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Choose a champ: --Choose A Champ-- 2009 - Paul Casey 2008 - Johnson Wagner 2007 - Adam Scott 2006 - Stuart Appleby 2005 - Vijay Singh 2004 - Vijay Singh 2003 - Fred Couples 2002 - Vijay Singh 2001 - Hal Sutton 2000 - Robert Allenby 1999 - Stuart Appleby 1998 - David Duval 1997 - Phil Blackmar 1996 - Mark Brooks 1995 - Payne Stewart 1994 - Mike Heinen 1993 - Jim McGovern 1992 - Fred Funk 1991 - Fulton Allem 1990 - Tony Sills 1989 - Mike Sullivan 1988 - Curtis Strange 1987 - Jay Haas 1986 - Curtis Strange 1985 - Ray Floyd 1984 - Corey Pavin 1983 - David Graham 1982 - Ed Sneed 1981 - Ron Streck 1980 - Curtis Strange 1979 - Wayne Levi 1978 - Gary Player 1977 - Gene Littler 1976 - Lee Elder 1975 - Bruce Crampton 1974 - Dave Hill 1973 - Bruce Crampton 1972 - Bruce Devlin 1971 - Hubert Green 1970 - Gibby Gilbert 1968 - Roberto De Vicenzo 1967 - Frank Beard 1966 - Arnold Palmer 1965 - Bobby Nichols 1964 - Mike Souchak 1963 - Bob Charles 1962 - Bobby Nichols 1961 - Jay Hebert 1960 - Bill Collins 1959 - Jack Burke Jr 1958 - Ed Oliver 1957 - Arnold Palmer 1956 - Ted Kroll 1955 - Mike Souchak 1954 - Dave Douglas 1953 - Cary Middlecoff 1952 - Jack Burke Jr 1951 - Marty Furgol 1950 - Cary Middlecoff 1949 - John Palmer 1947 - Bobby Locke 1946 - Byron Nelson - Performance Summaries 1 - 2 CHAMP STATS: 1946 Tournament of Champions River Oaks CC May 9-12, 1946 $10,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 34 years, 3 months, and 8 days Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas Money in 1946: (3rd) $23,504 Data: 30 professionals and 12 amateurs played in the first Houston Open (called the Tournament of Champions) ... The first round ended with Ben Hogan and Lloyd Mangrum with a one shot lead over Jimmy Demaret ... Sam Snead finished third ... Amateur Frank Stranahan shot a 68 for a 2-shot lead over Byron Nelson and Hogan ... Nelson shot a 67 in the third round for a 2-shot lead over Hogan ... His 68 in the final round gave him the win over Hogan by two strokes ... Won a record 18 tournaments in 1945 including 11 in succession ... 17 consecutive rounds under 70 ... Won 6 more tournaments in 1946 ... Associated Press Athlete of the Year for two years ... Member PGA Hall of Fame, 1953 ... U.S. Open champion 1939 ... PGA Championship winner, 1940 and 1945 ... Masters champion, 1937 and 1942 ... Top money winner, 1944 and 1945 ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1939 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, 1974 ... Ryder Cup, 1936 and 1947. CHAMP STATS: 1947 Houston Open Memorial Park May 8-11, 1947 $10,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 29 years, 5 months, and 21 days Birthplace: Transvaal,South Africa Money in 1947: (2nd) $23,938 Data: After shooting a 67 in the second round, Locke shared the lead with Ellsworth Vines and Herman Kaiser ... After the third round Locke lead by a shot over Vines shooting a 70 ... A final round 70 gave Locke the win over Vines and John Palmer by five strokes ... Locke was the only player to break par in all four rounds of the tournament ... Used only 27 putts on the final day ... Second win of the season ... Set a 36-hole record in the Tuscon Open shooting 62-62 ... He went on to finish second ... Also won the Philadelphia Inquirer Open, Goodall Round Robin Invitational, All American Open, Canadian Open, and Columbus Open in 1947 ... British Open champion 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957 ... Runner up in the 1946 British Open ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977. CHAMP STATS: 1949 Houston Open Pine Forest Country Club February 17-20, 1949 $10,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 30 years, 7 months, and 17 days Birthplace: Eldorado, North Carolina Money in 1949: (3rd) $24,512 Data: Palmer trailed most of the tournament until the last day when he shot a 67 in the final round to win by one stroke over Cary Middlecoff ... The tournament was played with 36 holes on the final day due to weather ... Both Middlecoff and Palmer shot 71 in their first 18 holes while Middlecoff could only shoot a 70 to match Palmer's 67 ... Palmer would have won by two but he missed an 18-inch putt on the final hole for birdie ... He was as much as 2 strokes down after rounds two and three before posting the 67 for the win ... Won the 1949 World's Championship of Golf by defeating Jimmy Demaret in a playoff 68-70 ... 1952 Canadian Open and 1954 Mexican Open champion ... Ryder Cup, 1949. CHAMP STATS: 1950 Houston Open Brae-Burn Country Club February 23-26, 1950 $10,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 29 years, 1 months, and 20 days Birthplace: Halls, Tennessee Money in 1950: (6th) $18,205 Data: Middlecoff got things going in the second round when he posted a 66 and a two-shot lead over Ed Furgol ... His 30-foot putt for eagle on No. 9 set the pace for birdies on 11, 12, 14, and 15 ... His score of 69 in the third round gave the dentist-golfer from Memphis a 3-shot lead over Rod Munday ... The final round saw Middlecoff shoot a 71 with a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 15 and another birdie on the final hole for a 3-shot win over Pete Cooper ... U.S. Open winner, 1949 and 1956 ... Masters champion, 1955 ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1956 ... Ryder Cup, 1953, 1955, and 1959 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, 1986. CHAMP STATS: 1951 Houston Open Memorial Park February 22-25, 1951 $10,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 33 years, 1 months, and 20 days Birthplace: New York Mills, New York Money in 1951: (11th) $9,854 Data: Rounds of 69-67-72 sent Furgol into the final round one shot behind Lew Worsham ... A final round of 69 gave Furgol the win, one stroke better than Jack Burke, Jr ... Second place finish at Harlingen in 1951 ... Western Open champion, 1951 ... Ryder Cup, 1955. CHAMP STATS: 1952 Houston Open Memorial Park Febrary 21-2, 1952 $10,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 29 years, 0 months, and 26 days Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Money in 1952: (3rd) $21,003 Data: The second round saw Jack Burke, Jr. shoot a 67 to take a two shot lead over Ed Oliver ... Burke fired a 69 in the third round to take a five shot lead over Oliver and never looked back ... A 72 in the final round gave Burke a 6 stroke victory over amateur Frank Stranahan ... Only five players broke par on Sunday ... Burke rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt on 18 to seal the win ... Also in 1952 won the Texas Open, Baton Rouge Open, and Petersburg Open ... Masters champion, 1956 ... PGA Championship winner, 1956 ... Professional Player of the Year, 1956 ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1952 ... Ryder Cup Captain, 1957 ... Ryder Cup, 1951, 1953, 1955, and 1959 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, 2000. CHAMP STATS: 1953 Houston Open Memorial Park February 26-March 2, 1953 $20,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 32 years, 1 months, and 27 days Birthplace: Halls, Tennessee Money in 1953: (5th) $19,447 Data: Won for the second time with his first win coming in 1950 at Brae-Burn Country Club ... Led the tournament from the first to the last round ... Middlecoff and Al Besselink shot 5-under par to take a 2-shot lead after the first round ... The second round ended with Middlecoff and Mike Homa tied for the lead at 5-under par, 2 shots ahead of the field ... Middlecoff shot a 72 to finish the