Michael Kim/Sam Steven/David Skinns Prediction: Michael Kim is set to stand out

The Houston Open is set to kick off at Memorial Park Municipal Golf Course, Harris County, TX, USA. This fixture will have Michael Kim, Alex Smalley, and David Skinns face each other. Who will get more balls into the hole?

Michael Kim

In December of 2013, Micahel Kim began his career as a professional. After placing tied for 56th at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament, he was given limited status on the Web.com Tour for the 2014 season. He participated in 17 tournaments, of which he advanced past the cut in eleven of them, with his best finish being a tie for second place at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. As a result of Kim's performance in the Web.com Tour Finals, he was invited back to play on the Web.com Tour in 2015. Michael Kim has been a full-time member of the PGA Tour since 2016. He won his first PGA Tour event, the 2018 John Deere Classic, by a score of eight strokes, which established a new scoring record for the tournament. As a result of his efforts, he was granted the very last invitation to the Open Championship in 2018. Michael Kim had a disappointing 2020–2021 PGA Tour season, finishing 214th in the FedEx Cup standings as only nine of his thirty starts qualified for the cut. Kim competed on the Korn Ferry Tour during the 2021–22 season and was successful enough there to win back his PGA Tour card for the 2022–23 season.

David Skinns

The 43 year old golfer, David Skinns, turned professional in 2005. Since then he has recorde 10 professional wins in which three were from Korn Ferry Tour. His former tours were Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Canada, NGA Hooters Tour but not on the PGA Tour. He graduated from University of Tennessee. Skinns missed the half-way cut in The Players Championship. He won the Dothan Classic, First-Tee Inverrary Country Club Open, Base Camp Realty/Chesdin Landing Open (2008), River Islands Golf Club Classic (2011) and Cutter Creek Golf Classic, Three Ridges NGA Knoxville Classic, NGA Tour Classic at Achasta (2012). In 2017, He lost his chance to getting the PGA Tour card but make appearance for the full web.com

Sam Stevens

Sam Stevens turned pro in the year 2018 and studied at Oklahoma State University. The 28 years old golfer is currently ranked 28th FedEx and 79th in the OWGR. He has played across 74 events. Through these events he has recorded 2 runner up position finishes, 1 third place, 4 top 10 finishes and 8 Top 10 finishes. In 2025, he played in 7 events with a runner up finish and 2 top 25.

Expert Betting Tips

The winning odds of this game are almost the same with the bookies backing Michael Kim. I don't expect any upset in this game at all . So, I am supporting Michael Kim to get the win. He has a standout performance in the PGA and will be a better golfer. He will be looking to get the the price tag of $9.500,000.

Our first prediction is Michael Kim to win - 2.15 odds for 1xbet

Our second prediction is Michael Kim to win 1 Hole - 2.60 odds for Bet365

Our third prediction is 0 Handicap Michael Kim - 3.40 odds for Betway