Previewing the Texas Children's Houston Open This Weekend

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00:00for El Costa Coast here on a Wednesday, and yes, a golf Wednesday on C2C as we get you ready for

00:06this week's event. We head to Texas after a month in Florida, a couple weeks in Texas before we head

00:13down Magnolia Lane for the Azaleas and the Masters, the first major of the year. The anticipation is

00:21high, but we've got a couple weeks in Houston and San Antonio before we get there. Cam Stewart,

00:26of course, is with us, the Prime Minister, every week as we get ready for this week's tournament,

00:31and it is the Texas Children's Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. Cam, it's great to

00:39see you as always. We should start calling Cam Mr. First Round. He's been hot with the first

00:43round leaders. We came close with the Bridgman. We were all on the Bridgman last week, and

00:49unfortunately, JT and Victor Hovland on the back nine got things cooking. Bridgman had a

00:55horrible double bogey, which killed them early in that round, and away we go, Cam, but you've been

01:00hot with the first round leaders. Thanks, Carver. I'd love to, and honestly, Carver, your love for golf,

01:05I've covered the Masters once, and I'd love to take you down Magnolia Lane and walk the course.

01:09It's absolutely beautiful, life-changing, like it's one of those places like you don't even feel

01:13like you're on earth. It's gorgeous, and maybe one day we'll get to walk it again. You're right.

01:18We were on the bridge, thought everything was going to be good. This guy has like literally,

01:22Carver, one yard, two yards away from literally being inside for a birdie. Instead, it goes in,

01:28double bogey in the bunker. We're done. Who cares? We move on. Let's get it done at Houston.

01:33I'm going to tell you something. This is going to be an interesting week. What are these guys

01:36going to do? Are they going to work on some things like Scheffler, Rory's first time at this event,

01:40too? So, you know, maybe we avoid the chalk here and we look down the board. There's a lot of

01:45stuff in the mid-range. We seem to be saying this all week, but we've been close. Well,

01:49the weird part about this tournament, we don't see this very often. Now, sometimes we have some

01:53very heavy chalk guys on the board. I understand that. But you have Scotty and Rory, who are both

01:59six to one or under. I got 350 right now and 650 for Rory at this very second. And then you go all

02:07the way to 28. And Rye got banged down because the lowest on Sunday night, Monday morning was 35. Rye

02:14was in the mid-30s with everybody else. And he's been hit down to 28. Everyone else, 28 to 35 or

02:21longer. The gap, Cam, from six and a half to 28. We never see that big of a gap when we have this.

02:28This could be a good week, Carver. And like, there's a lot of guys like Tony Finaus,

02:32Tagalas, a lot, you know, Spahn is playing amazing. There's a lot of guys that are,

02:37that have a really nice price set to win this thing. And the thing is,

02:40you're not going to find value with Rory. Scotty, he's a Texas guy, but what's the big picture?

02:45It's Augusta for these guys. So we could find a mid guy this week. And I think

02:49the betting is going to be really, really good, buddy.

02:52And Rory's already been jet setting back and forth. He was at Augusta, what was it, yesterday

02:56or Monday? He was playing over there, checking out the new greens on four to holes. So you know

03:01where the focus is for Scotty Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. It looks as if they're in it late on

03:06Saturday, they're going to try to win it. Yeah, of course, they're going to try to win the tournament.

03:10I don't think that that's their first priority this week. All right, here's where I'm going,

03:14Kim. I'm going to take a couple of these guys in these 30s range, and then I'll go a little bit

03:19deeper. Finau has some great numbers here. He's got runner ups, he's got top days, he's finished

03:24very high at this event, even with some bad recent performance. So I don't mind taking a blast with

03:30Finau, who honestly, Kim, in this kind of a field, even with Scotty and Rory, he should probably be

03:36in the 20s, right? I agree. I feel like we're getting a little bit of a price discount on Finau.

03:40Minwoo Lee at 35 to 1. He was in the mix of the players a couple weeks ago. I'm going back to

03:45the Bridgman. I don't necessarily love the fit here, Kim, at this course, but he was so close

03:51last week and we were on him. I ain't going to let this guy go and win this week and not be there

03:55for him. So he's playing good golf. I'll stay with him. I'm now riding to Gala to get out of a slump,

04:0050 to 1 for him. Maybe we can get something magic. And I still think they're mispricing

04:05this Jake Afternoon nap. I agree. This guy's been a guy who's been in the mix really throughout

04:11this calendar year so far, and they're still booking them in the 80s and 90s. 80 to 1 for

04:16Jake Afternoon nap. Also, he's got distance off the tee, which will help him here, Carver. It's

04:21actually, he could be a good fit. Let's talk about it. Pendrith for me, very similar to nap,

04:2545 to 1. Some Canadian content. To Gala, I'm with you. I don't care if he's slumping. 50's too good.

04:30I'm with, again, he's our new Eric Cole, but Bridgman has been real close, 50 to 1. Thomas

04:35Dietry, second in his debut here, 55. A lot of golf guys don't like racermen. I don't care. I'm

04:40playing him this week at 68. And Sam Ryder's on the storm, 140 to 1. This looks like a course he

04:46can get it done, Carver. Sam Ryder's on the storm. Here we go. Placements for me. I will nibble with

04:55Aaron Rye for a top 10 at plus 280. And JJ Spuds, who you talked about before, first time we've seen

05:02him since that loss in the playoff at the Players to Rory, top 10 at plus 330. I like racermen too,

05:07Cam. I like the price for a 20 this week at plus 250. How about Novakane? We can't quit this guy,

05:12top 20 at plus 300. And Ricky Fowler needs to start playing some good golf. Now, he really

05:18needs to win. I think he needs to win is the only way he's getting in the Masters, but I think he'll

05:23show up this week, top 20 at plus 320. And Davis Riley has been on fire, Cam. He's been playing

05:30really well, still giving me the 300s for a top 20. I'll go with it for Davis. Carver, I'm going

05:35to tell you, play Fowler for a top 42. It's plus money. Great call by you. Sheffler, he's my guy

05:41for a top five. That's the one chalk. Other than that, Rye, top 10, plus 240. Thompson's water

05:46seal, Davis Thompson, I love him this week, plus 140 for a top 20. Victor Perez, he has the goods,

05:51plus 130. Bo Hossler, a Texas Longhorn. And Charlie Hoffman loves Texas events. Top 40,

05:57plus 165 for the Hoff. Let's do it. First round leaders, Cam. Now, look, this could be all kinds

06:03of problems because I saw they got some serious weather coming in. I mean, they might not play

06:08for a day and a half. It's going to be so bad down in Houston between late Thursday and really late

06:12Friday. But we'll take a shot. Aaron Rye, 50 to 1. Keith Mitchell, cool Keith Mitchell, 60 to 1.

06:17Nova Kane again at 75. Davis Riley at 80. Nico Echavarria at 80 to 1. And two Argentinian bombs,

06:25Griot at 110. And Toasty, you talk about being off the tee, Toasty at 110. Toasty, let's go.

06:32Jagger bombs for everybody. He'll break your heart on Sunday, 45 to 1. Spuds, JJ Spahn, 48.

06:38Nova Kane, I got to go to the dentist next week. Loose Tooth, 85. Riders on the Storm at 95.

06:43Big Bo Hossler at 100. And Charlie Hoffman at 110. I'm going to add one of your guys too, Carver,

06:49because first round leaders are fun.

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