2015 Shell Houston Open Picks

With just one week until the Masters, the PGA Tour travels to Houston, for the 2015 Shell Houston Open, being played at the Golf Club of Houston. The course itself is one of the longer ones on tour, playing at just under 7,500 yards, including an almost 240-yard par 3 9th hole. The purse this week is also set at $6.6 million, with $1.188 million going to the winner.

Being the tournament before the Masters, a variety of players often compete at the Shell Houston Open. Some this week will be playing in order to get their golf game up to par for Augusta next week. Some this week will be playing in order to get into the Masters next week, as a good finish or a win allows for this in some cases. There's also quite a few more European Tour members this week, as I mentioned last week as well. Given this, the Shell Houston Open has always been a tournament where excellent golf is played, I think due to what's on the line for some players.

It was tough choosing my picks this week. There's just so much depth in the field this year that I could have easily picked 10 players and given them all equal chances to win. But I did manage to narrow it down to three:

1) Victor Dubuisson
2) Martin Kaymer
3) Patrick Reed

Dubuisson is my dark horse pick, but has shown that he reacts well under pressure, as we've seen in the WGC Match Play and Ryder Cup last year. I have a feeling he'll do really well this week. Martin Kaymer has always been a player who flies under the radar and could sneak up and win it this week. Reed is another young player who is playing great golf at the moment as well.

Those are my picks. Let us know what your picks are by commenting below,


-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

Victor Dubuisson knows how to handle pressure and still play great golf