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The tournament ventured outside of the city limits in [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]] and [[1974 PGA Tour|1974]] at [[Quail Valley (Missouri City, Texas)|Quail Valley]] Country Club in [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]], a southwest suburb.<ref name=dhmihl>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/05/12/page/68/article/dave-hill-melnyk-in-houston-lead-at-137 |work=Chicago Tribune |agency=wire services |title=Dave Hill, Melnyk in Houston lead at 137 |date=May 12, 1974 |page=4, sec. 3}}</ref> It relocated north to [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] in [[1975 PGA Tour|1975]], at Woodlands Country Club until [[1984 PGA Tour|1984]], then at the [[TPC at The Woodlands]] through [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]]. It moved to its current location near Humble in [[2003 PGA Tour|2003]]; initially played at the Members Course, it changed to the Tournament Course in [[2006 PGA Tour|2006]]. The facility was known as Redstone Golf Club until December 2013, and is now The Golf Club of Houston.<ref name=hcrsnewnm>{{cite news |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/Around-sports-Redstone-Golf-Club-undergoes-name-5043369.php |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |agency=staff and wire reports |title=Around sports: Redstone Golf Club undergoes name change |date=December 6, 2013 |accessdate=March 31, 2016}}</ref><ref name=gcnewnm>{{cite web |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/travel-insider/houston-pga-tour-host-redstone-golf-club-receives-name-change-new-ownership/ |title=Houston PGA Tour host Redstone Golf Club receives name change by new ownership |last=Bailey |first=Mike |date=December 9, 2013 |accessdate=March 31, 2016}}</ref> |
The tournament ventured outside of the city limits in [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]] and [[1974 PGA Tour|1974]] at [[Quail Valley (Missouri City, Texas)|Quail Valley]] Country Club in [[Missouri City, Texas|Missouri City]], a southwest suburb.<ref name=dhmihl>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/05/12/page/68/article/dave-hill-melnyk-in-houston-lead-at-137 |work=Chicago Tribune |agency=wire services |title=Dave Hill, Melnyk in Houston lead at 137 |date=May 12, 1974 |page=4, sec. 3}}</ref> It relocated north to [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] in [[1975 PGA Tour|1975]], at Woodlands Country Club until [[1984 PGA Tour|1984]], then at the [[TPC at The Woodlands]] through [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]]. It moved to its current location near Humble in [[2003 PGA Tour|2003]]; initially played at the Members Course, it changed to the Tournament Course in [[2006 PGA Tour|2006]]. The facility was known as Redstone Golf Club until December 2013, and is now The Golf Club of Houston.<ref name=hcrsnewnm>{{cite news |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/Around-sports-Redstone-Golf-Club-undergoes-name-5043369.php |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |agency=staff and wire reports |title=Around sports: Redstone Golf Club undergoes name change |date=December 6, 2013 |accessdate=March 31, 2016}}</ref><ref name=gcnewnm>{{cite web |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/travel-insider/houston-pga-tour-host-redstone-golf-club-receives-name-change-new-ownership/ |title=Houston PGA Tour host Redstone Golf Club receives name change by new ownership |last=Bailey |first=Mike |date=December 9, 2013 |accessdate=March 31, 2016}}</ref> |
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Previously held weeks later in mid-spring, the Houston Open has been played the week before the [[Masters Tournament]] since [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]], and is the last chance to get into the field at [[Augusta National Golf Club|Augusta]] through a win. The tournament also has up to four additional sponsor exemptions to enable nonmember Masters-qualified professionals from the top 100 of the [[OWGR]] to compete in the U.S. in the week prior to the Masters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playersupport.pgatourhq.com/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/xsp/.ibmmodres/domino/OpenAttachment/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/C727DB7A7733806285257CC50066F582/pgAttachments/2015-16%20PGA%20TOUR%20Handbook%20&%20Regulations%20-%20Final.pdf|title=2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations|date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> |
Previously held weeks later in mid-spring, the Houston Open has been played the week before the [[Masters Tournament]] since [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]], and is the last chance to get into the field at [[Augusta National Golf Club|Augusta]] through a win. The tournament also has up to four additional sponsor exemptions to enable nonmember Masters-qualified professionals from the top 100 of the [[OWGR]] to compete in the U.S. in the week prior to the Masters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playersupport.pgatourhq.com/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/xsp/.ibmmodres/domino/OpenAttachment/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/C727DB7A7733806285257CC50066F582/pgAttachments/2015-16%20PGA%20TOUR%20Handbook%20&%20Regulations%20-%20Final.pdf|title=2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations|date=October 5, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412192428/https://playersupport.pgatourhq.com/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/xsp/.ibmmodres/domino/OpenAttachment/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/C727DB7A7733806285257CC50066F582/pgAttachments/2015-16%20PGA%20TOUR%20Handbook%20%26%20Regulations%20-%20Final.pdf|archivedate=April 12, 2016|df=}}</ref> |
