The 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open Preview and Odds
Dean McHugh The penultimate PGA Tour event of 2022 will commence on Thursday with the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open at the renowned Memorial Park golf course. This marks the inaugural tournament of five in Texas on the PGA Tour schedule for the 2022-23 season. In the preceding year’s competition, Jason Kokrak emerged victorious, recording a scintillating 10 under par for the tournament to triumph by a margin of two strokes over Kevin Tway and Scottie Scheffler. Dallas native Scottie Scheffler will aspire to secure his second PGA Tour victory in his home state. There are no other players ranked within the Top 10 who present a formidable challenge to Scheffler’s potential victory this week.
However, there are two other players in the top 15 joining Scheffler this week Tony Finau and Sam Burns. A win this week could put Scheffler back in the No. 1 spot in the OWGR.
The Cadence Bank Houston Open has a total purse of $8.4 million, with $1.5 million being paid to the winner.
Television: Thursday-Sunday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET. (Golf Channel)
The Cadence Bank Houston Open is a prestigious golf tournament on the PGA Tour held annually in Houston, Texas. It attracts top professional golfers from around the world to compete for the title and a share of the prize money. Known for its challenging course and enthusiastic crowds, the event showcases thrilling competition and fosters community engagement through various charitable initiatives.
2022 CADENCE BANK HOUSTON OPEN – MEMORIAL PARK GOLF COURSE DETAILS
Yards: 7,412
Par: 70 (5x 3’s / 10x 4’s / 3x 5’s)
Greens: Bermuda
Architect: Tom Doak, with input from Brooks Koepka
Historical Cut Line: +2, +4
Median Score 4-round Score: -1 (’21)
Comp Courses: Bay Hill, Southern Hills, Quail Hollow, Colonial CC, GC of Houston
Recent Houston Open Winners at Memorial Park: Jason Kokrak -10 (2022), Carlos Ortiz -13 (2021), Lanto Griffin -14 (2020), Ian Poulter -19 (2018), Russell Henley -20 (2017)
2022 CADENCE BANK HOUSTON OPEN – PICKS
Taylor Pendrith (+5000)
He started well last summer but didn’t play again until the end of the regular season because of injuries. It took him a while to get back into form, but he ended up performing well at the end of the year.
He hasn’t been able to sustain his momentum from last year, but he’s a guy who I think has the potential to be a solid pick.
Sam Burns (+330)
Burns loves Memorial Park Golf Course, he has placed well in both of the last two years. He tied for 7th at the CJ Cup, his most recent tournament played. In his only other start this season, he finished 30th.
Joel Dahmen +4100
Joel Dahmen is currently in great form, and we’re backing him for another top-10 finish at the Houston Open.
After a missed cut in the first event of the season, Dahmen has finished no worse than 37th in four stats since. This includes a 3rd and 13th place finish.
That 3rd place finish came last week at the World Wide Technology Championship. He had rounds of 68, 67, 66, and 65, getting better each round.
Hideki Matsuyama (+2000)
Matsuyama came close to winning the Houston Open two years ago, the first and only time he played this event. He tied for 2nd and then took last year off. He hasn’t done particularly well this season, finishing between 25th and 40th in the 3 tournaments he’s played in. His odds reflect that, and he is still a great golfer so I have some faith for a turnaround this week.
2022 CADENCE BANk HOUSTON OPEN – ODDS
Scottie Scheffler +550
Sam Burns +1200
Aaron Wise +1600
Tony Finau +1800
Jason Day +2200
Hideki Matsuyama +2200
Russell Henley +2200
Maverick McNealy +2500
Taylor Montgomery +2800
Davis Riley +3500
Denny McCarthy +3500
Joel Dahmen +4000
Taylor Pendrith +4000
Matthew Nesmith +4500
Emiliano Grillo +4500
Sahith Theegala +4500
Will Gordon +5000
Alex Noren +5000
Si Woo Kim +5000
Keith Mitchell +5000
Dean Burmester +5500
Wyndham Clark +5500
Patrick Rodgers +6000
Mackenzie Hughes +6600
Harris English +6600
Andrew Putnam +6600
Alex Smalley +7000
Taylor Moore +7000
Sebastian Munoz +7000
Sepp Straka +7000
Davis Thompson +7500
Adam Hadwin +7500
Lee Hodges +8000
Cameron Champ +9000
Gary Woodland +9000
Aaron Rai +9000
Luke List +9000
Brendan Steele +9000
Adam Long +10000
Danny Willett +10000
Brandon Wu +10000
Justin Suh +10000
Beau Hossler +10000
Francesco Molinari +11000
Justin Rose +11000
David Lipsky +11000
Robby Shelton +12500
Adam Schenk +12500
Martin Laird +12500
Justin Lower +12500
Mark Hubbard +12500
Nick Taylor +14000
Dylan Frittelli +15000
Russell Knox +15000
Trey Mullinax +15000
Stephan Jaeger +15000
Matt Wallace +15000
S.H. Kim +15000
Kevin Streelman +15000
Adam Svensson +16000
Chesson Hadley +16000
Erik van Rooyen +17500
Scott Piercy +17500
Ben Griffin +17500
MJ Daffue +17500
Ryan Palmer +17500
Charley Hoffman +17500
Byeong-Hun An +17500
Matthias Schwab +17500
Garrick Higgo +17500
Johannes Veerman +20000
Zecheng Dou +20000
Robert Streb +20000
John Huh +20000
Ryan Armour +20000
Stewart Cink +20000
David Lingmerth +20000
Henrik Norlander +20000
James Hahn +20000
Austin Smotherman +20000
C.T. Pan +22500
Kramer Hickok +22500
Carl Yuan +22500
Tyler Duncan +25000
Austin Cook +25000
Austin Eckroat +25000
Joseph Bramlett +25000
Callum Tarren +25000
Ben Martin +30000
Zach Johnson +30000
Harry Hall +30000
Michael Gligic +30000
Peter Malnati +30000
Ben Taylor +35000
Kevin Tway +35000
Doc Redman +35000
Paul Haley II +35000
Kevin Roy +35000
Seung Yul Noh +35000
Brent Grant +40000
Erik Barnes +40000
Nick Watney +40000
Zac Blair +40000
Danny Lee +40000
Max McGreevy +40000
Eric Cole +40000
Kelly Kraft +40000
Chad Ramey +40000
Scott Harrington +45000
Travis Vick +50000
Philip Knowles +50000
Chris Stroud +50000
Michael Kim +50000
Richy Werenski +50000
Nicolas Echavarria +50000
Jimmy Walker +50000
Walker Lee +50000
Tano Goya +50000
Tyson Alexander +60000
Kyle Westmoreland +60000
Jason Dufner +75000
Brandon Matthews +75000
Carson Young +75000
Cole Hammer +75000
Augusto Nunez +75000
Jim Herman +100000
Trevor Werbylo +100000
Lukas Euler +100000
Ben Kern +150000
Ryan Brehm +150000
Sean Jacklin +150000
Zack Fischer +150000
