The first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open was suspended due to darkness. 17 golfers were unable to finish their rounds. Here’s how the current leaderboard looks after Thursday’s action:
There are four golfers tied for the lead at -5.
Alejandro Tosti ($6,700; 54.5 FPTS) is rostered on 3.55% of teams in the $700K Pitch + Putt tournament. Tosti had an unblemished round, draining two birdies on the front nine and three on the back nine. DK Sportsbook has Tosti at +3500 to win it all, the eighth-lowest odds.
Ryan Gerard ($7,200; 54.5 FPTS) is rostered on 3.45% of teams. Gerard racked up four birdies on the front nine. He had three birdies on the back nine before notching bogeys on the final two holes. Gerard is +2000 to win it all, the fifth-lowest odds.
Keith Mitchell ($8,000; 57 FPTS) is rostered on 4.74% of teams. Mitchell’s day started off ominously with a bogey on the first hole. He got it back with a birdie two holes later, but then racked up another bogey. From there, Mitchell settled in and made his way up the leaderboard with two birdies to close out the front nine, then two birdies and an eagle on the back nine. Mitchell is +1200 to win it all, the third-lowest odds.
Taylor Pendrith ($8,500; 53 FPTS) is rostered on 9% of teams. He notched three birdies on the front nine then three more on the back nine. The only blemish was a bogey on the final hole. Pendrith is +900 to win it all, the second-lowest odds.
Scottie Scheffler ($12,700; 25.5 FPTS) is the highest-priced golfer and rostered on the most teams at 34.71%. He is also the favorite to win it all at +280. Scheffler had a fairly uneventful day with a birdie on the front nine and two on the back nine. It was an unblemished round, though, and he finished the day -3, two strokes off the lead.
Currently, Data Golf has a -1 cutline at 42.3%.
Here are some golfers rostered on more than 10% of teams that could be in danger:
Max Greyserman ($8,100; 8.5 FPTS) is rostered on 17.19% of teams, the fourth-most. The front nine was brutal for Greyserman, as he racked up three bogeys and a double-bogey. The back nine was better with two birdies and a bogey, but the damage was done and he finished the day +4, nine strokes off the lead. Data Golf has him with a 9.1% chance of making the cut.
Aaron Rai ($9,800; 7.5 FPTS) is rostered on 14.15% of teams. Rai bogeyed the first hole of the day then racked up two more on the front nine. The back nine was uneventful with a birdie and a bogey. Rai finished Thursday +3 and is eight strokes off the lead. Data Golf gives him a 25.8% chance of making the cut.
Jacob Bridgeman ($8,400; 10 FPTS) is rostered on 13.91% of teams. Bridgeman had a birdie and a bogey on the front nine. The back nine had three bogeys and a birdie. Bridgemen finished Thursday +2 and is seven strokes off the lead. Data Golf has him with a 34.4% chance of making the cut.
Joe Highsmith ($7,800; 13 FPTS) is rostered on 13.52% of teams. He bogeyed the first hole of the day then had two birdies and three bogeys to finish the front nine. The back nine consisted of two bogeys and two birdies. Highsmith finished +2 and is seven strokes off the lead. Data Golf has him with a 34.5% chance of making the cut.
