Last Updated on April 1, 2012 10:27 pm by drew
Mahan wins Shell Houston Open
HUMBLE, TX (TheSpread) – Hunter Mahan continues his efforts to become America’s top golfer on Sunday as he won the 2012 Shell Houston Open by one shot.
Mahan shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to finish the tournament at 16-under par overall. Mahan was one shot ahead of Carl Pettersson, who finished the tournament at 15-under par following a 71 of his own on Sunday.
Mahan enter this week’s tournament with 24/1 odds to win, meaning a $100 wager on Mahan will pay out an additional $2,400.
Louis Oosthuizen came into Sunday’s round as the leader, but shot a 3-over 75 on Sunday to finish the tournament in third place at -14 overall.
This was the final PGA Tour event prior to the first major of the season, the 2012 Masters.
For top 5 results from the 2012 Shell Houston Open, see below
Shell Houston Open Top 5 Results
1 Hunter Mahan -16 (272)
2 Carl Pettersson -15 (273)
3 Louis Oosthuizen -14 (274)
T4 Jeff Overton -12 (276)
T4 Keegan Bradley -12 (276)
T4 Phil Mickelson -12 (276)
T4 Brian Davis -12 (276)
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