Shell Houston Open
March 31st – April 3rd, 2016
Golf Club of Houston (Tournament Course)
Humble, Texas
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,457
Purse: $6.8 million
with $1,224,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
J.B. Holmes

This is based on the most important stats for the Golf Club of Houston, based on data from last years Shell Houston Open, and using data from all the players in the field with stats from 2016. What we do is take their rank for each stat and then add up the four catagories.
The scoring average of the field at G.C. of Houston in 2015 was 70.86, so with par being 72 that means the average score was one and a quarter of a shot under par, making G.C. of Houston the 40th hardest course to score on in 2015 (only 11 courses played easier). It’s also important to see how the weather played a factor, last year’s weather was near perfect but the winds did blow all four days between 10 and 20 mph. So with good weather, even with the wind the course played a full shot and a half easier. So with the weather being great for the week and it won’t be as windy, look for the course to play even easier.
In looking at the stats for Golf Club of Houston, one thing is obvious, the course is for bombers and those that hit it longer has a big advantage since accuracy doesn’t really come into play. We pick Proximity to the hole, because the greens are easy (46th hardest last year) to hit, it’s important to getting it close to the pin from the fairway. Next is scrambling, if you miss the green you have to get it up and down. Last is par breakers, because you have to make a lot of birdies and eagles to do well.
So how did last years winner J.B. Holmes become victorious last year? He led in driving distance, averaging 296.6 on every driving hole at G.C. of Houston. Holmes was T-10th in greens hit, but proximity to hole he was 37th. In scrambling he was T-36th and in Par Breakers he was T-2nd as he was T-4th in birdies and T-1st in eagles.
*Driving Distance: Stat is good barometer on how far the players are hitting it.
*Proximity to Hole: Average length that a player hits from the pin with shots from the fairway.
*Scrambling: So which course is tough to get it up and down on holes players miss the greens. Since all of the area’s around the greens are mowed short, making it a lot like Augusta National it should be easier for players to getting it up and down.
*ParBreakers: The course allows a lot of birdies and eagles to be made, so parbreakers is important for the players.
Players from this year’s field with stats from 2016:
Click any column title in the table header to sort columns.
# | Name | Driving Distance | Proximity to Hole | Scrambling | ParBreakers | Total Rank All Categories |
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1 | Lucas Glover (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 42 | 26 | 40 | 68 | 176 |
2 | Rickie Fowler (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 29 | 142 | 12 | 9 | 192 |
3 | Ryan Palmer (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 8 | 30 | 167 | 27 | 232 |
4 | Jamie Lovemark (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 12 | 169 | 8 | 50 | 239 |
5 | Phil Mickelson (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 41 | 187 | 4 | 11 | 243 |
6 | Martin Laird (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 45 | 53 | 70 | 80 | 248 |
7 | Charles Howell III (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 24 | 130 | 22 | 76 | 252 |
8 | Alex Cejka (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 185 | 26 | 11 | 34 | 256 |
9 | Dustin Johnson (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 5 | 75 | 176 | 2 | 258 |
10 | Jordan Spieth (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 71 | 125 | 61 | 4 | 261 |
11 | J.B. Holmes (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 3 | 148 | 73 | 38 | 262 |
12 | Jason Kokrak (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 6 | 63 | 79 | 115 | 263 |
13 | Sean O’Hair (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 38 | 125 | 38 | 64 | 265 |
14 | Charl Schwartzel (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 62 | 130 | 27 | 48 | 267 |
15 | Jimmy Walker (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 40 | 115 | 104 | 15 | 274 |
16 | Kevin Chappell (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 46 | 53 | 113 | 63 | 275 |
17 | Nick Taylor (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 47 | 69 | 58 | 103 | 277 |
18 | Hudson Swafford (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 14 | 40 | 133 | 91 | 278 |
19 | Patrick Reed (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 80 | 134 | 6 | 64 | 284 |
20 | Brendan Steele (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 22 | 77 | 163 | 36 | 298 |
21 | Sergio Garcia (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 52 | 191 | 35 | 31 | 309 |
22 | Chez Reavie (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 145 | 30 | 3 | 132 | 310 |
23 | Luke Guthrie (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 104 | 37 | 109 | 66 | 316 |
24 | Tony Finau (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 1 | 114 | 111 | 97 | 323 |
25 | Brooks Koepka (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 9 | 130 | 177 | 11 | 327 |
26 | Daniel Berger (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 18 | 95 | 107 | 113 | 333 |
