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Sunday 29 March 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Woodland wins Texas Children's Houston Open
Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 March 2026 · Gary Woodland’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,900,000 USD · Texas Children's
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/19°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/16°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 38 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/12°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nicolai Højgaard DEN · 264Double-bogeyed the par-3 7th after taking two to escape a bunker, closed 71 and finished five back. AP (News4Jax)
135 started · cut -2, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Texas Children's Houston Open
Memorial Park Golf Course, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Woodland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
29 March 2026
We play an individual sport out here, but I wasn't alone today. Anyone struggling with something, I hope they see me and don't give up. Just keep fighting.
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
29 March 2026
It's just another day. Today was a good day. But I've got a big fight ahead of me, and I'm going to keep going. But I'm proud of myself right now.
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
29 March 2026
We thought it was appropriate to let him have his moment. It was a pretty cool moment for Gary and it was cool to see. I'm really happy for him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Woodland | 64 · 63 · 65 · 67 | 259 | −21 |
| 2 | Nicolai Højgaard | 68 · 62 · 63 · 71 | 264 | −16 |
| T3 | Johnny Keefer | 67 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Min Woo Lee | 68 · 63 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| 5 | Sam Stevens | 67 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Jake Knapp | 69 · 65 · 71 · 62 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Chris Gotterup | 68 · 69 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | 69 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Jason Day | 68 · 63 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Bronson Burgoon | 68 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T10 | Sahith Theegala | 67 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1984-05-21, Topeka, Kansas; USA; turned pro 2007; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 139 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 139 -> rankAfter 51), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Cobra OPTM Max-K 7.8°, Fujikura Ventus Black Velocore+ 8 X
- Fairway Wood Ping G440 Max 15°, Accra Tour Z Xtreme 4100 M5
- Utility Iron Wilson Staff Model Utility 18°, KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X
- Irons Cobra King Tour 4-5, KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X
- Irons Cobra King MB 6-9, KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X
- Wedge Cobra King 48°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Onyx X100
- Wedge Cobra Snakebite 52°, 56°, True Temper Dynamic Gold S400
- Wedge Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold S400
- Putter Scotty Cameron GoLo Tour Prototype
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week