The Houston Open is the final PGA Tour event before the prestigious US Masters at Augusta, Georgia. The Houston Open is held at the end of March/beginning of April each year at the Redstone Golf Club in Humble Texas.
There is a $5.8 million prize purse on offer with the eventual winner receiving $1.044 million. Previous winners include players who might not be star names in the world of golf but have plenty of pedigree on the tour, and that is worth bearing in mind when looking at the odds for the Houston Open.
England's Paul Casey has won in the past to upset the odds and he is well worth following in the betting as he is a consistent performer who often finishes in and around the top of the leaderboard and could be considered for a bet in the place markets. Casey has been a rare European success at this event, with Vijay Singh, Anthony Kim, and the Australians Adam Scott and Stuart Appleby enjoying recent success.
Those winners were all good value in the ante-post betting and it is worthwhile checking the latest odds for value this year as well with plenty of different betting markets on offer.
| Year | Winner | Country | Score |
| 2001 | Hal Sutton | USA | 278 (-10) |
| 2002 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 266 (-22) |
| 2003 | Fred Couples | USA | 267 (-21) |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 277 (-11) |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 275 (-13) |
| 2006 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 269 (-19) |
| 2007 | Adam Scott | Australia | 271 (-17) |
| 2008 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 272 (-16) |
| 2009 | Paul Casey | England | 277 (-11) |
| 2010 | Anthony Kim | USA | 276 (-12) |
| 2011 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 268 (-20) |
| 2012 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 272 (-16) |
Hunter Mahan won a thrilling 2012 Houston Open as he held his nerve on the final hole to win by a stroke from Carl Pettersson. Overnight leader Louis Oosthuizen endured a tough final day as he dropped five shots after nine goles and Mahan took full advantage.
Result:
1. Hunter Mahan (USA) - 272 (-16)
2. Carl Pettersson (Sweden) - 273 (-15)
3. Louis Oosthuizen (S. Africa) - 274 (-14)
The latest odds will appear here when available.....
The famous US Masters, held at the famous Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia, is a real highlight of the golf season due to the highly competitive nature of the tournament.
The likes of Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood are likely to be well backed in the betting, while Tiger Woods should be well up in the betting as one of the tournament favourites and a previous four time winner.
Mickelson has won three times in the past here and he is well worth keeping an eye on in the ante-post and live in running betting. It has typically been a difficult course for the European players with no European winner since 1999 and it could be worth a look at the odds of a top finish for a European or even a bet on a European finally breaking that duck.....
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