March 24, 2012
PGA TOUR staff
| Top 10s |
| FedExCup standings | PGA TOUR Money List | Official World Golf Ranking | | Johnson Wagner (1) | Kyle Stanley (2) | Lee Westwood (3) | | Kyle Stanley (3) | Johnson Wagner (3) | Steve Stricker (5) | | Phil Mickelson (5) | Phil Mickelson (5) | Charl Schwartzel (6) | | Hunter Mahan (9) | Hunter Mahan (7) | | | Click for standings | Click for money list | Click for Rankings | |
| 2012 Tournament Winners |
| Steve Stricker | 1 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | | Johnson Wagner | 1 | Sony Open in Hawaii | | Kyle Stanley | 1 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | | Phil Mickelson | 1 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | | John Huh | 1 | Mayakoba Golf Classic | | Hunter Mahan | 1 | World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship | |
| Past winners of the Shell Houston Open |
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| Phil Mickelson (2011) | Anthony Kim (2010) | | Paul Casey (2009) | Johnson Wagner (2008) | | Stuart Appleby (1999, 2006) | Fred Couples (2003) | | Robert Allenby (2000) | |
| Major winners |
| Graeme McDowell | 1 | 2010 U.S. Open | | Darren Clarke | 1 | 2011 British Open | | Charl Schwartzel | 1 | 2011 Masters | | Louis Oosthuizen | 1 | 2010 British Open | | Keegan Bradley | 1 | 2011 PGA Championship | | Lucas Glover | 1 | 2008 U.S. Open | | Ben Curtis | 1 | 2003 British Open | | Stewart Cink | 1 | 2009 British Open | | Justin Leonard | 1 | 1997 British Open | | Davis Love III | 1 | 1997 PGA Championship | | Fred Couples | 1 | 1992 Masters | | Angel Cabrera | 2 | 2007 U.S. Open, 2009 Masters | | Padraig Harrington | 3 | 2007, 2008 British Open; 2008 PGA Championship | | Ernie Els | 3 | 1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open | | Phil Mickelson | 4 | 2004, 2006, 2010 Masters; 2005 PGA Championship | |
| International players |
 | Argentina | Andres Romero, Miguel Angel Carballo, Angel Cabrera |  | Australia | Marc Leishman, Aaron Baddeley, Nathan Green, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Nick O'Hern, John Senden, Rod Pampling |  | Canada | Richard H. Lee, Graham DeLaet, David Hearn |  | Colombia | Camilo Villegas |  | Denmark | Thomas Bjorn, Anders Hansen |  | England | Paul Casey, Brian Davis, Lee Westwood, Greg Owen |  | Germany | Alex Cejka |  | India | Arjun Atwal |  | Northern Ireland | Graeme McDowell, Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke |  | Japan | Ryuji Imada |  | Korea | Seung-Yul Noh, Y.E. Yang, Sunghoon Kang |  | New Zealand | Danny Lee |  | South Africa | Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Ernie Els |  | Sweden | Jonas Blixt, Peter Hanson, Carl Pettersson, Henrik Stenson, Fredrik Jacobson |  | Venezuela | Jhonattan Vegas |  | Zimbabwe | Brendon de Jonge | |
| Younger and older |
| Young Guns (under 30) | Grizzled Vets (40 and over) | | Seung-Yul Noh | Colt Knost | Robert Allenby | Rod Pampling | | John Huh | Michael Thompson | Stuart Appleby | Darren Clarke | | Danny Lee | Brendon Todd | Harrison Frazar | Chris DiMarco | | Bud Cauley | Mark Anderson | Padraig Harrington | Tom Gillis | | Harris English | Roberto Castro | Nick O'Hern | Michael Bradley | | Rickie Fowler | Jason Kokrak | Greg Owen | Billy Mayfair | | Richard H. Lee | Jonas Blixt | John Senden | Steve Stricker | | Jamie Lovemark | Spencer Levin | Y.E. Yang | Bob Estes | | Kyle Stanley | Charl Schwartzel | Thomas Bjorn | Brandt Jobe | | Cameron Tringale | Jhonattan Vegas | Alex Cejka | Scott McCarron | | Keegan Bradley | Matt Every | Anders Hansen | Davis Love III | | Kevin Chappell | Marc Leishman | Phil Mickelson | Scott Verplank | | Sunghoon Kang | Jeff Overton | Cameron Beckman | Jeff Maggert | | Brian Harman | Kyle Reifers | Angel Cabrera | Duffy Waldorf | | Bobby Gates | Brendan Steele | Ernie Els | Tom Pernice Jr. | | Anthony Kim | Daniel Summerhays | Tim Herron | Fred Couples | | Chris Kirk | Ted Potter Jr. | | | | Sean O'Hair | J.B. Holmes | | | | Louis Oosthuizen | Hunter Mahan | | | | Billy Hurley III | Ryan Moore | | | |
| Field updates |
| Davis Love III | W/D After Deadline | | Shaun Micheel | Sponsor-Unrestricted | | Omar Uresti | Sponsor-Unrestricted | | Tom Gillis | W/D After Deadline | | Scott McCarron | W/D After Deadline | | Alex Cejka | W/D After Deadline | | Gavin Coles | Commit | | Fredrik Jacobson | W/D After Deadline | | Steve Wheatcroft | Sponsor-Qualifying Tournament | | Steve Marino | W/D After Deadline | | Kyle Reifers | Commit | | Kevin Chappell | W/D After Deadline | |
Who's playing at the Shell Houston Open? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):
