[2] It is held at the Memorial Park Municipal Golf Course in Harris County near downtown Houston and the Galleria.
It moved to near Humble in 2003, where it stayed for 17 years; initially played at the Members Course, it changed to the Tournament Course in 2006.
The tournament also had up to four additional sponsor exemptions to enable nonmember Masters-qualified professionals from the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking to compete in the U.S. in the week prior to the Masters.
When the end of Shell's sponsorship was announced, the PGA Tour said it would seek a new sponsor for 2018.
[11] The Astros Foundation committed $34 million to renovate and redesign the golf course facilities with input from golfer Brooks Koepka.