⛳️ Preview & Picks: Texas Children's Houston Open
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March 26, 2025
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Preview & Picks: Texas Children’s Houston Open
Last year, nobody was hotter than Scottie Scheffler.
This year, that title belongs to Rory McIlroy.
Both are in the field this week at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, which is notable in itself—it’s rare to see the World No. 1 and No. 2 tee it up outside of a major or signature event.
That said, it feels like Scottie is due, doesn’t it? He finished T-2 here last year, it’s that time of year when he usually catches fire, and with The Masters just two weeks out, he still doesn’t have a win in 2025. The odds might be short, but he’s going on the card.
Rory and Scottie are joined by Min Woo Lee, Wyndham Clark, Jason Day, and Tony Finau, making this a sneaky-good field.
It’s also a full field event with 156 players and a cut, which means we’re getting the return of Friday Cut Watch—a tradition that sickos (myself included) absolutely love. Props to the Tour for leaning into it more this year and showing the players battling to make the cut on Friday afternoons.
The course? Memorial Park is a bit of a unicorn. It’s got three par fives, five par threes, and ten par fours, and it also happens to be a muni—albeit the top-rated one in Texas.
Should be a fun one.
The Details
🚩 Location: Memorial Park
💰 Purse: $9.5M (Winners Share: $1.7M)
👑 Previous Winners:
2024: Stephen Jaeger
2022: Tony Finau
2021: Jason Kokrak
How To Watch
Thursday, March 27: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, March 28: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, March 29: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, March 30: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Coverage begins tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. ET, continues through Sunday, March 30.
Marquee and Featured Groups include the top two players in the world – No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy – along with top-25 players Wyndham Clark (No. 11), Maverick McNealy (No. 16), Sahith Theegala (No. 22), and Sungjae Im (No. 24).
Also defending champion Stephan Jäger and Tony Finau who won the Texas Children’s Houston Open in 2022, as well as other fan-favorite players including Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Jake Knapp, Min Woo Lee, and more.
The Featured Holes feed will cover three par-3’s at Memorial Park: Nos. 2, 9 and 15, as well as the 382-yard par-4 17th, an eagle opportunity that requires an approach shot over water to a peninsular green.
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage of other top groups in progress will begin when the initial Marquee Group and Featured Groups complete their rounds.
Shanks Picks
Show me the man who had Viktor Hovland 80-1 last week after three missed cuts. I want to meet him and shake his hand.
Winner: Scottie Scheffler +350
Winner: Min Woo Lee +3500
Winner: Maverick McNealy +5000
Top Twenty: Tony Finau +115
Top Twenty: Jason Day +140
Top Twenty: Jake Knapp +240
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Masters Remixes
Yesterday, The Masters released this original advertisement, featuring the music of Noah Kahan. People on social media did not like it much. You can watch the original here.
Then, the internet did it’s thing… remixing it with other background songs. Admittedly, I’ve been totally distracted listening to all the different variations this morning. Some of them are absolutely killing me.
The funniest so far is the Creed x The Masters remix, which we reposted on our Instagram (above) but credit goes to Shooter McGavin on X for that one.
Have to give a hat tip to Chris Powers as well, he’s been on a tear over the last 24 hours with his Steely Dan and Lil Wayne versions.
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