For the first time since 1963, Houston’s Memorial Park Golf Course is hosting a PGA Tour event.
The Houston muni plays host to this week’s Vivint Houston Open, the final event before the long-awaited November Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Did you know that four-time major champion Brooks Koepka played a role in its renovation? That and the course’s ties to the city’s baseball team are just a few of its many quirky stories.
Check out the best photos from this week’s Tour stop in the Longhorn State.
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PGA: Houston Open – First Round
Sung Kang reacts after hitting out of the bunker on the 17th during the first round…
Sung Kang reacts after hitting out of the bunker on the 17th during the first round of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. (Photo: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports)
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Dustin Johnson plays a shot on the first hole during the first round of the Vivint…
Dustin Johnson plays a shot on the first hole during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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A detail view of a tee marker ahead of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf…
A detail view of a tee marker ahead of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 04, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Henrik Stenson putts on the practice green prior to the first round of the Vivint Houston…
Henrik Stenson putts on the practice green prior to the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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Hideki Matsuyama Vivint Houston Open
Hideki Matsuyama plays his shot from the 11th tee during the first round of the Vivint…
Hideki Matsuyama plays his shot from the 11th tee during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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J.T. Poston reacts after playing his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of…
J.T. Poston reacts after playing his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Danny Lee, Russell Henley and Cameron Davis walk up the first fairway during the first round…
Danny Lee, Russell Henley and Cameron Davis walk up the first fairway during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Jordan Spieth Vivint Houston Open
Jordan Spieth reacts on the ninth hole during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open…
Jordan Spieth reacts on the ninth hole during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Fans, wearing masks, watch action on the ninth green during the first round of the Vivint…
Fans, wearing masks, watch action on the ninth green during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. The Vivint Houston Open is the first PGA Tour event to allow general admission spectators since the beginning of COVID-19. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Padraig Harrington Vivint Houston Open
Padraig Harrington talks with his caddie on the third hole during the first round of the…
Padraig Harrington talks with his caddie on the third hole during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Cameron Davis hits from the rough on the eighth hole during the first round of the…
Cameron Davis hits from the rough on the eighth hole during the first round of the Houston Open Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Houston. (David J. Phillip/AP)
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Phil Mickelson Vivint Houston Open
Phil Mickelson looks on from the tenth tee during the first round of the Vivint Houston…
Phil Mickelson looks on from the tenth tee during the first round of the Vivint Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on November 05, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Houston Open Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka looks for his ball after hitting out of bounds on the seventh hole during…
Brooks Koepka looks for his ball after hitting out of bounds on the seventh hole during the first round of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. (Photo: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports)
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PGA: Houston Open – First Round
Lanto Griffin hits out of the bunker on the seventh hole during the first round of…
Lanto Griffin hits out of the bunker on the seventh hole during the first round of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. (Photo: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports)
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PGA: Houston Open – First Round
A golf judge keeps his eye on the crowd during the first round of the Houston…
A golf judge keeps his eye on the crowd during the first round of the Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. (Photo: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports)
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