The road to Augusta runs through the Lone Star State as the Texas Children’s Houston Open tees off on Thursday as the second-to-last event remaining before the 90th playing of the Masters.
There are still a number of notable golfers that have yet to qualify for this year’s Masters, with the two-event Texas swing representing their last chance to earn an invite to Augusta National.
The top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings a week prior to the start of the Masters gain entry into the first major championship of the season, making this week’s Houston Open an important event for names on the bubble such as Nicolai Hojgaard (47th), Pierceson Coody (51), Michael Thorbjornsen (56), and Rickie Fowler (61).
Taylor Pendrith, currently the 70th ranked golfer in the world, appears unlikely to move up 20 spots in two weeks, but can still earn an invite with a victory at either of the two Texas events.
The same goes for Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Svensson, and A.J. Ewart, who will join Pendrith in teeing it up this week at Memorial Park.
This is Yellamaraju’s first start since an impressive T5 finish at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, and he will look for even better results this time around with a Masters invite on the line.
Brooks Koepka is also in the field this week and has quickly rounded his game into shape over the Florida swing with major season quickly approaching.
Koepka began the year with a T56 at the Farmers and a missed cut at the Waste Management, but has since posted three top 20s, including a T13 at The Players.
Always one to contend at the biggest tournaments, the five-time major champion is in a great spot heading to Augusta but crossing off his first win back on Tour would go a long way just before he goes for the third leg of the career Grand Slam.
How to watch the Texas Children’s Open on TSN+
The action gets underway on Thursday morning with Main Feed coverage beginning on TSN+ at 8:15 a.m. ET / 5:15 a.m. PT.
Three additional feeds are available for streaming on TSN+ during the opening round, with the Featured Holes feed (8:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 a.m. PT, the Featured Groups feed (9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT), and the Marquee Group feed (9:15 a.m. ET / 6:15 a.m. PT).
Friday’s coverage mirrors the plan from Thursday, with all each stream on TSN+ beginning at the same time they did on the previous day.
Third-round coverage on Saturday gets underway with the Main Feed at 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT.
The Featured Holes feed begins at 8:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by the Featured Groups feed at 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT and the Marquee Group at 9:15 a.m. ET / 6:15 a.m. PT.
Moving-day coverage then continues on TSN+ for the rest of the third round at 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT.
Sunday’s final round gets started on with Main Feed coverage beginning at 8:15 a.m. ET / 5:15 a.m. PT. Additional streams for the final round include the Featured Holes (8:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 a.m. PT), Featured Groups feeds (9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT), and the Marquee Group (9:15 a.m. ET / 6:15 a.m. PT).
The remainder of the tournament can be watched from 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT and on until a winner is crowned.
*featured and marquee groups still yet to be announced
