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2026-03-29T21:59:23.600Z<\/p>\n
GARY WOODLAND WINS THE TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOUSTON OPEN!<\/p>\n
Hogjaard’s long putt for birdie is good, but rolls left, and next up is Lee with a short birdie putt. He makes it to finish in T3.<\/p>\n
Coming back for par, Hojgaard misses right, then taps in for bogey and he’s runner-up.<\/p>\n
Now the stage is set for Woodland. Ga-ry, Ga-ry come the chants from the fans. He steadies himself and rolls in the winning putt before the tears flow as he embraces his caddie. Amazing stuff from the 2019 US Open winner.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:54:59.356Z<\/p>\n
WOODLAND ON THE CUSP<\/p>\n
Woodland, short of the green, sends his third about four feet past.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:53:31.091Z<\/p>\n
LEADER TAKES THE APPLAUSE<\/p>\n
Gary Woodland takes the applause as he strolls down the 18th fairway. He’s now just minutes from his first win since the 2019 US Open. No wonder fans are rooting for him after the tribulations he has endured in recent years.<\/p>\n
Nicolai Hojgaard and Min Woo Lee also applaud Woodland. A lovely touch.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:46:03.225Z<\/p>\n
TOP WORK, GARY!<\/p>\n
You have to admire Gary Woodland’s temperament. Just weeks after revealing a PTSD diagnosis, he has held his nerve admirably, even when seeing a seven-shot lead reduced to five, then four in the closing holes.<\/p>\n
His tee shot at the 18th is a little wayward, but even then, it shouldn’t pose much of an issue, and he’s now just minutes from an inspirational victory<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:42:23.855Z<\/p>\n
CLOSE FOR NICOLAI<\/p>\n
Hojgaard has a birdie putt from 21 feet at the 17th. If he holes this, the deficit on Woodland will be three.<\/p>\n
It’s a great effort, but it rolls past and both he and Woodland clean up for par.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:38:31.693Z<\/p>\n
EXCELLENT FROM WOODLAND<\/p>\n
Woodland’s effort from 90 feet is good. It comes up maybe five feet short, which is missable, but he looks relaxed enough with a four-shot cushion.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:36:54.147Z<\/p>\n
TRICKY FOR WOODLAND AT 17TH <\/p>\n
Gary Woodland finds the front of the green with his second at the 17th to move ever closer to victory. The problem is the birdie putt he faces has som 90 feet to go.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, back in the clubhouse is Johnny Keefer in third following a round of 64.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:27:42.513Z<\/p>\n
STEADY FROM LEADER<\/p>\n
Steady from Woodland at the 17th, who hits a low drive to the middle of the fairway. He just needs to hold his nerve now, and he’ll have his fifth PGA Tour win.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:18:44.695Z<\/p>\n
HOJGAARD CLOSES GAP AT 16TH<\/p>\n
Woodland’s birdie putt misses left at the 16th, but that’s OK, he’ll make par.<\/p>\n
Now Hojgaard’s eagle attempt. Can he reduce Woodland’s lead to three? Not quite. It misses by a whisker but it leaves a tap-in for birdie and Woodland’s lead is down to four.<\/p>\n
2026-03-29T21:13:55.864Z<\/p>\n
NICOLAI APPLIES THE PRESSURE<\/p>\n
Hojgaard, five behind Woodland, needs to play aggressively to stand a chance here, and, following a 395-yard drive off the tee at the par-5 16th, he sends his second to within eagle territory. This could get interesting yet…<\/p>\n
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2026-03-29T21:02:30.573Z<\/p>\n
FINAL GROUP ON THE 16TH<\/p>\n
On the 16th, Min Woo Lee’s wayward back nine continues as he finds the pine straw with his tee shot.<\/p>\n
Woodland is next on the tee, and he finds the rough to the left of the fairway.<\/p>\n
Hojgaard, meanwhile, hit a 395-yard drive!<\/p>\n
A 392 yard bomb \ud83d\udca5Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard hit it nearly 20 yards further than anyone else at the 16th @TCHouOpen.\ud83d\udcfa NBC pic.twitter.com\/PCNhnelbX6March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-29T20:55:44.364Z<\/p>\n NOT QUITE, NICOLAI<\/p>\n At the 15th green, Hojgaard really needs his long, long birdie putt to drop to put serious pressure on the leader. It breaks and heads towards it’s target, but stops a few feet short.<\/p>\n For Woodland, the need for a birdie is nowhere near as urgent, and his putt is nicely judged. It leaves a tap in for par.<\/p>\n Lee then makes par too and it’s as we were.<\/p>\n 2026-03-29T20:53:15.690Z<\/p>\n WOODLAND STILL ON TRACK<\/p>\n You have to wonder what emotions Woodland is going through just now. After so much adversity in recent years, he’s now just four holes away from a fifth PGA Tour win.<\/p>\n He’s just been pegged back at the 14th, with Nicolai Hojgaard reducing his lead to five. Will that create a few jitters for the 41-year-old? It doesn’t seem likely, and he finds the green at the 15th to leave a long birdie opportunity.<\/p>\n 2026-03-29T20:47:35.365Z<\/p>\n TWO-SHOT SWING AT THE 14TH<\/p>\n Just like that, there’s a two-shot swing. First Woodland makes his first bogey in 21 holes at the 14th, before second-placed Hojgaard makes a birdie at the same hole to move to 15 under.<\/p>\n Woodland still leads by five, but he’ll have just a little pressure on him as the final group heads to the 15th.<\/p>\n