Texas Children’s Houston Open results, payouts: Min Woo Lee takes home first PGA Tour title

Min Woo Lee triumphed at Memorial Park. Here are the full results and payouts.

Min Woo Lee overcame a tough weekend at The Players two weeks ago and won a PGA Tour event for the first time on Sunday. He held off a charging Scottie Scheffler and former U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland to win the Texas Children’s Houston Open by one.

The Aussie was in cruise control for most of the day, holding a sizable lead throughout. He had a four-shot advantage on the back nine, and looked destined to win the first PGA Tour title of his career. But then Scheffler began to pour in a barrage of birdies, and Lee made a grave mistake on the 16th tee. On this par-5, which measured 531 yards and played as the second easiest hole on the golf course during the final round, Lee rifled his tee shot way right. It splashed into the water, forcing Lee to re-tee. He salvaged a bogey, but suddenly, his three-stroke lead evaporated into a one-shot advantage. With the best player in the world breathing down his neck, Lee had all the weight on his shoulders. He had to finish at even par or better over the final holes to hold on, or perhaps even force a playoff.

Luckily for Lee, though, Scheffler could not birdie the final hole to jump up to 20-under par. Meanwhile, Lee got up and down from over the green to save his four, which included him doing a hilarious bit on his final putt that clinched the tournament. Facing an eight-inch putt for par, Lee jokingly employed AimPoint, a reference to one of the most controversial topics in the sport. He was then all smiles, knowing that he had finally won on the PGA Tour.

The victory makes him the second Australian to win this season, as Karl Vilips won the Puerto Rico Open earlier this month. He also shoots up the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) to 22nd in the world, the highest of his career and the first time that he has been within the top-25.

Now it’s on to The Masters, where Lee tied for 22nd a year ago.

Texas Children’s Houston Open Final Leaderboard & Payout:

1. Min Woo Lee -20 — $1,710,000

T2. Scottie Scheffler -19 — $845,500

T2. Gary Woodland -19 — $845,500

4. Sami Valimaki -17 — $465,500

T5. Rory McIlroy -15 — $337,844

T5. Alejandro Tosti -15 — $337,844

T5. Taylor Pendrith -15 — $337,844

T5. Wyndham Clark -15 — $337,844

9. Ryan Gerard -14 — $277,876

10. Mackenzie Hughes -13 — $258,876

T11. Stephan Jaeger -12 — $211,376

T11. Rico Hoey -12 — $211,376

T11. Lee Hodges -12 — $211,376

T11. Isaiah Salinda -12 — $211,376

T15. Ryan Fox -11 — $163,876

T15. Eric Cole -11 — $163,876

T15. Hayden Springer -11 — $163,876

T18. Joel Dahmen -10 — $108,987

T18. Harris English -10 — $108,987

T18. Keith Mitchell -10 — $108,987

T18. Kevin Yu -10 — $108,987

T18. Victor Perez -10 — $108,987

T18. Ben Griffin -10 — $108,987

T18. Sam Stevens -10 — $108,987

T18. Harry Hall -10 — $108,987

T18. Chris Gotterup -10 — $108,987

T27. Jason Day -9 — $67,926

T27. Nate Lashley -9 — $67,926

T27. Jake Knapp -9 — $67,926

T27. Jesper Svensson -9 — $67,926

T27. Davis Thompson -9 — $67,926

T32. Tony Finau -8 — $51,911

T32. Michael Kim -8 — $51,911

T32. Maverick McNealy -8 — $51,911

T32. Nico Echavarria -8 — $51,911

T32. Rasmus Højgaard -8 — $51,911

T32. Chandler Phillips -8 — $51,911

T32. Charles Reiter -8 — $51,911

T39. Matteo Manassero -7 — $36,576

T39. Adam Hadwin -7 — $36,576

T39. Chan Kim -7 — $36,576

T39. Trey Mullinax -7 — $36,576

T39. Kurt Kitayama -7 — $36,576

T39. Taylor Dickson -7 — $36,576

T39. Michael Thorbjornsen -7 — $36,576

T39. Mac Meissner -7 — $36,576

T47. Emiliano Grillo -6 — $25,594

T47. Thomas Detry -6 — $25,594

T47. Chad Ramey -6 — $25,594

T47. Ryo Hisatsune -6 — $25,594

T47. William Mouw -6 — $25,594

T52. David Skinns -5 — $22,302

T52. Rickie Fowler -5 — $22,302

T52. Patrick Rodgers -5 — $22,302

T52. Davis Riley -5 — $22,302

T52. Trevor Cone -5 — $22,302

T52. Matt McCarty -5 — $22,302

T52. Pierceson Coody -5 — $22,302

T52. Jackson Suber -5 — $22,302

60. Sungjae Im -4 — $21,376

T61. Sam Ryder -3 — $20,996

T61. Mason Anderson -3 — $20,996

T61. Matthew Riedel -3 — $20,996

T64. Charley Hoffman -2 — $20,426

T64. Philip Knowles -2 — $20,426

T67. Adam Svensson -1 — $19,950

T67. Sahith Theegala -1 — $19,950

69. John Pak E — $19,666

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.