third round one shot over Shelley Mayfield and Bill Nary ... A missed three-foot putt on the final hole gave Middlecoff a 72 and put him in a five-way tie for the lead with Mayfield, Jim Ferrier, Earl Stewart, Jr. and Bill Nary ... Middlecoff won the 18-hole playoff shooting a 69 in the rain ... U.S. Open winner, 1949 and 1956 ... Masters champion, 1955 ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1956 ... Ryder Cup, 1953, 1955, and 1959 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, 1986. CHAMP STATS: 1954 Houston Open Memorial Park March 4-7, 1954 $30,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 36 years, 2 months, and 6 days Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Money in 1954: (18th) $12,440 Data: Started the final day trailing Fred Haas, Jr. by one shot ... Shot a 67 to defeat Cary Middlecoff by two strokes ... A tournament total of 277 won the Houston Open for the fifth time in only eight years ... Canadian Open champion, 1953 ... Ryder Cup, 1953. CHAMP STATS: 1955 Houston Open Memorial Park February 24-27, 1955 $30,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 27 years, 9 months, and 17 days Birthplace: Berwick, Pennsylvania Money in 1955: (4th) $29,462 Data: Won the Texas Open in San Antonio the week before the Houston Open for back-to-back victories ... In San Antonio opened with a 27 on the back-nine and a 60 for a PGA record ... Won the Houston Open by shaving 4 strokes off the tournament record ... Started the final round 4 shots behind Jerry Barber ... Shot rounds of 70-71-67-65 to win by two strokes over Barber ... Also in 1955 won the Texas Open with a PGA Tour record 60-8-64-65-257 ... Tournament of Champions winner, 1959 ... Ryder Cup, 1959 and 1961 ... Top 10 money winners, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, and 1964. CHAMP STATS: 1956 Houston Open Memorial Park February 23-26, 1956 $30,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 36 years, 6 months, and 22 days Birthplace: New Hartford, New York Money in 1956: (1st) $72,836 Data: Kroll shot a 67 in the third round to share a one shot lead with Jerry Barber ... He never gave up the lead as we went on to shoot 71-69 to defeat Jack Burke, Jr. and Dave Douglas by three strokes ... Kroll was the only player to break par in each of his four rounds ... A break on No. 17 help him to win as an errant shot struck a spectator and bounced back in front of the green ... Also won in Tuscon, the St. Paul Open and the World Championships in 1956 ... Canadian Open champion, 1962 ... Ryder Cup, 1953, 1955, and 1957 ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1956. CHAMP STATS: 1957 Houston Open Memorial Park February 21-25, 1957 $37,100.00 purse Age on Final Day: 27 years, 5 months, and 15 days Birthplace: Latrobe, Pennsylvania Money in 1957: (5th) $27, 803 Data: Birdies on the first three holes set up Palmer's score of 67 on the first day of the tournament ... Started the third round four shots off the lead as Gene Bone shot a 67 to take the lead ... Finishing with a 69 (the only sub-par round of the day), Palmer defeated Doug Ford by one stroke ... The win was Palmer's first in eight months ... Masters Champion (1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964), U. S. Open Champion (1960), British Open Champion (1961 and 1962) ... Member of 6 World Cups (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, and 1967), Ryder Cup (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, and 1973), Ryder Cup Captain (1963 and 1975), The Presidents Cup Captain (1996) ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967 ... Leading money winner on the PGA Tour, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963 ... Professional Golfer of the Year, 1960 and 1962 ... U.S. Amateur Champion, 1954 ... World Cup victories, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, 1974. CHAMP STATS: 1958 Houston Invitational Open Memorial Park February 20-24, 1958 $30,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 41 years, 5 months, and 18 days Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware Money in 1958: (27th) $13, 311 Data: Nicknamed Porky, he started the final round five strokes behind the leaders ... Final round of 67 clenched the win for Oliver as he defeated Robert de Vicenzo and Jay Hebert by one stroke ... de Vicenzo and Hebert needed to birdie the final hole of the tournament to tie Oliver ... They both missed their putts giving Oliver (who was sitting in the clubhouse) the win ... Ryder Cup, 1947 and 1951 ... Ryder Cup Captain 1961 but died of cancer one month before the matches were to be played. CHAMP STATS: 1959 Houston Classic Memorial Park April 16-19, 1959 $30,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 36 years, 2 months, and 21 days Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Money in 1959: (31st) $12,459 Data: Won the Houston Open for the second time ... The first win came in 1952 also at Memorial Park Golf Course ... Rounds of 69-66-72-70 put Jack Burke, Jr. in a tie for the lead with Julius Boros after 72 holes ... Burke defeated Boros in an 18-hole playoff shooting a 64 (the lowest score ever recorded in the playoff of a PGA Tour event) ... Birdied No. 1 and then birdied five holes in a row starting with No. 4 on his way to a front-nine 30 in the playoff ... Finished the back nine with birdies on 13 and 15 ... Boros shot a 69 ... Burke opened Champions Golf Club the day after winning the Houston Open ... Masters champion, 1956 ... PGA Championship winner, 1956 ... Professional Player of the Year, 1956 ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1952 ... Ryder Cup Captain, 1957 ... Ryder Cup, 1951, 1953, 1955, and 1959 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. CHAMP STATS: 1960 Houston Classic Memorial Park April 28-May 1, 1960 $36,440.00 purse Age on Final Day: 31 years, 7 months, and 8 days Birthplace: Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Money in 1960: (9th) $26,496 Data: Took the lead after the first round with Arnold Palmer shooting a 66 ... Collins lead the rest of the way with a 71-68-75 ... His 75 (the highest final-round score ever by a winnder of a Houston PGA Tour event) let Palmer back in as they tied after regulation ... Each player missed a birdie putt on 18 to send the tournament into sudden death ... Collins defeated Palmer in an 18-hole playoff shooting a 69 to Palmer's 71 on Tuesday ... The tournament had been rained out on Friday and the final round in regulation was played on Monday ... Won the tournament playing with a driver he had borrowed since he had broken his earlier in the year ... Ryder Cup, 1961. CHAMP STATS: 1961 Houston Classic Memorial Park April 20-24, 1961 $43,569.00 purse Age on Final Day: 38 years, 2 months, and 10 days Birthplace: St. Martinville, Louisiana Money in 1961: (5th) $35,583 Data: Final round of 67 put Hebert into a tie with Ken Venturi ... On the final hole of regulation Hebert three-putted while Venturi sank a 15-foot birdie putt to send the tournament into sudden death ... Hebert defeated Venturi on the first hole of sudden death after an 18-hole playoff ended in a tie ... Hebert birdied the par 5 No. 1 hole while Venturi shot par when his drive hit a spectator ... Both Venturi and Hebert shot 69 in the playoff ... Defeated Gary Player in sudden death playoff at the American Golf Classic ... 