Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
October 7th – 10th, 2021
TPC Summerlin
Las Vegas, NV
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,255
Purse: $7 million
with $1,260,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Martin Laird

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 49 of the top 100 and 26 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with three top-ten players in the field. Those top-50 players are #8 Louis Oosthuizen, #9 Brooks Koepka, #11 Harris English, #12 Abraham Ancer, #14 Viktor Hovland, #18 Sam Burns, #19 Hideki Matsuyama, #21 Patrick Reed, #22 Scottie Scheffler, #24 Webb Simpson, #25 Paul Casey, #28 Jason Kokrak, #29 Sungjae Im, #30 Joaquin Niemann, #31 Will Zalatoris, #33 Corey Conners, #36 Kevin Kisner, #38 Ryan Palmer, #40 Marc Leishman, #42 Adam Scott, #44 Siwoo Kim, #46 Stewart Cink, #47 Matthew Wolff, #48 Brian Harman, #49 Garrick Higgo and #50 Ian Poulter
Last year there were 44 top-100 players and 22 out of the top-50.
The field includes 20 of the Top 25 on this year’s FedEx point standings. #1 Sam Burns, #3 Maverick McNealy, #4 Nick Watney, #5 Cameron Young, #6 Mito Pereira, #8 Si Woo Kim, #9 Marc Leishman, #9 Talor Gooch, #11 Will Zalatoris, #13 Hayden Buckley, #13 Henrik Norlander, #13 Trey Mullinax, #13 Andrew Landry, #17 Cameron Tringale, #18 Nate Lashley, #19 Sahith Theegala, #20 Hideki Matsuyama, #20 Scott Stallings, #23 Seth Reeves and #25 Scott Piercy.
The field includes 2 past champions: Martin Laird (2021 & 2009) and Webb Simpson (2014). Kevin Na withdrew late Tuesday.
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 the 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 brand new and 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 | Sanderson Farms | Fortinet Champ. | Tour Champ. | Korn Ferry Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. | Nationwide Children’s | Northern Trust | Boise Open | Wyndham Champ. | Pinnacle Bank | WGC FedEx St. Jude | Barracuda Champ. | 3M Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Burns (278.5 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | 8 (50) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Na (184.83 pts) WD |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
3 (90) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T8 (25) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T23 (13.5) |
DNP | DNP |
Erik Van Rooyen (173.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | 5 (70) |
DNP | 7 (27.5) |
DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T58 (0) |
Sungjae Im (166.67 pts) |
T31 (19) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | T16 (17) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T46 (2) |
DNP | DNP |
Abraham Ancer (156 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (66) |
DNP | DNP |
Sahith Theegala (145 pts) |
T8 (50) |
T47 (3) |
DNP | 6 (40) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP |
Hayden Buckley (143 pts) |
T4 (80) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Si Woo Kim (138.33 pts) |
T8 (50) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | 65 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (138.17 pts) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | T43 (3.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T2 (50) |
DNP | DNP |
Trey Mullinax (138 pts) |
T4 (80) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Stephan Jaeger (136.67 pts) |
T26 (24) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | 42 (2.67) |
DNP |
Maverick McNealy (133.5 pts) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | T27 (11.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T16 (11.33) |
Mito Pereira (129.33 pts) |
T31 (19) |
3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
T6 (20) |
Joseph Bramlett (128 pts) |
T58 (0) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
T65 (0) |
Nick Watney (124.33 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
T34 (5.33) |
Corey Conners (121 pts) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T8 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (7) |
DNP | DNP |
Viktor Hovland (113.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T43 (3.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (7) |
DNP | DNP |
Cameron Young (112.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Will Zalatoris (107 pts) |
T14 (36) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | T8 (25) |
DNP | DNP |
Harris English (105.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (40) |
DNP | DNP |
Adam Svensson (100 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Louis Oosthuizen (97.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (16.5) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Webb Simpson (95.33 pts) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T47 (1.5) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | DNP |
Alex Smalley (93.33 pts) |
T31 (19) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T48 (0.67) |
T29 (7) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Cameron Tringale (92.83 pts) |
T11 (39) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
Bronson Burgoon (90 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Marc Leishman (88.5 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | 51 (0) |
DNP | T47 (1.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (7) |
DNP | DNP |
Talor Gooch (86.17 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | T31 (9.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Roger Sloan (85.67 pts) |
T14 (36) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | 6 (20) |
T16 (11.33) |
Chad Ramey (82.33 pts) |
