Betting Long Shots for The HP Houston Open 2021

We've had four winners in seven events with odds of 25/1 or shorter. Folks...that's not good for #LongShotSZN and this betting card. However, my small-balled co host, Pat Perry, has hit 2 of those outright winners this year with Sungjae Im and last week with Viktor Hovland. Let's keep it moving as the PGA TOUR heads to Houston (the city of cheaters) for the HP Enterprise Houston Open from Memorial Park Golf Course.

We've got a decent field this week with around 128 players and T65 and better making the weekend. Carlos Ortiz is our defending champ, but he WD'd earlier this week with a shoulder injury.

The sportsbooks have the O/U winning score line set at -13.5. Carlos won in 2020 at -13, but that was with relatively no wind by Texas standards. This year, Thursday looks to be rather windy with gusts consistently in the mid 20s all day. This course was the 5th most difficult on the PGA TOUR last season outside of the majors. Let the carnage begin!

More Intel on Memorial Park Golf Course

If you're looking for a more in depth look at how Memorial Park Golf Course will play, then check out the our Weekly Preview write up by Nut Hut Butler, Anthony Charter (aka AC). We've also got a new secret weapon every week in the Nut Hut as we've added John Rathouz (aka CaddieHouse), 10+ year PGA TOUR Caddie. John will be in the Nut Hut every week sharing insights on the courses, how they're playing and what he's hearing from ground zero that week.

If you're in the Nut Hut and you've not scrolled the #Caddie-Info channel this week...you're missing out on a TON of information. The chat tonight will cover everything from strategy in GPPs, cash games, betting, weather and tee time wave advantages, and of course picks & fades. If you'd like more detail on the weather and our thoughts, then check the Nut Hut and sign up for the Chalk Bomb email going out here in a few hours.