2026 Texas Children's Houston Open - Player Deep Dives
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Legend:
Odds - Betting Odds as of publication
Stats: Non Filtered Season Stats
Rank: Based on Field Rank
SG Gains: Number of weeks where played Gained in that Strokes Gained Statistic
OTT 4/4 = Gained Off The Tee in 4 of his last 4 starts/weeks/tournaments
FORM: Results from a players last 4 starts
Houston Results: Finishes at the Houston Open
Comp Results: Finishes at following courses: Southern Hills Country Club, Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course), and TPC Scottsdale
Brooks Koepka
Odds: +2500
Stats: Top 75!! exclude SCR (112), ARD/SCR AVG (89), PUTT (127), BA (77), P4 (96)
Rank: Top 75 across; Top 25: TG, APP, GIR, APP 200+, PROX, APP AVG, BOB, BOB 175200, BOB 200+, BOB AVG, P5
SG Gains: OTT 3/4, APP 4/4, ARD 2/4, PUTT 2/4
FORM: 18/13/9/MC
Houston Results: MC/5
Comp Results: 1/1/3/8/41/41/42/55/MC
Insights: Brooks Koepka is here and definitely worth a deep dive this week. His current game is elite off the tee and on approach — 1st in Tee-to-Green, 1st in Approach, and Top 5 when looking at cumulative averages around Approach, GIR, Yardage Buckets, and Proximity — though strokes around the green and putting will be key to boosting his ranks in bogey avoidance and Par 4 scoring. Course fit is strong: both starts at Memorial Park produced putting gains even when approach didn’t click, and when you’ve helped design the course, you know that confidence will be there starting Thursday. Last week yielded only one round in the 60s, but the test was tough and he was punished for a driver he’s still managing. Recent form (18-13-9-MC-56-15-4 across DPWT and PGA starts) shows he’s more than capable of winning, and as a backer on Sunday, you know he’ll go out with a mentality most simply lack. I was on him last week and easily back on the train again. Let’s ride! -C
Min Woo Lee
Odds: +1500
Stats: Top 50!!! exclude APP (77), GIR (55), APP 200+ (85), APP AVG (56), SCR (57)
Rank: Top 75 across; Top 25 exclude APP, GIR, APP 200+, SCR
SG Gains: OTT 4/4, APP 3/4, ARD 2/4, PUTT 4/4
FORM: 32/6/12/2
Houston Results: 1 (66-64-63-67, 2025)
Comp Results: 12/28/32/71/MC
Insights: Min Woo’s lone PGA Tour win came at this course last year. He was a slight loser off the tee, but he made up for it with almost nine strokes gained on the greens, more than two strokes gained around the greens and almost four strokes gained with his irons. His form is incredible, finishing no worse than T38 in six events this season, including a T2 at Pebble and a T6 at Bay Hill. Furthermore, he’s gained off the tee in a big way in all of those events, along with four straight positive events on the greens. The downside is his iron play. He’s alternated positive and negative gains in every event this year, and while this should be a positive week following that pattern, I don’ love to see that irons inconsistency from the event’s favorite. MWL should have a fantastic week, but the price is not appealing. OAD or DFS is the way to run him out, in my opinion. -S
Chris Gotterup
Odds: +2050
Stats: Top 75!! exclude APP 200+ (89), PUTT (103), P4 (78)
Rank: Top 75 across; Top 25: TG, OTT, DD, OTT/DD AVG, APP, APP AVG, ARD, ARD/SCR AVG, BOB, BOB 175200, BOB 200+, BOB AVG, BA, P3, P5
SG Gains:
FORM: 56/18/MC/37
Houston Results: 18/57
Comp Results: 1/51/MC/MC/MC
Insights: It’s important to note that Chris Gotterup has shown he can win events even when his complete game isn’t up to snuff. His win at Sony included a negative result with his irons, and his win in Phoenix included losses with the putter. Having said that, he’s been on a great run with his irons of late, and he has the required distance for success at this course. The short game is the biggest concern for him here, but he had solid gains around the green here last year and spiked for more than 5.5 strokes on the greens here in 2024. Over the last year, Gotterup is third in the field in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee on driver-heavy courses. He absolutely fits the profile of a golfer that can win this week. -S
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