HUMBLE, Texas – The weather forecast for the final round of the Shell Houston Open is dire, and it could lead to some big names withdrawing in order to arrive at the Masters on time.
Eighteen players who made the cut in Houston are exempt for next week, although that number went down to 17 when Jimmy Walker missed the secondary, 54-hole cut. Final-round tee times have been moved up to avoid the expected weather, with the final threesome teeing off at 10:05 a.m. E.T.
The latest forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of rain, the worst of which is expected to begin in the early afternoon.