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| Thursday Mar 26, 2026 |
Texas Children’s Houston Open Talking Points:
▪️ World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler withdrew for the birth of his second child.
▪️ Brooks Koepka, who is in this week's field, assisted Tom Doak and Houston Astros owner Jim Crane on the 2019 renovation of Memorial Park Golf Course. He's making his fourth appearance, having previously finished MC (2016), T5 (2020) and MC (2021).
▪️ The Texas Children’s Houston Open is being be played in the spring for the third consecutive season after a four-year stint in the fall from 2019-2022.
▪️ The field includes 19 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, headlined by No. 10 Chris Gotterup.
▪️ Should he go on to qualify, Plano, Texas native Pierceson Coody, grandson of 1971 Masters champion Charles Coody, would become the first grandson of a Masters champion to compete in the tournament. After finishing the 2025 calendar year No. 96 in the world, Coody opened the 2026 season with four consecutive top-20 finishes, highlighted by back-to-back top-10s at the Farmers Insurance Open (T2) and WM Phoenix Open (T10). He enters this week ranked No. 51 in the Official World Golf Ranking. The top 50, not already invited, when the rankings update on Monday will be added to the Masters field.
POLL
▪️ What yells from the gallery do you most not want to hear? | Vote
▪️ Previous: How would you grade PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's performance to date? | Results
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
▪️ If you won the Masters, what would you serve at the next Champions Dinner? | Respond
▪️ Previous: Though PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp did not provide specifics, what is your opinion of the plan he proposed prior to The Players Championship? | Read
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▪️ Masters, Prime Video to debut new Amen Corner feed
[Josh Carpenter | Sports Business Journal | Read]
▪️ Broomsedge enters partnership to establish 'welcoming private club' model
[Andy Johnson | Fried Egg Golf | Read]
▪️ Hannah Green gets in her punches in the boxing ring and on the golf course
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
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Bill Fields turns back the clock to 1971, his childhood and the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship in this excerpt from his upcoming memoir, "A Quick Nine Before Dark: A Life In Golf.”
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