There is only one more week before the Masters, and in the final tune up before the first major of the year, we are going to break down the 2012 Shell Houston Open odds, as some of the best golfers in the world try to make for great Shell Houston Open picks.

2012 Shell Houston Open Predictions & Info
2012 Shell Houston Open Dates: Thursday, March 29th – Sunday, April 1st 2012
2012 Shell Houston Open Location: Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course, Humble, TX
Defending Shell Houston Open Winner: Phil Mickelson
2012 Shell Houston Open TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, NBC

This tournament tends to bring out some of the top golfers, and that is demonstrated by the fact that the defending champion of the Shell Houston Open is Phil Mickelson (Favorite To Win 2012 Shell Houston Open: 7.90 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Lefty already has a win this year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and he is coming off of a year in which he only had that one win in the Lone Star State. Mickelson had a tremendous weekend, shooting a 63 and a 65, and he ended up posting a tremendous -20 score for the entire tournament to win by three shots. Mickelson is one of the top golfers in the world for sure, and he is going to be one of the top men to bet on in the Shell Houston Open.

The man that could be dangerous in this event is Hunter Mahan (Shell Houston Open Odds: 20 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Mahan has won three events in his career, and he has a great history here in Humble. He has three Top 10 finishes at the Shell Houston Open in his career, and he has really gotten off to a great start this year with a bunch of solid Top 25 finishes as well. Mahan is one of these golfers that you might be able to get a great price with at this tournament, knowing he isn’t one of the great “names” like a Phil Mickelson or a Tiger Woods that always tends to be overpriced.

List Of Past Shell Houston Open Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – Phil Mickelson
2010 – Anthony Kim
2009 – Paul Casey
2008 – Johnson Wagner
2007 – Adam Scott
2006 – Stuart Appleby
2005 – Vijay Singh
2004 – Vijay Singh
2003 – Fred Couples
2002 – Vijay Singh
2001 – Hal Sutton
2000 – Robert Allenby

One of the top golfers in the world that is going to be at this event is Lee Westwood (Odds To Win The Shell Houston Open: 9 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Westy doesn’t play in all that many tournaments here in the States over the course of the year, so this is going to be a treat. He didn’t have a great tournament here at the Shell Houston last year, finishing in 30th place, but it didn’t turn out to be the worst thing in the world after finishing in 11th and picking up a big payday at the Masters last year. There was only one tournament in 2011 in which Westwood finished outside of the Top 30, and if he keeps this up this year, he is going to be a great Shell Houston Open prediction for this event.

It seems like a long time ago that we were calling for Graeme McDowell (Shell Houston Open Lines: 25 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook) to be successful. McDowell didn’t have a great end of the season last year, and he really didn’t end up paying off for those who had confidence in him. He had a terrible end to the season, finishing the year out by missing several cuts, but with a new season, we would hope that he could be a bit of a sleeper for this one.

Odds to Win Shell Houston Open @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 3/29/12):
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Phil Mickelson 7.90 to 1
Lee Westwood 9 to 1
Steve Stricker 12 to 1
Keegan Bradley 18 to 1
Hunter Mahan 20 to 1
Charl Schwartzel 25 to 1
Graeme McDowell 25 to 1
Johnson Wagner 30 to 1
Aaron Baddeley 34 to 1
Ernie Els 36 to 1
Rickie Fowler 40 to 1
Ryan Moore 45 to 1
John Senden 46 to 1
Kyle Stanley 46 to 1
Bryce Molder 50 to 1
Bud Cauley 50 to 1
Padraig Harrington 50 to 1
Peter Hanson 50 to 1
Henrik Stenson 66 to 1
Louis Oosthuizen 66 to 1
Jeff Overton 80 to 1
Robert Allenby 80 to 1
Sean O’Hair 80 to 1
Ben Crane 85 to 1
Chris Stroud 85 to 1
Thomas Bjorn 100 to 1
Spencer Levin 110 to 1
Fred Couples 115 to 1
JB Holmes 115 to 1
Paul Casey 115 to 1
Anthony Kim 125 to 1
Carl Pettersson 125 to 1
Jimmy Walker 125 to 1
John Rollins 125 to 1
Kevin Streelman 125 to 1
Michael Thompson 125 to 1
Ryan Palmer 125 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 125 to 1
Anders Hansen 135 to 1
YE Yang 135 to 1
Brandt Jobe 150 to 1
Brian Davis 150 to 1
Charley Hoffman 150 to 1
Chris Kirk 150 to 1
Justin Leonard 150 to 1
Pat Perez 150 to 1
Scott Piercy 150 to 1
Chad Campbell 165 to 1
Brian Harman 175 to 1
Josh Teater 175 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 185 to 1
Cameron Tringale 200 to 1
Camilo Villegas 200 to 1
Marc Leishman 200 to 1
Ben Curtis 225 to 1
DA Points 225 to 1
Harris English 225 to 1
Heath Slocum 225 to 1
Vaughn Taylor 225 to 1
Graham Delaet 250 to 1
Harrison Frazar 250 to 1
John Huh 250 to 1
John Mallinger 250 to 1
Lucas Glover 250 to 1
Matt Every 250 to 1
Will Claxton 250 to 1
Andres Romero 275 to 1
Angel Cabrera 285 to 1
William McGirt 285 to 1
Daniel Summerhays 300 to 1
Scott Verplank 300 to 1
Stuart Appleby 300 to 1
Nick O’Hern 325 to 1
Ricky Barnes 325 to 1
Stewart Cink 325 to 1
Blake Adams 350 to 1
Kris Blanks 375 to 1
Danny Lee 385 to 1
Boo Weekley 400 to 1
Brendan Steele 400 to 1
Jhonattan Vegas 400 to 1
Bob Estes 425 to 1
Chris Couch 425 to 1
David Hearn 425 to 1
JJ Henry 425 to 1
Jamie Lovemark 425 to 1
Jason Kokrak 425 to 1
Chris DiMarco 450 to 1
Greg Owen 450 to 1
Rod Pampling 450 to 1
DJ Trahan 475 to 1
Jason Bohn 500 to 1
Nathan Green 525 to 1
Tim Herron 525 to 1
Darren Clarke 550 to 1
Roland Thatcher 585 to 1
Billy Mayfair 625 to 1
Joe Ogilvie 650 to 1
Bill Lunde 675 to 1
John Merrick 675 to 1
Sunghoon Kang 675 to 1
Tommy Gainey 675 to 1
Martin Flores 685 to 1
James Driscoll 700 to 1
Jeff Maggert 700 to 1
Matt Bettencourt 700 to 1
Troy Matteson 700 to 1
Colt Knost 725 to 1
Erik Compton 725 to 1
Roberto Castro 725 to 1
Hunter Haas 800 to 1
Ryuji Imada 800 to 1
Bobby Gates 825 to 1
Brendon Todd 875 to 1
JJ Killeen 875 to 1
Mark Anderson900 to 1
Ted Potter Jr. 900 to 1
Michael Bradley 925 to 1
Jonas Blixt 950 to 1
Cameron Beckman 975 to 1
Arjun Atwal 1,000 to 1
Billy Hurley III 1,000 to 1
David Mathis 1,000 to 1
Derek Lamely 1,000 to 1
Duffy Waldorf 1,000 to 1
Kyle Reifers 1,000 to 1
Lonny Alexander 1,000 to 1
Miguel Angel Carballo 1,000 to 1
Richard H. Lee 1,000 to 1
Tom Pernice, Jr. 1,000 to 1
Troy Kelly 1,000 to 1