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- Chris Gotterup<\/a><\/a> +3300 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Michael Thorbjornsen<\/a><\/a> +4500 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Kurt Kitayama<\/a><\/a> +5000 (3 Places) (BOOST 35\/1 Win Only<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- Nicolai Hojgaard<\/a><\/a> +5000 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Wyndham Clark<\/a><\/a> +8000 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Pierceson Coody<\/a><\/a> +8000 (3 Places)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
BOMBS<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Aldrich Potgiter +15000 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Sudarshan Yellamaraju<\/a><\/a> +17500 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Isaiah Salinda<\/a><\/a> +50000 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Mason Howell<\/a><\/a> +80000 (3 Places)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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FIRST ROUND LEADER<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Gary Woodland<\/a><\/a> +6600<\/li>\n
- Isaiah Salinda<\/a><\/a> +11000<\/li>\n
- Alejandro Tosti<\/a><\/a> +11000<\/li>\n
- Karl Villips +14000<\/li>\n
- Pontus Nyholm<\/a><\/a> +18000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
KFT<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Shad Tuten +5500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
LPGA<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Miyu Yamashita +2200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
H2H<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Matti Schmid<\/a><\/a> over Christian Bezuidenhout +110 (Coolbet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nHouston Open 2026 Final Bets, One & Done | Golfer with Most Crossover Appeal, Tiger Woods<\/a><\/a> Plays TGL\/Masters???, Scheffler WD<\/h4>\n
Mayo and Keith Stewart of Read The Line discuss the odds for the 2026 Houston Open, making their Final Bets and One & Done selections. The guys preview which golfers fit the course, the weather draw, and more in a free-flowing golf conversation to have the final word on golf for the week. Plus, Tiger Woods<\/a><\/a>\u2019 return to golf on TGL.<\/p>\n
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\n2026 Houston Open Picks<\/h4>\n
Chris Gotterup<\/a><\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Gotterup sits 11th in the field in ball speed, has crushed long Par 4s all season, and has produced a far more efficient scrambling rate on closely mown surfaces than out of thicker rough. Probably won\u2019t get away with losing strokes putting and winning as he did in Phoenix, but he won\u2019t have to gain as many as most to find himself near the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n
Kurt Kitayama<\/a><\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Drive it as long as you can with no worry of accuracy and get dialed in with irons. This is the Kurt Kitayama<\/a><\/a> method. Kitayama\u2019s lost strokes on approach just once in the past 12 months, sits 14th of all players in the field in ball speed, and 16th in distance. While \u201caverage\u201d is probably too generous for his short game, he has gained on the greens in four of five and hasn\u2019t been chipping himself out of tournaments lately. If you don\u2019t have access to the each-way 3 markets, I highly recommend the PME boost at Coolbet, which gets Kitayama up to +3500<\/a>. Just need to be in Canada (Outside Ontario) to play on Coolbet.<\/p>\n
Nicolai Hojgaard<\/a><\/a> & Pierceson Coody<\/a><\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2014 I\u2019ll never stop. Well, eventually I\u2019ll literally run out of money. You know, if it\u2019s another down week, maybe I will stop.<\/p>\n
Michael Thorbjornsen<\/a><\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Wasn\u2019t initially on Thorb, but then Keith and Fienberg talked me into it. Thorbjornsen perfectly fits the profile for a Houston winner, and once Scottie WD\u2019d, there were still good numbers lingering.<\/p>\n
Wyndham Clark<\/a><\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Someone once said, \u201cDon\u2019t bet a golfer who is currently yelling at their putter.\u201d If they haven\u2019t, they probably should. Still, I wouldn\u2019t listen. Clark\u2019s ball striking has been peaking over the past month, back to the levels of his career best run from two years ago. The problem is, he\u2019s lost almost 18 strokes putting over his past 16 rounds. Fortunately, history suggests Clark is actually a good putter, so a rebound could come at any time, and he\u2019s gained over 2 strokes putting each of the past three years at Memorial Park GC.<\/p>\n
Aldrich Potgiter, Sudarshan Yellamaraju<\/a><\/a>, Isaiah Salinda<\/a><\/a>, Mason Howell<\/a><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>\u2014 We\u2019re going team ball speed with the longshots at Memorial Park. The driving will be there for these four; if one of them can do one or two other things well for a few rounds, we\u2019re in business.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nMatti Schmid<\/a><\/a> over Christian Bezuidenhout +110 (Coolbet)<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Look, if I\u2019m all in on bombers over short hitters this week, I see no better H2H on the board. At plus-money to boot!<\/p>\n
2026 Houston Open WEATHER<\/strong><\/p>\n
No wave advantage this week. Take who ya want.<\/p>\n
WIND TOWER: Hunters Creek Village<\/a><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n2026 Houston Open DRAFTKINGS<\/h4>\n
When Blickle and I did the show this week, we focused on constructing lineups we thought would be sneaky and without using Scottie Scheffler<\/a><\/a>. Now that Scottie pulled out of the tournament because he didn\u2019t pull out in his personal life (probably a sin or something), everyone is on the same builds. I still like playing a 4\/2 onslaught with four studs and two 6K guys who fit the bomber profile. That amounts to three 9K players, a mid-to-low 8K, no 7Ks, and two 6Ks. That construction will remain unique. Will it be successful? Who fucking knows?<\/p>\n
From that bottom tier, I used\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Jesper Svensson<\/a><\/a> 6,700<\/li>\n
- Johnny Keefer<\/a><\/a> 6,700<\/li>\n
- David Ford<\/a><\/a> 6,700<\/li>\n
- Alejandro Tosti<\/a><\/a> 6,600<\/li>\n
- Isaiah Salinda<\/a><\/a> 6,500<\/li>\n
- Pontus Nyholm<\/a><\/a> 6,200<\/li>\n
- Mason Howell<\/a><\/a> 6,300<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At the top, pick your poison. Without Scottie, everyone is carrying a lot of ownership because the highest-priced play is only $9,900. Burns, Nicolai, and Rickie appear like they\u2019ll be a cut below the top end. I think Burns will actually come in lower than projected, so I like going to him as a first or second man this week.<\/p>\n
No one wants any part of the upper 8Ks. If you have a lean on Harris English<\/a><\/a>, Ben Griffin<\/a><\/a>, Shane Lowry<\/a><\/a>, or Harry Hall<\/a><\/a>, you can print this week.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking for the chalk guys below, Woodland, Fox, Finau, and Ol\u2019 Yella will garner in-and-around 10% ownership. Tosti looks to be the choice of everyone in the 6Ks. He and Jesper Svensson<\/a><\/a> are the only two projecting over 5%.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nHouston Open Underdog THURSDAY<\/h4>\n
Despite the course playing on the more difficult side in its historic form (yes, it was easy last year), the GIR rate for the field is just above 72%, which is about 13 GIR per round. All three are just below that number for the year, but this doesn\u2019t take into consideration the more difficult courses in terms of GIR that they\u2019ve played this season. Hitting the green at Sawgrass vs. Memorial Park are two different things. There are a ton of boosts in the Underdog Lobby right now; I used a 40% banger on this one.<\/p>\n
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- Johnny Keefer<\/a><\/a> 6,700<\/li>\n
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- Matti Schmid<\/a><\/a> over Christian Bezuidenhout +110 (Coolbet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Miyu Yamashita +2200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Isaiah Salinda<\/a><\/a> +11000<\/li>\n
- Isaiah Salinda<\/a><\/a> +50000 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
- Michael Thorbjornsen<\/a><\/a> +4500 (3 Places)<\/li>\n
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