Second round of Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park shaped by storms and tight leaderboard

Weather delays, low scoring and a shifting field define Saturday’s second round in Houston

The Texas Children’s Houston Open continued Saturday at Memorial Park Golf Course with the second round unfolding under a schedule shaped by weather interruptions and the tournament’s late-March calendar. The event is being played March 26–29, 2026, at Memorial Park, where organizers have scheduled Round 2 for Saturday, March 28.

The second round has been central to separating players on a course that can yield low numbers while still testing ball-striking and approach play across a demanding layout. Memorial Park has produced some of the lowest single-round scores in the tournament’s modern Houston-era run, including multiple 62s in recent years, underscoring that scoring can compress quickly when conditions allow.

Field adjustments before play

A notable storyline entering the week was the withdrawal of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler before the tournament began, listed by the tournament and widely reported as a decision tied to family reasons. His exit altered pre-tournament expectations and opened additional places in the field.

Memorial Park’s scoring profile: difficult on paper, vulnerable in the right conditions

Memorial Park, a municipal course that has hosted the tournament since 2020, is capable of playing long and exacting while also allowing elite players to attack when wind and firmness moderate. Historically, the course’s modern scoring ceiling has been defined by rounds of 62, a benchmark that has been reached more than once since the tournament’s return to Memorial Park. That combination—punishing misses but rewarding precise iron play—has repeatedly produced volatile leaderboard movement around the 36-hole mark.

• Round 2 is often the point at which weather patterns and tee-time waves create measurable separation.
• Recent editions at Memorial Park have shown that a single low round can vault players into contention.
• Storm delays have previously forced play to extend late, complicating preparation and recovery for players and caddies.

Operational impact: delays and late finishes

Weather disruptions have been a recurring factor for the tournament at Memorial Park, including prior years when storms created multi-hour delays and pushed finishes toward darkness. When the schedule compresses, players can face uneven rest between rounds and altered warm-up routines, while officials must manage pace-of-play and completion strategies across a large field.

Round 2 has repeatedly been the tournament’s pivot point at Memorial Park—both for leaderboard movement and for managing play when weather interrupts the day.

What to watch heading into the weekend finish

As Round 2 concludes and the cut line takes shape, the primary competitive questions center on which players can sustain birdie runs without giving shots back on Memorial Park’s longer holes. With the field tightened by withdrawals and the course’s established ability to yield very low rounds, the tournament remains positioned for significant movement heading into the final two rounds.