1960 PGA champion one year after his brother Lionel Hebert won the same tournament, becoming the only brothers ever to win national championships ... Ryder Cup, 1959 and 1961 ... Ryder Cup Captain, 1971. CHAMP STATS: 1962 Houston Classic Memorial Park April 19-23, 1962 $53,520.00 purse Age on Final Day: 26 years, 0 months, and 9 days Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Money in 1962: (9th) $34,312 Data: Second Tour victory in five weeks after winning the St. Petersburg Classic earlier in the year ... Started the final round two shots behind tournament leader Jack Nicklaus (PGA Tour rookie) ... Defeated Sikes on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff after a three-way 18-hole playoff ended in a two-way tie ... While Sikes birdie the playoff hole, Nichols eagled it after driving into the rough ... He hit a 4-wood to within 10 feet of the cup and holed the putt for eagle ... Nicklaus was eliminated in the playoff after 18 holes ... PGA Championship winner (1964) when he shot a record 271 ... Canadian Open champion, 1974 ... Ryder Cup 1967. CHAMP STATS: 1963 Houston Classic Memorial Park April 19-23, 1963 $53,500.00 purse Age on Final Day: 27 years, 1 months, and 9 days Birthplace: Carterton, New Zealand Money in 1963: (27th) $23, 637 Data: First Tour victory ... First PGA Tour event to be won by a left-handed golfer ... With a 66-66 in the second and third rounds, Charles started the final round with a three stroke lead over Jack Nicklaus ... His final round of 69 gave him a one shot victory over Fred Hawkins ... Beat the previous Houston Golf Classic at Memorial Park scoring record by 5 stokes with rounds of 67-66-66-69 ... Earned a $1,000 bonus for winning the tournament without a playoff ... Also won the U.S. Lefthanders Open earlier in the year by 21 strokes ... 1968 Canadian Open champion ... 1963 British Open champion - becoming the first left-handed golfer to win a major championship ... 1968 Canadian Open champion. CHAMP STATS: 1964 Houston Classic Sharpstown Country Club April 16-19, 1964 $57,500.00 purse Age on Final Day: 36 years, 11 months, and 9 days Birthplace: Berwick, Pennsylvania Money in 1964: (10th) $39,559 Data: Second time to win the Houston Open ... Also won in 1955 ... Shared the lead after shooting a 68 in the third round with Jack Nicklaus ... Tied with Nicklaus after 16 on the final day until Nicklaus hooked his tee shot into the trees for bogey and Souchak made par ... Shot a 70 to defeat Nicklaus by one stroke ... Four time winner in Texas (Texas Open in San Antonio, Colonial in Fort Worth, Houston Open twice) ... Tournament of Champions winner, 1959 ... Ryder Cup, 1959 and 1961 ... Top 10 money winners, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1964. CHAMP STATS: 1965 Houston Classic Sharpstown Country Club April 15-18, 1965 $75,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 29 years, 0 months, and 4 days Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Money in 1965: (12th) $54,237 Data: Second-time winner after winning the Houston Open in 1962 ... A third round 67 put Nichols in the lead with Bert Yancey to start the final round ... He then went on to shoot a 70 to defeat Bruce Devlin and Chi Chi Rodriguez by one stroke ... PGA Championship winner (1964) when a shot a record 271 ... Canadian Open champion, 1974 ... Ryder Cup, 1967. CHAMP STATS: 1966 Houston Champions International Champions Golf Club November 17-20, 1966 $110,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 37 years, 2 months, and 10 days Birthplace: Latrobe, Pennsylvania Money in 1966: (3rd) $110,468 Data: Second time to win at Houston with the first win coming in 1957 ... Started the final round one shot behind Gardner Dickinson ... Rolled in a 12-foot putt on the final hole to win ... Shot a final round 69 to defeat Dickinson by one stroke ... Tournament was rescheduled from March to November due to heavy rains ... This delay meant that the Houston Open was the deciding tournament on who would be the winner on the money list ... Masters Champion (1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964), U. S. Open Champion (1960), British Open Champion (1961 and 1962) ... Member of 6 World Cups (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, and 1967), Ryder Cup (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, and 1973), Ryder Cup Captain (1963 and 1975), The Presidents Cup Captain (1996) ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967 ... Leading money winner on the PGA Tour, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963 ... Professional Golfer of the Year, 1960 and 1962 ... U.S. Amateur Champion, 1954 ... World Cup victories, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, 1974. CHAMP STATS: 1967 Houston Champions International Champions Golf Club May 4-7, 1967 $115,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 28 years, 0 months, and 6 days Birthplace: Dallas, Texas Money in 1967: (7th) $105,779 Data: Started the tournament with a 67 to share the lead with Dan Sikes and George Archer on the first day ... Had to overcome a three shot deficit behind Arnold Palmer in the final round to win ... Trailed by 3 shots after 10 holes on the final day ... On hole No. 12, Beard chipped in for birdie while Arnold Palmer three-putted for bogey ... Palmer then bogeyed No. 14 and Beard pulled even ... A birdie from 20 feet on the last hole secured the victory for Beard ... Beard shot a 67 to defeat Palmer by one stroke ... The top 20 money winners on Tour played in the Houston Open in 1967 ... Tournament note: Jack Nicklaus, Cary Middlecoff, and Al Geiberger were assessed a two-stroke penalty each for slow play ... 1967 and 1970 Tournament of Champions winner ... Ryder Cup, 1969 and 1971. CHAMP STATS: 1968 Houston Champions International Champions Golf Club May 2-5, 1968 $100,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 45 years, 0 months, and 16 days Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina Money in 1968: (33rd) $46,049 Data: Scored two eagles on the front nine of the first day ... Started the last seven holes three shots behind Lee Trevino ... de Vicenzo shot par on the last two holes while Trevino made bogey on both ... He shot a 68 in the final found to take a one-stroke victory over Trevino ... Reigning British Open Champion when he won the Houston Open ... Signed a wrong scorecard at the Masters the month before the Houston Open to lose the Masters ... The correct totals would have put him in a tie and a playoff ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1989. CHAMP STATS: 1970 Houston Champions International Champions Golf Club May 7-10, 1970 $115,500.00 purse Age on Final Day: 29 years, 3 months, and 27 days Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee Money in 1970: (27th) $65, 618 Data: Won the Houston/Champions International on the third playoff hole over Bruce Crampton ... On the final hole of regulation Gilbert hit a 3-iron four feet from the flagstick and made birdie to force a playoff ... They were tied after 72 holes at 2-under 282 ... This was Gilbert's first win in his third year on Tour ... Two years later Gilbert thought of quitting the Tour but his sponsor convinced him to stay awhile longer ... He shot a course record 62 in the World Open at Pinehurst ... Also finished 2nd at the Canadian Open ... Tournament note: 57-year old Ben Hogan finished tied for 9th in his last Houston Open. CHAMP STATS: 1971 Houston Champions International Champions Golf Club May 13-16, 1971 $125,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 24 years, 4 months, and 19 days Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Money in 1971: (29th) $73,439 Data: First Tour victory for rookie Green ... Shooting a 69 in the second round gave Green the lead until DeWitt Weaver shot a 69 to take the lead after the third round ... Green went on to shoot a 71 in the final round to tie Don January and take the tournament into a playoff ... A 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole (No.1) sealed the victory over January ... Neither player had birdied the hole in regulation ... Five top ten finishes including 2nd at NewOrleans, 3rd at Tallahassee, and tied for 4th at the Hawaiian and Hartford in 1971 ... 