As the fall season begins to wind down, the PGA Tour makes a pit stop in Houston, Texas, to play the 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course.

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In the past, the Tour has gone to Houston the week before the Masters, but the schedule change this season has resulted in the event being featured in the swing season. This will be the second year of a two year contract with Memorial Park as the tournament’s host.

Memorial Park Golf Course is a Par 70 layout, measuring 7,432 yards and features Bermudagrass greens. Historically, the main defense for the course will be fairly thick rough and tightly mowed runoff areas around the greens. Memorial Park also features three Par 5’s and five Par 3 holes.

The field will consist of 132 players with the top 65 and ties making the cut. There are some big names making the trip to Houston including: Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau, Tyrrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Joaquin Niemann, Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Reed and Adam Scott.

Scottie Scheffler (+1800, Bet365):

Scottie Scheffler came very close to a magical final round on Sunday at Mayakoba. In the end, Hovland was rock solid, and Scheffler made a few mistakes down the stretch that would force him to settle for a solo fourth place finish,

Although he didn’t do quite enough to earn a win in Mexico, Scottie still comes to Houston with a great deal of momentum and confidence. The former Texas Longhorn has shown throughout his career that he enjoys returning to the state that he has called home since the age of six. Last season, he finished runner up to Billy Horschel at the WGC Match Play in Austin, Texas.

On paper, Scheffler has the proper skill set to tame Memorial Park Golf Course, which may prove to be a tough test if it plays like it did last season. When looking at the leaderboard from the inaugural tournament at Memorial Park, what stands out immediately is golfers who hit the ball long and straight peppered the leaderboard. Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Sam Burns, and Hideki Matsuyama all finished in the top seven of the event, and Scottie’s skillset mirrors theirs nicely.

Scottie Scheffler very well may be the most talented golfer on Tour who is yet to have a win. The 25-year-old has a strong chance to change that this week if he can make some putts when it matters most.

Tyrrell Hatton (+2800, Bet365):

One of the most important aspects of competing at Memorial Park Golf Club is being able to scramble around the greens, and few on Tour do that better than Tyrrell Hatton. The course has an abundance of steep run-off areas that can cause some real trouble on the scorecard if a player isn’t careful. Last year, Carlos Ortiz gained almost seven strokes around the green, and Hatton has the crafty know-how to replicate that this week.

While his finish last week in Mexico was just average, the Englishman has played some good golf recently and finished in a tie for 2nd at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship five weeks ago and 18th at the CJ Cup in October.

Hatton’s tendency to get a little loose off of the tee is most definitely a concern this week, but Memorial Park may suit his eye as he finished tied for ninth in the field last season here in Greens in Regulation Gained. The 30-year-old also seemed to like the undulating green complexes and gained 5.8 strokes putting which ranked seventh in the field.

Currently the 19th ranked player in the world, Hatton hasn’t had a win on Tour since March of 2020 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. I am a firm believer in Hatton’s overall talent and believe he has the right type of game for Memorial Park; especially if it plays a bit difficult.

Patrick Reed (+4000, DraftKings):

Despite a second-place finish two weeks ago in Bermuda, Patrick Reed has been extremely underwhelming over the course of the past five months. The strong performance two weeks ago seemed to be more of an outlier than the norm when evaluating his other recent performances.

With that being said, Reed’s betting odds have drifted to a number that I consider “close your eyes and bet it” territory. While there is absolutely a chance that Reed struggles again this week, there is also a higher-than-odds-indicate chance that he wins the golf tournament.

In the past, we have seen Reed win despite seemingly not being in the best of form. In his two most recent victories, the 31-year-old won the Farmers Insurance Open after a missed cut, WGC Mexico after a 51st place finish the week before. If anyone can spike a win out of nowhere, it’s the guy in the field who has nine PGA Tour victories on his resume.

Ian Poulter (+9000, Bet365):

When discussing golfer’s who have had excellent results in the state of Texas, you’d be hard-pressed not to mention the name Ian Poulter. In 2018, Poults willed his way to victory at Golf Club of Houston by defeating Beau Hossler in a playoff, which earned him a trip to Augusta National the following week. Last season, Poulter showed once again that he loves a Texas Track by finishing in a tie for third place at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.

In his four most recent trips to Texas, Poulter is averaging more than three strokes putting on the field per event. The Englishman feels more than comfortable on fast bermudagrass greens and should be up to the challenge once again in Houston.

A tough test where scrambling is key really suits Poulter’s game, as evidenced by the fact that he gains about 0.6 strokes per round on the field in difficult conditions. Additionally, he ranks 8th in the field in Scrambling Gained, which will absolutely play a factor on these tough green complexes.