Houston Open past winners: List of last 10 years' winners explored

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The Texas Children’s Houston Open kicks off on Thursday (March 27) at the Memorial Park Golf Course in Harris County. The field is expected to feature top golfers such as Rory McIlroy, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Stephan Jaeger.

The Houston Open was established in 1946. The inaugural event was held at River Oaks Country Club and the first-ever champion was Byron Nelson who won with 10-under, two strokes ahead of Ben Hogan. The year after that, Bobby Locke won the event with 11-under. He was five strokes ahead of Johnny Palmer and Ellsworth Vines who were tied for T2.

Last year, Stephan Jaeger won the Houston Open with a score of 12-under. He was one stroke ahead of Thomas Detry who tied for T2 with four other players: Tony Finau, Taylor Moore, Scottie Scheffler and Alejandro Tosti.

In 2022, Tony Finau won the tournament with 16-under. He was four strokes ahead of Tyson Alexander who was in second place.

Here’s a list of the Houston Open winners from the past ten years:

2024: Stephan Jaeger (12-under)
2023: No Tournament
2022: Tony Finau (16-under)
2021: Jason Kokrak (10-under)
2020: Carlos Ortiz (13-under)
2019: Lanto Griffin (14-under)
2018: Ian Poulter (19-under)
2017: Russell Henley (20-under)
2016: Jim Herman (15-under)
2015: J.B. Holmes (16-under)
2014: Matt Jones (15-under)

2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open prize money payout

Last year, the Houston Open had a total prize purse of $9.1 million, and the winner left with $1.638 million. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who finished in second position, left with $553,735 and so did the four other players who tied for T2.

This year, the prize money has been bumped up to $9.5 million, the largest it has ever been.

The winner of the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open will go home with $1.71 million, 500 FedEx points and about 50-60 Official World Golf Ranking points. The runner-up will win $1.035 million.

Here’s a breakdown of how much each golfer will get from the event:

1st: $1,710,000
2nd: $1,035,500
3rd: $655,500
4th: $465,500
5th: $389,500
6th: $344,375
7th: $320,625
8th: $296,875
9th: $277,875
10th: $258,875
11th: $239,875
12th: $220,875
13th: $201,875
14th: $182,875
15th: $173,375
16th: $163,875
17th: $154,375
18th: $144,875
19th: $135,375
20th: $125,875
21st: $116,375
22nd: $106,875
23rd: $99,275
24th: $91,675
25th: $84,075
26th: $76,475
27th: $73,625
28th: $70,775
29th: $67,925
30th: $65,075
31st: $62,225
32nd: $59,375
33rd: $56,525
34th: $54,150
35th: $51,775
36th: $49,400
37th: $47,025
38th: $45,125
39th: $43,225
40th: $41,325
41st: $39,425
42nd: $37,525
43rd: $35,625
44th: $33,725
45th: $31,825
46th: $29,925
47th: $28,025
48th: $26,505
49th: $25,175
50th: $24,415
51st: $23,845
52nd: $23,275
53rd: $22,895
54th: $22,515
55th: $22,325
56th: $22,135
57th: $21,945
58th: $21,755
59th: $21,565
60th: $21,375
61st: $21,185
62nd: $20,995
63rd: $20,805
64th: $20,615
65th: $20,425

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