1977 U.S. Open Champion, 1985 PGA Championship winner ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. CHAMP STATS: 1972 Houston Open Westwood Country Club May 4-7, 1972 $125,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 34 years, 6 months, and 28 days Birthplace: Armidale, Australia Money in 1972: (11th) $112, 738 Data: Shot a 67 in the third round to take a 2-shot lead over Hale Irwin ... Fourth round on Sunday was rained out and reschedule for Monday ... Went on to shoot a 72 to win the tournament by two strokes over Doug Sanders, Tommy Aaron, and Lou Graham ... Played in 21 tournaments with two first place finishes, one second and a total of seven top ten finishes in 1972. CHAMP STATS: 1973 Houston Open Quail Valley Golf Club May 3-6, 1973 $205,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 37 years, 7 months, and 8 days Birthplace: Sydney, Australia Money in 1973: (2nd) $274, 266 Data: Second round, Crampton shot a 66 to move into first place, 2 shots ahead of Ben Crenshaw, Rik Massengale, and Lanny Wadkins ... His third-round 67 increased his lead by 4 strokes over Wadkins ... Final round of 72 gave Crampton a one stroke win over Dave Stockton ... Entered 28 tournaments and finished in the top ten 15 times in 1973 ... Also, in 1973, won the Phoenix Open, Dean Martin Tuscon Open and the American Golf Classic ... Five second place finishes in 1973 including the PGA Championship ... Won the Vardon Trophy (1973 and 1975 - both years in which he won the Houston Open), the first international player to win the award since Harry Cooper in 1937 ... Made his PGA Tour debut at the Houston Open in 1957. CHAMP STATS: 1974 Houston Open Quail Valley Golf Club May 9-12, 1974 $150,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 36 years, 11 months, and 23 days Birthplace: Jackson, Michigan Money in 1974: (11th) $133, 674 Data: Second round leader with Steve Melnyk after shooting a 67 ... Shot a 74 in the morning round of the final day and then a 65 to defeat Andy North, Rod Curl, and Steve Melnyk by one stroke ... The final round 32-33-65 gave him the course record with eight birdies ... Nine top ten finishes in 1974 including a tie for 2nd at the Sahara Invitational, 3rd at both the Kemper Open and Pleasant Valley and a tie for 3rd at the Greater Milwaukee and the PGA in 1974 ... Won the Memphis Open four times in his career ... Ryder Cup, 1969, 1973, 1975 ... Vardon Trophy winner, 1969. CHAMP STATS: 1975 Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club May 1-4, 1975 $150,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 39 years, 7 months, and 6 days Birthplace: Sydney, Australia Money in 1975: (10th) $132,532 Data: Third round of 66 moved Crampton into the lead at 12 under, one stroke ahead of Gil Morgan ... He went on to defeat Morgan by two strokes with only five bogeys in the 72 holes ... Second victory in Houston with the first coming in 1973 when he won 4 tournaments that year ... Made his Tour debut in the Houston Open in 1957 ... Won the Vardon Trophy (1973 and 1975 - both years in which he won the Houston Open), the first international player to win the award since Harry Cooper in 1937 ... Finished 2nd in the PGA Championship in 1975. CHAMP STATS: 1976 Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club April 29-May 2, 1976 $200,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 41 years, 9 months, and 18 days Birthplace: Dallas, Texas Money in 1976: (21st) $113,263 Data: Won his second PGA TOUR tournament and eclipsed the $100,000 mark in earnings for the year ... Was the first black player to win a PGA Tour event in Texas ... Started the 36-hole Sunday (rains cancelled the Saturday round and forced 36 holes on Sunday) six strokes behind the leaders ... Shot a 67 in the 3rd round to get to with one shot ... A 69 in the afternoon gave him the win by one stroke over Forrest Fezler ... Seven top 10 finishes in 1976 ... Twenty-seven rounds in the sixties in 1976 ... Finished 2nd at the Pensacola Open and 4th in New Orleans the week before the Houston Open ... Distinction of being the first black player to play in the Masters in 1975. CHAMP STATS: 1977 Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club April 28-May 1, 1977 $200,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 46 years, 9 months, and 0 days Birthplace: San Diego, California Money in 1977: (17th) $119,759 Data: Littler shot a second round 65 to put him in a tie with George Burns and George Knudson ... A 60-foot putt for eagle on No. 16 and five birdies helped him to score the 65 ... His third round 67 gave him a 5-stroke lead over Burns ... He needed only 27 putts in the third round ... He finished the tournament shooting 74 to win by three-strokes over Lanny Wadkins and Chi Chi Rodriguez ... Distinction of being the oldest player to win the Houston Open ... Won only five years after undergoing surgery for cancer of the lymph glands ... Also finished 2nd at the Tuscon Open and tied for 4th at the Heritage Classic in 1977 ... 1953 U.S. Amateur Champion, 1955, 1956 and 1957 Tournament of Champions winner, and 1961 U. S. Open winner ... 1972 Canadian Open champion ... Ryder Cup, 1961-1975 ... The Houston Open was his last official victory in his 25-year career ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990. CHAMP STATS: 1978 Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club April 20-23, 1978 $200,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 24 years, 4 months, and 22 days Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Money in 1978: (9th) $177,336 Data: Player's first round 64 established a new tournament record at this course ... His round included five birdies on the front nine and a 50-foot putt on No. 14 ... His second round 67 gave him a 1-stroke lead over Andy Bean and Bob Murphy before he was to lose the lead after the third round ... His two-day total 131 was the best 36-hole total on Tour ... Player was five shots back with 14 holes to play when he made his move ... A 69 (with birdies on two of the last three holes) on the final day gave Player a 1-stroke victory over Bean ... With the Houston Open, Player won his 3rd straight tournament in a row ... His streak started at the Masters, followed by the Tournament of Champions and lastly the Houston Open ... He was only the 10th man to ever win three straight events on the PGA Tour ... Also won the 1961, 1974, and 1978 Masters, 1962 and 1972 PGA Championship, 1965 U.S. Open Championship, the 1969 Tournament of Champions and 1959, 1968, and 1974 British Open ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, 1974. CHAMP STATS: 1979 Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club May 3-6, 1979 $300,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 26 years, 2 months, and 11 days Birthplace: Little Falls, New York Money in 1979: (20th) $141,612 Data: First individual Tour victory ... Shot a course record 63 in the third round to start the 36-hole Sunday