Shell Houston Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Humble, Texas |
| Established | 1946[1] |
| Course(s) | Golf Club of Houston |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,457 yards (6,819 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $6.2 million |
| Month played | March/April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate |
266 Curtis Strange (1980) 266 Lee Trevino (1980) 266 Vijay Singh (2002) |
| To par | –22 Vijay Singh (2002) |
| Current champion | |
 D. A. Points | |
The Shell Houston Open is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour, currently played in late March or early April at the Golf Club of Houston (formerly known as Redstone Golf Club) in Humble, Texas, a city located northeast of Houston. Shell and the Houston Golf Association are the main sponsors of the tournament. The purse was $6,200,000 in 2013, with a winner's share of $1,116,000.
The event was played at several Houston venues until the 1970s, starting at River Oaks Country Club in 1946 before moving to Memorial Park Golf Course in 1947 and, after a year off, moving again to Pine Forest Country Club in 1949 and BraeBurn Country Club in 1950. After this period of wandering, the tournament settled in at Memorial Park from 1951–1963. In 1964 and again in 1965, the event was played at Sharpstown Country Club, before moving to Champions Golf Club from 1966–1971 and Westwood Country Club in 1972.
The tournament ventured outside of Houston in 1973 and was played at Quail Valley Country Club in Missouri City. The event relocated to The Woodlands in 1975, at Woodlands Country Club until 1984, then at the TPC at The Woodlands through 2002. It moved to its current location, Golf Club of Houston in Humble, in 2003.
Course layout
Redstone Golf Club
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 397 | 429 | 398 | 566 | 480 | 464 | 174 | 557 | 238 | 3,703 | 380 | 441 | 338 | 590 | 216 | 608 | 204 | 489 | 488 | 3,754 | 7,457 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Source:[2]
Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | 1st prize ($) | Purse ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Houston Open | |||||||
| 2013 | D. A. Points | United States | 272 | –16 | 1,116,000 | 6,200,000 | |
| 2012 | Hunter Mahan | United States | 272 | –16 | 1,080,000 | 6,000,000 | |
| 2011 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 268 | –20 | 1,062,000 | 5,900,000 | |
| 2010 | Anthony Kim | United States | 276 | –12 | 1,044,000 | 5,800,000 | |
| 2009 | Paul Casey |  England | 277 | –11 | 1,026,000 | 5,700,000 | |
| 2008 | Johnson Wagner | United States | 272 | –16 | 1,008,000 | 5,600,000 | |
| 2007 | Adam Scott |  Australia | 271 | –17 | 990,000 | 5,500,000 | |
| 2006 | Stuart Appleby (2) | Australia | 269 | –19 | 990,000 | 5,500,000 | |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh (3) |  Fiji | 275 | –13 | 900,000 | 5,000,000 | |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh (2) | Fiji | 277 | –11 | 900,000 | 5,000,000 | |
| 2003 | Fred Couples | United States | 267 | –21 | 810,000 | 4,500,000 | |
| 2002 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 266 | –22 | 720,000 | 4,000,000 | |
| 2001 | Hal Sutton | United States | 278 | –10 | 612,000 | 3,400,000 | |
| 2000 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 275 | –13 | 504,000 | 2,800,000 | |
| 1999 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 279 | –9 | 450,000 | 2,500,000 | |
| 1998 | David Duval | United States | 276 | –12 | 360,000 | 2,000,000 | |
| 1997 | Phil Blackmar | United States | 276 | –12 | 288,000 | 1,600,000 | |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | United States | 274 | –14 | 270,000 | 1,500,000 | |
| 1995 | Payne Stewart | United States | 276 | –12 | 252,000 | 1,400,000 | |
| 1994 | Mike Heinen | United States | 272 | –16 | 234,000 | 1,300,000 | |
| 1993 | Jim McGovern | United States | 199^ | –17 | 234,000 | 1,300,000 | |
| 1992 | Fred Funk | United States | 272 | –16 | 216,000 | 1,200,000 | |
| Independent Insurance Agent Open | |||||||
| 1991 | Fulton Allem |  South Africa | 273 | –15 | 144,000 | 800,000 | |
| 1990 | Tony Sills | United States | 204^ | –12 | 180,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| 1989 | Mike Sullivan | United States | 280 | –8 | 144,000 | 800,000 | |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange (3) | United States | 270 | –18 | 126,000 | 700,000 | |
