Texas Children's Houston Open prize money
Every Texas Children's Houston Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Gary Woodland took $1,782,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 27 editions here.
The same tournament has run as Big "I" Houston Open, Cadence Bank Houston Open, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open, Houston Coca-Cola Open, Houston Open, Independent Insurance Agent Open, Michelob-Houston Open, Shell Houston Open, Vivint Houston Open. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every Texas Children's Houston Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gary Woodland | USA | $1,782,000$1.8m | 75 |
| 2025 | Min Woo Lee | AUS | $1,710,000$1.7m | 69 |
| 2024 | Stephan Jaeger | GER | $1,638,000$1.6m | 83 |
| 2022 | Tony Finau | USA | $1,512,000$1.5m | 67 |
| 2021 | Jason Kokrak | USA | $1,350,000$1.4m | 67 |
| 2020 | Carlos Ortiz | MEX | $1,260,000 | 68 |
| 2019 | Lanto Griffin | USA | $1,350,000$1.4m | 77 |
| 2018 | Ian Poulter | ENG | $1,260,000 | 90 |
| 2017 | Russell Henley | USA | $1,260,000 | 81 |
| 2016 | Jim Herman | USA | $1,224,000 | 76 |
| 2015 | J.B. Holmes | USA | $1,188,000 | 66 |
| 2014 | Matt Jones | AUS | $1,152,000 | 66 |
| 2013 | D.A. Points | USA | $1,116,000 | 63 |
| 2012 | Hunter Mahan | USA | $1,080,000 | 73 |
| 2011 | Phil Mickelson | USA | $1,062,000 | 62 |
| 2010 | no first place held | - | 58 | |
| 2009 | Paul Casey | ENG | $1,026,000 | 55 |
| 2008 | Johnson Wagner | USA | $1,008,000 | 43 |
| 2007 | Adam Scott | AUS | $990,000 | 41 |
| 2006 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | $990,000 | 43 |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $900,000 | 32 |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $900,000 | 31 |
| 2003 | Fred Couples | USA | $810,000 | 27 |
| 2002 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $720,000 | 19 |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 17 | |
| 2000 | Robert Allenby | AUS | $504,000 | 14 |
| 1999 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | $450,000 | 15 |
We hold no first place for two of these 27 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Two players have taken the Texas Children's Houston Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Singh | 3 | 2005, 2004, 2002 | $2,520,000$2.5m |
| Stuart Appleby | 2 | 2006, 1999 | $1,440,000$1.4m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2005 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other five are in the table above, back to 1999.
The 2026 top ten
29 March 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Woodland | USA | -21 | $1,782,000$1.8m |
| 2 | Nicolai Hojgaard | DEN | -16 | $1,079,100 |
| T3 | John Keefer | -15 | $584,100 | |
| T3 | Min Woo Lee | AUS | -15 | $584,100 |
| 5 | Sam Stevens | USA | -14 | $405,900 |
| T6 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -13 | $322,988 |
| T6 | Jake Knapp | USA | -13 | $322,988 |
| T6 | Jason Day | AUS | -13 | $322,988 |
| T6 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | CAN | -13 | $322,988 |
| T10 | Bronson Burgoon | USA | -12 | $259,875 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Texas Children's Houston Open in 2026?
Gary Woodland, on 29 March 2026. The win was worth $1,782,000.
How much does the Texas Children's Houston Open winner get?
The 2026 champion took $1,782,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 27 editions on this page is $1,782,000, which Gary Woodland collected in 2026.
Who has won the Texas Children's Houston Open most often?
Vijay Singh, three times: 2002, 2004, 2005. Those wins paid $2,520,000 between them.
How far back does Texas Children's Houston Open prize money go here?
To 1999. This page carries 27 editions and 1,478 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for two of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see Baycurrent Classic, THE CJ CUP, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, Rocket Classic, Charles Schwab Challenge, RBC Canadian Open, Valero Texas Open, World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Farmers Insurance Open and THE NORTHERN TRUST. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.