Texas Children's Houston Open: Gary Woodland Wins 2026 Title at Memorial Park

The 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open leaderboard closed with Gary Woodland holding the trophy at Memorial Park Golf Course. Woodland shot 21-under 259 to win by five strokes over Nicolai Hojgaard, capturing his first PGA Tour victory since his 2019 U.S. Open and his first since undergoing brain surgery in 2023. The Houston Open paid out a $1,782,000 winner's share from a $9.9 million purse.

The win was an emotional moment at Memorial Park, the city-owned course inside Houston's Loop 610. Woodland's wire-to-wire performance pulled the tournament's signature charity event back into the national golf conversation and added 500 FedExCup points to his season total.

Final Houston Open leaderboard

Behind Woodland's 21-under total, Nicolai Hojgaard finished alone in second at 16-under. Johnny Keefer and defending champion Min Woo Lee tied for third at 15-under, with Sam Stevens taking fifth at 14-under. The cut line landed at 4-under, a competitive number that signaled how scorable Memorial Park played all week under mild March conditions.

The third round had been billed as the deciding day, and it delivered. Woodland opened a four-shot lead through 54 holes and never let the chase pack closer than three on Sunday. Hojgaard made a brief charge on the front nine, but Woodland answered with birdies at 12, 14, and 16 to push the margin back out. For an inside look at Houston's other recent sports headlines, see our latest Houston sports coverage.

Why this Memorial Park win mattered

Memorial Park has been the Houston Open's home since the 2020 Tom Doak-Brooks Koepka redesign, and the course has now produced a deep set of champions including Tony Finau, Stephan Jaeger, and Min Woo Lee. Woodland joins that list at age 41 with one of the more meaningful storylines in Tour history given his recovery from brain surgery.

The tournament also raised significant money for Texas Children's Hospital and Houston charities through the Astros Foundation. The event has now generated more than $100 million in charitable impact over its history. To explore the surrounding park, see our guide to The Heights, the neighborhood just north of Memorial Park.

Looking ahead to the 2027 Houston Open

The Texas Children's Houston Open returns to Memorial Park in late March 2027 as part of the PGA Tour's Florida-Texas Swing. Woodland will return as the defending champion. Tickets and volunteer information are available through tchouopen.com beginning in early winter, and weekend grounds passes typically sell out before tournament week.

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Final results verified via the PGA Tour, ESPN, and CBS Sports.