Masters champ Angel Cabrera of Argentina, U.S. Open winner Lucas Glover commit 

HOUSTON, TX (March 3, 2010) - A pair of 2009 major championship winners have committed to play in next month's Shell Houston Open PGA TOUR event. Masters champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina and U.S. Open winner Lucas Glover will join a world class field at Redstone Golf Club - Tournament Course.

International stars Lee Westwood of England (No. 4 in the World Golf Rankings) and Rory McIlroy of Ireland (No. 9) will join defending champion Paul Casey (No. 6) the week of March 29-April 4. The Shell Houston Open falls the week before The Masters Tournament. Cabrera is No. 29 and Glover is No. 25.

"Having two current major championship winners in our field is a positive sign about things to come," said SHO Tournament Director Steve Timms, who also serves as president/CEO of the Houston Golf Association.

Cabrera, who won the 2007 U.S. Open Championship at famed Oakmont, beat Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry in a gritty Masters playoff at Augusta National last year. The 39-year-old Argentine boasts 17 other international tournament victories.

Glover earned his first major at the 2009 U.S. Open, played at Bethpage Black. In demanding, pressure-packed playing conditions the 30-year-old Glover held off Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson down the stretch in that USGA national championship. Later in 2009 Glover won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which pits major championship winners in a unique two-day format.

Both Cabrera and Glover have Houston connections. Cabrera is coached by local teaching professional Charlie Epps. Glover took lessons from the late Dick Harmon, for whom The First Tee of Greater Houston Learning Center is named at Redstone Golf Club.

Competitors have until March 26 to commit or withdraw from the Shell Houston Open.