T63 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Scottie Scheffler (77.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T43 (3.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 14 (18) |
DNP | DNP |
Henrik Norlander (75 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Greyson Sigg (74.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T34 (10.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP |
Jason Kokrak (73.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T34 (8) |
DNP | DNP |
Scott Piercy (70.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (30) |
T71 (0) |
Aaron Wise (69.5 pts) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | T46 (1.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Andrew Landry (66.67 pts) |
T4 (80) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Charley Hoffman (65.5 pts) |
T39 (11) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (12) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nate Lashley (60.33 pts) |
T17 (33) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 73 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Joaquin Niemann (60 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 29 (21) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | T47 (1.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP |
Taylor Moore (59.67 pts) |
T17 (33) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
K.H. Lee (58.17 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T47 (1.5) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
Charl Schwartzel (58 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Scott Stallings (56 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T39 (3.67) |
Stewart Cink (50.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | T38 (12) |
DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T43 (3.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Player | Sanderson Farms | Fortinet Champ. | Tour Champ. | Korn Ferry Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. | Nationwide Children’s | Northern Trust | Boise Open | Wyndham Champ. | Pinnacle Bank | WGC FedEx St. Jude | Barracuda Champ. | 3M Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Trainer (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T58 (0) |
Kyle Stanley (-25 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jonas Blixt (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brian Gay (-21.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Matthew NeSmith (-21.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
J.T. Poston (-21 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
Hank Lebioda (-20 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
Kevin Chappell (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tyler McCumber (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Seung-Yul Noh (-18.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT VITAL STATS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR THOSE PLAYING AT TPC Summerlin
This is based on the most vital stats from TPC Summerlin based on data from last year’s Shriners Hospital for Children and using data from all the players in the field with stats from 2022.
TPC Summerlin has a long history on the PGA Tour. It was the first part of the Shriners rota in 1992 just after the course opened when the tournament was 90 holes and utilized three courses. Starting in 1995, it was the home course of the event and became the tournament’s sole venue in 2008. The course has always been well respected, and for a desert course is one of the hardest. The Par 71 course measures 7,255 yards. It has a course rating of 74.3 and a slope rating of 139. The players love the course, many since they can score low on a typical day without wind.
Last year with calm conditions, the course played easily at a 68.34 average which ranked it 48th of 51 courses. Now of the three courses that played easier (Sherwood C.C., Caves Valley & Kapalua), they didn’t have full-field events so the course was the easiest in events that had full fields. The same with 2020, it played to a 68.88 average, which ranked 39th on the PGA Tour. Only two courses played easier that year, and both were at the American Express, so TPC Summerlin played as the easiest full-field course on the PGA Tour in 2020. The course played to a 69.13 average in the previous year, which ranked 43rd on the PGA Tour. But the year before in 2018, in very high winds up to 25 mph on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the course played a lot tougher than previous years with a 71.54 scoring average, a half over par. It was the 10th hardest course on the PGA Tour, showing how weather can affect things. In 2017 Summerlin played to a 69.62 average and was the 40th most demanding course on tour. So with that, it changed the minds of many who thought the course was a bomber’s delight, it isn’t. If you look at the winners of this event since 2008, only two bombers won the event, Bryson DeChambeau won in 2019 and Smylie Kaufman in 2016. But in looking at all of the other winners, champions like Martin Laird, Rod Pampling, Ben Martin, Webb Simpson, Ryan Moore, and Marc Turnesa have always been part of the bottom third of drivers, so they don’t hit it far. Last year’s winner Martin Laird was 15th during the week in driving distance (was T-104th for 2021). The year before, champion Kevin Na was 25th at the Shriners in driving distance, but for the year was 170th, one of the shortest hitters on tour. In 2019 before Bryson DeChambeau made his stunning transformation in becoming the longest hitter on tour, he was 30th for the week and T-34th over 2019 while Patrick Cantlay in 2018 was T-8th in driving distance and 33rd for the year. So what kind of players wins at TPC Summerlin?
