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The 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open finally here. In the past, the world’s top players have used the Houston Open as a warm-up for the Masters. This year, however, the Houston Open is a bit earlier than usual, while the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio will serve as the unofficial Masters appetizer next week.
Naturally, you can bet on the Texas Children’s Houston Open at the top golf betting sites. This year’s field is packed with 9 of the world’s best 30 players, including No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy. Neither player took part in last week’s Valspar Championship, which was won by Viktor Hovland. Hovland won’t play down in H-Town this week, however.
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Where Is The Texas Children’s Houston Open Played At?
The 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open will be held at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.
This tournament has been played at Memorial Park since 2020, becoming a staple event on the PGA Tour’s spring schedule. Its challenging course design and beautiful setting attract top golfers and enthusiastic fans year after year.
How To Watch Texas Children’s Houston Open?
You can catch all the action from the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open through the Golf Channel and NBC’s live broadcasts. Streaming options will be available via Peacock and the official PGA Tour app, providing fans with various ways to stay connected to the tournament.
What Is The Texas Children’s Houston Open Purse?
The purse for the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open is $9.5 million with the winner taking home approximately $1.7 million. The substantial prize pool continues to attract elite golfers aiming for a strong finish in the FedExCup standings.
Who Won Texas Children’s Houston Open 2024?
Germany’s Stephan Jaeger won the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open. Jaeger finished at 12-under par, which put him a stroke in front of Scheffler, Alejandro Tosti, Thomas Detry, Tony Finau, and Taylor Moore, who all finished tied for 2nd at -11.
The Texas Children’s Houston Open Odds
Check out the latest 2025 Houston Open odds:
| PGA Odds | PGA Odds |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler (+350) | Rory McIlroy (+650) |
| Aaron Rai (+2800) | Wyndham Clark (+3000) |
| J.J. Spaun (+3000) | Tony Finau (+3000) |
| Min Woo Lee (+3500) | Michael Kim (+3500) |
| Jason Day (+3500) | Davis Thompson (+3500) |
| Sungjae Im (+3500) | Taylor Pendrith (+4000) |
| Jacob Bridgeman (+4500) | Stephan Jaeger (+4500) |
| Si Woo Kim (+4500) | Maverick McNealy (+5000) |
Clearly, oddsmakers are confident this tournament is either Scheffler’s or McIlroy’s to lose. You won’t often see players listed with such short odds to win a tournament before it starts, but the +350 number is a testament to Scheffler’s dominance over the past couple of seasons. Once you get past McIlroy at +650 to win, no other golfer checks in with odds better than Aaron Rai’s +2800.
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The Texas Children’s Houston Open Favorites
The following golfers are considered the odds-on favorites, according to the latest Texas Children’s Houston Open odds:
Scottie Scheffler (+350)
Scottie Scheffler comes in as the favorite with odds of +350. Scheffler is the world’s best player, but let’s get some context here. While he was wildly dominant in 2024, we have yet to see that version of Scheffler so far this season. Perhaps a return to his home state of Texas will do him some good, but his next tournament victory of the season will be his first.
Scheffler does have a couple of top-10 finishes across his first 5 starts of the campaign, including a third-place showing at the Genesis Invitational. However, he’s been slow to round into form as he continues to recover from a hand injury he suffered back in December. The issue ultimately required surgery, and we haven’t seen the best of him since. Since that solid showing at the Genesis, Scheffler finished tied for 11th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and 20th at the Players Championship.
As mentioned, he came close to winning this very event last year, so perhaps his favorable course history will be enough to get him back on track. That said, I’m having a very hard time endorsing backing an out-of-form Scheffler at such short odds to win. Is he the most likely player to win this week? Possibly. Am I confident enough in that to go all-in on him at +350 when other quality golfers are offering more profit potential? Not likely.
Rory McIlroy (+650)
With odds of +650, McIlroy is another top headliner heading into the tournament. Unlike Scheffler, McIlroy does have a couple of wins to his name this season. He claimed victory at the Players Championship after edging out J.J. Spaun in a playoff. He also won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in his first outing of the year in January.