finish ... His 197 after 54-holes was the lowest on Tour during 1979 ... Started the final round with a three-shot lead and shot a 71 to defeat Mike Brannan by two strokes ... Six top ten finishes included a 2nd place at San Diego in 1979. CHAMP STATS: 1980 Michelob Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club May 1-4, 1980 $350,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 25 years, 3 months, and 5 days Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia Money in 1980: (3rd) $271,888 Data: Won both the Michelob Houston Open and the Manufacturers Hanover-Westchester Classic in 1980 ... Shot a course record second round 63 with a 29 on the back nine ... Strange had a six stroke lead after the third round over Lee Trevino ... Trevino shot a 65 on the final day to tie Strange who shot a 71 ... A 15-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole gave Strange the victory ... Nine top 10 finishes in 1980 ... Finished the year ranked 2nd in birdies (382), 5th in greens in regulation (70.5%), 8th in top 10 finishes (9) and 8th in scoring (70.90) ... First PGA Tour player to reach $1 million in season earnings ... Won the U.S. Open in 1988 and 1989 for back-to-back victories ... Member of World Amateur Team, 1974 ... Walker Cup, 1975 ... Ryder Cup, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1995 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. CHAMP STATS: 1981 Michelob Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club April 30-May 2, 1981 $267,461.00 purse Age on Final Day: 26 years, 9 months, and 15 days Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Money in 1981: (29th) $114,895 Data: Second Tour victory ... 54-hole tournament shortened due to the weather ... Rounds of 68-68 on the first two days followed by a tournament-record 62 in the third round to give him a 2-stroke victory over Hale Irwin and Jerry Pate ... The final round was rescheduled for Monday and then cancelled ... Finished four times in the top 10 in 1981. CHAMP STATS: 1982 Michelob Houston Open The Woodlands Country Club May 6-9, 1982 $350,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 37 years, 9 months, and 3 days Birthplace: Roanoke, Virginia Money in 1982: (23rd) $148,170 Data: Entered the tournament on a sponsor's exemption ... Shot an opening round of 64 to take a 1-shot lead over Scott Hoch ... Sneed lost his lead by the end of the third round and trailed Bob Shearer by 5 strokes ... Shot a 70 on the final day to tie Shearer and force a playoff ... Birdies the first extra hole (par 3 15th) to win ... Five top 10 finishes in 1982. CHAMP STATS: 1983 Houston Coca-Cola Open The Woodlands Country Club May 5-8, 1983 $400,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 36 years, 11 months, and 16 days Birthplace: Windsor, Australia Money in 1983: (11th) $244,924 Data: Came from 5 strokes back on the final day to win the Houston Coca-Cola Open by 5 strokes over Lee Trevino, Lee Elder, and Jim Thorpe ... A final round 64 clenched the victory for Graham ... His scores for the four-day event were 66-72-63-64-265 ... Started the third round with a 9 on the first hole after hitting three trees and then landing in the bunker ... Played the rest of the front nine that day in 4 under ... On the final day pulled off a 13-stroke turnaround ... Ten top 10 finishes in 23 starts in 1983 ... Past PGA Championship winner (1979) and U.S. Open Championship winner (1981) ... Finished 2nd at the Memorial Tournament and 3rd at LaJet Coors Classic in 1983 ... Finished 15th on Tour in driving distance and 6th in top 10 finishes (10). CHAMP STATS: 1984 Houston Coca-Cola Open The Woodlands Country Club April 26-29, 1984 $500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 24 years, 4 months, and 13 days Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Money in 1984: (18th) $260,536 Data: Came from two strokes back to win the Houston Coca-Cola Open shooting a 68 on each of the last three days ... Birdie No. 14 on the final day while Buddy Gardner bogeyed it for a two-shot swing ... Defeated Gardner by one stroke ... Went on to win more money than any other first-year player in the history of the Tour ... Also in 1984 finished 2nd at the Phoenix Open and the Southern Open, tied for 5th at the Canadian Open and tied for 9th at the Western Open ... Finished the year 4th on Tour in birdies (384) and 4th in consecutive cuts made (13) ... 1995 U.S. Open champion ... Member of the Walker Cup, 1981 ... Ryder Cup, 1991, 1993, and 1995 ... The Presidents Cup, 1994, and 1996. CHAMP STATS: 1985 Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 25-28, 1985 $500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 42 years, 7 months, and 24 days Birthplace: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Money in 1985: (5th) $378,989 Data: Three rounds of 69 gave Floyd the Houston Open title ... His 277 total was one stroke better than second place David Frost and Bob Lohr and gave him his first win in 2 * years ... Other top finishes in 1985 included a loss in a playoff at the Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic and a 2nd place in the Masters ... Ended the year 3rd in putting (28.77), 5th in par breakers (20.6%), 5th in scoring average (70.53), 5th in birdie conversion (30.3%) and 7th in sand saves (57.9%) ... Made cuts in 20 0f 22 tournaments entered ... Nine top 10 finishes ... 22 Tour victories including two PGA Championships, 1969 and 1982 and one Masters, 1976 ... Won the 1986 U.S. Open and THE PLAYERS Championship, 1981 ... Member of 8 Ryder Cup teams, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, and 1993 ... Ryder Cup Captain, 1989 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in1989. CHAMP STATS: 1986 Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 23-27, 1986 $500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 31 years, 2 months, and 28 days Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia Money in 1986: (32nd) $237,700 Data: Won the Houston Open for the second time (1980 was his first win) ... Finished the first round putting with a pitching wedge because he broke his putter slamming it against a bridge on the 13th hole ... Shot a 66 on the final day to tie Calvin Peete and force a playoff ... Won the playoff with a birdie on the third hole ... Three-day total 72-68-68-66-274 ... World Golf Ranking #12 after Houston win ... Other top 10 finishes in 1986 included a tie for 5th at Hertz Bay Hill Classic, 6th at the Kemper Open, tie for 6th at the Canon-Sammy Davis Jr., Greater Hartford Open, tie for 7th at the Bank of Boston Classic, and a tie for 9th at the Canadian Open ... First PGA Tour player to reach $1 million in season earnings ... Won the U.S. Open in 1988 and 1989 for back-to-back victories ... Member of World Amateur Team, 1974 ... Walker Cup, 1975 ... Ryder Cup, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1995 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. CHAMP STATS: 1987 Big "I" Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 23-26, 1987 $600,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 33 years, 4 months, and 24 days Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Money in 1987: (37th) $270,347 Data: Sixth career win ... Came from three shots down on the final day to tie and force a playoff ... Holed a 65-foot putt on the final hole to force a playoff with Buddy Gardner ... He later admitted he was really just trying to lag the putt for par but put too much on it and it hit the back of the cup and fell in ... Won