Tournament Name: Shell Houston Open
Tournament Dates: March 30-April 5, 2009
Tournament Location: Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course
Tournament Purse: $5,700,000.00
Par: 36-36
Yards: 7457
Cut: 79 players at over-par 143
out of a field of 144
Weather: Thursday: Thunderstorms delayed the start of the first round by 2 hours, 30 minutes. Play resumed at 9:50 AM but was halted at 12:49 PM due to high wind 25-35 mph and gusts to 45 mph. Play was suspended for the day at 3 PM. Friday: First-round play resumed at 7:30 AM with sunny skies and NE winds 5-10 mph early, then SE 5-10 mph after noon. Players who had not teed off on Thursday began off both tees at 9:45 AM. Friday: The second round started at 2:55 PM on Friday and was suspended due to darkness at 7:43 PM with 65 players on the course and 72 players yet to start their second round. Saturday: Second-round play resumed at 7:33 AM and was completed at 2:51 PM. Mostly cloudy, low temperature 52 and high 77, with winds SE 10-15 early and 12-25 mph after noon. Sunday: The third-round resumed at 7:34 AM and was completed at 10:30 AM. Pairings remained the same and tee times for the final round were 9:30–11:40 AM. Partly cloudy early, then mostly sunny after noon. Low of 68 and high of 78. Winds 5-10 mph before 10 AM. Increased to 20-30 mph out of the NW.