The Northern Irishman has been in terrific form to begin 2025. In addition to his couple of wins, he also has 3 more top-20 finishes, including a 4th-place showing at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January. McIlroy has already matched his win total from all of last season, though this appearance at the Houston Open is a rare one. This will be his first appearance at this event since 2014. Perhaps it will be a harbinger of success, as 2014 was also the year McIlroy won 2 of his 4 career major titles.
He’s using the Houston Open as a tune-up for the Masters, where he’ll look to become the first player since Tiger Woods to complete the career Grand Slam. McIlroy has 21 top-10 finishes in majors since those 2 major victories in 2014, but another major championship has proven to be elusive.
Given his recent form and motivation in the run-up to Augusta, McIlroy is a significantly better value at +650 than Scheffler is at +350 to win this week.
The Best Texas Children’s Houston Open Betting Value
Tony Finau (+3000) offers great value as a top-tier golfer with odds that don’t reflect his true potential. His reliable all-around game and ability to consistently compete on difficult courses make him a solid longer-shot pick for bettors looking for a good return on investment. Finau’s +3000 Houston Open odds technically put him among the favorites, but we’re getting terrific value here.
Plus, Finau has tasted success at Memorial Park in the past. Finau was among the gaggle of golfers who finished tied for 2nd at last year’s event at 11-under par. Finau also won the Houston Open outright back in 2022 with a score of 16-under, which was the best score for a champion at this event since Ian Poulter finished at 19-under back in 2018.
The Utah native is ranked 32nd in the world, and his ’25 is off to a tough start. Finau has missed the cut 3 times in his first 7 events, including at the Players Championship a couple of weeks ago. His other missed cuts came at the AmEx and the Farmers Insurance Open back in January. He did, however, finish 5th at the Genesis in February.
The Top Texas Children’s Houston Open Longshot
J.J. Spaun (+3000) is another intriguing longshot at +3000. With his powerful driving and improving short game, he has the tools to make a surprising run if he gets off to a hot start.
Spaun – a 34-year-old Los Angeles native – is hardly a household name on the PGA Tour. However, he’s gotten off to a bright start this season. In addition to his aforementioned 2nd-place finish to McIlroy at the Players, Spaun also finished 2nd at the Cognizant Classic and third at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Spaun has made the cut in every one of his 9 starts this season, save for the WM Phoenix Open from which he withdrew after the first round due to illness. That’s a remarkable improvement for a player who struggled considerably a season ago. Heading into last year’s Houston Open, Spaun had missed the cut in 6 of his first 8 tournaments. In the 2 tournaments in which he made the cut – the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Players – he finished 54th and 64th, respectively.
He’s a new player this year, however, and the odds have already caught up to him. Still, at +3000, Spaun looks like an intriguing bet given his terrific recent form.
The Texas Children’s Houston Open Predictions
In the end, my winning golf prediction is McIlroy. He entered the 2025 campaign with a renewed focus, and we’ve seen it in the results. He’s changed his tournament schedule this spring in the run-up to the Masters as he attempts to conquer that tournament for the first time.
While he could certainly get caught looking ahead to Augusta and struggle here as a result, I don’t expect that to be the case. This seems to be a new and improved Rory from a maturity standpoint, and I expect him to bring that focus again this week.
Take McIlroy at +650 to pick up his third win of the campaign.
Bet: Rory McIlroy (+650)
The Best Texas Children’s Houston Open Prop Bets
The following PGA Tour prop bets are courtesy of Bet365:
Best Top 5 Finish
McIlroy’s solid recent form and ability to perform well in high-pressure situations make him a great pick to finish in the top 5. Clearly, considering I like his chances to win, a bet on McIlroy to finish top-5 at +150 is viable, as well.
Bet: Rory McIlroy (+150)
Best Top 10 Finish
Rai’s recent improvement and sharp iron play give him a solid chance of finishing in the top 10. It’s a relatively weak field once you get past Scheffler and McIlroy at the top, so Rai should have a good shot at finishing inside the top 10 for the 2nd time in his last 4 outings.
Bet: Aaron Rai (+240)
To Play in Final Pairing
Given his consistency and strong finishes, Scheffler is likely to be in contention on the final day. I’d rather bet on Scheffler’s +350 odds to play in the final pairing than take him at the same odds to win the tournament outright.
Bet: Scottie Scheffler (+350)
