Here we have the list of the champions from the last few years. As we can see, Paul Casey is the defending champion on the present 2010 edition of the competition hence he is one of the favorites to win the competition.
· 2009: Paul Casey – (England)
· 2008: Johnson Wagner - (United States)
· 2007: Adam Scott – (Australia)
· 2006: Stuart Appleby - (Australia)
· 2005: Vijay Singh - (Fiji)
· 2004: Vijay Singh - (Fiji)
· 2003: Fred Couples - (United States)
· 2002: Vijay Singh – (Fiji)
· 2001: Hal Sutton - (United States)
· 2000: Robert Allenby - (Australia)
Here we have in huge detail the schedule of the activities that will be taking place at the course on the week of the tournament. There are lots of interesting activities to join and it will be a week full of amusement.
Monday (March 30th)
Noon Shotgun start Pro-Am on the Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course.
Tuesday (March 31st)
Professional practice rounds all day. Cameras are only permitted Monday through Wednesday. No cameras allowed during official rounds. (Thurs-Sun.)
Wednesday (April 1st)
Morning Grand Pro-Am competition on Tournament Course, No. 1 and No. 10 tees, from approxmiately 7-9 AM. Awards luncheon in the Redstone Golf Club Clubhouse, following play. Afternoon Grand Pro-Am competition on Tournament Course, No. 1 and No. 10 tees, from noon to 2 PM. Awards reception in the Redstone Golf Club Clubhouse, following play. Additional Shell Houston Open Pro-Am on the Member Course at Redstone Golf Club, 11 AM shotgun start. Awards reception in the Redstone Golf Club Clubhouse, following play.
Thursday (April 2) First Round
Starting field of 144 of the world's best golfers begin play for $5.7 million in prize money. Tee times off No.1 and No.10 tees from approximately 7-8:50 AM. and 11:30 AM - 1:20 PM. GOLF CHANNEL coverage 3-5 PM.
Friday (April 3) Second Round
Tee times again off No.1 and No.10 tees from approximately 7-8:50 AM and 11:30 AM -1:20 PM. Following completion of 36 holes, field will be trimmed to the low 60 scores and ties for the final rounds. GOLF CHANNEL coverage 3-5 PM.
Saturday (April 4) Third Round
Tee times from approximately 8:30 AM -12:45 PM off No. 1 tee only. NBC Sports coverage (2-5 PM).
Sunday (April 5) Championship Round
Tee times from approximately 8:30 AM.-12:45 PM. off No.1 tee only. NBC Sports coverage (2-5 PM). Awards Ceremony on the 18th green immediately following the determination of a champion at approximately 5 p.m.
Here we have in detail where the tournament is going to be transmitted. The Golf Channel is going to have the complete coverage during the week and NBC during the weekend.
TV TIMES
Thursday April 1st
Friday April 2nd
Saturday April 3rd
Sunday April 4th
SIRIUS XM
Thursday April 1st
Friday April 2nd
Saturday April 3rd
Sunday April 4th
The course has some characteristics that make this place a really challenging course to dominate. It has a length of 7457 yards and is designed to be par 72. The layout is carved out of woodlands lush with oak, pine and cypress trees.
This course is also very attractive because if offer the possibility to normal non-professional players to play on a daily fee and in that way, everyone can tee up where the professionals play.
The course has some characteristics that make this place a really challenging course to dominate. It has a length of 7457 yards and is designed to be par 72. The layout is carved out of woodlands lush with oak, pine and cypress trees.
This course is also very attractive because if offer the possibility to normal non-professional players to play on a daily fee and in that way, everyone can tee up where the professionals play.
The area that surrounds the course is full of wetlands with flowers and also the course is built so the fans can walk all along the nine in order to follow all the action as it goes.
2010 HOUSTON OPEN RESULTS
Anthony Kim got the first place at the tournament with an impressive final score of -12. The impressive result also shows that the rest of the players took the tournament to another level showing scores really similar to the one that Kim scored. Anthony Kim was followed by Vaughn Taylor with a -12 also and then Schwartzel, DeLaet and Micheel complete the first 5 places at the leaderboard.
