Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open
November 11th – 14th, 2021
Memorial Park Golf Course
Houston,, TX
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,412
Purse: $7.5 million
with $1,350,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Carlos Ortiz

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 41 of the top 100 and 21 of the top 49 in the latest Official World Rankings. Those in the top-100 include #12 Tony Finau, #15 Brooks Koepka, #18 Sam Burns, #19 Tyrrell Hatton, #21 Scottie Scheffler, #22 Cameron Smith, #23 Patrick Reed, #24 Sungjae Im, #29 Jason Kokrak, #30 Joaquin Niemann, #31 Matthew Wolff, #33 Max Homa, #35 Marc Leishman, #37 Lee Westwood, #40 Adam Scott, #41 Ryan Palmer, #42 Shane Lowry, #45 Christiaan Bezuidenhout, #48 Stewart Cink, #50 Mackenzie Hughes, #51 Talor Gooch, #52 Brian Harman, #53 Ian Poulter, #55 Erik van Rooyen, #57 Cameron Tringale, #59 Branden Grace, #60 Russell Henley, #62 Kevin Streelman, #65 Aaron Wise, #66 Charley Hoffman, #69 Sebastian Munoz, #71 Maverick McNealy, #73 Cameron Davis, #83 Harold Varner III, #89 Seamus Power, #90 Jason Day, #91 Jhonattan Vegas, #95 Gary Woodland, #97 Lanto Griffin, #98 Keith Mitchell and #100 Mito Pereira.
Last year there were 14 top-50 players
The field includes 13 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2022. Those players are #1 Sam Burns, #2 Sungjae Im, #5 Max Homa, #8 Matthew Wolff, #9 Maverick McNealy, #11 Cameron Tringale, #12 Talor Gooch, #16 Nick Watney, #17 Marc Leishman, #18 Aaron Wise, #19 Mito Pereira, #20 Patrick Reed and #25 Andrew Landry.
The field includes 5 past champions: Lanto Griffin (2020), Ian Poulter (2018), Russell Henley (2017), Jim Herman (2016), and Adam Scott (2007).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Houston Open in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Houston Open.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Houston Open
Player | Mayakoba | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. | CJ Cup | Andalucia Masters | Shriners Children’s | Spanish Open | Sanderson Farms | Fortinet Champ. | Dunhill Links | BMW PGA | Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Burns (199.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (16) |
8 (25) |
Sungjae Im (190.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
3 (45) |
Matthew Wolff (158.67 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Aaron Wise (147.5 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (16.5) |
Talor Gooch (138.33 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
Cameron Tringale (125.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
Joaquin Niemann (123 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
T45 (3.33) |
DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 29 (10.5) |
T29 (10.5) |
Danny Willett (117 pts) |
T27 (23) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Win (88) |
T71 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Scottie Scheffler (109.33 pts) |
4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (14) |
T22 (14) |
Carlos Ortiz WD (107 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | WD (-5) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | T47 (2) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
Mackenzie Hughes (106.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
Patrick Reed (105.83 pts) |
T56 (0) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 25 (12.5) |
DNP |
Maverick McNealy (98.67 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | T25 (25) |
T38 (8) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
Andrew Landry (98.33 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Marc Leishman (94.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 51 (0) |
Tyrrell Hatton (93 pts) |
T40 (10) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Henrik Norlander (90.33 pts) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Seamus Power (89.67 pts) |
T11 (39) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Lanto Griffin (88.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
J.J. Spaun (84.67 pts) |
T27 (23) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | 68 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Adam Scott (74.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (18) |
DNP | DNP |
Sebastian Munoz (74.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
T49 (0.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (10.5) |
Taylor Pendrith (74 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (2) |
DNP | T39 (7.33) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Shane Lowry (71.83 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | T26 (12) |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (70 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 (35) |
DNP | DNP |
Tom Hoge (67.5 pts) |
T56 (0) |
DNP | 17 (33) |
T32 (12) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (0.5) |
Nick Watney (67.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Scott Stallings (66.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Branden Grace (65.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
Adam Schenk (65.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Erik Van Rooyen (61 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (2) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (14) |
5 (35) |
Luke List (60.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mito Pereira (59.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
3 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Harry Higgs (59 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (11) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (6) |
Harold Varner III (58.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (19) |
Denny McCarthy (58 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Adam Long (57 pts) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T29 (14) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Cameron Smith (56 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (18) |
T34 (8) |
Chad Ramey (53.67 pts) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Aaron Rai (53 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T14 (18) |
DNP | DNP |
Vincent Whaley (51.67 pts) |
T64 (0) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
C.T. Pan (51 pts) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
James Hahn (48 pts) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Peter Malnati (47.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T7 (55) |
74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Martin Laird (47.33 pts) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Houston Open
Player | Mayakoba | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. | CJ Cup | Andalucia Masters | Shriners Children’s | Spanish Open | Sanderson Farms | Fortinet Champ. | Dunhill Links | BMW PGA | Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Trainer (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hank Lebioda (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
J.T. Poston (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Joseph Bramlett (-24 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Zach Johnson (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brice Garnett (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kelly Kraft (-18.33 pts) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (-16.67 pts) |
T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tyler McCumber (-16.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Richy Werenski (-14.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (2) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Houston Open
Best Bets:
Scottie Scheffler
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T32 | T28 |
The bottom line, he is ready to win. Was T-32nd last year at Memorial Park, shot 65 in the final round. Was closure at Mayakoba than his 4th place finish, a double bogey on 16th cost him a possible runner-up finish.
Sam Burns
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | CUT |
Took a liking toward Memorial Park last year leading after the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Shot a final-round 72 to finish T-7th, a year of experience, and two wins since will make him better. His fall play has been superb, won Sanderson Farms, was T-14th at Shriners Children’s, and T-5th at CJ Cup.
Aaron Wise
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | T32 |
T-11th at Memorial Park last year. His game has been good of late, T-8th at Shriners Children’s, T-5th at CJ Cup, and T-15th at Mayakoba.
Best of the rest:
Talor Gooch
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | T4 | CUT |
Have to like that in Houston was 4th last year at Memorial and T-4th in 2020. Was in the final group at Mayakoba but stumbled to a final round 74 to finish T-11th. Also T-5th at CJ Cup, T-11th at Shriners Children’s, and T-4th at Fortinet.
Cameron Smith
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T19 |
Playing Memorial for the first time, was T-19th at Houston in 2016. T-9th in his only 2022 start at CJ Cup.
Matthew Wolff
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in Houston Open for the first time. His game is gaining some momentum, was 2nd at Shriners Children’s and T-5th at Mayakoba.
Tony Finau
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T24 | T24 | T34 | CUT | T42 |
Was T-24th last year at Memorial Park even with a final round 71. Yes, the T-45th at CJ Cup and Mayakoba doesn’t show how he can still go low anytime.
Solid contenders
Brooks Koepka
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | CUT |
Was the player consultant for the Memorial Park renovations, T-5th last year at Memorial. Still getting his game back together, yes he missed the cut at Mayakoba but look for better things this week.
Maverick McNealy
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20 | T17 |
Was T-20th last year at Memorial, T-17th in 2020. T-11th last week at Mayakoba, 2nd at Fortinet.
Tyrrell Hatton
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 |
Was T-7th last year at Memorial Park. Was T-40 at Mayakoba, T-18th at CJ Cup, and in September T-2nd at Dunhill Links.
Jason Day
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | CUT | CUT |
Like that he was T-7th last year at Memorial Park. Only his second start in 2022, was T-64th at CJ Cup. The big question, can he ever achieve the original form that made him a top player?
Long shots that could come through:
Adam Long
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 |
Was T-11th last year at Memorial Park. Played consistently in 2022, T-25th at Zozo Championship, and T-22nd at Mayakoba.
Mackenzie Hughes
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | T55 | CUT | T23 |
T-7th last year at Memorial Park. Was T-35th at Sanderson Farms, T-25th at CJ Cup, and T-4th at Zozo Championship.
Sepp Straka
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T4 |
Seems to like Houston, was T-5th last year at Memorial Park, T-4th in 2020. His game has shown improvement after missing the first three cuts in 2022, since then T-66th at Zozo, T-51st in Bermuda, and T-33rd at Mayakoba.
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