The Texas Children’s Houston Open returns this week with a strong field of PGA Tour stars, major champions and rising talent set to compete at Memorial Park Golf Course. The event serves as a key stop on the schedule as players prepare for the Masters, making it one of the most important tune-ups of the season.
The tournament features a deep field, with players qualifying through a variety of categories including major championship winners, recent PGA Tour winners, FedEx Cup standings and sponsor exemptions. The mix of established stars and emerging players adds intrigue, with several contenders looking to build momentum heading into Augusta.
With big names, international talent and a wave of young players all in the field, the 2026 edition of the Houston Open is shaping up to be one of the more competitive non-major events on the calendar.
Full Texas Children’s Houston Open Field
Here is the full list of players scheduled to compete, per PGA Tour:
Winner of PGA or U.S. Open Championship
Clark, Wyndham
Koepka, Brooks
Scheffler, Scottie
Winner of World Golf Championship
Burns, Sam
Tournament winner in past two seasons
Brennan, Michael
Campbell, Brian
Campos, Rafael
Castillo, Ricky
Davis, Cam
Dunlap, Nick
Echavarria, Nico
Eckroat, Austin
English, Harris
Finau, Tony
Fisk, Steven
Fox, Ryan
Garnett, Brice
Gerard, Ryan
Glover, Lucas
Gotterup, Chris
Griffin, Ben
Hall, Harry
Higgo, Garrick
Highsmith, Joe
Horschel, Billy
Jaeger, Stephan
Kim, Tom
Kirk, Chris
Kizzire, Patton
Knapp, Jake
Lee, Min Woo
Lowry, Shane
Malnati, Peter
McCarty, Matt
Mouw, William
Pavon, Matthieu
Pendrith, Taylor
Poston, J.T.
Potgieter, Aldrich
Rai, Aaron
Riley, Davis
Schenk, Adam
Thompson, Davis
Vegas, Jhonattan
Vilips, Karl
Yu, Kevin
Winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Kitayama, Kurt
Top 70 on prior year’s FedExCup points list
Im, Sungjae
Stevens, Sam
McCarthy, Denny
Kim, Michael
Day, Jason
Cauley, Bud
Hoge, Tom
Fowler, Rickie
Greyserman, Max
Rodgers, Patrick
Hughes, Mackenzie
Schmid, Matti
Grillo, Emiliano
van Rooyen, Erik
Top 100 on prior year’s FedExCup points list
Hoey, Rico
McGreevy, Max
Thorbjornsen, Michael
Smalley, Alex
Whaley, Vince
Cole, Eric
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan
Mitchell, Keith
Højgaard, Rasmus
Meissner, Mac
Højgaard, Nicolai
Woodland, Gary
Roy, Kevin
Hubbard, Mark
Ramey, Chad
Phillips, Chandler
Hisatsune, Ryo
Olesen, Thorbjørn
Walker, Danny
Kanaya, Takumi
Sponsor exemption
Burgoon, Bronson
Hammer, Cole
Howell, Mason
Mullinax, Trey
PGA section champion/Player of the year
Russell, Casey
Top 10 from DP World Tour (not otherwise exempt)
Penge, Marco
Reitan, Kristoffer
Saddier, Adrien
Parry, John
Li, Haotong
Neergaard-Petersen, Rasmus
Smith, Jordan
Brown, Dan
Top 20 prior season Korn Ferry Tour points list
Keefer, Johnny
Blanchet, Chandler
Smotherman, Austin
Shipley, Neal
Lebioda, Hank
Dumont de Chassart, Adrien
Kim, S.H.
Lamprecht, Christo
Chatfield, Davis
Bauchou, Zach
Coody, Pierceson
Kang, Jeffrey
Hirata, Kensei
VanDerLaan, John
Dou, Zecheng
Yellamaraju, Sudarshan
Nyholm, Pontus
Top five from PGA TOUR Q-School
Ewart, A.J.
Tosti, Alejandro
Svensson, Adam
Rozo, Marcelo
Wu, Dylan
PGA TOUR University
Clanton, Luke
Sargent, Gordon
Ford, David
Top 30 on prior year’s FedExCup points list
Theegala, Sahith
Scott, Adam
Major medical extension
Hodges, Lee
Zalatoris, Will
Lee, K.H.
Wise, AaronHoffman, Charley
Nos. 101–110 on prior season FedExCup Fall points list
Wallace, Matt
Hossler, Beau
Salinda, Isaiah
Lipsky, David
Fishburn, Patrick
Notable Withdrawals
A handful of players have already withdrawn from the tournament ahead of the opening round:
Matt McCarty
Austin Smotherman
Cam Davis
Ryo Hisatsune
Texas Children’s Houston Open Field 2026: Full Player List, Withdrawals