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The World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba is in the books which now sets the stage for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open. The Houston Open has a history dating back to 1946 when Byron Nelson claimed the first trophy. Last year Carlos Ortiz beat both Dustin Johnson and Japan Hideki Matsuyama by two strokes for the win.
Ortiz is back to defend his title against a field that includes some heavy hitters including Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau, Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Reed, and Sam Burns. Plenty of players are looking for points and payoffs with only a handful of dates before the schedule loosens up during Christmas and the Holidays.
It’s also an event where there are plenty of players, aka value picks, down the odds list that can pull off a win with a strong showing. Here are the favorites coming in at +2200 and under to win the 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open outright according to Intertops.
Sam Burns +1600
Scottie Scheffler +1800
Sungjae Im +2200
Cameron Smith +2200
2021 Houston Open Preview
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Where: Houston, Texas.
Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
Par: 72
Length: 7,432
When: November 11-14, 2021
Purse: $7.5 million
TV Coverage: Golf Channel
Memorial Park Golf Course is a public course that is a stunner. The venue has long been a beautiful venue first used as Camp Logan during WWI. The course started as a nine-hole set of links which was redesigned by John Bredemus 85 years ago.
Today, some say the course has characteristics similar to Augusta National. The fairways can play tight, landing zones are tricky, and bunkers will swallow a ball. That is if a tee shot goes wild. If not, then players should be safe to make it to the greens with little trouble. Still, there are plenty of areas where scrambling skills will come in handy. Greens are Tifdwarf grass while fairways are Bermuda.
Players will love the short trimmed surface surrounding the greens at Memorial. The entire set of links was completely renovated in 2020 under the direction of Tom Doak and Brooks Koepka.
2021 Houston Open Predictions
Scottie Scheffler +1800
Scottie Scheffler finished sole 4th place last week at Mayakoba by going 17 under in a tough field that saw Viktor Hovland card the win at 23 under. Still, Scheffler yielded a steady hand on his full bag which included his putter. Scheffler can take advantage of that skill again with the trimmed areas surrounding the greens at Memorial.
Brooks Koepka +3000
Brooks Koepka has all of the skills needed to get back on the winning track. He’s still looking different after his injury problems heading into last season. Last year he finished T5 here and showed he could still carve up a course. Koepka also has the scrambling touch that could pay off this week.
Aaron Wise +3300
Aaron Wise posted two rounds of 65 last year to finish T5 at this tournament. Wise is also playing with a strong putter and his short game has been strong. He finished T5 at the CJ Cup and T8 at the Shriners Open.
Others: Tony Finau (+2500) has been close to winning all summer long and played well during the Ryder Cup. If his putter comes along this week he could be a contender on Sunday. Gary Woodland (+8000) has made been slightly inconsistent as of late but if he’s on point with his irons and putter he could carve up the field.
Tips for Betting on PGA Majors
2021 Houston Open Betting Lines
Sam Burns +1600
Scottie Scheffler +1800
Sungjae Im +2200
Cameron Smith +2200
Matthew Wolff +2500
Tony Finau +2500
Tyrrell Hatton +2800
Talor Gooch +2800
Brooks Koepka +3000
Joaquin Niemann +3000
Aaron Wise +3300
Adam Scott +3300
Carlos Ortiz +3500
Marc Leishman +3500
Patrick Reed +4000
Maverick McNealy +4000
Russell Henley +4500
Jason Kokrak +5000
Lanto Griffin +5000
Mackenzie Hughes +5000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5000
Seamus Power +5000
Cameron Tringale +5000
Max Homa +5000
Shane Lowry +5000
Harold Varner III +5500
Erik Van Rooyen +6000
Mito Pereira +6600
Branden Grace +7500
Sebastian Munoz +7500
Gary Woodland +8000
Kevin Streelman +8000
Ian Poulter +8000
Cameron Davis +9000
Jason Day +9000
Jhonattan Vegas +9000
Chad Ramey +9000
Emiliano Grillo +9000
Joel Dahmen +9000
Charley Hoffman +9000
Chez Reavie +10000
Ryan Palmer +10000
Brian Harman +10000
C T Pan +10000
Danny Willett +10000
Matthias Schwab +10000
Lee Westwood +10000
Adam Long +10000
Taylor Moore +10000
Taylor Pendrith +10000
Harry Higgs +12500
Stewart Cink +12500
Russell Knox +12500
Brian Stuard +12500
Adam Schenk +12500
Henrik Norlander +12500
Sepp Straka +12500
Sahith Theegala +12500
Martin Laird +12500
Luke List +12500
Keith Mitchell +12500
Scott Piercy +15000
Tom Hoge +15000
Aaron Rai +15000
Denny McCarthy +15000
Hudson Swafford +15000
JJ Spaun +15000
Scott Stallings +15000
Henrik Stenson +15000
James Hahn +15000
Greyson Sigg +15000
Pat Perez +15000
Andrew Landry +15000
Dylan Frittelli +17500
Robert Streb +17500
Wyndham Clark +17500
Andrew Putnam +17500
Stephan Jaeger +17500
Nick Taylor +20000
Francesco Molinari +20000
Davis Riley +20000
Tyler Duncan +20000
Anirban Lahiri +20000
Kyle Stanley +20000
Doc Redman +20000
Peter Uihlein +20000
David Lipsky +20000
Brice Garnett +20000
Jason Dufner +20000
Vincent Whaley +20000
JT Poston +20000
Adam Svensson +20000
Brandt Snedeker +20000
Matthew Nesmith +20000
Nate Lashley +20000
Brandon Hagy +25000
Hank Lebioda +25000
Zach Johnson +25000
Lee Hodges +25000
Sam Ryder +25000
Graeme McDowell +25000
Kramer Hickok +25000
Joseph Bramlett +25000
Bronson Burgoon +25000
Chesson Hadley +25000
Roger Sloan +25000
Peter Malnati +25000
Jimmy Walker +25000
Trey Mullinax +25000
Cameron Sisk +25000
Nick Watney +30000
Sung Kang +30000
Bill Haas +30000
Brian Gay +30000
Kevin Tway +30000
Richy Werenski +30000
Jim Herman +30000
M-J Daffue +30000
Tyler McCumber +35000
Dawie Van Der Walt +35000
Paul Barjon +50000
Seung-Yul Noh +50000
Chase Koepka +50000
Chris Stroud +50000
Shawn Stefani +75000
Kelly Kraft +100000
Martin Trainer +100000
Gilbert Mendez +100000
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