Shell Houston Open TV Schedule, Tee Times, Odds: Will Spieth Win Again Before the Masters?
By Michael Shamburger
The Shell Houston Open begins on Thursday at the Golf Club of Houston in Houston, Texas. The field is littered with talent looking to warm up for the Masters next week. Notably absent are Jason Day and Adam Scott, who have both claimed back-to-back wins this year and already appear to be ready to face Augusta National. Jordan Spieth, however, has not had his best stuff as of late, and needs to get a solid result under his belt.
The course favors the long hitters and solid putters. Defending champion J.B. Holmes, as well as Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson, and Henrick Stenson all have a good chance at having a successful tournament. This will also be the fifth time this year we’ve seen Sergio Garcia in a PGA Tour event, and the Spaniard has appeared to be on form. Garcia hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since claiming the Wyndham Championship in 2012, and it would be a good time for him to turn in a top five performance. Phil Mickelson has also had success at the Houston Open. Left last won the event in 2011 and finished fourth the following year, but has repeatedly finished in the top 20.
TV Schedule
Th – 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Golf Channel
Fr – 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Golf Channel
Sa – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Golf Channel, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM – NBC
Su – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Golf Channel, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM – NBC
Tee Times
1 – 7:30 AM – Cameron Tringale, Justin Hicks, Anirban Lahiri
1 – 7:40 AM – John Huh, Brendan Steele, Chez Reavie
1 – 7:50 AM – Scott Piercy, Alex Cejka, K.J. Choi
1 – 8:00 AM – Matt Every, Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els
10 – 8:00 AM – Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, Hunter Mahan
10 – 8:10 AM – Vaughn Taylor, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia
10 – 8:20 AM – Tony Finau, Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen
1 – 8:30 AM – J.J. Henry, Scott Stallings, Keegan Bradley
10 – 12:10 PM – SAaron Baddeley, Will MacKenzie, Will Wilcox
10 – 12:50 PM – Charley Hoffman, Ben Martin, Russell Henley
1 – 1:00 PM – Charl Schwartzel, Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson
10 – 1:00 PM – James Hahn, Brian Harman, Ben Crane
1 – 1:10 PM – Jordan Spieth, J.B. Holmes, Patrick Reed
10 – 1:10 PM – Padraig Harrington, Angel Cabrera, Matt Jones
1 – 1:30 PM – Erik Compton, Daniel Berger, Jon Curran
10 – 1:40 PM – Charles Howell III, Jason Gore, Jeff Overton
1 – 1:50 PM – Bryce Molder, Morgan Hoffmann, Thongchai Jaidee
Odds
Jordan Spieth – 13/2
Rickie Fowler – 12/1
Henrik Stenson – 12/1
Dustin Johnson – 12/1
Phil Mickelson – 15/1
Louis Oosthuizen – 20/1
Patrick Reed – 20/1
Charl Schwartzel – 25/1
Sergio Garcia – 25/1
J.B. Holmes – 25/1
Brooks Koepka – 30/1
Jimmy Walker – 40/1
Graham DeLaet – 50/1
Charles Howell III – 50/1
My Pick
As much as I’d love to see Spieth, DJ, Fowler, or Lefty win in person, I don’t think they’ll do it this week. I do believe this could be Patrick Reed’s week. Reed played very well at the WGC-Dell Match Play and has been fairly consistent all year: