Call it the Texas two-step. This week’s Texas Children’s Houston Open is the beginning of a two-event swing for the PGA Tour through the Lone Star State.
Memorial Park Golf Course, a municipal layout refreshed in 2019 by noted course architect Tom Doak, with consultation from Brooks Koepka, plays host for the six straight season. The course is located just west of Houston’s downtown and will also host the Chevron Championship, the LPGA Tour’s first major of the 2026 season, next month.
Koepka, back on the PGA Tour in 2026 after leaving the LIV Golf League late last year, is among those being followed closely this week, given his connection to the course as well as the fact he’s coming off three straight top-20 finishes.
The field includes 18 of the top 50 players in the World Ranking with Chris Gotterup leading the way at No. 10. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had been scheduled to play, but withdrew on Tuesday due to the pending birth of his second child.
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Beyond who might claim the title, a secondary storyline centers around the upcoming Masters and the chance for players to claim last-minute invites. Thirty players in the field at Memorial Park have already qualified to play at Augusta National. Any player not already in the Masters field who is in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking at the end of play on Sunday will also earn an invitation. Players in the field between Nos. 40-65 in the OWGR who have not qualified for the Masters: Jake Knapp (No. 42), Nicolai Højgaard (No. 47), Pierceson Coody (No. 51), Michael Thorbjornsen (No. 56), Rickie Fowler (No. 61) and Jordan Smith (No. 65).
The overall prize money payout this week in Houston is $9.9 million with the winner claiming a first-place payday of $1.782 million. Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer. Come back on Sunday after the end of the tournament and we’ll update this list with names and detail payouts.
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Previous Next Pause Play false Public Memorial Park Golf Course Houston, TX 3.9 12 Panelists A significant renovation was completed by Tom Doak (in collaboration with Brooks Koepka) to transform the old municipal course at Memorial Park—which hosted the first Houston Open in 1947 and then again from 1951 through 1965—into a layout worthy of being a PGA Tour venue. Originally built in 1912 at a hospital near Camp Logan for recovering soldiers to use, architect John Bredemus redesigned the course in 1935 and added a second nine. Now with signature Doak green complexes and tour-level conditioning, Memorial Park is once again a must-play in the state and averages 60,000 rounds a year. View Course Texas Children’s Houston Open Prize Money Payouts
Win: $1,782,000
2: $1,079,100
3: $683,100
4: $485,100
5: $405,900
6: $358,875
7: $334,125
8: $309,375
9: $289,575
10: $269,775
11: $249,975
12: $230,175
13: $210,375
14: $190,575
15: $180,675
16: $170,775
17: $160,875
18: $150,975
19: $141,075
20: $131,175
21: $121,275
22: $111,375
23: $103,455
24: $95,535
25: $87,615
26: $79,695
27: $76,725
28: $73,755
29: $70,785
30: $67,815
31: $64,845
32: $61,875
33: $58,905
34: $56,430
35: $53,955
36: $51,480
37: $49,005
38: $47,025
39: $45,045
40: $43,065
41: $41,085
42: $39,105
43: $37,125
44: $35,145
45: $33,165
46: $31,185
47: $29,205
48: $27,621
49: $26,235
50: $25,443
51: $24,849
52: $24,255
53: $23,859
54: $23,463
55: $23,265
56: $23,067
57: $22,869
58: $22,671
59: $22,473
60: $22,275
61: $22,077
62: $21,879
63: $21,681
64: $21,483
65: $21,285
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