with a par on the first extra hole as Gardner missed a two-foot putt for par ... Rounds of 69-69-71-67-276 put him in the playoff ... World Golf Ranking #55 after Houston win ... Finished ranked 13th on Tour for All-Around (387) ... Member of the Walker Cup, 1975 ... Ryder Cup, 1983 and 1985 ... The Presidents Cup, 1994. CHAMP STATS: 1988 Independent Insurance Agents Open TPC at The Woodlands April 28-May 1, 1988 $700,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 33 years, 3 months, and 2 days Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia Money in 1988: (1st) $1,147,644 Data: First player to win the Houston Open for the third time (1980 and 1986) ... Shot a 66 in the third round to take the lead with Greg Norman ... Birdied the final hole to finish with a 67 and a tie with Norman ... Birdied the third playoff hole with a 25-foot putt to defeat Norman ... World Golf Ranking #5 after Houston win ... Won all three Houston Opens in a playoff (Lee Trevino 1982 and Calvin Peete 1986) ... Also won the Memorial Tournament, the U.S. Open, THE TOUR Championship and Nabisco Championships in 1988 ... First on the money list for the 2nd year in a row and three of the last four years ... First PGA Tour player to reach $1 million in season earnings ... Finished 3rd in driving accuracy (76.7%) ... Made 22 cuts in 24 tournaments ... Won the U.S. Open again 1989 for back-to-back victories ... Member of World Amateur Team, 1974 ... Walker Cup, 1975 ... Ryder Cup, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1995 ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. CHAMP STATS: 1989 Independent Insurance Agents Open TPC at The Woodlands March 29-April 2, 1989 $800,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 34 years, 3 months, and 1 days Birthplace: Ocala, Florida Money in 1989: (47th) $273,963 Data: Nine years between first win (1980 Southern Open) and Houston ... Barely made the cut with a 76 and 71 on the first two days of play ... Started the final round 7 strokes behind the leader Mike Donald ... Birdied 8 holes and bogeyed 18 on the final day shooting a 65 to win by one stroke over Craig Stadler ... Waited in the clubhouse for 1 * hours for the tournament to finish and realize he had won ... First time a player won the event with a 76 on his card ... World Golf Ranking #109 after Houston win ... Also finished tied for 5th at the Kmart Greater Greensboro Open in 1989. CHAMP STATS: 1990 Independent Insurance Agents Open TPC at The Woodlands March 28-April 1, 1990 $1,000,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 34 years, 3 months, and 27 days Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Money in 1990: (61st) $243,350 Data: The tournament was shortened to 54-holes due to weather ... Sills first Tour victory saw him shoot a 67-72-65 to defeat Gil Morgan in a playoff on the first hole with a par while Morgan three-putted from 45 feet ... He birdied four of the last five holes to force the playoff ... Miraculous save on the 7th hole when he hit a 4-iron approach shot that skipped off the water and over the wood pilings ... Win earned him invitation to The Masters ... World Golf Ranking #154 after Houston win ... Other top 10 finish in 1990 was a 7th place at the Nissan Los Angeles. CHAMP STATS: 1991 Independent Insurance Agents Open TPC at The Woodlands October 23-27, 1991 $800,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 34 years, 2 months, and 12 days Birthplace: Kroonstad, South Africa Money in 1991: (71st) $229,702 Data: Rounds of 71-69-67-66 gave Allem a 1-shot victory over Billy Ray Brown, Tom Kite, and Mike Hulbert ... The tournament was delayed from April until October due to weather ... Barely made the cut by two strokes ... Trailed Jeff Maggert by 10 strokes after the first two rounds ... Played the last 36-holes in 11-under par ... Other top 10 finish in 1991 was an 8th place at the Buick Classic ... Finished ranked 5th in driving accuracy (76.9%) and 7th in total driving (.820) ... World Golf Ranking #90 after Houston victory. CHAMP STATS: 1992 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 30-May 3, 1992 $1,200,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 35 years, 10 months, and 18 days Birthplace: Takoma Park, Maryland Money in 1992: (34th) $416,930 Data: Funk's third round course record 62 gave him a 14-under par total of 202 and a one-shot lead over defending champion Fulton Allem ... First Tour victory ... World Golf Ranking #128 after Houston victory ... Ranked 5th in driving accuracy on tour with a .788 rating and 5th in driving accuracy (78.9%) ... The 62 also earned him a $5,000 credit balance from Hilton as part of the Hilton Course Record Challenge. CHAMP STATS: 1993 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 29-May 2, 1993 $1,300,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 28 years, 2 months, and 25 days Birthplace: Teaneck, New Jersey Money in 1993: (27th) $587,495 Data: This 54-hole tournament was plagued by rain, lightning, and fog ... After 36 holes, McGovern trailed Blaine McCallister by two but was able to pull out the win after 54-holes and a two-hole playoff over John Huston ... The last six holes saw back-to-back bogeys, an eagle on 15 and a par on 18 to give McGovern the tie with Huston ... McGovern birdied the second hole for the win ... First Tour victory ... World Golf Ranking #161 after Houston victory ... Other top 10- finishes in 1993 - tied for 4th at Memorial and tied for 6th at the Honda Classic ... Finished the year 2nd on tour in birdies with 412 and 9th in eagles with 10. CHAMP STATS: 1994 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 28-May 1, 1994 $1,300,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 27 years, 3 months, and 15 days Birthplace: Rayne, Louisiana Money in 1994: (40th) $390,963 Data: Heinen trailed by two after the second round behind Tom Kite but took the lead with Kite and Jeff Maggert after the third round with a 69 ... His four day total of 67-68-69-68-272 was three strokes better than second place finishers Hal Sutton, Jeff Maggert and Tom Kite ... This was his first Tour win ... Finished second on the money list for rookies only behind Ernie Els ... Other top 10 finishes in 1994 included 7th at the NEC World Series of Golf and tied for 10th at the B.C. Open ... Finished tied for 9th in total driving accuracy and 10th in driving distance (275.3). CHAMP STATS: 1995 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 27-30, 1995 $1,400,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 38 years, 3 months, and 0 days Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri Money in 1995: (12th) $866,219 Data: Won his 9th career Tour title ... World Golf Ranking #30 after victory ... Came from seven strokes back on the final day to tie Scott Hoch and force a playoff ... Stewart won the playoff on the first hole ... He finished the year ranked 6th in putting and made 22 cuts out of 27 tournaments ... Finished in the top 10 six times and the top 25 fifteen times in 1995 ... 1991 and 1999 U.S. Open champion ... 1989 PGA Championship winner ... 