27 | Patrick Rodgers (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 36 | 140 | 112 | 48 | 336 |
28 | Patton Kizzire (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 108 | 101 | 99 | 30 | 338 |
29 | William McGirt (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 171 | 40 | 93 | 34 | 338 |
30 | Harold Varner III (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 18 | 85 | 198 | 39 | 340 |
31 | Graham DeLaet (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 33 | 53 | 202 | 54 | 342 |
32 | Jim Herman (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 86 | 60 | 75 | 122 | 343 |
33 | Keegan Bradley (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 37 | 26 | 160 | 124 | 347 |
34 | Russell Henley (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 38 | 77 | 101 | 134 | 350 |
35 | Jhonattan Vegas (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 28 | 101 | 88 | 136 | 353 |
36 | Jason Gore (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 155 | 3 | 125 | 70 | 353 |
37 | Brett Stegmaier (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 70 | 53 | 123 | 109 | 355 |
38 | Vaughn Taylor (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 179 | 5 | 151 | 24 | 359 |
39 | Derek Fathauer (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 127 | 85 | 54 | 96 | 362 |
40 | Henrik Stenson (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 88 | 93 | 168 | 14 | 363 |
41 | Ricky Barnes (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 94 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 375 |
42 | Harris English (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 50 | 157 | 77 | 93 | 377 |
43 | Aaron Baddeley (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 112 | 174 | 25 | 68 | 379 |
44 | Davis Love III (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 63 | 73 | 108 | 138 | 382 |
45 | Will Wilcox (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 57 | 142 | 84 | 104 | 387 |
46 | Scott Brown (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 88 | 95 | 100 | 110 | 393 |
47 | K.J. Choi (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 205 | 19 | 5 | 164 | 393 |
48 | John Huh (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 173 | 69 | 53 | 101 | 396 |
49 | Spencer Levin (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 174 | 40 | 93 | 100 | 407 |
50 | Steve Stricker (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 208 | 89 | 29 | 82 | 408 |
51 | Louis Oosthuizen (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 32 | 125 | 208 | 44 | 409 |
52 | Scott Piercy (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 33 | 203 | 147 | 27 | 410 |
53 | Andrew Loupe (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 20 | 153 | 216 | 22 | 411 |
54 | Kevin Streelman (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 133 | 37 | 189 | 52 | 411 |
55 | D.A. Points (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 180 | 13 | 110 | 110 | 413 |
56 | Bronson Burgoon (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 65 | 91 | 121 | 144 | 421 |
57 | Boo Weekley (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 98 | 68 | 139 | 117 | 422 |
58 | David Toms (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 216 | 21 | 1 | 188 | 426 |
59 | Jonas Blixt (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 100 | 167 | 59 | 102 | 428 |
60 | Camilo Villegas (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 121 | 125 | 56 | 127 | 429 |
61 | John Senden (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 100 | 59 | 159 | 112 | 430 |
62 | Padraig Harrington (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 146 | 200 | 14 | 73 | 433 |
63 | Si Woo Kim (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 87 | 163 | 31 | 158 | 439 |
64 | Greg Owen (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 33 | 73 | 216 | 120 | 442 |
65 | Kyle Reifers (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 123 | 37 | 210 | 72 | 442 |
66 | David Hearn (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 182 | 19 | 127 | 115 | 443 |
67 | Freddie Jacobson (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 193 | 158 | 10 | 83 | 444 |
68 | Matt Jones (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 26 | 210 | 181 | 29 | 446 |
69 | Ben Martin (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 143 | 83 | 178 | 43 | 447 |
70 | Stewart Cink (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 75 | 101 | 205 | 67 | 448 |
71 | Colt Knost (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 207 | 52 | 30 | 159 | 448 |
72 | Kyle Stanley (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 111 | 23 | 192 | 126 | 452 |
73 | Andres Romero (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 155 | 148 | 43 | 107 | 453 |
74 | Dawie van der Walt (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 130 | 60 | 174 | 93 | 457 |
75 | Shane Lowry (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 69 | 48 | 212 | 129 | 458 |
76 | Johnson Wagner (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 124 | 77 | 170 | 88 | 459 |
77 | Chad Campbell (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 140 | 121 | 64 | 134 | 459 |
78 | Mark Hubbard (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 186 | 77 | 51 | 145 | 459 |
79 | Jeff Overton (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 141 | 153 | 18 | 151 | 463 |
