Now he’s back to being a chipper Wolff.

“I wake up in the morning and I’m excited to get out here,” Wolff said Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s start of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. “I’m excited to work on my game and tighten up the things I need to tighten up and see everyone, say hi and stuff.

“Like last (season) it was just, it was a little difficult. Just wanted to stay in bed and work on my game not in front of the world. Going through that and experiencing that, it definitely gave me a better understanding of who I am and everything about me as a person and me as a golfer.

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“I wasn’t too happy when I went through it, but it definitely was the best thing for me, and I think I’m in for some really good golf and just enjoying myself a lot more out here.”

He’s certainly enjoyed the start of the new season. In his three starts, he’s tied for 17^th in the Sanderson Farms Championship, was tied for the lead with nine holes to play before finishing solo second in the Shriners Children’s Open, and tied his career-low round when he opened with a 61 in last week’s World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba en route to a tie for fifth.

He’s signed for just one over-par score in his dozen rounds this year, and he’s been bogey-free in four of his last eight rounds. After dropping to 44^th in the official world ranking last season, he’s up to 31^st.

Matthew Wolff of the United States plays his shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba on El Camaleon golf course on November 07, 2021, in Playa del Carmen. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Much of the success is due to a tweak to his setup. The rest is due to his head-on battle to overcome bothersome troubles.

“I think at the end of last (season), or the majority of this spring, I really didn’t play too well, and it was definitely a struggle for me, but I think I’ve learned a lot from that,” he said. “I wouldn’t say I’m happy that I went through it, but I think at the end of the day, I’m glad and it’s made me a better player.

“At the end of the day, I think the most important thing for me is I’m not too worried about my game anymore. I’ve worked with my coach and battling through that rough time taught me a lot of stuff about my swing and my game, so I have a better understanding about who I am as a person and my swing than I ever have in my life.”

Wolff said his confidence levels are “super high,” especially after using his driver – one of his best weapons – just twice last week on the tight course in Mexico and still being in the thick of the title chase on Sunday. It helps to be able to hit a 3-wood as far as most players. But he’ll get to use his big dog a lot more this week at Memorial Park, a track Wolff said seems to be a bomber’s course.

“I have a lot more room to hit driver and use that length as an advantage,” said Wolff, who is making his first start in the event. “I feel really good with every part of my game right now. So I don’t know if that’s going to happen this week, but I feel really excited to play a golf course that sets up well for me and should be fun.”

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open: PGA Tour preview with strokes gained data, players to watch and more

+430 on our bets last week – let’s keep that rolling in Houston

Enjoy it, folks. Breathe it in because, in a few weeks, the PGA Tour is going on a nearly month-long hiatus.

In the meantime, it’s time to go down to Texas for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open. Defending champion Carlos Ortiz, just a week after Viktor Hovland defended his title in Mexico, was hoping to do the same in Houston. However, he withdrew from the event Tuesday due to a left shoulder injury. He came into the week in good form grabbing a solo runner-up in his home country of Mexico last week.

Brooks Koepka may be the biggest name in the field, but the world No. 15 is struggling to begin this season and will look to turn that around in Houston. Last year, Koepka tied for fifth at this golf course.

Golf course

Memorial Park Golf Course
Par 70
7,412 yards
Bermuda greens

Weather

Day	Conditions	Percent chance of rain	Wind & Direction
Tuesday	Partly Cloudy	6 percent	9 MPH (SE)
Wednesday	Partly Cloudy	24 percent	13 MPH (SSE)
Thursday	Partly Cloudy	24 percent	11 MPH (NNW)
Friday	Sunny	8 percent	8 MPH (NNE)
Saturday	Sunny	0 percent	9 MPH (N)
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	9 percent	11 MPH (S)

Key stats

Driving distance: Data Golf has driving distance as the second-most important stat for the week (behind Strokes Gained: Approach). Recent champions, though, don’t quite reflect that. Carlos Ortiz and Lanto Griffin, both not known for the long ball, are the two winners at Memorial Park. However, at a par 70 golf course measuring over 7,400 yards, distance off the tee doesn’t hurt.

Bermuda putting: I say it every week the guys are on Bermuda greens – some players love ’em, some hate ’em. Look for players who thrive on lightning Bermuda.

