| Shell Houston Open Records & Stats | |
| Low 9: | |
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Gary Koch, 7-under-par 29, 1978 Curtis Strange, 7-under-par 29, 1980 Scott Hoch, 6-under-par 29, 1982 Mike Sullivan, 7-under-par 29, Woodlands TPC, 1986 |
| Low 18: | |
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Fred Funk, 10-under-par 62, Woodlands TPC, 1992 Ron Steck, 9-under-par 62, Woodlands West, 1982 |
| Low 36: | |
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Blain McCallister, 129 (64-65) 15-under-par, Woodlands TPC, 1993 Curtis Strange, 129 (66-63) 13-under-par, Woodlands West, 1980 |
| Low 54: | |
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Curtis Strange, 195 (66-63-66) 18-under-par, Woodlands West, 1980
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| Low 72: | |
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Vijay Signh, 266 (67-65-66-68) 22-under-par, Woodlands TPC, 2002 Curtis Strange, 266 (66-63-66-71) and Lee Trevino (67-66-68-65) 18-under-par, Woodlands West, 1980 |
| Largest Winning Margin: | |
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Jack Burke, Jr., 6 shots, 1952, Memorial Park |
| Highest Winning Score: | |
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Cary Middlecoff, 5-under-par 283, Memorial Park, 1953
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| Largest 36-hole lead: | |
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Curtis Strange, 4 shots, Woodlands West, 1980 Mike Donald, Woodlands TPC, 1989; Jeff Maggert, Woodlands TPC, 1991 |
| Largest 54-hole lead: | |
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Curtis Strange, 6 shots, Woodlands West, 1980
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| Low start by a winner: | |
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Gary Player, 8-under-par 64, Woodlands West, 1978 Ed Sneed, 7-under-par 64, Woodlands West, 1982 |
| High start by a winner: | |
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Mike Sullivan, 4-over-par 76, Woodlands TPC, 1989
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| High finish by a winner: | |
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Bill Collins, 3-over-par 75, Memorial Park, 1960 (Collins beat Arnold Palmer 69-71 in an 18-hole playoff)
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| Low finish by a winner: | |
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Ron Streck, 9-under-par 62, Woodlands West, 1981 (Third round of rain-shortened 54-hole tournament)
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| Best come-from-behind: | |
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Payne Stewart, 7 shots, Woodlands TPC, 1995 Mike Sullivan, 7 shots, Woodlands TPC, 1989 |
| High 36-hole cut: | |
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15-over-par 159, Memorial Park, 1947
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| Low 36-hole cut: | |
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4-under-par 140, Woodlands TPC, 1993
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| Highest score posted on an individual hole: | |
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8-over-par 12 on the 9th hole Woodlands TPC, Billy Ray Brown, first round, 2001.
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| Most players to make cut: | |
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109 players, Memorial Park, 1956 (during time of 36-hole and 54-hole cuts)
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| Fewest players to make cut: | |
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56 players, Woodlands West, 1976. (Field cut to low 50 and ties due to rain)
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| Best back-to-back rounds: | |
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65-63 (2nd-3rd rounds) Wayne Levi, Woodlands West, 1979 64-65 (1st-2nd rounds), Blain McCallister, Woodlands TPC, 1993 |
| Multiple winners: | |
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Cary Middlecoff 1950, 1953 Jack Burke, Jr., 1952, 1958 Mike Souchak, 1955, 1964 Arnold Palmer, 1957, 1966 Bobby Nichols, 1963, 1965 Bruce Crampton, 1973, 1975 Stuart Appleby, 1999, 2006 Curtis Strange, 1980, 1986, 1988 Vijay Singh, 2002, 2004, 2005 |
| Most consecutive & overall cuts: | |
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Jimmy Demaret 17 (1946-47, no tournament in 1948, did not enter in 1949, picked up streak again 1950-64 Tom Kite, 21 overall cuts, including 11 consecutive, 1972-82; |
| Longest drive: | |
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Victor Schwamkrug, 428 yards 12th hole, Redstone Golf Club, 2004
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| High finish by an amateur: | |
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Frank Stranahan, 2nd, 1952
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| Highest score posted: | |
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Amateur Al Reese, 100, first round, 1951
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| Most consecutive Houston appearances: | |
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John Mahaffey, 26
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