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Pos.        Player                    R1           R2           R3           R4           Total

1              Min Woo Lee        66            64            63            67            260 (-20) – Transcript attached

T2            Gary Woodland    69            64            66            62            261 (-19)

T2            Scottie Scheffler  67            62            69            63            261 (-19)

4              Sami Valimaki       70            67            64            62            263 (-17)

Other APAC Scores

T11         Rico Hoey              70            66            68            64            268 (-12)

T15         Ryan Fox                68            65            65            71            269 (-11)

T18         Kevin Yu                 71            63            67            69            270 (-10)

T27         Jason Day              70            66            69            66            271 (-9)

 

Min Woo Lee (Won/-20)

  • Wins first PGA TOUR victory in 56th career TOUR start at the age 26 years, 8 months, 3 days
  • Converts first career 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR into one-stroke victory over Gary Woodland and Scottie Scheffler
  • Sets career-low 72-hole score (260) and 54-hole score (193)
  • Records the low 72-hole score at the Texas Children’s Houston Open (previous: 264/Tony Finau/2022)
  • Fifth first-time winner this season and first since Karl Vilips (Puerto Rico Open)
  • 17th first-time winner at the tournament and third since the event moved to Memorial Park Golf Course in 2020 (Carlos Ortiz/2020, Stephan Jaeger/2024)
  • Wins in tournament debut, becomes first player since Paul Casey (2009) to win in his first start at the event
  • 38th Australian to win on TOUR and second this season (Karl Vilips/Puerto Rico Open)
  • Eighth Australian winner (10 wins) of the Texas Children’s Houston Open and first since Matt Jones (2014)
  • Nine of the 14 events on TOUR this season have been won by international players
  • Earns 500 FedExCup points and moves from No. 60 to No. 16 in the FedExCup standings, his career-high rank
  • Projected to move from No. 55 to No. 22 in the Official World Golf Ranking, his career-high rank and first time inside the top 25

Gary Woodland (T2/-19)

  • Four-time PGA TOUR winner earns best finish on TOUR since most recent victory (2019 U.S. Open)
  • Marks 11th runner-up finish on TOUR and first since the 2019 Sentry
  • Records final-round 8-under 62, his lowest 18-hole score on TOUR since 2018 (61/2018 CIMB Classic/R2)
  • The 2025 PGA TOUR Courage Award winner underwent surgery to remove a brain lesion in September 2023 and returned to competition at the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii
  • Second top-10 in 34 starts since surgery (T9/2024 Shriners Children’s Open)

Scottie Scheffler (T2/-19)

  • World No. 1 records 10th runner-up finish on TOUR and third at the event (T2/2021, T2/2024, T2/2025)
  • Third top-10 in six starts on the season (T3/The Genesis Invitational, T9/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am)

Miscellaneous notes

  • Players in the field that qualified for the Masters Tournament via top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking: No. 28 J.J. Spaun, No. 42 Stephan Jaeger, No. 50 Michael Kim; the winner of the next week’s Valero Texas Open will also qualify for the Masters if not yet exempt
  • Texas Children’s Houston Open scoring record of 62 has been posted eight times and three this week:
    • Gary Woodland (2025/R4)
    • Sami Valimaki (2025/R4)
    • Scottie Scheffler (2021/R2, 2025/R2)
    • Tony Finau (2022/R2, 2024/R2)
    • Ron Streck (1981/R3/Woodlands CC)
    • Fred Funk (1992/R3/TPC Woodlands)

Aon Swing 5 and Aon Next 10

  • The Aon Next 10 and Aon Swing 5 are eligibility pathways for players, not already qualified, to play their way into Signature Events via the FedExCup standings
  • Aon Next 10 (thru Masters Tournament will earn spots in RBC Heritage):
    • J.J. Spaun (MC), Michael Kim (T32), Lucas Glover (DNP), Nick Taylor (MC), Min Woo Lee (Won), Maverick McNealy (T32), Joe Highsmith (MC), Harris English (T18), Jacob Bridgeman (MC), Daniel Berger (DNP)
  • Aon Swing 5 (thru Valero Texas Open will earn spots in RBC Heritage):
    • Karl Vilips (MC), Gary Woodland (T2), Sami Valimaki (4th), Davis Riley (T52), Ryo Hisatsune (T47)

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