Data Golf information

Course Fit (compares golf courses based on the degree to which different golfer attributes — such as driving distance — to predict who performs well at each course – DataGolf): 1. Albany (home to Tiger Woods’ Hero World Challenge), 2. Detroit Golf Club (home to the Rocket Mortgage Classic), 3. Southern Hills CC

Trending (among the players in the field): 1. Sungjae Im (last three starts: T-13, 1, T-9), 2. Cameron Smith (T-34, T-14, T-9), 3. Sam Burns (1, T-14, T-5)

Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Sam Burns (4.7 percent), 2. Scottie Scheffler (4 percent), 3. Sungjae Im (3.9 percent)

Betting odds

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds a full list.

Sam Burns (+1300)	Cameron Smith (+2000)
Scottie Scheffler (+2000)b	Sungjae Im (+2000)
Adam Scott (+3000)	Tony Finau (+3000)
Tyrrell Hatton (+3000)	Brooks Koepka (+3000)
Talor Gooch (+3000)	Aaron Wise (+3000)

Betting card for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open

(Last week at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba: 3-5 record, +430, or +4.3 units)

Talor Gooch – Top 20 (+170)

Talor Gooch plays his shot from the eighth tee during the third round of the Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on October 12, 2019 in Humble, Texas. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Gooooooch. Is his name fun to say? Yes. Is that why he’s on the card this week? No, but it is one reason. Gooch has played well this season: T-4, T-11, T-5, T-11. He’s not overpowering golf courses, but he’s getting it out there far enough, 306 yards on average, while finding the short grass 75.69 percent of the time, good enough for 15th on Tour.

The last two seasons at Memorial Park, Gooch was fantastic: T-4 (2019), 4th (2020).

Aaron Wise – Top 20 (+165)

Aaron Wise lines up a putt on the 2nd green during the third round of the 2019 U.S. Open golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)

Have to ride with the hot hand. Wise’s only win came in Texas back in 2018 at the AT&T Byron Nelson, so he’ll be comfortable in Houston. Last season at this event, he finished T-11. Over his last three events, Wise has finished T-8, T-5, and T-15.

Russell Henley – Top 20 (+220)

This is my value pick for the week. One bad round in Mexico cost him a chance of a high finish, a Saturday 76. His other two starts this season? T-21 and T-25. He’s on the verge of a great start, and it may just be in the city in which he got his last win. He’s driving it nearly 300 yards on average, long enough to get around Memorial Park. He’s hitting 78.7 percent of fairways, which ranks third on Tour, while ranking first in SG: Approach.

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Defending champion Carlos Ortiz withdraws from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open with shoulder injury

Ortiz finished runner-up last week just before his first title defense on Tour.

Carlos Ortiz was running hot heading into his first PGA Tour title defense in this week’s Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.

Now he’s no longer in the running for his second PGA Tour title.

Ortiz, who finished runner-up to Viktor Hovland in last week’s World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, withdrew Tuesday from the Houston Open with a left shoulder injury.

Ortiz won his first PGA Tour title last year with rounds of 67-68-67-65 at Memorial Park to finish two shots clear of Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama, who won the next two Masters.

Ortiz, 30, told SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio that he was told by doctors on Tuesday to stop playing for at least one month. Ortiz will have an MRI exam. He said he expects to be fully recovered for the start of 2022.

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“Unfortunately, I’ve been battling a left shoulder injury since Japan and after meeting with my doctors this morning, it was recommended that I take the rest of the season off to recover,” Ortiz said in a statement. “This is incredibly disappointing to me as I was looking forward to defending my first PGA Tour title in Texas, my second home. I’m honored to be a champion of this event and I look forward to returning next year.”

Ortiz was forced to withdraw from the Zozo Championship in Japan two weeks ago because of the injury. Last week in Mayakoba, he said his shoulder was “sore,” but he was going to grind through it. He still shot 67-65-67-66 to finish second in his home country.

John Huh replaced Ortiz in the field.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open Thursday tee times, TV and streaming info

Everything you need to know for the first round in Houston.

After stops in Bermuda and Mexico the last two weeks the PGA Tour is back in the United States, deep in the heart of Texas.

Memorial Park Golf Course plays host to the Tour’s newly-named 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open this week, but the field will be without last year’s winner (and last week’s runner up) Carlos Ortiz, who withdrew on Tuesday.

A municipal golf course who hosted a PGA Tour event for the first time since 1963 last year, Memorial Park will play to a par 70 at 7,412 yards.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the first round action from Houston. All times listed are ET.

