SportsLine's model simulated the Texas Children's Houston Open 2026 10,000 times and revealed its surprising PGA picks this week
By Daniel Lewis Mar 23, 2026 at 4:09 pm ET • 3 min read 
Imagn Images A two-week stop in Texas leads into the Masters, and up first is the 2026 Houston Open beginning on Thursday at Memorial Park Golf Course. Texas native Scottie Scheffler is in the 2026 Houston Open field, and he's a substantial favorite in the 2026 Houston Open odds this week at +350. Defending champion Min Woo Lee (+1500) is the only other golfer going off lower than +2000. Other Houston Open contenders include Chris Gotterup (+2000), Jake Knapp (+2200), Sam Burns (+2700) and Brooks Koepka (+2700), who has just one top-10 finish this season in five tournaments since returning to the PGA.
Should you lay the pricy number on Scheffler this week, or is there better value on one of the many longshots in the field? Before locking in any 2026 Houston Open picks, entering any Houston Open one and done contests, or making any PGA DFS picks on sites like FanDuel or DraftKings, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulated every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and reveals golf betting picks that have a history of being extremely profitable.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 16 majors entering the weekend, including the 2025 Masters -- its fourth Masters in a row -- as well as last year's PGA Championship and Open Championship. Anyone who has followed its sports betting picks could have seen massive returns on betting sites.
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Now that the 2026 Houston Open field is locked in, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard, which you can use for PGA picks, one and done contests or Houston Open DFS lineups.
2026 Houston Open predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Houston Open 2026: Min Woo Lee, the defending champion and the second favorite, is not in the projected top five. He's a golfer to fade this week. The 27-year-old Australian has had a strong season, but his last outing at The Players Championship was more of a struggle. He shot 70 or higher in each round, including a fourth-round 74 as he finished T32. See who else to fade here.
Another surprise: The model says Nicolai Hojgaard is a top-three favorite this week despite his longer odds at +3300. He had a tough weekend at the Valspar Championship last week, but hasn't finished worst than T27 at any other event this season. That includes a T3 at the WM Phoenix Open and a T6 at the Cognizant Classic. See who else to pick here.
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How to make 2026 Houston Open picks
The model is also targeting three other golfers going off at +4000 or higher to make a strong run, including a massive +6000 longshot. You can only see the model's picks here.
Who will win the 2026 Houston Open, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 Houston Open odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 16 golf majors, including three in 2025.
2026 Houston Open odds, favorites
Get full 2026 Houston Open picks, best bets and predictions here. (odds via FanDuel and subject to change)
Scottie Scheffler +350 Min Woo Lee +1500 Chris Gotterup +2000 Jake Knapp +2200 Sam Burns +2700 Brooks Koepka +2700 Marco Penge +3000 Nicolai Højgaard +3300 Rickie Fowler +3300 Michael Thorbjornsen +3500 Kurt Kitayama +3500 Ben Griffin +4000 Ryan Gerard +4000 Harry Hall +4000 Harris English +4500 Adam Scott +4500 Shane Lowry +4500 Taylor Pendrith +5500 Sahith Theegala +5500 Keith Mitchell +5500 Jason Day +6000 Rasmus Højgaard +6000 Wyndham Clark +6000 Samuel Stevens +6000 Ryan Fox +6500 Ricky Castillo +6500 Pierceson Coody +6500 Alex Smalley +7000 Jordan Smith +7000 Sungjae Im +8000 Patrick Rodgers +8000 Will Zalatoris +8000 Max Greyserman +8000 Davis Thompson +8000 Tony Finau +8000 Stephan Jaeger +8000 Kristoffer Reitan +10000 Richard Hoey +10000 Adrien Dumont de Chassart +10000 Nico Echavarria +10000 Mac Meissner +10000 Max McGreevy +10000 Gary Woodland +10000 Lee Hodges +10000 Aaron Rai +10000 Sudarshan Yellamaraju +10000 J.T. Poston +10000 Michael Brennan +10000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +10000 Mackenzie Hughes +10000 Aldrich Potgieter +10000 Haotong Li +10000 Thorbjørn Olesen +10000
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