PGA DFS First Look: Texas Children's Houston Open

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2024-03-27 20:13:17

The PGA TOUR DFS First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and more.

Texas Children’s Houston Open

Field Size:

144 golfers

Cut Rule:

Top 65 and ties

Weather Forecasts

Memorial Park Golf Course

Location: Houston, Texas
Par 70 — 7,435 yards
Difficulty: 2022 (11th), 2021 (9th), 2020 (8th)
Number of holes with water hazards: 4
Fairway width in landing areas: 31.8 yards
Green type: poa trivialis overseed
Green size: 7,000 square feet
2023 tournament averages:
- - Driving distance = 289.4 yards
- - Driving accuracy = 56.7%
- - Greens in regulation = 62.7%

Event and Course Notes

We’ve seen this course on TOUR three times, but this is the first time in the March (usually November).
This is a municipal golf course, so this sees a ton of rounds per year (upwards of 60,000).
Very long (7,435 yards) for a Par 70; it features three par 3s and three par 5s
Average-sized fairways that are tree-lined, fairly penal rough (2.5”)
Only 21 bunkers on the course, which makes it easier for amateurs and more difficult for pros
The greens are difficult to hit on average, and there are many tight lie chip shots.
The greens aren’t the same grass as when it was played in November (due to poa trivialis overseed)
Even distribution when it comes to approach shot distances- mix of wedges, short irons, & long irons
Should be one of the toughest courses that we’ve seen so far this year
Past winners: Tony Finau (-16), Jason Kokrak (-10), Carlos Ortiz (-13)

What to Look For

Strokes gained approach
Strokes gained off the tee
Strokes gained around the green
Bogey avoidance
Experience in Texas
Strokes gained putting

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Odds, Salaries, Course History, & 2024 Form

Note: The table below shows the last 10 weeks of play from all major tours (PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, LIV).

Golfer	Odds	DK Salary	FD Salary	Cuts	2022	2021	2020	LW	-2W	-3W	-4W	-5W	-6W	-7W	-8W	-9W	-10W
Scottie Scheffler	3	$13,000	$12,800	3/3	9	2	32		1	1			10	3	6		17
Wyndham Clark	12	$10,900	$12,100	2/3	16	41	69		2	2			52	41	1		39
Will Zalatoris	20	$10,100	$11,500	0/0					114	4			2			13	34
Sahith Theegala	22	$10,300	$11,300	2/2	22	61			9	6			37	5	20	64
Tony Finau	22	$9,900	$11,800	2/3	1	68	24	128	45			13	19		47	6	25
Jason Day	25	$9,500	$11,100	3/3	16	54	7		35	36			9		6	117	34
Si Woo Kim	33	$9,700	$10,800	1/2	35		69		6	30			44	12	14		25
Alex Noren	40	$9,400	$10,300	1/2	4		103		19		9			53	26		25
Keith Mitchell	45	$9,200	$10,900	2/3	9	41	126	24	73		9	19		17	54	79	9
Stephan Jaeger	50	$8,900	$10,400	2/2	9	35			74	44	68	3			71	3	52
Tom Hoge	50	$9,000	$10,600	1/2		46	80		54	12	28		8	17	6	56	17
Beau Hossler	55	$8,700	$10,500	0/2	86		128	105	82		28		24	41	14	6	47
Kurt Kitayama	55	$8,100	$9,900	0/0					19	65			39	8	39
Aaron Rai	60	$8,600	$10,200	2/2	7	19		110	35	23		19		74		33	96
Billy Horschel	60	$8,300	$10,100	0/0				8	82		9			41		117	78
Jake Knapp	60	$8,000	$10,000	0/0					45	57	4	1		28		3	151
Mackenzie Hughes	60	$7,800	$9,600	3/3	16	29	7	3	26	30		122	31		71	64
Doug Ghim	70	$8,200	$9,600	0/0				66	16		16	8		12		13	96
Akshay Bhatia	80	$7,500	$9,500	0/0				13	74		115			117		13	68
Luke List	80	$7,500	$9,700	2/3	57	11	80		74	56	78		2	74	26	50
Patrick Rodgers	80	$8,500	$9,800	1/2	16		103	97	82	25		6	52		79	9
Taylor Montgomery	80	$7,300	$9,500	1/1	57			97	11		60		62	39	39	13	61
Taylor Moore	80	$7,600	$9,300	0/2	77	82		13	31	48			31	39	47	70
Thorbjorn Olesen	80	$7,900	$9,800	0/0				122			91	46				1	21
Cameron Davis	90	$7,700	$9,900	1/2		82	68		142	18			49		20		96
Joel Dahmen	90	$7,100	$8,800	2/2	9	5		48	11	49	103			41		117	117
Ben Griffin	100	$7,600	$9,700	1/1	16			19	74	55	91		37	28	58	99	9
Davis Thompson	100	$7,300	$9,400	1/1	43			110	93		47	24		15		79	21
Ryan Fox	100	$7,200	$9,400	0/0				105	82		35	97		41		99	31
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	110	$7,400	$9,000	0/1			91	8	134		4	86		89		131	25
Thomas Detry	110	$7,400	$9,200	0/0				19	62		142	118		28	4	20	108
Adam Svensson	125	$7,100	$9,100	1/2	39	106		52	106	68	115		10	74	47	148
Mark Hubbard	125	$7,000	$9,100	1/1			50		31		64	48		53	4	20	47
Robert Macintyre	125	$6,800	$8,700	0/0				33	125	32	60	6		89		141	127
Sam Ryder	125	$6,900	$8,800	0/2		106	108	33	16		21		58	74	31	99	62
Cameron Champ	150	$6,400	$8,800	0/1	109			24		114	115	24		74		79	127
Carl Yuan	150	$6,400	$8,600	1/1	35			6	125		132	52		130		117	122
Chandler Phillips	150	$6,700	$8,400	0/0							142	24				76	25
Chesson Hadley	150	$6,800	$9,200	0/2	105	113		121	93		35	24		99		25	56
Daniel Berger	150	$7,200	$9,300	0/0						85	91			28		152	39
Greyson Sigg	150	$6,500	$8,400	0/1		82		46	93		56	19		106		79	17
Joseph Bramlett	150	$6,600	$8,600	1/2	9	106		24	114		41	38		117		25	133
Matt Wallace	150	$6,700	$8,700	0/1	86			19	106		103	33		53		99	68
Matti Schmid	150	$6,300	$7,600	0/0				19	26	10	91	118		117		117	102
Peter Malnati	150	$6,700	$8,900	0/2	116	68		1	68		9			99	14	79	108
Ryan Moore	150	$6,500	$8,200	0/0				6	45		103	60		74		117	152
Scott Stallings	150	$6,600	$8,900	1/2		61	80	13	125		103	86		89		25	78
Victor Perez	150	$7,000	$8,900	0/0				110		3	16	52		99		109
Ben Silverman	170	$6,500	$8,700	0/1		98		86	93	42	16	13				56	78
Andrew Novak	175	$6,900	$8,500	0/0				13	114		9	8		8		79	148
Bud Cauley	175	$6,200	$8,300	0/0				86			21			65		35	21
Chris Gotterup	175	$6,100	$8,500	0/0				60		73	35	128		99		50	127
Justin Suh	175	$6,200	$8,400	1/1	47			33	82	73	68	125		22		77	68
Taylor Pendrith	175	$6,600	$9,000	1/2	66	125		86	125		68	105				9	133
Vincent Norrman	175	$6,300	$8,500	0/0					125		47	66		110		56
Alex Smalley	200	$6,800	$9,000	2/2	4	15			106		78	66	58		75	148	21
C.T. Pan	200	$6,300	$8,100	1/2		98	58		42	51	28	3		117
Carson Young	200	$6,200	$8,600	0/1	123			52	93		56	8		41		56	17
Chan Kim	200	$6,100	$8,400	0/0				66	68	61	28	8				79	14
Garrick Higgo	200	$6,000	$8,500	0/1	122				142	32	16	60		49		79	108
Gary Woodland	200	$6,100	$8,300	1/2	9	113		110	72		103		39	117		79
Max Greyserman	200	$6,300	$7,800	0/0				33		15	47	128				79	56
Sam Stevens	200	$6,400	$8,600	1/1	57			60	120	18	103	97		28		43	65
Jhonattan Vegas	225	$5,600	$8,100	2/2		26	44	78				60		22		99	68
Alexander Bjork	250	$6,400	$8,300	0/0				52			47	66		99		70	11
Brandon Wu	250	$5,600	$7,900	1/1	62				82	42	132	13		89	47		78
Dylan Wu	250	$6,100	$7,700	0/0				24	19		137	24		74		50	133
Hayden Springer	250	$5,900	$7,800	0/0				66		3		38				33	78
Martin Laird	250	$5,900	$7,800	1/3	22	82	91		54	10	9			53		141	102
Matthew NeSmith	250	$6,000	$7,400	2/3	53	46	103	110	26		78	66		71		109	56
Michael Kim	250	$6,000	$8,300	1/2	47		91	38	114	23	137	86		89		37	6
Nate Lashley	250	$6,000	$8,000	1/2		117	38		13	85	103	66		99		3	78
Seonghyeon Kim	250	$5,900	$8,200	1/1	47			60	82	85	67	86		28	31	50	108
Tyler Duncan	250	$5,700	$7,900	1/3	69	29	108	105	64	23	103	110		53		109	34
Henrik Norlander	250	$5,700	$7,700	1/3	77	67	69			15		13		20
Sam Bennett	250	$5,600	$8,000	0/0						61	18			66	21	9
Aaron Baddeley	300	$6,500	$7,500	0/0				19	125	23	78	24		28		37	78
Chez Reavie	300	$5,800	$7,300	1/1		41		13	106			86		110		117	52
Davis Riley	300	$5,600	$8,100	2/2	27	29		97	114		62	78			78	137	102
Jacob Bridgeman	300	$5,500	$8,100	0/0				125		23	28	78				70	39
Jorge Campillo	300	$6,100	$7,600	0/0				52		85	53	19		5	123	37	56
Justin Lower	300	$5,400	$7,700	0/1	77				93	36	91	3		53		43	39
Kevin Dougherty	300	$5,800	$7,500	0/0				48		100	91	38				50	78
Nick Hardy	300	$5,500	$8,200	0/0				118	134		91		62	66	47	37
Parker Coody	300	$5,700	$8,000	0/0				66		100	47	24				25	78
Robby Shelton	300	$5,900	$7,300	1/2	52		69	38	137		78	60		60		25	78
Ryan Palmer	300	$6,200	$7,900	1/2	86	26		52			78	52					96
Vince Whaley	300	$6,000	$8,200	1/1		15		58		18		86		129		79	34
Martin Trainer	300	$5,300	$7,000	1/2		5	114			108	5	19		8	103	104
J.J. Spaun	350	$5,800	$7,800	1/1		46		125	64			105	52	89	54	141
Nick Dunlap	350	$5,800	$7,500	0/0					106	48	53		58		80		1
Patton Kizzire	350	$5,400	$7,600	1/1			11			73	137	66		110			140
Rafael Campos	350	$5,200	$7,700	0/0				78		18		38		35		20