80 | Seung-Yul Noh (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 67 | 153 | 186 | 61 | 467 |
81 | Cameron Smith (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 149 | 63 | 138 | 118 | 468 |
82 | Zac Blair (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 199 | 77 | 32 | 172 | 480 |
83 | Tyrone Van Aswegen (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 127 | 107 | 97 | 153 | 484 |
84 | Brian Harman (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 113 | 174 | 92 | 108 | 487 |
85 | Adam Hadwin (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 106 | 153 | 153 | 77 | 489 |
86 | Morgan Hoffmann (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 58 | 197 | 106 | 129 | 490 |
87 | James Hahn (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 83 | 138 | 148 | 121 | 490 |
88 | Scott Stallings (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 75 | 115 | 152 | 159 | 501 |
89 | Chesson Hadley (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 54 | 91 | 191 | 166 | 502 |
90 | Cameron Tringale (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 142 | 189 | 117 | 54 | 502 |
91 | Carlos Ortiz (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 59 | 163 | 213 | 74 | 509 |
92 | Charley Hoffman (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 59 | 169 | 126 | 162 | 516 |
93 | Charlie Beljan (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 29 | 105 | 164 | 219 | 517 |
94 | Carl Pettersson (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 150 | 69 | 137 | 166 | 522 |
95 | Roberto Castro (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 175 | 169 | 96 | 84 | 524 |
96 | Peter Malnati (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 186 | 183 | 68 | 95 | 532 |
97 | Bryce Molder (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 195 | 130 | 28 | 180 | 533 |
98 | Scott Pinckney (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 47 | 178 | 215 | 97 | 537 |
99 | Hiroshi Iwata (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 133 | 160 | 105 | 139 | 537 |
100 | Ben Crane (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 189 | 160 | 144 | 54 | 547 |
101 | Jon Curran (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 217 | 148 | 24 | 165 | 554 |
102 | Michael Kim (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 176 | 107 | 116 | 159 | 558 |
103 | Hunter Mahan (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 81 | 213 | 114 | 152 | 560 |
104 | Stuart Appleby (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 192 | 140 | 17 | 213 | 562 |
105 | Erik Compton (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 158 | 60 | 169 | 182 | 569 |
106 | Geoff Ogilvy (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 97 | 69 | 204 | 200 | 570 |
107 | Blayne Barber (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 148 | 121 | 131 | 172 | 572 |
108 | Bernd Wiesberger (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 94 | 109 | 206 | 178 | 587 |
109 | Will MacKenzie (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 164 | 40 | 207 | 176 | 587 |
110 | Angel Cabrera (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 53 | 213 | 179 | 156 | 601 |
111 | Retief Goosen (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 137 | 205 | 80 | 181 | 603 |
112 | Brendon de Jonge (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 131 | 178 | 103 | 194 | 606 |
113 | Vijay Singh (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 120 | 207 | 102 | 178 | 607 |
114 | Steve Wheatcroft (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 147 | 192 | 74 | 196 | 609 |
115 | Ernie Els (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 67 | 218 | 183 | 147 | 615 |
116 | Scott Langley (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 177 | 206 | 46 | 186 | 615 |
117 | Andres Gonzales (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 83 | 197 | 193 | 147 | 620 |
118 | Chris Stroud (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 162 | 183 | 143 | 140 | 628 |
119 | Shawn Stefani (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 90 | 163 | 181 | 200 | 634 |
120 | Ken Duke (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 201 | 30 | 188 | 215 | 634 |
121 | Jamie Donaldson (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 125 | 217 | 91 | 211 | 644 |
122 | Rhein Gibson (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 93 | 169 | 190 | 205 | 657 |
123 | Brian Gay (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 206 | 200 | 50 | 205 | 661 |
124 | Matt Every (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 133 | 195 | 197 | 141 | 666 |
125 | Steve Marino (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 143 | 178 | 171 | 174 | 666 |
126 | Whee Kim (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 133 | 203 | 128 | 209 | 673 |
127 | Steven Bowditch (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 121 | 216 | 218 | 123 | 678 |
128 | Chad Collins (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 181 | 193 | 98 | 213 | 685 |
129 | J.J. Henry (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 161 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 749 |
130 | Robert Allenby (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 190 | 183 | 203 | 218 | 794 |
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