The 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open, the first of two consecutive stops on the PGA Tour in the Lone Star State, held a Monday qualifier for the final four spots in the field.
The tournament will have 156 players this year but 2026 it will be the first year of having smaller field of 132 golfers, which means future Houston Mondays will only advance two.
This is one of three events – along with the Valspar Championship and the next week’s Valero Texas Open – that will downsize to 132 in 2026 and thus have just two spots available from the Mondays.
This week’s 18-hole open qualifier was played at Westwood Golf Club in Houston.
Monday qualifiers for the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open
Derek Bard, who shot 10-under 62, had a scorecard featuring five birdies on each side and zero bogeys. He will be playing in only his second PGA Tour event since turning pro in 2017.
Wilson Furr, late in the day, matched Bard’s 10-under 62. Furr closed birdie-eagle. He’s played in seven PGA Tour events and has made seven of 28 cuts.
Pierceson Coody shot 8-under 64, and he also signed a scorecard that was free of any bogeys.
Four golfers – Josh Radcliff, Charles Reiter, Zach James, Ryan Davis – finished at tied at 7 under, setting up a 4-for-1 playoff for the final spot.
In the end, it was Reiter outlasting the others. He’s played in six PGA Tour events, most recently the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open.
Notable names who fell short of making the Houston Open field
Andrew Landry, 6 under
Tyler Duncan, 6 under
Roger Sloan, 6 under
Nick Watney, 5 under
Joseph Bramlett, 4 under
Cole Hammer, 4 under
Cameron Champ, 3 under
Blades Brown, 1 over
Jason Dufner, 2 over
There were 83 golfers who posted a score Monday. There were another 13 golfers who withdrew.
No more Monday qualifying at these tournaments starting in 2026
While the Houston Open will continue with its Monday qualifier next season, there’s seven tournaments that have played or are set to play a Monday for the final time in 2025: The Sony Open in Hawaii, WM Phoenix Open, Mexico Open at Vidanta, Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, Puerto Rico Open, Corales Puntacana Championship and Myrtle Beach Championship.
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