Get the full scoop on the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open tee times, featured groups, and who’s making a last-minute push for the Masters.

Rickie Fowler’s Augusta Gamble

  • Climb the Ranks: He could absolutely crush it here in Houston, move up the leaderboard, and hopefully snag enough FedEx Cup points and world ranking points to crack that top 50. It’s a long shot, but not impossible.
  • Win it All: The most direct route? Win the damn tournament. The Houston Open champion gets an automatic spot at Augusta. Talk about pressure cooking.

How to Catch the Action

  • Golf Channel: For Thursday’s opening round, tune in from 3-7 p.m. ET. It’s the standard broadcast.
  • PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: If you want the early bird special, ESPN+ has you covered. They’ll be streaming from 8:15 a.m. ET on Thursday. Plus, you get featured group coverage. So you can follow Rickie, or whoever else you’re rooting for, hole by hole.

The Full First Round Tee Times

  • 8:20 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Andrew Putnam, Bronson Burgoon
  • 8:31 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Matthieu Pavon, Chad Ramey
  • 8:42 a.m. – Danny Willett, Sam Stevens, Doug Ghim
  • 8:53 a.m. – William Mouw, Brian Campbell, Chris Kirk
  • 9:04 a.m. – Garrick Higgo, Jhonattan Vegas, Harry Hall
  • 9:15 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Aldrich Potgieter, Kevin Yu
  • 9:26 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Ryan Fox, Aaron Wise
  • 9:37 a.m. – Dylan Wu, Hank Lebioda, Kristoffer Reitan
  • 9:48 a.m. – Patrick Fishburn, Jimmy Stanger, Jeffrey Kang
  • 9:59 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Isaiah Salinda, Dan Brown
  • 10:10 a.m. – Jackson Suber, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Casey Russell
  • 1:20 p.m. – K.H. Lee, Denny McCarthy, Rico Hoey
  • 1:31 p.m. – Will Zalatoris, Thorbjørn Olesen, Kevin Roy
  • 1:42 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Tony Finau, Adam Scott
  • 1:53 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Brooks Koepka, Michael Thorbjornsen
  • 2:04 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Sungjae Im, Pierceson Coody
  • 2:15 p.m. – Harris English, Billy Horschel, Patrick Rodgers
  • 2:26 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Alex Smalley, S.H. Kim
  • 2:37 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Charley Hoffman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
  • 2:48 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat, Matti Schmid
  • 2:59 p.m. – Zecheng Dou, John Parry, Kensei Hirata
  • 3:10 p.m. – Haotong Li, John VanDerLaan, Christo Lamprecht
  • 3:21 p.m. – Chandler Blanchet, Neal Shipley, Gordon Sargent
  • 8:20 a.m. – Vince Whaley, Danny Walker, Marco Penge
  • 8:31 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Max Greyserman, Nicolai Højgaard
  • 8:42 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark, Rickie Fowler
  • 8:53 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Jason Day, Sam Burns
  • 9:04 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Ben Griffin, Stephan Jaeger
  • 9:15 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Sahith Theegala, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
  • 9:26 a.m. – Tom Kim, Tom Hoge, Mac Meissner
  • 9:37 a.m. – David Lipsky, Rasmus Højgaard, Takumi Kanaya
  • 9:48 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Beau Hossler, Johnny Keefer
  • 9:59 a.m. – Jordan Smith, Adrien Saddier, Pontus Nyholm
  • 10:10 a.m. – Jesper Svensson, Paul Waring, Davis Chatfield
  • 1:20 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Mark Hubbard, Sam Ryder
  • 1:31 p.m. – Peter Malnati, Adam Svensson, Eric Cole
  • 1:42 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Seamus Power, Trey Mullinax
  • 1:53 p.m. – Joe Highsmith, Taylor Pendrith, Matt Kuchar
  • 2:04 p.m. – Adam Schenk, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai
  • 2:15 p.m. – Steven Fisk, Davis Riley, Lucas Glover
  • 2:26 p.m. – Karl Vilips, Davis Thompson, Gary Woodland
  • 2:37 p.m. – Matt Wallace, Max McGreevy, Chandler Phillips
  • 2:48 p.m. – Kris Ventura, A.J. Ewart, Luke Clanton
  • 2:59 p.m. – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Marcelo Rozo, Cole Hammer
  • 3:10 p.m. – David Ford, Zach Bauchou, Mason Howell (a)
  • Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark: As mentioned, this is the 8:42 a.m. group off No. 10. High stakes for Rickie, and Lowry and Clark are no slouches either. Expect a lot of buzz around this tee time.
  • Brooks Koepka, Michael Thorbjornsen, Jake Knapp: This crew tees off at 1:53 p.m. off No. 1. Koepka is always a threat, and it’ll be interesting to see how these guys stack up. Knapp has been playing some solid golf, and Thorbjornsen is one of those young guys making noise.
  • Tony Finau, Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee: Another afternoon tee time at 1:42 p.m. off No. 1. You’ve got Finau’s power, Scott’s classic game, and Lee’s emerging talent. This is a must-watch group for sure.

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