| Big "I" Houston Open | |||||||
| 1987 | Jay Haas | United States | 276 | –12 | 108,000 | 600,000 | |
| Houston Open | |||||||
| 1986 | Curtis Strange (2) | United States | 274 | –14 | 90,000 | 500,000 | |
| 1985 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 277 | –11 | 90,000 | 500,000 | |
| Houston Coca-Cola Open | |||||||
| 1984 | Corey Pavin | United States | 274 | –10 | 90,000 | 500,000 | |
| 1983 | David Graham | Australia | 275 | –9 | 72,000 | 400,000 | |
| Michelob-Houston Open | |||||||
| 1982 | Ed Sneed | United States | 275 | –9 | 63,000 | 350,000 | |
| 1981 | Ron Streck | United States | 198^ | –15 | 47,250 | 262,500 | |
| 1980 | Curtis Strange | United States | 266 | –18 | 63,000 | 350,000 | |
| Houston Open | |||||||
| 1979 | Wayne Levi | United States | 268 | –16 | 54,000 | 300,000 | |
| 1978 | Gary Player | South Africa | 270 | –18 | 40,000 | 200,000 | |
| 1977 | Gene Littler | United States | 276 | –12 | 40,000 | 200,000 | |
| 1976 | Lee Elder | United States | 278 | –10 | 40,000 | 200,000 | |
| 1975 | Bruce Crampton (2) | Australia | 273 | –15 | 30,000 | 150,000 | |
| 1974 | Dave Hill | United States | 276 | –12 | 30,000 | 150,000 | |
| 1973 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 277 | –11 | 41,000 | 205,000 | |
| 1972 | Bruce Devlin | Australia | 278 | –10 | 25,000 | 125,000 | |
| Houston Champions International | |||||||
| 1971 | Hubert Green | United States | 280 | –4 | 25,000 | 125,000 | |
| 1970 | Gibby Gilbert | United States | 282 | –2 | 23,000 | 115,000 | |
| 1969 | No tournament - club hosted the 1969 U.S. Open | ||||||
| 1968 | Roberto De Vicenzo |  Argentina | 274 | –10 | 20,000 | 100,000 | |
| 1967 | Frank Beard | United States | 274 | –10 | 23,000 | 115,000 | |
| 1966 | Arnold Palmer (2) | United States | 275 | –9 | 21,000 | 110,000 | |
| Houston Classic | |||||||
| 1965 | Bobby Nichols (2) | United States | 273 | –11 | 12,000 | 75,000 | |
| 1964 | Mike Souchak (2) | United States | 278 | –6 | 7,500 | 50,000 | |
| 1963 | Bob Charles |  New Zealand | 268 | –12 | 10,000 | 50,000 | |
| 1962 | Bobby Nichols | United States | 278 | –2 | 9,000 | 50,000 | |
| 1961 | Jay Hebert | United States | 276 | –4 | 7,000 | 40,000 | |
| 1960 | Bill Collins | United States | 280 | –8 | 5,300 | 35,000 | |
| 1959 | Jack Burke, Jr. (2) | United States | 277 | –11 | 4,300 | 30,000 | |
| Houston Open | |||||||
| 1958 | Ed Oliver | United States | 281 | –7 | 4,300 | 30,000 | |
| 1957 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 279 | –9 | 7,500 | 36,000 | |
| 1956 | Ted Kroll | United States | 277 | –11 | 6,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1955 | Mike Souchak | United States | 273 | –15 | 6,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1954 | Dave Douglas | United States | 277 | –11 | 6,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1953 | Cary Middlecoff (2) | United States | 283 | –5 | 4,000 | 20,000 | |
| 1952 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1951 | Marty Furgol | United States | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1950 | Cary Middlecoff | United States | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1949 | Johnny Palmer | United States | 272 | –16 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1948 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1947 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 277 | –11 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
| 1946 | Byron Nelson | United States | 274 | –10 | 2,000 | 10,000 | |
- ^ Weather-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources[3][4][5]
Multiple winners
Ten men have won this tournament more than once through 2012.
- 3 wins
- Curtis Strange: 1980, 1986, 1988
- Vijay Singh: 2002, 2004, 2005
- 2 wins
- Cary Middlecoff: 1950, 1953
- Jack Burke, Jr.: 1952, 1959
- Mike Souchak: 1955, 1964
- Bobby Nichols: 1962, 1965
- Arnold Palmer: 1957, 1966
- Bruce Crampton: 1973, 1975
- Stuart Appleby: 1999, 2006
See also
- Houston Open (early PGA Tour), an earlier Houston event recognized by the PGA Tour
References
- ↑ Champions Archive
- ↑ "Course: Redstone Golf Club". PGA Tour. 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ Shell Houston Open - Winners - at pgatour.com
- ↑ Shell Houston Open - Winners - at golfobserver.com
- ↑ 2010 Shell Houston Open Media Guide
External links
Coordinates: 29°55′26″N 95°15′40″W / 29.924°N 95.261°W