Dates: March 25a'31, 2013 Where: Redstone Golf Club (Match Course) Par/Yards: 36-36a'72/7,457 yards Field: 156 2012 champion: Hunter Mahan Purse: $6,200,000 ($1,116,000 to the success) FedExCup: 500 points to the success Format: 72-hole stroke play Website: shellhoustonopen.com Facebook: facebook.com/TheShellHoustonOpen Twitter: @shellhouopen A look at the 2012 Shell Houston Open Hunter Mahan carded a, 1-under 71 to get rid of a two-stroke debt to third-round leader Louis Oosthuizen, best for a triumph over Carl Pettersson. With the success, his fifth on the PGA TOUR, Mahan took over the top position in the FedExCup standings. The gain created Mahan the seasonas first multiple success (World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship). . More on Hunter Mahan Hunter Mahan completed 19th in the 2012 FedExCup standings and is certainly one of three participants to qualify for all six TOUR Championships in the era of the FedExCup (2007-) Mahan finished 2nd to Matt Kuchar in his bid to effectively defend his name at the Planet Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Mahan is ninth in the FedExCup standings with two top-10 finishes (T8 a Northern Trust Open and 2 a Accenture Match Play Championship). Should his title be defended by Mahan successfully at the Shell Houston Open, he'd join Vijay Singh as players to do this 2005) and (2004. Mahan is likely to be making his 10th come from this yearas Shell Houston Open. Along with his gain, he has obtained three top-10 finishes in the event; T8/2011, T6/2009 and T5/2007. A glance at the subject Six of the most effective 10 in the current FedExCup standings: 1 Brandt Snedeker 4 Phil Mickelson 5 Steve Stricker 7 Russell Henley 8 Charles Howell III 9 Hunter Mahan Five of the top 10 in the State World Golf Ranking: Six winners in 2013: Noteworthy rookies: Russell Henley a Won in his first profession start as a TOUR member at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the first person to take action since Garrett Willis at the 2001 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. James Hahna'Finished top five at the Humana Challenge (T4) and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (T3) and sits third among beginners in FedExCup items (32nd). Luke Guthrie a' Posted most readily useful career finish (3rd) at The Honda Classic earlier this month and sits 25th in FedExCup standings, minute among rookie course behind Russell Henley (7th). Distinctive sponsor exemptions: Branden Acceptance a' Ranked No. 29 in the State World Golf Ranking, Grace is really a four-time winner on the European Tour. George Goetzee a 26-year-old South African completed 21st on the European Touras Race to Dubai in 2012 and sits within the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (42nd). He was also the third-round co-leader of the Tampa Bay Championship fourteen days ago, before settling for T17. Mark OaMeara, a winner on the PGA TOUR, will make his begin at the Shell Houston Open since 1994. This represents the Houston residentas eighth start in the big event, together with his best finish being a T6 in 1984. At age 56, OaMeara can come back to Augusta National, where he won the Master in 1998. Players in the field with eight or more PGA TOUR wins (8 ): Phil Mickelson (41) Vijay Singh (34) Mark OaMeara (16) Steve Stricker (12) Justin Leonard (12) Stuart Appleby (9) Mike Weir (8) Retief Goosen (7). Past champions in the field (7 ): Hunter Mahan (2012) Phil Mickelson (2011) Robert Casey (2009) Johnson Wagner (2008) Stuart AAppleby (1999, 2006) Vijay Singh (2002, 2004-2005) Robert Allenby (2000). Shell Houston Open notes This weekas Shell Houston Open success receives, or even previously eligible, the second-to-last invitation to the Masters Tournament. The Shell Houston Open has had 21 playoffsa'more than any function on TOUR other than the U.S. Open (32). Two of the past four champions have already been determined by extra pockets (Paul Casey/2009, Anthony Kim/2010). Their first TOUR title was won by two of the past five winners of the Shell Houston Open at Redstone (Johnson Wagner/2008, Paul Casey/2009). Varied PGA VISIT Wives Associationas 25th wedding Last month, the PGA TOUR Wives Association celebrated its 25th anniversary with the launch of a commemorative book named aBeyond the Fairways and Greens; A Look Inside the Lives of PGA TOUR Families.a The 384-page, hardbound book offers readers a rare glimpse in to the lives of TOUR people, through the telling of stories and inclusion of pictures. The book also features 134 loved recipes published by the families of decades of players, including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, and Rickie Fowler.The book retails for $50 (email:.( JavaScript should be enabled to look at this current email address), with all net earnings helping PTWA-designated charities. Players and wives associated with the book will undoubtedly be designed for interviews all week at the Shell Houston Open Source: PGA TOUR
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