Of the 14 champions since 2007, six of them were in the top-five of greens in regulation, and only two winners, Patrick Cantlay in 2017 was T-17th, and Kevin Na were both higher than 15th (Na was 40th when he won in 2011). Another essential item is putting. Six of the winners were in the top-10 in putting average with only three, not in the top-25 (Laird was T-25th last year, Na was 1st in 2020). The one stat that seems important is that of the previous 14 winners, nine of them were in double digits in under-par figures on the par 4s. 2010 winner Jonathan Byrd was the best at 14 under, in 2017 Rod Pampling was 13 under, 2018 champion Patrick Cantlay was 9 under on the par 4s, Bryson DeChambeau was 12 under in 2019 while Kevin Na was 10 under in 2020 the same as Laird was last year.
In looking at the course averages from last year, the one thing that sticks out is that TPC Summerlin was the 37th hardest course to drive in the fairway in calm conditions. In 2020 it was the 35th hardest course to drive it in the fairway in calm conditions, but in windy conditions in 2018, it was the 8th hardest course to drive. In 2017 it was 7th, the hardest in looking at the history of the course. In 2016 it ranked 11th, and in 2015 it was 17th, so hitting it straight is essential. In looking at our champions since 2009, all of them except Kevin Na finished in the top-20 with last year’s winner Martin Laird ranked T-5th, 2020 winner Kevin Na, ranked T-25th in driving accuracy. Some other keys to playing well are making lots of birdies; last year Martin Laird made 22, In 2020 Kevin Na had 26 birdies and ranked 3rd. In 2019 DeChambeau had 22 birdies, while in 2018, Cantlay had 20 birdies, which are tied for the most of the tournament and an average of one in every 3 and a half holes played.
One essential item is the weather. This year, every day will be mostly perfect in Las Vegas with lots of sun and temperatures ranging from 83 degrees on Thursday to 71 on Friday, 76 on Saturday, and 79 on Sunday. Last year, the wind was very low, averaging about 6 mph each day, but this year it will be 912 to 13 mph on Thursday and Friday, then drop to 8 mph on Saturday and be at 9 mph on Sunday. So look for the scores to be about the same as last year.
So in looking at our four categories, we see how much driving hit straight and far makes a difference. So we pick Strokes Gained off-the-tee because driving is the key to playing well. For Laird last year he was 26th while Na last year ranked 54th, but in 2019 Bryson DeChambeau was 6th, and in 2018 winner Patrick Cantlay was 1st. Our second important category is proximity to the hole. The course ranked T-23rd last year, and 50th in greens hit last year. Last year’s winner Martin Laird ranked T-21st, Kevin Na, was terrible, ranking 60th, but in 2019 DeChambeau was 10th. Also, wind plays a significant factor in this stat. In 2018 in the wind, it was 5th in Proximity to Hole and 28th in Greens in Regulation, which means many greens will be hit. Next up, we pick not only scrambling, but sand saves because if the greens are missed, you have to still make par. Last year the field averaged 29th in scrambling, and with 51 greenside bunkers, the field was 20th in sand save percentage, so our third category is Strokes Gained Around-the-Green. Laird was great in this stat ranked 4th. Our last category is par breakers, the combination of birdies and eagles made during the round. Making lots of birdies and eagles is always essential, especially on a desert course like TPC Summerlin. Last year Laird was T-4th, in 2020 Na was 1st in Par Breakers while DeChambeau was T-8th in 2019, and Patrick Cantlay was T-2nd in 2018.
*Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green: Looks at the combination of length off the tee and accuracy, then getting the ball on the green, so it determines who is best at all of these items.
*Proximity to Hole: The average length of a shot going into the green leaves a player.
*Strokes Gained Around-the-Green: Looks at the combination of gaining strokes by getting up and down after missing a green.
*Par Breakers: Combination of birdies and eagles to get a percentage of holes played under par
116 of the 144 players from this year’s field with stats from 2022:
Click any column title in the table header to sort columns.
