Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
November 2nd – 5th, 2017
TPC Summerlin
Las Vegas, NV
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,255
Purse: $6.8 million
with $1,188,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rod Pampling

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 22 of the top 100 and 5 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest rank player being #24 Charley Hoffman. The other top 100 players are #30 Kevin Chappell, #37 Webb Simpson, #41 Tony Finau, #50 Gary Woodland, #51 Ryan Moore, #53 Jimmy Walker, #55 Billy Horschel, #59 Anirban Lahiri, #63 Bubba Watson, #64 J.B. Holmes, #66 Russell Knox, #67 Patrick Cantlay, #70 James Hahn, #72 Kevin Na, #75 William McGirt, #76 Byeong Hun An, #81 Jamie Lovemark, #86 Chesson Hadley, #96 Bryson DeChambeau, #97 Scott Piercy and #98 Martin Laird.
Last year there were only 7 top-50 players, in 2015 there were 11 so there are 2 less this year over last and six less than in 2015.
The field includes 3 of the Top 25 on last year’s final FedEx point standings. Those players #15 Webb Simpson, #19 Tony Finau and #20 Charley Hoffman
The field includes 4 of the Top 25 from this year’s final FedEx point standings. Those players #5 Tony Finau, #6 Chesson Hadley, #9 Ryan Armour and #24 Nick Taylor.
The field includes 8 past champions: Rod Pampling (2017), Smylie Kaufman (2016), Ben Martin (2015), Webb Simpson (2014), Ryan Moore (2012), Kevin Na (2011), Jonathan Byrd (2010) and Martin Laird (2009).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open field is our performance chart listed by average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Player | WGC-HSBC | Sanderson Farms | Nine Bridges | CIMB Classic | Safeway Open | Web.com Tour | Tour Championship | Dell Technologies | BMW Championship | DAP Championship | The Northern Trust | Boise Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chesson Hadley (273.33 pts) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
Tony Finau (212.17 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
T65 (0) |
T7 (27.5) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP |
Rob Oppenheim (149.67 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
Ryan Armour (142 pts) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
Luke List (140.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
T13 (37) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | T47 (1.5) |
T20 (15) |
DNP | T34 (8) |
DNP |
Nicholas Lindheim (134.33 pts) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T46 (1.33) |
Anirban Lahiri (127.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
T9 (22.5) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Patrick Cantlay (126 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
T13 (18.5) |
T9 (22.5) |
DNP | T10 (20) |
DNP |
Scott Brown (124.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
T23 (27) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
T20 (15) |
DNP | T25 (12.5) |
DNP |
Shawn Stefani (123.33 pts) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Jonathan Randolph (118.67 pts) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Bronson Burgoon (113.67 pts) |
DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 (46.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Webb Simpson (111.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
T75 (0) |
T9 (22.5) |
DNP | T6 (30) |
DNP |
Jamie Lovemark (101.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
T32 (18) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (5) |
T33 (8.5) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Austin Cook (99.33 pts) |
DNP | T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
Whee Kim (94 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (80) |
T39 (11) |
T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T34 (8) |
DNP |
Jason Kokrak (89.5 pts) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (12.5) |
DNP |
Nick Taylor (89 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
T13 (37) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Gary Woodland (85.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (10) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | 19 (31) |
T18 (16) |
T27 (11.5) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Scott Strohmeyer (80 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Smylie Kaufman (80 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | 75 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brian Stuard (80 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tyler Duncan (78.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
Kevin Chappell (78.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (22) |
T35 (7.5) |
T12 (19) |
DNP | T6 (30) |
DNP |
Benjamin Silverman (76.33 pts) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T40 (3.33) |
Brice Garnett (76 pts) |
DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T29 (7) |
Jonathan Byrd (68 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Harold Varner III (67.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (24) |
T23 (27) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T47 (1.5) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
DNP |
Kevin Streelman (67.17 pts) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (7.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Zac Blair (64.67 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (13.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
Martin Piller (62.33 pts) |
DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | DNP | T69 (0) |
T42 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (53.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Morgan Hoffmann (59 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (5) |
DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP |
Kevin Na (58.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T47 (3) |
T44 (6) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | T29 (10.5) |
DNP |
Matt Jones (58 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Andrew Landry (57.33 pts) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 (0.67) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Player | WGC-HSBC | Sanderson Farms | Nine Bridges | CIMB Classic | Safeway Open | Web.com Tour | Tour Championship | Dell Technologies | BMW Championship | DAP Championship | The Northern Trust | Boise Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Thompson (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
John Huh (-21.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Harris English (-21.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Andrew Yun (-20 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T40 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Brian Davis (-18.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
J.T. Poston (-16.67 pts) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Ryan Blaum (-16.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP |
Andres Gonzales (-16.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Robert Garrigus (-15 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Jon Curran (-12.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 (0.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Best Bets:
Webb Simpson
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T31 | T56 | T4 | Win | T4 | CUT |
Of all the players in the field he has the most upside of anybody, for playing well of late to being able to win at TPC Summerlin. He is good with the driver, getting it onto the greens and scrambling.
Chesson Hadley
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T62 | CUT | T5 |
The hottest player in the field he finished 2nd last week and T-3rd at Safeway. Knows how to play TPC Summerlin, he was T-5th in 2014.
Anirban Lahiri
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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First time playing in this event |
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Another who has played well of late, has been in the top-ten in his last three starts. Never played in this event. Another thing that plays in his favor, he makes a lot of birdies.
Best of the rest:
Tony Finau
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T41 | T16 | T7 |
Playing well right now, has shown with his T-7th in Vegas in 2015 that he can play this course.
Kevin Na
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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CUT | T2 | WD | CUT | T22 | Win | T45 | T15 | T19 | T24 |
Has played well in the past including a win at TPC Summerlin, great in hitting shots into greens and scrambling.
Luke List
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 |
Not only was he T-15th last year, but was T-9th in Korea and T-13th at the CIMB, guy makes a lot of birdies and eagles.
Ryan Armour
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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CUT | CUT | T66 |
Comes into this event on a high after winning in Mississippi.
Solid contenders
Ryan Moore
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T15 | T43 | CUT | T9 | Win | CUT | T7 | T24 | T54 | T85 | T16 |
Past champion who lives in Vegas, he always finds his way up the leaderboard on the weekends.
Patrick Cantlay
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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First time playing in this event |
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Has all of the stats that point to a good week, good with the driver and makes lot’s of birdies. Was T-15th in China last week, never played in this event.
Kevin Chappell
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T62 | CUT | T40 |
Another of those quiet type of guys to watch, finished the year strongly and hasn’t played since Tour Championship so should be ready to go.
Jamie Lovemark
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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CUT | T13 |
Another sleeper to watch, he played well in Korea and should play well this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Scott Brown
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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CUT | T73 | T10 | CUT | T46 |
Has played well this year including T-5th in Korea.
Alex Cekja
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Was runner-up in 2016 at TPC Summerlin, finished Web.Com Tour strongly.
Chad Campbell
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T61 | T8 | CUT | T36 | T54 | T23 | T28 | T2 | T3 | T74 | T16 | T67 |
Plays his best on desert courses and in high wind.
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