Updated March 27, 2026, 8:43 p.m. ET
The Texas Children’s Houston Open heads to Friday at Memorial Park Golf Course, one of the few municipal courses on the PGA Tour’s schedule.
The 12th event on the 2026 calendar is the first of two consecutive tournaments in the Lone Star State in the lead-up to the Masters, as golfers compete for 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.78 million winner’s check. But before any of them set their sights on that, they must make the 36-hole cut.
Follow along for live leaderboard updates, highlights and more from Friday’s second round of the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Check tee times and keep tabs on every score turned in at Memorial Park this week with the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open live leaderboard.
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It happened again. A Friday 62 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. For the fifth straight year, someone has shot 62 on Friday at Memorial Park, this time Nicolai Hojgaard playing in the afternoon wave. He is solo second and 10 under, three shots behind Gary Woodland going to the weekend.
Gary Woodland fires 63, takes four-shot lead
It was another excellent day on the golf course for Gary Woodland. In fact, better than the day before. After turning in a 6-under 64 on Thursday, Woodland fired a 7-under 63 Friday at Memorial Park to finish the day 13 under for the tournament and four shots clear of the field as of 2:30 p.m. ET.
Brooks Koepka shoots 69 but will miss cut at Houston Open
Brooks Koepka’s game was certainly better Friday, as he made five birdies en route to a round of 1-under 69, but it won’t be enough to push him through to the weekend after he dug himself a hole with a 75 on Thursday. He finishes the week 4 over, 5 shots off the projected cutline.
Defending champ Min Woo Lee shines on Friday
Min Woo Lee is right back where he was at this time last year: In contention at the Houston Open. The defending champion fired a 7-under 63 Friday to vault himself more than 25 spots up the leaderboard. He was in solo second at 9 under when he signed his scorecard.
G-Dub is off to a great start again on Friday, birdieing three of his first eight holes to move to 9 under overall and two shots in front of Paul Waring, who doesn’t tee off until 3:10 p.m. ET in the final group of the afternoon wave.
The defending champion is moving up the leaderboard. With prime scoring conditions Friday morning, Min Woo Lee is taking advantage.
Pierceson Woody WDs before second round
Another injury WD from the Houston Open, this time Pierceson Coody.
What is the cut line at the Houston Open?
At the Houston Open, a cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. As of the beginning of play on Friday, the projected cut from DataGolf.com is 2 under.
Where to watch, stream, listen to the Houston Open
Here’s the TV and streaming schedule for Friday’s second round of the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open:
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It’s a good day to go low at Memorial Park in Houston, as there’s very little breeze expected and the sun will stay tucked a bit, so the greens shouldn’t dry out too much. Expect low numbers, especially in the morning.
Hole locations for second round
Here are the hole locations for Friday’s second round
How much money is up for grabs at the Houston Open?
The total purse for the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open is $9.9 million. The winner gets $1.782 million, or 18 percent of the total purse. The top two finishers will clear seven figures.
