We're nearly the conclusion of golf for 2021 with the Houston Open serving as the penultimate event of the calendar year.
As the year winds down, the fields tend to see less and less of the bigger names show up and this is no exception.
2021 Houston Open Full Odds
Click here to see the full odds board as of Monday
| Golfer | Odds |
|---|---|
| Sam Burns | +1200 |
| Scottie Scheffler | +1800 |
| Cameron Smith | +1800 |
| Sung-Jae Im | +2000 |
| Talor Gooch | +2200 |
| Matthew Wolff | +2500 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | +2500 |
| Tony Finau | +2500 |
| Brooks Koepka | +2800 |
| Adam Scott | +2800 |
| Aaron Wise | +3000 |
| Joaquin Niemann | +3000 |
| Carlos Ortiz | +3500 |
| Marc Leishman | +4000 |
| Shane Lowry | +4000 |
| Patrick Reed | +4500 |
| Maverick McNealy | +4500 |
| Seamus Power | +4500 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +4500 |
| Russell Henley | +4500 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | +5000 |
| Jason Kokrak | +5000 |
| Cameron Tringale | +5000 |
| Harold Varner III | +5000 |
| Max Homa | +6000 |
| Lanto Griffin | +6000 |
| Erik Van Rooyen | +6000 |
| Ian Poulter | +6500 |
| Charley Hoffman | +6500 |
| Branden Grace | +7500 |
| Mito Pereira | +8000 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | +8000 |
| Taylor Moore | +8000 |
| Gary Woodland | +9000 |
| Chad Ramey | +10000 |
| Cameron Davis | +10000 |
| Jason Day | +10000 |
| Sebastian Munoz | +10000 |
| Greyson Sigg | +10000 |
| Taylor Pendrith | +11000 |
| Cheng-Tsung Pan | +11000 |
| Kevin Streelman | +11000 |
| Lee Westwood | +11000 |
| Adam Schenk | +13000 |
| Danny Willett | +13000 |
| Chez Reavie | +13000 |
| Emiliano Grillo | +13000 |
| Brian Harman | +13000 |
| Ryan Palmer | +13000 |
| Joel Dahmen | +13000 |
| Stewart Cink | +13000 |
| Matthias Schwab | +13000 |
| Harry Higgs | +13000 |
| Sepp Straka | +15000 |
| Luke List | +15000 |
| Martin Laird | +15000 |
| Pat Perez | +15000 |
| Adam Long | +15000 |
| Aaron Rai | +15000 |
| Henrik Norlander | +15000 |
| Scott Piercy | +15000 |
| James Hahn | +15000 |
| Stephan Jaeger | +15000 |
| Sahith Theegala | +15000 |
| Keith Mitchell | +15000 |
| Russell Knox | +15000 |
| Tom Hoge | +15000 |
| Henrik Stenson | +15000 |
| Denny McCarthy | +18000 |
| Hudson Swafford | +18000 |
| J.J. Spaun | +18000 |
| Nate Lashley | +18000 |
| Brandt Snedeker | +18000 |
| Scott Stallings | +18000 |
| Francesco Molinari | +18000 |
| Roger Sloan | +18000 |
| Brian Stuard | +18000 |
| Andrew Landry | +20000 |
| Robert Streb | +20000 |
| Wyndham Clark | +20000 |
| Dylan Frittelli | +20000 |
| Nick Taylor | +20000 |
| Peter Uihlein | +25000 |
| David Lipsky | +25000 |
| Anirban Lahiri | +25000 |
| J.T. Poston | +25000 |
| Jason Dufner | +25000 |
| Davis Riley | +25000 |
| Kyle Stanley | +25000 |
| Doc Redman | +25000 |
| Brandon Hagy | +25000 |
| Sunghoon Kang | +25000 |
| Hank Lebioda | +25000 |
| Andrew Putnam | +25000 |
| Matthew NeSmith | +25000 |
| Dawie Van Der Walt | +25000 |
| Brice Garnett | +25000 |
| Lee Hodges | +25000 |
| Vincent Whaley | +25000 |
| Tyler Duncan | +25000 |
| Sam Ryder | +25000 |
| Adam Svensson | +25000 |
| Kevin Tway | +30000 |
| Zach Johnson | +30000 |
| Bill Haas | +30000 |
| Graeme McDowell | +30000 |
| Jimmy Walker | +30000 |
| Nick Watney | +30000 |
| Chesson Hadley | +30000 |
| Bronson Burgoon | +30000 |
| Joseph Bramlett | +30000 |
| Peter Malnati | +30000 |
| MJ Daffue | +30000 |
| Kramer Hickok | +30000 |
| Trey Mullinax | +30000 |
| Jim Herman | +35000 |
| Noh Seung-yul | +40000 |
| Tyler McCumber | +40000 |
| Richy Werenski | +40000 |
| Brian Gay | +40000 |
| Chris Stroud | +50000 |
| Chase Koepka | +50000 |
| Paul Barjon | +50000 |
| Gilbert Mendez | +100000 |
| Martin Trainer | +100000 |
| Shawn Stefani | +100000 |
| Kelly Kraft | +100000 |
The Course
Memorial Park was newly renovated a couple years ago with the help of Brooks Koepka, so it should come as no surprise that it figures to favor the longer hitters this week.
The par 70 measures 7,432 yards and features three par 5s to give the bombers plenty of scoring opportunities. It also boasts three par 3s measuring over 200 yards giving solid long-iron players a bit of an edge there.
It looks like the long hitters will have the advantage, so I’ll be looking at bombers in some decent form with good Bermudagrass putting numbers enough to take advantage of the birdie opportunities that await.
The Favorites
Sam Burns and Scottie Scheffler lead of the top of the board here in the +1800 range. Burns was on the card a year ago here at 100-1, so we've seen quite the rise from him this past year. I like both him and Scheffler, but of the two, Burns would be where I'd lean.
Cam Smith and Sungjae Im are next in line at around +2000, followed by guys like Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Wolff and Tony Finau at +2500.
Brooks Koepka is in that next range down at +2800 and will be popular this week given his connection to the course during the redesign.
The Mid-Tier
The card will start here with Adam Scott at +3600 on FanDuel. Anytime long irons come into play, Scott is worth a look.
This also wasn't a birdie fest with scores in the low to mid teens in contention, which is where I'd rather have the scoring when backing Scott since it's hard to ask him to make 20 to 25 birdie putts in a given week.
The Longshots
I'll open here with Ryan Palmer at 130-1 on DraftKings. Palmer's ball striking has improved in recent weeks and he's been starting to put together some decent results after a rough summer. At the price, I think the Texan playing in Texas is worth a flyer.
Another play I like down here is Greyson Sigg at 170-1 on FanDuel. Sigg has made four of five cuts in the fall since graduating from the Korn Ferry Tour and had his best driving and approach week of the swing season in Mexico. He's won twice on the KFT last season, so he's more than capable of taking down a field like this as well.
We'll go down here with Denny McCarthy at 180-1 on DraftKings. McCarthy has driven the ball well and hit a lot of greens his last two weeks. But without the strokes gained stats to back it up, it looks like he's flying a little under the radar this week.
He has the tendency to get hot with the putter on Bermuda, so this could be a spot for him to pop up with another good week after finishing 15th in Mexico.
The Houston Card
- Adam Scott +3600 (.92 units)
- Ryan Palmer +13000 (.25 units)
- Greyson Sigg +17000 (.19 units)
- Denny McCarthy +18000 (.18 units)
Total Stake: 1.44 units