Tyson Alexander	350	$5,300	$7,300	1/1	2			86	82		16	78		53		56	153
Alejandro Tosti	400	$5,300	$7,300	0/0				66		85	132	66				43	108
Chad Ramey	400	$5,500	$7,600	0/2	69	82		97	120		35	33		89		78	108
Erik Barnes	400	$5,900	$7,900	2/2	43		38			2		58				43	52
Harry Hall	400	$5,700	$7,400	1/1	39			66	134	49	68	33		41		99	108
Hayden Buckley	400	$5,800	$7,200	0/0				60	82		115			28	77	109	102
Joe Highsmith	400	$5,300	$7,200	0/0						6	132	86				33	34
Lanto Griffin	400	$5,400	$7,100	2/2		64	58					48		110		64	39
Mac Meissner	400	$5,500	$7,400	0/0				24		23	53	110				109	108
Nicholas Lindheim	400	$5,200	$8,000	0/0						85	120					131	68
Norman Xiong	400	$5,500	$7,000	0/0				58		9	78	110				79	68
Rico Hoey	400	$5,700	$7,200	0/0				60		32	56	66				117	78
Stewart Cink	400	$6,200	$7,500	1/3	57	98	91	33						74		152
Zac Blair	400	$5,700	$7,200	0/1	77			105	54		68			49		73	62
Adrien Dumont De Chassart	500	$5,300	$7,100	0/0						6	125	125		60		75	78
Bronson Burgoon	500	$5,600	$7,500	1/2		35	119	66				86				50	14
David Skinns	500	$5,500	$7,400	0/0				66	74	67	4	66				79	68
Harrison Endycott	500	$5,100	$7,100	0/0				128		42		86		42	16	131	39
Padraig Harrington	500	$5,500	$7,200	1/1			32				103	52				70	120
Patrick Fishburn	500	$5,200	$7,100	0/0				128		42	125	86				117	96
Tom Whitney	500	$5,400	$7,000	0/0				38		61	91	97				13	117
Austin Cook	600	$5,200	$7,400	2/2	27		24	110		10					11	57	72
David Lipsky	600	$5,400	$7,300	1/2	22	106			42		41	86		117		109	133
Richy Werenski	600	$5,100	$7,000	1/2	86	50		125		18				3	52	115
Roger Sloan	600	$5,400	$7,000	0/1		98		48		55		97				99	140
Ryan McCormick	600	$5,300	$7,000	0/0				86		58		38				99	96
Trace Crowe	600	$5,200	$7,000	0/0				86		73		60				25	117
Adam Long	600	$5,300	$7,100	2/3	109	11	11			85				59	45	79	140
Callum Tarren	750	$5,600	$7,000	1/1	26			66	139		103	110		110		131	102
Pierceson Coody	750	$5,100	$7,000	0/0						32	120	128				99	140
Wilson Furr	750	$5,200	$7,000	0/0				128		73		38				117	153
Kevin Chappell	750	$5,200	$7,000	1/1			61			23		105		49	21		100
Jimmy Walker	750	$5,000	$7,000	0/3	86	117	127
Ben Taylor	1000	$5,100	$7,000	1/1	3				125		125	66		110		64	145
Josh Teater	1000	$5,100	$7,000	0/0						61		97				79	117
Paul Barjon	1000	$5,100	$7,000	0/1		68				85	103	66				117	39
Cole Hammer	1000	$5,100	$7,000	1/1	27					26	10			6	27	74	63
Kris Ventura	1000	$5,000	$7,000	1/1			64			107	2			65	36	27	97
Brandt Snedeker	1500	$5,000	$7,000	1/2		122	44	78		73	132	122		130		78	122
Scott Gutschewski	1500	$5,000	$7,000	0/0				120		122		110				117	127
J.B. Holmes	2000	$5,000	$7,000	0/0							137	78		117		137	140
Ryan Brehm	2000	$5,400	$7,000	0/1	105			66		55	78	110		130		20	153
Dawie Van der Walt	2000	$5,000	$7,000	1/2		82	20			118	53			96	123		44
Kevin Kisner	2500	$5,100	$7,000	0/0						85	125						150
Raul Pereda	2500	$5,000	$7,000	0/0				110		42	68	97				137	147
Blaine Hale	5000	$5,000	$7,000	0/0
Jesse Droemer	5000	$5,000	$7,000	0/0

BLUE = top 10 finish
GREEN = top 25 finish
YELLOW = made cut
RED = missed cut

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