# | Name | *SG Tee-to-Green | *Proximity to Hole | SG Around-the-Green | *Par Breakers | Total Rank All Categories |
DraftKings Salary |
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1 | Maverick McNealy (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 8 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 49 | 7700 |
2 | Hideki Matsuyama (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 33 | 14 | 11 | 49 | 107 | 9500 |
3 | Sungjae Im (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 48 | 39 | 3 | 20 | 110 | 9200 |
4 | Matthew Wolff (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 30 | 46 | 34 | 10 | 120 | 8200 |
5 | Corey Conners (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 18 | 18 | 80 | 8 | 124 | 8800 |
6 | Aaron Wise (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 22 | 99 | 2 | 13 | 136 | 7900 |
7 | Mito Pereira (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 29 | 21 | 38 | 49 | 137 | 7800 |
8 | Talor Gooch (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 70 | 49 | 4 | 20 | 143 | 7600 |
9 | Sam Burns (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 1 | 64 | 81 | 1 | 147 | 10900 |
10 | Will Zalatoris (Plyr/Tnmt/YTD) | 28 | 41 | 56 | 33 | 158 | 10100 |
Here is a link to all 116 stats for those playing in the Shriners
Who to watch for at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Best Bets:
Will Zalatoris
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
I am going to ride him to victory, it’s not far off. Was T-11th at Fortinet, T-14th in Mississippi last week while shooting a 2nd round 61. He is 29 under for his 8 rounds in 2022. Last year finished T-5th, just two back of getting into the playoff. This finish was important in him getting to play the rest of 2021 on the PGA Tour.
Abraham Ancer
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | CUT | T4 | CUT | CUT |
Was 4th at the Shrines in 2019 and 2021. Ended his season strongly with a T-9th at the Tour and BMW Championship, won the WGC-FedEx St. Jude.
Viktor Hovland
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in the Shriners for the first time.Great 2021 making it to the Tour Championship finishing T-5th, had a tough time at the Ryder Cup losing three matches and halving twice
Best of the rest:
Webb Simpson
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T13 | T7 | T15 | T20 | T31 | T56 | T4 | Win | T4 | CUT |
Has played well at Sanderson, won it in 2014, was T-4th in 2010 and ’15, T-7th in 2020, and T-13th last year. In 38 rounds is 124 under par and has been over par in just two rounds. Has shot in the 60s in his last 14 rounds. Started his year T-30th at Fortinet, had six top-tens in 2021.
Louis Oosthuizen
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T19 |
Had a terrific summer as he was runner-up four times including runner-up finishes in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, was T-3rd at the British Open. Played at TPC Summerlin for the first time last year, shot 64 in the final round to finish T-19th.
Si Woo Kim
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T8 | T55 | T15 | T25 |
Has been very consistent at TPC Summerlin, was T-8th last year and in 16 rounds has never been over par as he is 50 under par. Has been consistent in his first two starts of 2022, was T-11th at Fortinet and T-8th at Sanderson Farms.
Solid contenders
Matthew Wolff
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T2 | T18 |
With his great length off the tee can have been able to dominate things at TPC Summerlin. Lost in a playoff last year and T-18th in 2020, in those eight rounds is 38 under par. His game showed signs of life starting at the U.S.Open., last week was T-17th at Sanderson Farms.
Harris English
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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CUT | T36 | CUT | T4 | T16 | T40 | 60 |
Only one top-ten at Shriners, T-4th in 2017. Great 2021 winning twice, was 1-2-0 in the Ryder Cup.
Sungjae Im
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T13 | T15 |
At TPC Summerlin was T-13th last year and T-15th in 2018, in both events was 30 under par. Was T-31st at Sanderson Farms last week, made it to the Tour Championship last year, played great in the fall last year including a T-2nd at the November Masters.
Long shots that could come through:
Maverick McNealy
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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CUT | T37 | CUT |
Has struggled at TPC Summerlin missing two cuts and T-37th in 2020. Had a solid 2021 getting to the BMW Championship, was 2nd at Fortinet.
Mito Pereira
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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First time playing in this event |
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Playing at TPC Summerlin for the first time was 3rd at Fortinet three weeks ago and T-31st at Sanderson Farms. Had a great summer winning twice on the Korn Ferry Tour in June and finishing T-5th at Barbasol, T-6th at 3M Open, and T-4th at Olympics.
Rickie Fowler
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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CUT | T4 | T25 | T22 | T7 |
Was T-4th at the 2018 Shriners. 2021 was another trying year for Fowler, will see early if his game has returned or if he continues to struggle.
Have no idea which Brooks Koepka will show up this week:
Brooks Koepka
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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CUT | 2 | CUT | T4 | CUT |
He is such a Jekyll and Hyde type of player, he could either win this week or miss the cut, no indication which direction he’ll go. Can say this, was runner-up in this event in 2017 and was T-4th in 2015, but he missed the cut in 2014, ’16, and 2020 so you can see it’s a tough choice. No indication off his 2-2-0 Ryder Cup record, there is really no way to predict his direction this week.
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