Dustin Johnson needs — nay, deserves — a break. After winning his third consecutive PGA Tour event, including his second since becoming No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, on Sunday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Johnson wasn’t certain whether he would remain in the field for this week’s Shell Houston Open. Johnson […]
Podcast: Changes in the WGC & Houston show the future in golf
June 11, 2016 by
With news that the PGA Tour moved a World Golf Championships event from Trump Doral to Mexico City, as well that Shell Oil is ending a 26-year title sponsorship in Houston, we talk about the realities of the sports bubble and the impact on the PGA Tour. The Tour is going to be just fine […]
Spieth frustrated by putter after 2nd round 73 in Houston Open
April 2, 2016 by
Heading into the Shell Houston Open, Jordan Spieth said he was looking for some consistency leading into his first major title defense at the Masters. Through two rounds at Golf Club of Houston, Spieth hasn’t found it. After opening with 5-under 67 on Thursday, the 22-year-old Texan struggled with the putter on Friday, leading to […]
Excited for Masters, Spieth looks to get game ready in Houston
March 31, 2016 by
To describe Jordan Spieth as jazzed for his first major title defense would, perhaps, be an understatement. “The Masters is [less than] 10 days away,” Spieth said Wednesday at the Shell Houston Open. “Just saying that makes you just want to go out and do pushups or something, just like it makes you really, really […]
Shell Houston Open is Last Chance Saloon for the Masters
March 29, 2016 by
There is only one more way to get into next week’s Masters: win the Shell Houston Open. The final PGA Tour event before the season’s first major, the Shell Houston Open plays like a Masters Lite, with the host Golf Club of Houston set up to mimic expected conditions at Augusta National Golf Club. That’s […]
Spieth leads, Monday qualifier Cook close at Shell Houston Open
April 5, 2015 by
Two young guys are at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the Shell Houston Open. One is 21 years old; the other is 24. One is ranked fourth in the world; the other 993rd. Jordan Spieth leads at Golf Club of Houston by a shot at 14 under par, charging into the […]
Patrick Reed races caddie to get ball after Houston Open ace
April 4, 2015 by
Patrick Reed was so happy he made an ace on Saturday at the Shell Houston Open, he couldn’t wait to get to his ball. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Reed made the hole-in-one on the 188-yard, par-3 16th hole with a 5-iron at the Golf […]
Henrik Stenson out of Houston Open, battling illness
March 31, 2015 by
Henrik Stenson’s final Masters prep suffered a blow on Monday when the Swede pulled out of the Shell Houston Open with the flu. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Stenson announced his withdrawal via Twitter, also sharing that he won’t play a previously scheduled practice round […]
