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The subtle reason why Carlos Ortiz’s Houston Open win could completely change his career

The impact of a breakthrough victory on the PGA Tour isn’t just from the win itself, but many times how it was achieved.
November 9, 2020
PGA Tour

Carlos Ortiz makes history in stunning victory over Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama at the Houston Open

Trying to fend off the big names was Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz, currently ranked 160th in the world. Surely, he’d be no match for that trio of world-class players.
November 8, 2020
PGA Tour

Jason Day’s health and game on upswing heading into Masters

In up-and-down season, Jason Day is contending in Houston Open and optimistic about his health.
November 7, 2020
World No.1 Update

Dustin Johnson says there’s one good thing that came out of having COVID-19

When Dustin Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 at last month’s CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, it meant that he had to self-isolate for at least 10 days.
November 4, 2020
PGA Tour

Harry Higgs withdraws from Houston Open after testing positive for COVID-19

The PGA Tour announced overnight that Harry Higgs has become the 14th player to test positive for COVID-19, and the 28-year-old from Camden, N.J., withdrew from this week’s Vivint Houston Open.
November 3, 2020
News

Concerned about COVID, Phil Mickelson baulks at playing Houston Open with fans in week before Masters

The PGA Tour announced on Monday it will allow the most number of fans, by far—2,000—since the...
October 22, 2020
Cinderella Story

This guy just became the most unlikely golfer to qualify for a PGA Tour event in 2020

There are some incredible Monday qualifying stories nearly every week, but the most unlikely golfer to earn...
October 21, 2020
News & Tours

Houston Open becomes latest PGA Tour event to allow fans onsite

It was announced in late September that the Bermuda Championship, scheduled for the week before Houston, will also allow a limited number of general spectators.
October 17, 2020
PGA Tour

Lanto Griffin claims first PGA Tour victory with final-round 69 at the Houston Open

It was only his 33rd start on the PGA Tour, but Lanto Griffin’s road to his first win on Sunday at the Houston Open took much longer than that.
October 14, 2019
PGA Tour

Brandon Wu is the latest college star to impress at start of his pro career, tying for 17th in PGA Tour debut

Brandon Wu opted for a more circuitous route to professional golf than his college contemporaries — Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff, among the more notable of them. But now that he has arrived, he, too, is worthy of attention.
October 14, 2019
PGA Tour

Pat Perez’s wife clears up confusion over his last-minute WD from the Houston Open

What should have been the simple story of a golfer withdrawing from a PGA Tour event turned into a minor saga involving a major champ and the player in question’s wife.
October 13, 2019
PGA Tour

Lanto Griffin bogeys the last but still shoots 65 to take the 54-hole lead at the Houston Open

Lanto Griffin made two bogeys in his round on Saturday at the Houston Open, each one coming on the final holes of the front and back nine.
October 13, 2019
News

Ian Poulter atoned for breaking a tour rule in creative fashion

Not bad for a player often at odds with American galleries.
January 8, 2019
News & Tours

Houston Open signs five-year deal with the PGA Tour, will return as a fall event in 2019

On Tuesday, the PGA Tour, in conjunction with the Astros Foundation, a consortium of Houston-area businesses led by Houston Astros owner Jim Crane, announced they had come to an...
June 13, 2018
PGA Tour

Six straight weeks competing on the PGA Tour finally takes its toll on Ian Poulter

It didn’t really matter how Sunday shook out at the RBC Heritage. That Ian Poulter found himself atop the leaderboard entering the final round at Harbour Town was an impressive accomplishment.
April 16, 2018
Column Houston Open

Justin Parsons: Prepping Peter Uihlein for the Houston Open

Golf Digest Middle East columnist Justin Parsons flew into Texas on Sunday to help Peter Uihlein prepare for the Houston Open. The PGA Tour rookie needs victory to punch a late ticket to Augusta National.
March 28, 2018
PGA Tour

2018 Houston Open tee times, viewer’s guide

The PGA Tour event serves as one final tune-up prior to the season’s first major with the winner earning the last spot in the Masters field, provided he isn’t in already.
March 28, 2018
The Masters

The Masters is going to have its smallest field in two decades

The Masters, perennially the paramount event of the golf calendar, feels even bigger this year with a host of engaging storylines and return of a certain 14-time major winner. Somewhat ironic, as the Masters field is smaller than it has been in decades.
March 28, 2018
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