The Houston Open was a golf tournament in Texas in the early years of the PGA Tour, played sporadically in Houston between 1922 and 1938. The last two editions were at par-71 River Oaks Country Club, played February 11–14, 1937, [1] and December 29–31, 1938. [2] [3]
The area received an annual tournament in 1946, and River Oaks was the site for its first edition.
Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winner's share ( $) |
Purse ($) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston Open | |||||||
1938 | Jug McSpaden | United States | 212# | –1 | 700 | 3,000 | [4] [5] |
1937 | Harry Cooper | United States | 280 | –4 | 700 | 3,000 | [6] [7] |
1933–36: No tournament | |||||||
1932 | Clarence Clark | United States | 220# | +4 | 500 | 2,000 | [8] |
1931: No tournament | |||||||
1930 | Al Espinosa | United States | 281 | –7 | 600 | 2,500 | [9] [10] |
1925–29: No tournament | |||||||
1924 | Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | Australia | 259^ | 500 | [11] [12] | ||
Houston Invitational | |||||||
1923 | Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | Australia | 151* | 200 | [13] | ||
Houston Professional Golf | |||||||
1922 |
George Bowden Peter O'Hara (tie) |
147* | [14] [15] |
# Scheduled 54 holes
^ Played over 64 holes (holes 16 and 17 unplayable)
* Scheduled 36 holes
The Houston Open was a golf tournament in Texas in the early years of the PGA Tour, played sporadically in Houston between 1922 and 1938. The last two editions were at par-71 River Oaks Country Club, played February 11–14, 1937, [1] and December 29–31, 1938. [2] [3]
The area received an annual tournament in 1946, and River Oaks was the site for its first edition.
Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winner's share ( $) |
Purse ($) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston Open | |||||||
1938 | Jug McSpaden | United States | 212# | –1 | 700 | 3,000 | [4] [5] |
1937 | Harry Cooper | United States | 280 | –4 | 700 | 3,000 | [6] [7] |
1933–36: No tournament | |||||||
1932 | Clarence Clark | United States | 220# | +4 | 500 | 2,000 | [8] |
1931: No tournament | |||||||
1930 | Al Espinosa | United States | 281 | –7 | 600 | 2,500 | [9] [10] |
1925–29: No tournament | |||||||
1924 | Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | Australia | 259^ | 500 | [11] [12] | ||
Houston Invitational | |||||||
1923 | Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | Australia | 151* | 200 | [13] | ||
Houston Professional Golf | |||||||
1922 |
George Bowden Peter O'Hara (tie) |
147* | [14] [15] |
# Scheduled 54 holes
^ Played over 64 holes (holes 16 and 17 unplayable)
* Scheduled 36 holes