The world No. 1 is an unintimidating nice guy, but Bob Harig writes how the inevitability of his game was felt Sunday at Augusta National as all his chasers fell away after mistakes.

HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler opened with two straight birdies and was on his way in the Houston Open, tying the Memorial Park course record he set in 2021 with an 8-under 62 for a one-shot lead among the early starters Friday.

Rainy, windy conditions were the story of the day in the opening round of the 2025 Houston Open as players struggled to score around Memorial Park Golf Course. Handling the on-and-off rain clouds and an annoying breeze most effectively were a group of four players including Taylor Pendrith and Keith Mitchell who rose to the top of the leaderboard thanks to first-round 65s.