1999 Ryder Cup Team. CHAMP STATS: 1996 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands May 2-5, 1996 $1,500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 35 years, 1 months, and 11 days Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Money in 1996: (3rd) $1,429,396 Data: Trailed by one stroke after shooting a 66 on the first day ... A 68 on the second day put him one stroke up on Tommy Tolles, Mike Springer and Doug Martin ... The fourth round started with Brooks two behind Jeff Maggert, however, a round of 70 on the final day put him in a playoff with Maggert where he captured the title with a 50-foot putt for birdie on the first playoff hole ... Won three times in 1996 - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Shell Houston Open, and the PGA Championship ... Made cuts in 23 of 29 tournaments ... Finished 6th on Tour in total birdies (373) and 9th in top 10 finishes (8) ... Member of The Presidents Cup 1996 ... World Golf Ranking of # 50 after Houston victory. CHAMP STATS: 1997 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands May 1-4, 1997 $1,600,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 39 years, 8 months, and 13 days Birthplace: San Diego, California Money in 1997: (32nd) $642,400 Data: Shared the lead after the third round with Kevin Sutherland after shooting 68-71-67 ... Defeated Kevin Sutherland on the first hole in the playoff ... Third career win ... All three wins have been in playoffs for 3-0 playoff record ... Last win was the 1988 Provident Classic ... Finished in the top 10 three times in 1997 ... Finished 3rd on Tour in birdie conversion (33.1%), 6th in putts per round (28.38) and 8th in putting average (1.747) ... World Golf Ranking of #112 after victory. CHAMP STATS: 1998 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 30-May 3, 1998 $2,000,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 26 years, 5 months, and 24 days Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida Money in 1998: (1st) $2,591,031 Data: Shot an incredible 64 in the final round to defeat Jeff Maggert by one stroke ... Four day total of 276 included rounds of 69-70-73-64 ... World Golf Ranking #6 after victory ... Also, in 1998, won the Tucson Chrysler Classic, NEC World Series of Golf and the Michelob championship at Kingsmill ... Earned the Byron Nelson Award, the Vardon Trophy for low scoring average (69.13), and the Arnold Palmer Award for earnings (PGA Tour record $2,591,031) ... Led the Tour with four victories ... Won 7 tournaments over a 12-month period ... Joined Calvin Peete (1982-83) as the only player to win back-to-back Michelob Championships at Kingsmill ... Finished the year 1st in birdie average (4.29), scoring average (69.13), par breakers (24.4%), par 4 birdie leaders (19.4%), and birdie conversion (34.6%) ... Member of the Walker Cup 1991, The Presidents Cup (1996, 1998), Ryder Cup (1999) ... Won the Tour Championship in 1997 and the THE PLAYERS Championship 1999. CHAMP STATS: 1999 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 29-May 2, 1999 $2,500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 28 years, 0 months, and 1 days Birthplace: Cohung, Australia Money in 1999: (25th) $1,359,724 Data: Final round of 71 was the highest final round by a winner in 15 years at the TPC at The Woodlands course ... Started the final round 2 strokes behind Hal Sutton ... Defeated John Cook by one stroke shooting 70-68-70-71 for a 72-hole total 279 ... Third Tour victory for Appleby ... World Golf Ranking #30 after victory ... The first victory after the untimely death of his wife ... Played in 29 tournaments making 21 cuts ... Finished in the top 10 five times and the top 25 12 times in 1999 ... Finished 7th on Tour in Par 5 birdie leaders (43.4%) ... The President's Cup 1998 ... Would win Shell Houston Open a second time in 2006 in first event played on Redstone Golf Club -- Tournament Course, becoming the first ever wire-to-wire winner. CHAMP STATS: 2000 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 27-30, 2000 $2,800,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 28 years, 9 months, and 18 days Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia Money in 2000: (16th) $1,968,685 Data: Defeated Craig Stadler on the fourth hole of sudden-death for his first PGA TOUR victory ... Playoff was the longest to date since the tournament moved to the TPC in 1985 ... Gritty up-and-down for bogey from 100 yards after hitting approach into hazard extended playoff when Stadler three-putted first playoff hole (No. 18) ... Entered victory circle thanks to par-4 on 10th hole when Stadler bogeyed ... World Golf Ranking #70 after Houston victory ... Second career win came at the Advil Western Open that summer ... Became second consecutive Aussie champion and fifth Australian winner overall, joining best friend Stuart Appleby (1999), David Graham (1983), Bruce Crampton (1973, 1975) and Bruce Devlin (1972) ... Finished second behind Tiger Woods in par-5 birdie leaders (50.8%) and fifth in total driving statistic. CHAMP STATS: 2001 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands April 19-22, 2001 $3,400,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 42 years, 0 months, and 22 days Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana Money in 2001: (28th) $1,723,496 Data: Came from 2 strokes back the final round to overtake Joe Durant and Lee Janzen, who dominated the leaderboard for the first three rounds ... Birdied 17th hole to move to 10-under par, gaining revenge for a bogey in 1999 tournament that ended his title hopes ... Carded final-round 69 ... One of only four to break 70 as wind gusted to 28 mph all afternoon ... Victory was Sutton's 14th overall and first of 2001 ... World Golf Ranking #9 after victory ... $612,000 check pushed career earnings over $13 million mark ... Eighth PGA TOUR player to surpass that mark ... Fourth consecutive year with a win ... Became second-oldest winner of Houston TOUR event behind 46-year-old Gene Littler at 42 years, 11 months and 24 days ... Fifth member of victorious 2000 U.S. Presidents Cup team to win on TOUR that year ... Victory made him all-time leading money winner at Houston's PGA TOUR event with $1,165,230 and the first player to crack $1 million mark. CHAMP STATS: 2002 Shell Houston Open TPC at The Woodlands March 28-31, 2002 $4,000,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 38 years, 11 months, and 9 days Birthplace: Lautoka, Fiji Money in 2002: (3rd) $3,756,563.00 Data: Established a new tournament scoring record at 22-under-par on the final Shell Houston Open to be played on the Tournament Players Course at The Woodlands & Closing 68 combined with rounds of 67, 65, and 66 smashed the 14-year-old tournament record by four strokes ... World Golf Ranking #6 after victory ... The six-shot victory over Northern Ireland's Darren Clark also matched the tournament record for the largest margin of victory, established by Jack Burke Jr. in 1952 at Memorial Park ... It also set a new record for the largest margin of victory on the TPC, erasing the old mark of 3 shots set by Mike Heinen in 1994 ... Rain early in the week softened the greens ... Players were able to lift, clean and place the ball for two rounds ... The threat of inclement weather on Saturday dictated a No. 1 and No. 10 tee start and an early 3 p.m. finish which limited gallery size ... An Easter Sunday finish also led to a smaller-than-usual gallery... Won season-ending TOUR Championship and its $900,000 first prize at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta by shooting 65-71-65-67--268... $900,000 first prize was his largest payday to date... For the year, finished 7th (greens in regulation) and 5th (overall performance) ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006. CHAMP STATS: 2003 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club April 21-27, 2003 $4,500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 43 years, 