Shell Houston Open

Shell Houston Open in Humble Texas is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour event that takes place annually in early October.

Amazing History of Shell Houston Open

 

Since 1922, the Shell Houston Open has been played in various ways, at different venues, and by a variety of players. Eight years later, in 1930, it formally had become Houston Open, a tournament played at the Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas. Considering that the area is only a little south of Houston, the promoters have agreed to maintain the name and its sponsors.

Shell and the Houston Golf Association, a community that has worked as a non-profit corporation for the support of youth-oriented charities since 1946, co-sponsored the Houston Open. Apart from the above event, the Association sponsored the 1969 US Open, the 1967 Ryder Cup, and the PGA Tour and USGA Championships. In the ’70s, the Shell Houston Open had played at more than a few venues in Houston.

From 1946, when the River Oaks Country Club held the event for the first time, to the next year, when it moved to the Memorial Park Golf Course, to the Pine Forest Country Club, then to the Braeburn Country Club in the 1950s, the city was well represented by the tournament. After the Shell Houston Open made its home at the Champions Golf Club for the greater part of the mid-60s, all the way through the early 70s.

In 1973, the tournament ventured out of Houston for the first time to be played at the Quail Valley Country Club in Missouri City, Texas. A few years back, in 1975, it moved to the Woodlands Country Club for a successful decade until the mid-80s. The TPC at the Woodlands has become the main host of the Shell Houston Open from 1984 to 2002 before eventually settling for good at the Redstone Golf Course.

The state, specifically the city of Houston, has indeed adopted golf through and through. In fact, Golf.com places Texas at 18 out of 50 in terms of the most popular golfing states in the United States. Not unexpectedly, the experts at Play Your Course argue that Houston is a community that inspires beginners and professional golfers to practice the sport. In addition, the platform reports that there is a variety of PGA accredited golf professionals in the area who give lessons to players of all levels.

Years, decades, and even nearly a century have passed, and the Shell Houston Open remains one of the most popular golf tournaments not just in the United States, but in the United States as a whole. Many people are looking forward to this case because of its history and how it remained important in the continuous shift in places.

Highly respected professional golfers such as Curtis Strange, Lee Trevino, and Vijay Singh all built their legacy at the Shell Houston Open. They also have the record for the lowest aggregate ranking, 266. Ironically, both Strange and Singh had the most wins, with three.

Of course, a historic look at sports will not be perfect without an awe-inspiring underdog story. Amateur golfer Frank Stranahan came second in the event in 1952. They all add to the significance and heritage of the Shell Houston Open. golfhistorytoday.com- History Shell Houston Open

Legacies and Impact on the Community

 

The real influence is what the tournament has contributed to the Houston area. Although creating millions of economic impacts, over $62 million has been raised for children’s charities alone through the tournament and its year-round events. This funding has helped well over an estimated 1 million children in the Houston community.

The golf theater is magnificent and community involvement is exceptional. The quarter-century relationship between the Houston Golf Association and Shell has contributed to rapid growth in the tournament and a significant impact on the Houston region.

How did the Shell Houston Open help you achieve?

 

  • Greater Houston’s First Tee added almost 100,000 new players thanks to funds received by the 2016 tournament. Currently, the biggest chapter of the First Tee in the global network representing more than 300,000 youth a year. The First Tee of Greater Houston provides services in 455 primary schools in 29 school districts, classes in nine green grass center, and affiliate youth organizations.
  • The Programming and new facilities at Chinquapin Prep have been supported – providing inner-city residents with prospects for admission and grants to attend high-level schools.
  • The local branch of the Cenikor Foundation, Inc. has supported thousands of people to win the fight against addiction to become responsible residents.
  • Project Joy and Hope has helped thousands of families home to stay in without further financial burden while raising a child with life-limiting conditions
  • HGA Junior Golf offered participants aged 7-18 an inexpensive way to progress in the game and become more competitive.
  • The Houston Golf Association has the financial stability to pursue a civic golf plan – a scheme intended to save/improve Houston’s public golf courses for the enjoyment of everyone. Shell guided money to the Houston Golf Association to rebuild the Gus Wortham Park Golf Course, which will provide the East End with a new community center on the course. Shell.us – Shell Houston Open