Vivint Houston Open - First Look
@PGATourBrunch by Terry Lyons
THIS WEEK on the PGA Tour: Vivint Houston Open
COURSE: Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston
ARCHITECT: Nelson Byrd Woltz and his firm
YARDS/PAR: 7,432 yards/Par 72
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,000,000/$1,260,000
DEFENDING Champion: Lanto Griffin (2019 Leaderboard)
FEDEx CUP Points/Winner Share: 2,989/500
TV Coverage: Thursday-Sunday (11pm-4pm EST) - GOLF Channel
PGA Tour Radio Coverage: Thu-Fri (10am-4pm EST); Sat: (11am-4pm EST)
PGA Live: Thursday-Friday: (7:50am-4pm EST); Saturday-Sunday (9am-4pm EST)
PGA Tour Brunch’s - Quick Look
Houston Open Field - (link)
Past Champions of Houston Open - (PGA Tour dot com)
Tee Times: (link)
Field Changes: Ian Poulter (out)/Ollie Schniederjans (in)
K.J. Choi (out)/David Hearn (in)
What They’re Saying
First Look at Vivint Houston Open (PGA Tour dot com)
Mickelson Picks Houston for Masters Prep (USA Today)
Memorial Park Ready for Return to PGA Tour (Hou Chron)
Houston Open: This Week’s Surprising Picks (CBS Sports)
Highlighting some Featured Groups (Golf Channel)
2020 Houston Open Odds (by William Hill)
(As of November 2)
Dustin Johnson 15-2
Tyrrell Hatton 16-1
Brooks Koepka 20-1
Tony Finau 20-1
Hideki Matsuyama 20-1
Russell Henley 25-1
Scottie Scheffler 25-1
Viktor Hovalnd 25-1
Sungjae Im 33-1
Adam Scott 33-1
Jason Day 35-1
Sergio Garcia 35-1
Lanto Griffin 40-1
Zach Johnson 40-1
Doc Redman 40-1
Brian Harman 50-1
Si-Woo Kim 50-1
Corey Conners 50-1
Jordan Spieth 50-1
Shane Lowry 55-1
Cameron Davis 60-1
James Hahn 60-1
Alex Noren 66-1
Erik Van Rooyen 66-1
Stewart Cink 66-1
Harold Varner 66-1
Denny McCarthy 66-1
Wyndham Clark 70-1
Talor Gooch 70-1
Lee Westwood 70-1
Mackenzie Hughes 80-1
Kristoffer Ventura 80-1
Henrik Stenson 80-1
Sam Burns 80-1
J.T. Poston 80-1
Aaron Wise 80-1
Phil Mickelson 80-1
Dylan Frittelli 80-1
Charley Hoffman 80-1
Kevin Streelman 80-1
Brandt Snedeker 90-1
Lucas Glover 90-1
Cameron Tringale 90-1
Matthew NeSmith 100-1
Adam Schenk 100-1
Scott Piercy 100-1
Keegan Bradley 100-1
Henrik Norlander 100-1
Russell Knox 100-1
Maverick McNealy 100-1
Ollie Schniederjans 100-1
Matt Jones 100-1
Harry Higgs 100-1
Beau Hossler 100-1
Martin Laird 100-1
Sports Business and the Golf Industry
Draft Kings Signs Bryson DeChambeau - DraftKings announced an exclusive, multi-year relationship with Bryson DeChambeau, who will become the first active professional golfer to represent the digital sports entertainment and gaming company via an integrated brand, content, marketing, and VIP centric collaboration that will feature DeChambeau as the face of DraftKings golf. (GlobeWire/via Draft Kings)
Ahead of Masters, Draft Kings Signs DeChambeau (GolfWeek/USA Today)
Draft Kings Adds DeChambeau as Golf Boosts Betting Industry - DraftKings will advertise on Bryson DeChambeau’s cap during golf tournaments as part of a larger multi-year partnership with the U.S Open champion. DeChambeau will become the “face of DraftKings golf,” according to the company. In addition to the on-course advertising, the 27-year-old will appear in marketing events, videos and sweepstakes. (Sportico)
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