Memorial Park is also the host of the PGA Tour\u2019s Texas Children\u2019s Houston Open, which is now played annually in late March, just a month before the Chevron Championship last season. <\/p>\n
The municipal course previously hosted the Houston Open in the 50s and 60s and then returned as host in 2020 after undergoing a $34 million renovation by Tom Doak. It currently ranks 88th in GOLF\u2019s Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U.S. for 2024-25<\/a> and 16th overall in the state of Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ever since returning to the spring portion of the PGA Tour schedule in 2024, players have raved about the overseeded conditions at Memorial Park<\/a>. This year\u2019s event was won by Min Woo Lee, who held on to beat<\/a> World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland.<\/p>\n \u2018Thought I was going to drown:\u2019 Chevron winner\u2019s celebration takes scary turn<\/a><\/p>\n By:<\/p>\n The Chevron\u2019s move was controversial<\/a> in 2022 after the tournament\u2019s entire 5-year existence was at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club.<\/a> That move also came with a date change from the week before the Masters to avoid conflict with the newly established Augusta National Women\u2019s Amateur.<\/p>\n The Chevron Corporation agreed to be the title sponsor of the event in 2021, with the agreement that the tournament would move to the Houston area in 2023. As a part of their sponsorship,\u00a0the purse was increased by 60% in 2022, up to $5 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n There were reportedly still two years left on The Club at Carlton Woods\u2019 contract.<\/p>\n The 2026 LPGA schedule is expected to be announced next week at the CME Group Tour Championship.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re in active discussions finalizing next season\u2019s schedule and are excited about what\u2019s ahead. There are still some moving parts, but we feel really good about the progress we\u2019ve made. We look forward to sharing the 2026 schedule next week,\u201d Ricki Lasky, the LPGA\u2019s chief tour business and operations officer, told Nichols.<\/p>\n
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