Woodland shot a 3-under 67 on Sunday in the final round of the Texas Children's Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course (par 70) in Houston. He had four birdies and one bogey in the $9.9 million tournament.
He finished at 21-under 259, beating runner-up Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark by five shots. Woodland earned $1,782,000 (about 2.68 billion won).
The victory carried added weight for the 41-year-old. Woodland won his first PGA Tour title in 2011 and captured the U.S. Open in 2019, establishing himself among the tour's top players. But his career was threatened after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2023. He underwent surgery in September that year and later was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, among other severe aftereffects.
He returned to the tour in the 2024 season, but struggled. He missed the cut 11 times in 26 starts and recorded only one top-10 finish.
Woodland kept chasing another win and finally broke through in Houston, securing his fifth PGA Tour title and his first in nearly seven years.
Among South Koreans in the field, Kim Joo-hyung finished tied for 56th at 2-under 278, and Im Sung-jae tied for 60th at 1-under 279.
Lee Min-woo of Australia, a Korean Australian who won this event last year, closed tied for third at 15-under 265.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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