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Favorite Houston golf tournament tees off at Memorial Park with World Series trophy and Shooter McGavin

Cadence Bank Houston Open 2022 Memorial Park

The Cadence Bank Houston Open runs for four days at Memorial Park.

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Golf fans, Astros fans, and sports movie fans are in luck, as a popular tourney kicks off this week. The Astros Golf Foundation willhost the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course from Thursday November 10 through Sunday, November 13.

Aside from some world-class golf play on the course, the tournament offers Astros fans a chance to fans to see and snap a photo with the Astros 2022 World Series Trophy during the four-day run.

Things tee off on Thursday, November 10 at 7 am, with players teeing off from hole 1 and hole 10 beginning at 6:50 am. Fans of the cult favorite Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore can catch actor Christopher McDonald, who made the slimy character Shooter McGavin famous — and infamous — who will make an appearance at the Gallery Sports Tent on the 10th Green from 1 pm to 2 pm.

Christopher McDonald Cadence Bank Houston Open 2022 Actor Christopher McDonald (Shooter McGavin) will meet fans.Cadence Bank Houston Open/Facebook

Not only will McDonald pose for photos and meet fans, he'll sign special Shooter McGavin Bobbleheads, which are free to the first 5,000 fans. He'll also sign pin flags, hats and other items from the retail tent, as well as custom, No. 1 Houston Open jerseys available for purchase.

Round two of play begins on Friday with gates opening at 7 am and players teeing off from holes 1 and 10 at 6:50 am. The first 5,000 fans will receive a cooling towel. Gates will close at 4 pm; Blackberry Smoke concert will perform as evening entertainment at 713 Music Hall (doors open at 6 pm). Purchase concert tickets online.

Round 3 starts Saturday with gates opening at 7 am and players teeing off from Hole 1 and Hole 10 at 7:50 am. The first 5,000 fans will receive a Cadence Bank Houston Open themed fanny pack.

Championship Sunday will begin with gates opening at 7 am on Sunday, with the final round starting at Holes 1 and 10 beginning at 7:50 am. The first 5,000 fans will receive a Golf Bag koozie.

A trophy ceremony for the winner will take place on the 18th Green following the final putt. Country singer Pat Green will perform a free concert on the driving range after the trophy ceremony.

Single-day general admission tickets and Venue Hopper tickets are available online.

H-Town rising

Houston leaps back into top 50 'World's Best Cities' list for 2025

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Houston made a big leap back into the top 50, ranking No. 40, after previously plummeting into No. 72 last year.

Lively Houston has regained its rightful place among the top 50 best cities in the world, according to a prestigious new report by Resonance Consultancy.

The Canada-based real estate and tourism marketing advisors ranked Houston the 40th best city worldwide for 2025 in its annual "World's Best Cities" list.

The report quantifies the relative qualities of livability, "lovability," and prosperity for the world's top 100 cities with metropolitan populations of 1 million or more. New to the 10th anniversary edition, Resonance partnered with global market researchers Ipsos to include perception-based data into the rankings, surveying over 22,000 people in 30 countries worldwide to determine "the most desirable places to visit, live or work."

Houston made a major rebound after plummeting to No. 73 in last year's report. In 2022, Houston ranked No. 42.

Resonance refers to its previous "World's Best Cities" reports and its 2024 "America's Best Cities" list – which ranked Houston in the top 10 – when explaining the Bayou City's successes. The report praised Houston's vast cultural diversity and placed a great focus on its economic prosperity, even going so far as to suggest Houston residents make more money "and can sock more away."

"...[W]here America’s fourth-largest city truly takes off is in its economic heft and wealth, ranking No. 9 globally for GDP per Capita and No. 14 for Fortune 500 companies in town," the report said. "All that rolls up into an overall Prosperity index ranking of No. 36, which is even more impressive given the No. 14-ranked Price-to Income Ratio [of the city]."

Elsewhere in Texas, Austin and Dallas also earned spots on the World's Best Cities list for 2025, but only one made a similar rebound from the previous year's rankings. Dallas moved up from No. 66 in last year's report to its current rank as No. 55. Meanwhile, Austin took its first tumble out of the 43rd spot (which it had occupied for two years straight) and now ranks No. 53.

London held onto its crown as the No. 1 best city in the world for 2025, followed by New York (No. 2), Paris (No. 3), Tokyo (No. 4), and Singapore (No. 5).

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shooter's here!

Favorite Houston golf tournament tees off at Memorial Park with World Series trophy and Shooter McGavin

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H-Town rising

Houston leaps back into top 50 'World's Best Cities' list for 2025

Twin burger and taco restaurants coming to Memorial City area in 2025

Michelin Guide removes shuttered Houston Vietnamese restaurant

Gluten-free Austin restaurant picks River Oaks for first Houston store

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