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Tee times

1st tee

Tee time	Players
7:40 a.m.	Kyle Stanley, Jason Dufner, Russell Henley
7:51 a.m.	Chesson Hadley, Peter Uihlein, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8:02 a.m.	Seung-Yul Noh, Talor Gooch, Brandon Hagy
8:13 a.m.	Richy Werenski, Nick Taylor, Henrik Stenson
8:24 a.m.	Patrick Reed, John Huh, Adam Scott
8:35 a.m.	Tony Finau, Marc Leishman, Matthew Wolff
8:46 a.m.	Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Brandt Snedeker
8:57 a.m.	Brian Gay, Sung Kang, C.T. Pan
9:08 a.m.	Anirban Lahiri, Sam Ryder, Sepp Straka
9:19 a.m.	Taylor Pendrith, Sahith Theegala, Ben Silverman
9:30 a.m.	Trey Mullinax, Davis Riley, Connor Arendell
12:25 p.m.	Pat Perez, Luke List, Kramer Hickok
12:36 p.m.	Aaron Wise, Jhonattan Vegas, Harry Higgs
12:47 p.m.	Chris Stroud, Emiliano Grillo, Henrik Norlander
12:58 p.m.	Cam Davis, Jim Herman, Adam Long
1:09 p.m.	Andrew Landry, Tyler Duncan, Martin Trainer
1:20 p.m.	J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry, Ryan Palmer
1:31 p.m.	Erik van Rooyen, Sebastián Muñoz, Chez Reavie
1:42 p.m.	Ian Poulter, Nick Watney, Tyler McCumber
1:53 p.m.	Andrew Putnam, Stephan Jaeger, Shawn Stefani
2:04 p.m.	Vincent Whaley, Lee Hodges, Chase Koepka
2:15 p.m.	Adam Svensson, Chad Ramey, MJ Daffue

10th tee

Tee time	Players
7:40 a.m.	Scott Stallings, Kelly Kraft, Bronson Burgoon
7:51 a.m.	Brice Garnett, Lee Westwood, Doc Redman
8:02 a.m.	Scott Piercy, Kevin Streelman, Harold Varner III
8:13 a.m.	Stewart Cink, Francesco Molinari, Zach Johnson
8:24 a.m.	Joel Dahmen, Joaquin Niemann, Keith Mitchell
8:35 a.m.	Dylan Frittelli, Graeme McDowell, Jimmy Walker
8:46 a.m.	Branden Grace, Gary Woodland, Danny Willett
8:57 a.m.	Jason Kokrak, Robert Streb, Nate Lashley
9:08 a.m.	Brian Stuard, Bill Haas, Denny McCarthy
9:19 a.m.	Joseph Bramlett, Mito Pereira, Taylor Moore
9:30 a.m.	Greyson Sigg, Matthias Schwab, Gilbert Mendez
12:25 p.m.	Mackenzie Hughes, Sangmoon Bae, Hank Lebioda
12:36 p.m.	Peter Malnati, Adam Schenk, Wyndham Clark
12:47 p.m.	Cameron Tringale, Scottie Scheffler, Roger Sloan
12:58 p.m.	Hudson Swafford, Jason Day, Brian Harman
1:09 p.m.	Sungjae Im, Sam Burns, Max Homa
1:20 p.m.	Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton
1:31 p.m.	Seamus Power, Kevin Tway, Charley Hoffman
1:42 p.m.	Russell Knox, James Hahn, Matthew NeSmith
1:53 p.m.	Tom Hoge, J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open fantasy golf power rankings, odds and picks

Can Carlos Ortiz follow in Viktor Hovland’s footsteps and defend his title?

After a week in Mexico, the PGA Tour is back state-side for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open. Defending champion Carlos Ortiz returns to Texas in good form, fresh off the heels of a solo runner-up finish to Viktor Hovland at last week’s World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.

The biggest name in the field, Brooks Koepka, has struggled so far this season. He missed the cut in Mexico, finished outside the top 35 in a smaller field in Las Vegas and couldn’t break the top 60 at the Shriners. However, Koepka had a great week in Houston last season finishing in a tie for fifth.

Memorial Park Golf Course is a par 70 and will play just over 7,400 yards.

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Fantasy golf top 10

Sam Burns (+1300)

Sam Burns stands on the ninth hole during round three of the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

In three starts this season, Burns’ worst finish is T-14 (Shriners), and he already has a win at the Sanderson Farms. Last season in Houston, Burns finished T-7. He’ll be expensive for your lineup, but with recent form and tournament history, is worth it if you’re willing to spend.

