This week marks the commencement of the 2024 Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course, presenting players with a final opportunity to secure a spot in the prestigious Masters tournament by cracking the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Notable contenders include Tom Hoge, Mackenzie Hughes, and Alex Noren, each vying for a breakthrough performance to secure their invitation to Augusta National. Scottie Scheffler, the world No. 1, enters as the frontrunner with odds favoring his success. However, recent trends indicate unpredictability, with underdogs seizing victories as witnessed in the Valspar Championship. Memorial Park, known for its challenging layout favoring big hitters and adept scramblers, promises a rigorous test for competitors, emphasizing the significance of power, precision, and strategic play over sheer birdie-making prowess. With the Masters looming ahead, anticipation and stakes are high in this week’s showdown in Texas.
Here are Win Daily Experts’ picks for this week’s Houston Open.
.  David Bieleski |  Joel Schreck |  Steven Polardi |  StixPicks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outright Winner | All E/W, check Golf Bets channel in WinDaily Premium Discord for full details and odds Zalatoris Mitchell Fox Bramlett Dahmen Schmid Meissner | Zalatoris Ghim Novak Cauley | Clark Dahmen Theegala | Stephan Jaeger Sahith Theegala |
| Top Finishes Markets | Top 20 Mitchell Fox Bramlett Dahmen Schmid Meissner Top 40 Fox Bramlett Dahmen Schmid Meissner | Top 30 Ghim Top 40 Novak | Top 20 Novak Smalley Griffin | Top 10 Theegala Top 40 Greyson Sigg |
| Match-Ups | Rodgers (+110) over Knapp Bet365 Thompson (-110) over Griffin Unibet | |||
| First-Round Leader | All E/W 5 places 1/4 odds Mitchell 50/1 Bhatia 70/1 Ghim 70/1 List 75/1 Fox 80/1 Schmid 90/1 | Zalatoris Ryder Cauley | Si Woo Kim | Bramlett Davis |
| DFS Plays I ❤️ | Mitchell Thompson Rodgers | Cauley Parker Coody Ryder R Moore Baddeley | Clark Dahmen Smalley | Finau Davis Jaeger |
| DFS Chalk I'm playing | Bramlett | Scheffler Zalatoris Novak | Clark Novak Scheffler | Novak T Moore |
| DFS Chalk I'm fading | Hughes Si Woo Kim Parker Coody | Hughes Jaeger | McNealy Zalatoris | Hughes |