Place |
Country |
Player |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Strokes |
| 1 |
USA |
Anthony Kim |
68 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
276 |
| 2 |
USA |
Vaughn Taylor |
68 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
276 |
| T3 |
RSA |
Charl Schwartzel |
71 |
72 |
67 |
67 |
277 |
| T3 |
CAN |
Graham DeLaet |
71 |
67 |
71 |
68 |
277 |
| 5 |
USA |
Shaun Micheel |
70 |
73 |
70 |
65 |
278 |
| T6 |
USA |
Kevin Stadler |
67 |
70 |
74 |
68 |
279 |
| T6 |
USA |
Jeff Maggert |
70 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
279 |
| T8 |
USA |
Matt Kuchar |
69 |
72 |
69 |
70 |
280 |
| T8 |
ENG |
Lee Westwood |
69 |
68 |
72 |
71 |
280 |
| T8 |
USA |
Bryce Molder |
69 |
66 |
71 |
74 |
280 |
| T11 |
USA |
D.J. Trahan |
78 |
66 |
70 |
67 |
281 |
| T11 |
USA |
Jason Bohn |
70 |
72 |
71 |
68 |
281 |
| T11 |
USA |
Joe Ogilvie |
70 |
67 |
71 |
73 |
281 |
| T14 |
USA |
Ben Curtis |
73 |
71 |
73 |
65 |
282 |
| T14 |
USA |
Blake Adams |
73 |
72 |
68 |
69 |
282 |
| T14 |
USA |
Steve Marino |
70 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
282 |
| T14 |
ENG |
Justin Rose |
70 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
282 |
| T14 |
USA |
James Driscoll |
68 |
70 |
73 |
71 |
282 |
| T14 |
AUS |
Adam Scott |
69 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
282 |
| T14 |
USA |
Bubba Watson |
73 |
67 |
71 |
71 |
282 |
| T14 |
USA |
Josh Teater |
73 |
69 |
69 |
71 |
282 |
| T22 |
USA |
Alex Prugh |
70 |
66 |
76 |
71 |
283 |
| T22 |
SWE |
Fredrik Jacobson |
73 |
70 |
69 |
71 |
283 |
| T22 |
USA |
Roland Thatcher |
70 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
283 |
| T25 |
USA |
J.J. Henry |
74 |
72 |
69 |
69 |
284 |
| T25 |
USA |
Ben Crane |
75 |
68 |
72 |
69 |
284 |
| T25 |
USA |
John Rollins |
73 |
72 |
68 |
71 |
284 |
| T25 |
USA |
Chad Campbell |
70 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
284 |
| T25 |
USA |
Omar Uresti |
69 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
284 |
| T25 |
USA |
Justin Leonard |
69 |
74 |
67 |
74 |
284 |
| T31 |
USA |
Rich Barcelo |
75 |
69 |
72 |
69 |
285 |
| T31 |
DEN |
Soren Kjeldsen |
71 |
72 |
73 |
69 |
285 |
| T31 |
KOR |
Y.E. Yang |
74 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
285 |
| T31 |
USA |
Kevin Sutherland |
68 |
73 |
69 |
75 |
285 |
| T35 |
USA |
Phil Mickelson |
69 |
76 |
70 |
71 |
286 |
| T35 |
USA |
Tag Ridings |
73 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
286 |
| T35 |
ZIM |
Brendon de Jonge |
72 |
74 |
68 |
72 |
286 |
| T35 |
USA |
Chris Tidland |
72 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
286 |
| T35 |
AUS |
Cameron Percy |
67 |
69 |
74 |
76 |
286 |
| T40 |
AUS |
David Lutterus |
74 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
287 |
| T40 |
SCO |
Martin Laird |
70 |
70 |
76 |
71 |
287 |
| T40 |
USA |
Ricky Barnes |
73 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
287 |
| T40 |
IRL |
Padraig Harrington |
69 |
69 |
72 |
77 |
287 |
| T44 |
RSA |
Ernie Els |
70 |
74 |
75 |
69 |
288 |
| T44 |
USA |
Webb Simpson |
75 |
71 |
72 |
70 |
288 |
| T44 |
AUS |
Stuart Appleby |
70 |
72 |
74 |
72 |
288 |
| T44 |
USA |
Bob Estes |
73 |
70 |
71 |
74 |
288 |
| T44 |
USA |
Michael Allen |
71 |
72 |
71 |
74 |
288 |
| T44 |
USA |
Spencer Levin |
71 |
72 |
70 |
75 |
288 |
| T50 |
AUS |
Aaron Baddeley |
73 |
73 |
74 |
69 |
289 |