6 months, and 24 days Birthplace: Seattle, Washington Money in 2003: (31st) $1,820,495 Data: CHAMP STATS: 2004 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club April 19-26, 2004 $5,000,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 41 years, 2 months, 4 days Birthplace: Lautoka, Fiji Money in 2004: (1st) $10,905,166.00 Data: Became tournament's all-time leading money winner with $2,044,760, thanks to $900,000 payday in the rain-delayed 2004 Shell Houston Open played at Redstone Golf Club. Carded rounds of 74-66-69-68 for an 11-under-par total. World Golf Ranking #2 after victory ... Coincidentally, Singh had won the last two events to finish on Monday, dating back to the 2003 John Deere Classic. Singh also became the eighth multiple winner of Houston's PGA TOUR event. He also won 2002 Shell Houston Open on TPC at The Woodlands in final Shell Houston Open to be played at that site. The triumph at Redstone Golf Club was Singh's 17th PGA TOUR title, putting him a a tie for No. 46 in career wins with four others, including Curtis Strange (3 Houston wins) and Jack Burke (2 Houston wins). The victory was Singh's second of 2004. He had won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier in the year. He would go on to win the following week at New Orleans in another rain-delayed Monday finish. All total Singh would win nine times in 2004, including a PGA Championship. He was voted PGA TOUR player of the year and was the No. 1-ranked player in the world at the end of the season ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006. CHAMP STATS: 2005 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club April 18-25, 2005 $5,000,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 42 years, 2 months, 3 days Birthplace: Lautoka, Fiji Money in 2005: (2nd) $8,017,336.00 Data: Vijay Singh opened with a course-record tying 8-under-par 64 at Redstone Golf Club to become the first ever back-to-back winner of the Shell Houston Open ... He posted a one-hole sudden-death playoff victory over John Daly, who birdied the final two holes to tie at 13-under-par 275 ... It was Singh's third triumph at the Shell Houston Open in four years ... Singh (2002, 2003, 2004) joined Curtis Strange (1980, 1986, 1988) as the event's only other three-time champion ... World Golf Rankings #2 after victory ... The victory was Singh's 14th since turning 40, second only to Sam Snead's 17 ... The playoff between Singh and Daly was the 19th in the tournament's 58-year history and the first since 2000 when Robert Allenby defeated Craig Stadler. It was also the sixth on the PGA TOUR through 17 events ... With his win, Singh moved into sole possession of second place on the all-time top-10 finishes list at the Shell Houston Open with eight in 10 appearances. Singh has never missed a cut in Houston. Jack Burke Jr. leads the top-10 category with nine in 24 appearances ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006. CHAMP STATS: 2006 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course April 17-23, 2006 $5,500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 34 years, 11 months, 22 days Birthplace: Cohuna, Australia Money in 2006: (8th) $3,470,457 Data: Established tournament record with opening 6-under-par 66 ... Went on to record all four rounds in the sixties (66-67-69-67) en route to a 19-under-par 269 total ... World Golf Ranking #25 after victory ... Became first ever wire-to-wire winner in tournament history ... Second Shell Houston Open victory came seven years after first triumph in 1999 on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands ... Six-shot margin of victory matched tournament record set by Jack Burke (1952) and shared by Vijay Singh (2002) ... Sixth player to post four rounds in the 60s en route to victory, joining Singh (2002), Mike Heinen (1994), Curtis Strange (1988), Jay Haas (1987) and Bob Charles (1963) ... Second victory of 2006, having opened year with Mercedes Championship triumph ... Led tournament driving distance statistic with average of 294 yards ... One of five Australians to win -- Bruce Devlin (1972), Bruce Cramption (1973, 1975), David Graham (1983) and Robert Allenby (2000) ... Multiple win gained extra year exemption through 2009 season. CHAMP STATS: 2007 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course March 26-April 1, 2007 $5,500,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 26 years, 8 months, 17 days Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia Money in 2007: (11th) $3,413,185.00 Data: Became the sixth Australian to win Houston's PGA TOUR event by firing rounds of 69-71-65-66 for a 17-under-par 271 total ... Made a monster 48-foot par-saving putt on the 72nd hole to preserve three-shot victory over fellow Aussie and defending champion Stuart Appleby and lon g-hitting Bubba Watson ... Cashed winner's check of $990,000 ... No. 5 World Ranking at the time made him the highest-player in the field ... Victory pushed him to No. 3 in next rankings ... Five other PGA TOUR victories, include 2004 THE PLAYERS Championship and 2006 TOUR Championship ... Finished 11th on money list with $3,413,185 and 10th in the FedEx Cup Points Race with 11,196 ... CHAMP STATS: 2008 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course March 31-April 6, 2008 $5,600,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 28 years, 0 months, and 14 days. Birthplace: Amarillo, TX Money in 2008: (73rd) $1,431,001 Data: Posted first PGA TOUR victory at 2008 Shell Houston Open by sharing or holding the lead all four rounds ... Became 13th first time winner in tournament history and first-ever on the Redstone Golf Club -- Tournament Course ... First U.S.-born in four years ... World Golf Ranking #124 ... Broke streak of two consecutive Austrlian winners -- Stuart Appleby (2006) and Adam Scott (2007) ... Shot course record-tying 9-under-par 63 to share first-round lead with defending champion Scott ... Shot 63-69-69-71 for 16-under-par 272 total, 2 shots ahead of fellow Texan Chad Campbell ... Wagner had established tournament record in 2007 by shooting 8-under-par 64 in Saturday's third round ... Bubba Watson equaled that mark when he concluded his third round on Sunday morning due to weather delay on Saturday ... Wagner became first ever million-dollar prize winner in SHO history with payday of $1,008,000 ... Victory also garnered him an invitation to The Masters Tournament ... Last Houston winner to gain a Masters Invitation was Tony Sills in 1990. CHAMP STATS: 2009 Shell Houston Open Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course March 30-April 5, 2009 $5,700,000.00 purse Age on Final Day: 31 years, 8 months, 14 days Birthplace: Cheltenham, England Money in 2009: TBD Data: Beat J.B. Holmes on first hole of sudden-death playoff ... First European to win Houston's PGA TOUR event and 14th first-time winner ... First player win win in SHO debut since Mike Heinen in 1994 ... Second SHO winner to cash a winner's check of more than $1 million ($1,026,000) ... Earned first PGA TOUR victory in his 77th start ... Already had 9 European Tour victories, including 2009 ABU Dhabi Golf Championship ... Was runner-up in 2009 WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship to Geoff Ogilvy ... Shot 66-70-69-72 for 11-under-par total ... Bogeyed 72nd hole to fall into playoff ... Won playoff with bogey 5 on first playoff hole, the par-4 18th, which played to an average of 5.01 in windy conditons on Sunday ... Win pushed him to No. 6 in the next week's World Golf Rankings.