Stat Boy’s Weekend Warriors – Houston Open

Stat Boy’s Weekend Warriors – Vivint Houston Open

By Erik Dantof

Vivint Houston Open Leaderboard Heading into the Weekend:

After having to withdraw from THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK and the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD due to COVID-19, Dustin Johnson was hoping to shed any rust at the Vivint Houston Open before heading to the Masters next week.  He got off to a slow start in Houston, Texas when he shot a round one 2-over 72 but followed that up with a 4-under 68 in round two.  DJ will enter the weekend at T14 on the Vivint Houston Open leaderboard.  After winning the BMW PGA Championship over on the European Tour about a month ago, Tyrrell Hatton returned stateside and finished T3 at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK and T28 at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD last time out.  He continued that great form Thursday and Friday at Memorial Park Golf Course when he shot a total of 1-over par.  The Englishman sits at T36 on the Vivint Houston Open leaderboard.  Sam Burns remained in good form during the opening rounds at Memorial Park Golf Course after a T34 finish at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open last time out.  He is the 36-hole leader at the Vivint Houston Open heading into the weekend.  Tony Finau continues to impress on the golf course after firing 2-under par thus far.  He joins Dustin Johnson at T14 on the Vivint Houston Open leaderboard along with Francesco Molinari, Kristoffer Ventura, Shane Lowry, Adam Long and Harold Varner III.  Sergio Garcia and Jordan Spieth both missed the cut at the Vivint Houston Open and will get a head start on their travel plans to Augusta, Georgia for the Masters next week.  Even though Memorial Park Golf Course is playing far more difficult than originally expected, the bunched-up leaderboard sets up for an exciting conclusion in Houston, Texas.

 

Round 1 Scoring Avg:  72.303

Round 2 Scoring Avg:  71.310

 

Notable Vivint Houston Open Missed Cuts:

Sergio Garcia

Si Woo Kim

Jordan Spieth

Wyndham Clark

Stewart Cink

Emiliano Grillo

Alex Noren

Lee Westwood

Dylan Frittelli

Kevin Streelman

Phil Mickelson

Keegan Bradley

Henrik Stenson

 

Vivint Houston Open Weather:  The latest weather forecast for Houston, Texas can be found here.

Updated Implied Probability to Win the Vivint Houston Open:

Sam Burns	1	17.22%
Jason Day	T2	14.23%
Dustin Johnson	T14	10.21%
Corey Conners	T4	6.88%
Adam Scott	T9	6.67%
Tony Finau	T14	6.37%
Carlos Ortiz	T2	6.02%
Aaron Wise	T4	4.70%
Brandt Snedeker	T4	4.63%
Talor Gooch	T9	3.62%
Viktor Hovland	T21	3.42%
J.T. Poston	T9	3.13%
Shane Lowry	T14	2.80%
Sepp Straka	T9	2.75%
Patton Kizzire	T4	2.67%
Harold Varner III	T14	2.43%
Hideki Matsuyama	T26	2.41%

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