Shell Houston Open 2013 one of the major golf pga tournament of medium category.it has a no of viewers around the world.This year Shell Houston Open 2013 is started from 28th March and will end up 31th March and the venue is Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas, a city located northeast of Houston. Shell and the Houston Golf Association are the main sponsors of the tournament.
So already 3rd round or 3rd day is passed.only the final days play is left.Shell Houston Open 2013 lovers waiting for the final round to see the winner of this year.
According to Wikipedia "The event was played at several Houston venues until the 1970s, starting at River Oaks Country Club in 1946 before moving to Memorial Park Golf Course in 1947 and, after a year off, moving again to Pine Forest Country Club in 1949 and BraeBurn Country Club in 1950. After this period of wandering, the tournament settled in at Memorial Park from 1951–1963. In 1964 and again in 1965, the event was played at Sharpstown Country Club, before moving to Champions Golf Club from 1966–1971 and Westwood Country Club in 1972. The tournament ventured outside of Houston in 1973 and was played at Quail Valley Country Club in Missouri City. The event relocated to The Woodlands in 1975, at Woodlands Country Club until 1984, then at the TPC at The Woodlands through 2002. It moved to its current location, Redstone Golf Club in Humble, in 2003."
Defending Champion of this tournament is Hunter Mahan. According the history of this tournament Ten men have won this tournament more than once-
3 wins
Curtis Strange: 1980, 1986, 1988 Vijay Singh: 2002, 2004, 2005
2 wins
Cary Middlecoff: 1950, 1953 Jack Burke, Jr.: 1952, 1959 Mike Souchak: 1955, 1964 Bobby Nichols: 1962, 1965 Arnold Palmer: 1957, 1966 Bruce Crampton: 1973, 1975 Stuart Appleby: 1999, 2006
Lets see what happened this year................
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