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In 2016, Shell announced on June 8 that it was not renewing its sponsorship of the Houston Open after [[2017 PGA Tour|2017]]. In response, the PGA Tour announced it would seek a new sponsor for 2018.<ref>[http://bigstory.ap.org/article/57aa8aa8908343deb0c937dbb1dbc60c/shell-end-longtime-sponsorship-houston-open Shell to end longtime sponsorship with Houston Open] (Retrieved 12/11/2016, Associated Press)</ref> Shell has sponsored the event since [[1992 PGA Tour|1992]]. |
In 2016, Shell announced on June 8 that it was not renewing its sponsorship of the Houston Open after [[2017 PGA Tour|2017]]. In response, the PGA Tour announced it would seek a new sponsor for 2018.<ref>[http://bigstory.ap.org/article/57aa8aa8908343deb0c937dbb1dbc60c/shell-end-longtime-sponsorship-houston-open Shell to end longtime sponsorship with Houston Open] (Retrieved 12/11/2016, Associated Press)</ref> Shell has sponsored the event since [[1992 PGA Tour|1992]]. |
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Main sources<ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/shell-houston-open/past-winners.html Shell Houston Open - Winners] - at pgatour.com</ref><ref>[http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=PGA&name=&year=&tournament=Shell+Houston+Open&in=Search Shell Houston Open - Winners] - at golfobserver.com</ref><ref>[http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/admin/cffm/custom/SHO/2010_SHO_MG-2.pdf 2010 Shell Houston Open Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054114/http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/admin/cffm/custom/SHO/2010_SHO_MG-2.pdf |date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> |
Main sources<ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/shell-houston-open/past-winners.html Shell Houston Open - Winners] - at pgatour.com</ref><ref>[http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=PGA&name=&year=&tournament=Shell+Houston+Open&in=Search Shell Houston Open - Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523011015/http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=PGA&name=&year=&tournament=Shell+Houston+Open&in=Search |date=2014-05-23 }} - at golfobserver.com</ref><ref>[http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/admin/cffm/custom/SHO/2010_SHO_MG-2.pdf 2010 Shell Houston Open Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054114/http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/admin/cffm/custom/SHO/2010_SHO_MG-2.pdf |date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> |
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==Multiple winners== |
==Multiple winners== |
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | near Humble, Texas, U.S. |
| Established | 1946,[1] 79 years ago |
| Course(s) | Golf Club of Houston |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,457 yards (6,819 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $7.0 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 | |
 Russell Henley | |
Houston
Location in the United States
Golf Club
of Houston
of Houston
Location in Texas
The Shell Houston Open is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently played in late March or early April. It is held at the Golf Club of Houston (formerly named Redstone Golf Club) in unincorparted Harris County near Humble, northeast of Houston.
Shell Oil Company and the Houston Golf Association are its main sponsors. The purse was $6.8 million in 2016, with a winner's share of $1.244 million.
History
The event was played at several Houston venues until the 1970s, starting 79 years ago 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 through 1963. It was at Sharpstown Country Club in 1964 and 1965, moved to Champions Golf Club in 1966 for six years, and then to Westwood Country Club in 1972.
The tournament ventured outside of the city limits in 1973 and 1974 at Quail Valley Country Club in Missouri City, a southwest suburb.[2] It relocated north 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 near Humble in 2003; initially played at the Members Course, it changed to the Tournament Course in 2006. The facility was known as Redstone Golf Club until December 2013, and is now The Golf Club of Houston.[3][4]
Previously held weeks later in mid-spring, the Houston Open has been played the week before the Masters Tournament since 2007, and is the last chance to get into the field at Augusta through a win. The tournament also has up to four additional sponsor exemptions to enable nonmember Masters-qualified professionals from the top 100 of the OWGR to compete in the U.S. in the week prior to the Masters.[5]
In 2016, Shell announced on June 8 that it was not renewing its sponsorship of the Houston Open after 2017. In response, the PGA Tour announced it would seek a new sponsor for 2018.[6] Shell has sponsored the event since 1992.
Course layout
Tournament Course
| 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:[7]
Winners
^Weather-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources[8][9][10]
Multiple winners
Nine men have won this tournament more than once through 2016.
- 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 Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dave Hill, Melnyk in Houston lead at 137". Chicago Tribune. wire services. May 12, 1974. p. 4, sec. 3.
- ^ "Around sports: Redstone Golf Club undergoes name change". Houston Chronicle. staff and wire reports. December 6, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Bailey, Mike (December 9, 2013). "Houston PGA Tour host Redstone Golf Club receives name change by new ownership". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Shell to end longtime sponsorship with Houston Open (Retrieved 12/11/2016, Associated Press)
- ^ "Course: Redstone Golf Club". PGA Tour. 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Shell Houston Open - Winners - at pgatour.com
- ^ Shell Houston Open - Winners Archived 2014-05-23 at the Wayback Machine - at golfobserver.com
- ^ 2010 Shell Houston Open Media Guide Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine