Houston Open: TV, How to Watch, Round 1 & 2 Tee Times, and more

Before the best players in professional golf head to Augusta National for The Masters, the PGA Tour is doing a little Texas two-step with two tournaments held in the Lone Star State.

First up is the Texas Children’s Houston Open, which will be held at Memorial Park Golf Course for the fifth straight season. This municipal course, which sees more than 60,000 rounds and is a bargain for Houston residents, first hosted the Houston Open in 1947 and then again from 1951 to 1964. It returned to the course in 2020, one year after renowned architect Tom Doak completed a terrific renovation.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy headline the field in what will be their last event before the first major of the season. Other notables include Tony Finau, Jason Day, and Min Woo Lee.

Maybe someone like Stephan Jaegar will win again this year — the German fended off the likes of Scheffler and Finau a year ago, winning for the first time by a stroke. Scheffler had a chance to force a playoff, but he missed a six footer for birdie on the 18th green that would have tied Jaeger. Remarkably, Scheffler’s runner-up finish came after a pair of wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players and preceded two more victories at Augusta and Harbour Town. Yes, Scheffler posted win, win, T-2, win, win over a five-event stretch last year.

Texas Children’s Houston Open Info:

Where: Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas

Details: 7,475 yards, Par 70, Designed by John Bredemus in 1936, Renovated by Tom Doak in 2019

Purse: $9,500,000 ($1,710,000 to the winner)

FedEx Cup Points: 500 to the winner

Defending Champion: Stephan Jaeger

How to Watch Texas Children’s Houston Open on TV:

Thursday, March 27:

4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

Friday, March 28:

4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

Saturday, March 29:

1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)

Sunday, March 30:

1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)

Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images

How to Stream Texas Children’s Houston Open:

The Cognizant Classic can be streamed through ESPN+ and Peacock.

On Thursday and Friday at 8:15 a.m. ET, ESPN+ begins streaming the Main Feed of PGA Tour Live and will carry this feed until the Golf Channel broadcast starts at 4 p.m. ESPN+ also carries separate streams of Featured Groups and Featured Holes. Once the Golf Channel telecast begins, ESPN+ will air only Featured Group and Featured Hole coverage.

ESPN+ Schedule:

Thursday, March 27:

8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Main Feed)

• Best action across the tournament field

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)

• 2nd hole, Par 3, 167 yards
• 9th hole, Par 3, 182 yards
• 15th hole, Par 3, 155 yards
• 17th hole, Par 4, 405 yards

8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Marquee Groups)

• Rory McIlroy, Maverick McNealy, Wyndham Clark
• Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im

9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Groups)

• Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sahith Theegala
• Karl Vilips, Harris English, Min Woo Lee
• Thomas Detry, Stephan Jager, Tony Finau
• Nick Taylor, Patton Kizzire, Jason Day

4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Groups)

• Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
• Thomas Detry, Stephan Jager, Tony Finau

4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)

• 9th hole, Par 3, 182 yards
• 17th hole, Par 4, 405 yards

Friday, March 28:

8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Main Feed)

• Best action across the tournament field

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)

• 2nd hole, Par 3, 167 yards
• 9th hole, Par 3, 182 yards
• 15th hole, Par 3, 155 yards
• 17th hole, Par 4, 405 yards

8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Marquee Groups)

• Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
• Rory McIlroy, Maverick McNealy, Wyndham Clark

9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Featured Groups)

• Thomas Detry, Stephan Jager, Tony Finau
• Nick Taylor, Patton Kizzire, Jason Day
• Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sahith Theegala
• Karl Vilips, Harris English, Min Woo Lee

4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Groups)

• Rory McIlroy, Maverick McNealy, Wyndham Clark
• Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sahith Theegala

4-7 p.m. ET (Featured Holes)

• 9th hole, Par 3, 182 yards
• 17th hole, Par 4, 405 yards

Rounds 1 and 2 Tee Times:

Here are the starting times for the first two rounds of the Texas Children’s Houston Open:

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.