Top 20 Finish Golf parlay picks: Texas Children's Houston Open featuring Chris Gotterup

Teeing off on Thursday, March 25, the 2026 Texas Children's Houston Open begins a two-week run up to the Masters, and by combining the Dimers golf predictions with a parlay boost at Bet365 sportsbook, we're looking to capitalize this week at Memorial Park Golf Course.

A field of 135 players will contend in Houston, TX, with the biggest storyline around the World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler withdrawing from the tournament as he and his wife prepare for the birth of their second child.

Congratulations to the Schefflers, and hopefully we'll be singing praises of our own after this week's golf tournament, cashing in once again with the Dimers model.

In recent weeks, Dimers' golf predictions have identified Cameron Young to win THE PLAYERS and Matt Fitzpatrick to win the Valspar Championship, as well as several placement props.

Top 20 placement markets are one of the most underrated ways to build a golf parlay, as the margin for error is wider than chasing a winner or even a Top 10, yet the combined odds, especially with Bet365's boost, can still deliver a considerable payout.
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It's a notable strategy for a field like this one, especially where the biggest names on the TOUR are out of the mix.

Dimers' golf predictions run thousands of simulations across the full tournament, giving us projected placement data for every player in the field, helping pinpoint who stands out among the rest.

2026 Texas Children's Houston Open Top 20 parlay picks

These picks come directly from the Dimers golf predictions, which offer Top 20, Top 10, Top 5 and outright winner predictions for every PGA tournament, as well as a Head-to-Head matchup tool. Both golfers also feature in our latest Texas Children's Houston Open Power Rankings, along with a comprehensive course preview of Memorial Park.

Combining these two data-backed picks gives us a golf parlay at +358 odds, which gets a boost to +400 thanks to our friends at Bet365 Sportsbook.

Note that we are utilizing the Top 20 (Including Ties) market to avoid dead heat reductions.

Leg 1: Rickie Fowler to finish Top 20

Rickie Fowler checks in with a 48.1% chance to finish inside the top 20 this week, the most likely player to do so, and he enters the Houston Open after another top-20 finish at the Valspar Championship.

That gives him four top-20s in six starts, with just one finish outside the top 30, a remarkably consistent stretch for a player still hunting his first win since 2023.

He sits atop the win probability board following Scottie Scheffler's withdrawal, rising about 1.2% since his opening probability, yet it has barely affected his odds for a Top 20 as Scheffler is only one man and w'ere not taking him to win here.

His only start here since the 2019 redesign was a T52 last year, but that came during a stretch of poor form, notably different than his solid run thus far in 2026.

Leg 2: Chris Gotterup to finish Top 20

For our second golfer, we're looking at the only one to win twice this season, Chris Gotterup, who has shot up the odds board after Scottie Scheffler withdrew on Tuesday.

He's managed just one Top 20 in four events since his playoff win in Phoenix, but he's been vocal about wanting to play here, where he previously improved from a T57 debut to a T18 in his second try last year.

He's got all the right tools for this course with a powerful driver, sharp irons and the best overall scoring average in the first Round, making him look like a strong first-round leader candidate as well.

The Dimers model gives Gotterup a 37.5% probability to finish Top 20, with a Top 10 probability to win outright.

Texas Children's Houston Open boosted parlay bet

To recap this parlay, we are riding with the following golfers to finish Top 20, including ties:

⛳ Rickie Fowler: 48.1%

⛳ Chris Gotterup: 37.5%

Due to the market including ties, we have slightly reduced odds, but will avoid any dead heat reduction which can be significantly impacted by multiple golfers occupying the same spot.

Grab it with a boost from +358 to +400 at bet365 sportsbook and let's cash!

Our boosted parlay at bet365 sportsbook - odds subject to change.

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