Cameron Smith (+2000)

Smith is due. Simple as that. He’s been in contention far too many times over the last year with nothing to show for it (FedEx St. Jude, Northern Trust are just a few examples). The Aussie has only one start under his belt this season, but it was a T-9 at the CJ Cup a few weeks ago in Vegas.

Maverick McNealy (+4000)

McNealy is off to a great start this season with three top 25 finishes in five starts including last week in Mexico (T-11). He’s played in the Houston Open each of the last two seasons, both resulting in top 20 finishes.

Scottie Scheffler (+2000)

BMW Championship 2021 — Scottie Scheffler plays his second shot on the second hole during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Wouldn’t be right to leave the Texan off this list, right? Scheffler had a solid week south of the border, turning in a solo fourth at Mayakoba. The Ryder Cup rookie has played Memorial Park the last two seasons with mild success (T-28 in 2019, T-32 in 2020).

Matthew Wolff (+3000)

After holding the 18- and 36-hole leads in Mexico last week, a disappointing third-round halted any chances of Wolff capturing his second Tour win. However, the former Oklahoma State star has found his game once again this season with three top 20s in three starts, including two top-fives.

Aaron Wise (+3000)

Wise, like Wolff, is off to a hot start this season – T-8, T-5, and T-15 in his last three events. Last season, Wise finished T-11 at Memorial Park. His only win on Tour came in Texas back at the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson.

Ian Poulter (+9000)

The Englishman had an interesting week down in Mexico. He was in contention on Friday, standing on the 16th tee box 8 under for the week. Thanks to a quadruple-bogey, then a bogey on 17, he missed the cut. A few weeks ago in Vegas, Poulter turned in a top 20 finish, and he won this tournament back in 2018.

Tyrrell Hatton (+3000)

Hatton grabbed a top 20 a few weeks ago at the CJ Cup and made the cut last week in Mexico but was only good enough for a T-40. Last year in Houston, Hatton played great golf finishing T-7.

Russell Henley (+5000)

Henley finished T-56 in Mexico last week, but three of his four rounds were 69 or better (a Saturday 76 was his lone blemish). The Kiawah Island resident won this event back in 2017, but hoisted the trophy at a different golf course. According to Data Golf, Henley’s game fits this track very well, one of the best in this field, actually.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open odds, picks, PGA Tour predictions

Defending champion Carlos Ortiz will be in the field, as will stars such as Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau.

Coming off of Viktor Hovland’s win at Mayakoba, the PGA Tour heads to Texas for the 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.

Defending champion Carlos Ortiz will be in the field, as will stars such as Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau. Below, we look at the 2021 Houston Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions to win.

It’s not the strongest field of the year but there are still plenty of recognizable names teeing it up in Houston this week. Sam Burns is the betting favorite and is 14th in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, while 23rd-ranked Scottie Scheffler is also in the field. Koepka, Burns, Finau and Tyrell Hatton are the only players in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking who will be playing this week.

The Houston Open will be played at Memorial Park Golf Course, which plays as a par 70 at 7,412 yards. It’s not a track that demands tremendous length, but it does require good ball-striking on approach to the green. Ortiz set the 72-hole scoring record last year with a total of 267 after the four rounds.

2021 Houston Open picks – Favorite

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Talor Gooch (+3000)

Gooch finished fourth at the Houston Open last year after firing a final-round 63 to pull within four shots of the eventual champion Ortiz. He’s in excellent form coming into this week, too, finishing in the top 11 in all four events so far this season.

He’s not great off the tee, hitting just 57.59 percent of his fairways, but he ranks sixth on tour in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green and sixth in SG: Around-the-Green, so he more than makes up for his struggles with the driver. He’s an excellent value at +3000.

2021 Houston Open picks – Contender

Harold Varner III (+7000)

Varner missed the cut at the World Wide Technology Championship this past week but had three top-35 finishes, including two top-16 finishes, in the three events prior. Varner’s final-round 65 helped him tie for 15th at the Houston Open last year as he climbed 13 spots Sunday.

He’s often overlooked as a mid-tier contender but this could be the week that he puts it all together and claims his first PGA Tour win.

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2021 Houston Open picks – Long shot

C.T. Pan (+10000)

Pan has tapered off after a strong start at the Fortinet Championship and Sanderson Farms, finishing T-57 and T-45 in his last two starts. He wasn’t helped by an opening-round 76 at the Zozo and a final-round 72 at the WWTC last week, so it’s more a matter of staying consistent because he can go low. His ball-striking from the fairway will give him a chance in Houston.

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