{"id":224961,"date":"2026-03-28T20:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/224961\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:34:07","slug":"2026-houston-open-live-leaderboard-third-round-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/224961\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Houston Open live leaderboard, third round updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated March 28, 2026, 4:27 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

The weekend has arrived at the 2026 Texas Children Houston Open<\/a>, which is the first of back-to-back PGA Tour events in the Lone Star State leading up to the Masters.<\/p>\n

Gary Woodland carries the lead into the weekend after firing rounds of 63 and 64, while big names like Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler were sent packing after falling short of the 36-hole cutline<\/a>. Players who made the cut will look to capture a PGA Tour title this weekend at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, where the winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points, a $1.78 million winner’s check and some serious momentum heading into major season.<\/p>\n

Follow along for live leaderboard updates, highlights and more from Saturday’s third round of the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open.<\/p>\n

\"GaryTexas Children’s Houston Open live leaderboard<\/p>\n

Check tee times and keep tabs on every score turned in at Memorial Park with the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open live leaderboard<\/a>. Here’s what it looked like at the top as of 4:25 p.m. ET on Saturday:<\/p>\n

Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a>PositionPlayerScoreThru1Gary Woodland-15122Nicolai Hojgaard-14123Sam Stevens-1114T4Sudarshan Yellamaraju-10FT4Paul Waring-1017T4Michael Thorbjornsen-1013T4Jason Day-1013T4Min Woo Lee-1013 Nicolai Hojgaard makes highlight-reel birdie to keep pace with Woodland<\/p>\n

Gary Woodland is trying his best to pull away from the field, but there’s one player still hanging with him: Nicolai Hojgaard, who threw a dart from the rough at the par-4 12th and made birdie to get to 14 under and remain just one shot off the lead.<\/p>\n

Min Woo Lee charging on Saturday at the Houston Open<\/p>\n

Defending champ Min Woo Lee made back-to-back birdies at Nos. 9 and 10 to get to 11 under and into a tie for third as of 3:35 p.m. ET on Saturday<\/p>\n

Players struggling with treacherous hole location at Memorial Park<\/p>\n

There’s tough pin placements, and then there’s this pin placement at Memorial Park’s 4th hole on Saturday. Karl Vilips learned the hard way.<\/p>\n

Gary Woodland makes pair of birdies, takes 3-shot lead again<\/p>\n

Gary Woodland made this birdie at the par-5 third and two holes later made another one at the fifth just before 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday to get to 1 under for the round and 14 under for the tournament, three shots clear of a three-way tie for second between Jason Day, Sam Stevens and Nicolai Hojgaard at 11 under.<\/p>\n

Denny McCarthy drains bomb for birdie at No. 10<\/p>\n

As beloved college hoops commentator Bill Raftery would say… ONIONS!<\/p>\n

Final group tees off Saturday at Houston Open<\/p>\n

The final group of Gary Woodland, Nicolai Hojgaard and Jackson Suber has teed off and the third round of the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open is fully underway. All three players made bogey at No. 1 to tighten up the leaderboard. Woodland still holds the solo lead as of 1:20 p.m. ET, two shots ahead of a tie for second between Jason Day and Sam Stevens.<\/p>\n

Chris Gotterup climbing leaderboard on Moving Day<\/p>\n

Already a two-time winner this season, Chris Gotterup will be a popular pick in two weeks at Augusta National, but first, he’s looking to put himself in the mix at the Houston Open, and off to an excellent start Saturday.<\/p>\n

How to watch the Houston Open<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the TV and streaming schedule for Saturday’s third round of the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open:<\/p>\n

Who leads the Houston Open?<\/p>\n

Gary Woodland fired rounds of 64 and 63 over the first two days to get to 13 under and take a three-shot lead into the weekend. Nicolai Hojgaard had the best round of the day on Friday, though, shooting 8-under 62 to vault himself into a tie for second with Jackson Suber at 10 under. Defending Houston Open champ Min Woo Lee tied for fourth with fellow Australian Jason Day at 9 under.<\/p>\n

Who missed the cut at the Houston Open?<\/p>\n

Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark were among those who were sent packing after 36 holes in Houston. See the full list of notables who won’t be playing the weekend at Memorial Park.<\/a><\/p>\n

How much money does the Houston Open winner make?<\/p>\n

The winner of this week’s Houston Open will receive a check for $1.782 million, or 18 percent of the total purse, which is $9.9 million.<\/p>\n

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