PGA Preview: 2020 Houston Open Predictions

The Houston Open has a nice field of players as several are taking advantage of the similarities between Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston and Augusta National. The courses are not twins by any means but the ability to hammer some tee shots and putt on large tiered greens is enough to pull in players such as Dustin Johnson who is the favorite.

Johnson, the lone player under +1000, comes in at +700 as a heavy favorite according to Intertops. He returns following a short break due to COVID-19 testing. Brooks Koepka rounds out the top-five favorites with two other players at +1800.

Value picks may be the big story when it comes to making selections this week. Sergio Garcia and Jason Day are at +3500 and Phil Mickelson is down the list with several players coming in at +8000. Here are the favorites coming in at +1800 and under to win the 2020 Houston Open outright according to Intertops.

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Dustin Johnson +700

Tyrrell Hatton +1600

Brooks Koepka +1800

Hideki Matsuyama +1800

Tony Finau +1800

2020 Houston Open Preview

Where: Houston, Texas

Course: Memorial Park Municipal Golf Course

Par: 72

Length: 7,432 (PGA)

When: November 5 –8, 2020

Purse: $7 million

TV Coverage: Golf Channel

Memorial Park Golf Course is a perfect course for warming up to next week’s rescheduled Masters. The course dates back to the 1930s but Brooks Koepka had a hand in a redesign with Tom Doak over the last few years. The course now features fewer bunkers and water hazards that could come into play for pro-players while being a challenge for everyday golfers.

Greens average around 7000 square feet, fairways can play wide open, and PGA Tour players should carry the majority of the 19 bunkers. Only four holes where water can be a factor. The course has fewer trees than it has had in years past. Long story short – look for hard-hitting drivers off the tee!

Memorial has five par-five and five par-three holes, the course is Bermuda, and roughs are fairly short. Greens are tiered and reportedly running fast.

2020 Houston Open Outright Winner Picks

Dustin Johnson +700

Dustin Johnson is returning from a COVID-19 forced break due to testing before the ZOZO Championship. He should come into the Houston Open fresh and be able to take full advantage of the par-five holes resulting in low rounds. If he racks up birdies and eagles at Memorial Park then he’ll be hard to catch.

Viktor Hovland +2200

Like Johnson, Viktor Hovland should be able to shave strokes from his card every round on the par-five holes. Hovland has shown flashes of brilliance in 2020 and his style of game lends itself to this type of course.

Russell Henley +2200

Russell Henley has been playing great golf and Memorial Park is a course that should help him carry that trend forward. He has finished in the top-four in his last two events and is hitting both drivers and irons well.

Others I Like

Brooks Kooepka – Stewart Cink: Brooks Koepka comes in at +1800 and probably should be further up my list. But I’m holding off due to his slow recovery from last season’s surgery. However, his help in re-working this course is hard to ignore. Stewart Cink is a value pick at +7000. It looks like his son is on the bag for him again this week and when the two have paired- up in 2020 he’s finished with a win, a T12, and a T4.

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2020 Houston Open Odds

Dustin Johnson +700

Tyrrell Hatton +1600

Brooks Koepka +1800

Hideki Matsuyama +1800

Tony Finau +1800

Viktor Hovland +2200

Russell Henley +2200

Scottie Scheffler +2200

Adam Scott +2500

Sungjae Im +3000

Sergio Garcia +3500

Jason Day +3500

Zach Johnson +4000

Lanto Griffin +4500

Doc Redman +4500

Corey Conners +5000

Brian Harman +5000

Si-Woo Kim +5000

Shane Lowry +5000

Jordan Spieth +5500

James Hahn +6000

Denny McCarthy +6000

Cameron Davis +6600

Harold Varner III +6600

Alex Noren +6600

Emiliano Grillo +6600

Stewart Cink +7000

Lee Westwood +7000

Talor Gooch +7500

Erik Van Rooyen +8000

Wyndham Clark +8000

Kevin Streelman +8000

Dylan Frittelli +8000

Mackenzie Hughes +8000

Aaron Wise +8000

JT Poston +8000

Phil Mickelson +8000

Charley Hoffman +8000

Keegan Bradley +8000

Henrik Stenson +8500

Sam Burns +9000

Lucas Glover +9000

Matt Jones +10000

Cameron Tringale +10000

Brandt Snedeker +10000

Adam Schenk +10000

Russell Knox +10000

Scott Piercy +10000

Luke List +10000

Kristoffer Ventura +10000

Henrik Norlander +10000

Ollie Schniederjans +10000

Harry Higgs +10000

Martin Laird +10000

Matthew Nesmith +10000

Tyler Duncan +10000

Scott Stallings +10000

Maverick McNealy +12500

Sepp Straka +12500

Beau Hossler +12500

Rory Sabbatini +12500

Danny Willett +12500

Max Homa +12500

Mark Hubbard +12500

Carlos Ortiz +12500

Austin Cook +12500

Pat Perez +12500

Padraig Harrington +12500

Adam Long +15000

Tom Hoge +15000

Charl Schwartzel +15000

Patrick Rodgers +15000

Francesco Molinari +15000

Jhonattan Vegas +15000

Brian Stuard +15000

Graeme McDowell +15000

Tom Lewis +15000

Brian Gay +15000

Troy Merritt +15000

Ryan Armour +15000

Will Gordon +15000

Brice Garnett +17500

Patton Kizzire +17500

Danny Lee +17500

Branden Grace +17500

Chris Kirk +20000

Andrew Landry +20000

Hudson Swafford +20000

Andrew Putnam +20000

C T Pan +20000

Kevin Chappell +20000

Keith Mitchell +20000

Jason Dufner +20000

Robby Shelton +20000

Justin Harding +20000

Vaughn Taylor +25000

Nate Lashley +25000

John Huh +25000

Scott Harrington +25000

Camilo Villegas +25000

Michael Thompson +25000

Sam Ryder +25000

Kyoung-Hoon Lee +30000

Bo Hoag +30000

Luke Donald +30000

Sunghoon Kang +30000

Jimmy Walker +30000

Sean O’Hair +30000

Grayson Murray +35000

Jamie Lovemark +40000

Scott Brown +40000

Kevin Tway +40000

Satoshi Kodaira +40000

Kelly Kraft +40000

Ted Potter +50000

Graham DeLaet +50000