Earlier than the perfect gamers in skilled golf head to Augusta Nationwide for The Masters, the PGA Tour is doing just a little Texas two-step with two tournaments held within the Lone Star State.
First up is the Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open, which will likely be held at Memorial Park Golf Course for the fifth straight season. This municipal course, which sees greater than 60,000 rounds and is a cut price for Houston residents, first hosted the Houston Open in 1947 after which once more from 1951 to 1964. It returned to the course in 2020, one yr after famend architect Tom Doak accomplished a terrific renovation.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy headline the sector in what will likely be their final occasion earlier than the primary main of the season. Different notables embrace Tony Finau, Jason Day, and Min Woo Lee.
Possibly somebody like Stephan Jaegar will win once more this yr — the German fended off the likes of Scheffler and Finau a yr in the past, successful for the primary time by a stroke. Scheffler had an opportunity to pressure a playoff, however he missed a six footer for birdie on the 18th inexperienced that might have tied Jaeger. Remarkably, Scheffler’s runner-up end got here after a pair of wins on the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Gamers and preceded two extra victories at Augusta and Harbour City. Sure, Scheffler posted win, win, T-2, win, win over a five-event stretch final yr.
Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open Information:
The place: Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas
Particulars: 7,475 yards, Par 70, Designed by John Bredemus in 1936, Renovated by Tom Doak in 2019
Purse: $9,500,000 ($1,710,000 to the winner)
FedEx Cup Factors: 500 to the winner
Defending Champion: Stephan Jaeger
Methods to Watch Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open on TV:
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)
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Methods to Stream Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open:
The Cognizant Basic will be streamed by ESPN+ and Peacock.
On Thursday and Friday at 8:15 a.m. ET, ESPN+ begins streaming the Primary Feed of PGA Tour Stay and can carry this feed till the Golf Channel broadcast begins at 4 p.m. ESPN+ additionally carries separate streams of Featured Teams and Featured Holes. As soon as the Golf Channel telecast begins, ESPN+ will air solely Featured Group and Featured Gap protection.
ESPN+ Schedule:
Thursday, March 27:
8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Primary Feed)
- Finest motion throughout the event discipline
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)
- 2nd gap, Par 3, 167 yards
- ninth gap, Par 3, 182 yards
- fifteenth gap, Par 3, 155 yards
- seventeenth gap, Par 4, 405 yards
8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Marquee Teams)
- Rory McIlroy, Maverick McNealy, Wyndham Clark
- Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Teams)
- Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sahith Theegala
- Karl Vilips, Harris English, Min Woo Lee
- Thomas Detry, Stephan Jager, Tony Finau
- Nick Taylor, Patton Kizzire, Jason Day
4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Teams)
- Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
- Thomas Detry, Stephan Jager, Tony Finau
4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)
- ninth gap, Par 3, 182 yards
- seventeenth gap, Par 4, 405 yards
Friday, March 28:
8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Primary Feed)
- Finest motion throughout the event discipline
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)
- 2nd gap, Par 3, 167 yards
- ninth gap, Par 3, 182 yards
- fifteenth gap, Par 3, 155 yards
- seventeenth gap, Par 4, 405 yards
8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Marquee Teams)
- Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
- Rory McIlroy, Maverick McNealy, Wyndham Clark
9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Teams)
- Thomas Detry, Stephan Jager, Tony Finau
- Nick Taylor, Patton Kizzire, Jason Day
- Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sahith Theegala
- Karl Vilips, Harris English, Min Woo Lee
4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Teams)
- Rory McIlroy, Maverick McNealy, Wyndham Clark
- Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sahith Theegala
4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)
- ninth gap, Par 3, 182 yards
- seventeenth gap, Par 4, 405 yards
Rounds 1 and a pair of Tee Instances:
Listed here are the beginning occasions for the primary two rounds of the Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open:
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By way of. Comply with him on X @jack_milko.
