Cadence Bank Houston Open

Course: Memorial Park Golf Course Yardage: 7,412. Par: 70.

Prize money: $8.4 million Winner’s share: $1,512,000 TV (EST): Thursday-Sunday,

1-4 p.m. (Golf)

Stat

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Number of times a player this season has won when they were one of the five highestranked players in the field. It’s a stat that bodes well for Scottie Scheffler, who tied for second last year in Houston; Hideki Matsuyama, who tied for second in 2020; as well as Sam Burns, Tony Finau and Sepp Straka. Scheffler finished tied for third last weekend at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba in Mexico.

Tee times

Golf Channel coverage on Thursday will feature last weekend’s winner, Russell Henley, playing alongside Straka and 2021 Ryder Cup member Harris English (12:58 p.m. EST). Friday’s second-round coverage will highlight the play of 2022 Masters champion and world No. 2 Scheffler playing with Burns and Taylor Montgomery (12:58).

FedExCup

Two remaining events in 2022 will award FedExCup points, with the first being the Cadence Bank Houston Open. Last weekend, Henley won for the first time in five years (his last coming at the Houston Open) with his victory at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. There have been seven different winners this season.

1. Seamus Power ........................ 656

2. Keegan Bradley ...................... 638

3. Tom Kim ................................... 601

4. Max Homa ............................... 573

5. Mackenzie Hughes ................ 566

6. Russell Henley ........................ 510

7. Rory McIlroy ............................ 500

8. Thomas Detry ........................ 479

9. Taylor Montgomery .............. 434

10. Matthew NeSmith ................. 393