BlogShriners Children’s Open Preview and Picks

Shriners Children’s Open

October 12th – 15th, 2023

TPC Summerlin

Las Vegas, NV

Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,266

Purse: $8.4 million

with $1,512,000 to the winner

Defending Champion:
Tom Kim

by Sal Johnson

Founder, Chief Data Officer, GOLFstats

E-mail me at:
sal@golfstats.com

This week’s field includes:

The field includes 32 of the top 100 and 8 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with no top-ten players in the field.  Those top-100 players are #16 Tom Kim, #35 Emiliano Grillo, #40 Si Woo Kim, #42 Adam Schenk, #43 J.T. Poston, #44 Cam Davis, #48 Nick Taylor, #49 Tom Hoge, #56 Adam Hadwin, #57 Lucas Herbert, #58 Andrew Putnam, #59 Ludvig Aberg, #60 Eric Cole, #61 Adam Svensson, #67 K.H. Lee, #68 Aaron Rai, #69 Alex Smalley, #70 Alex Noren, #72 Vincent Norrman, #74 Taylor Montgomery, #77 Justin Suh, #80 Luke List, #82 Patrick Rodgers, #83 Nicolai Hojgaard, #84 Mark Hubbard, #85 Scott Stallings, #86 Austin Eckroat, #87 J.J. Spaun, #88 Chez Reavie, #94 Matt Wallace, #97 Ben Griffin, and #98 Zac Blair

Last year there were 31 top-100 players and 11 out of the top-50.

The field includes 5 past champions: Tom Kim (2023), Martin Laird (2021 & 2009), Ben Martin (2015), Webb Simpson (2014), and Ryan Moore (2012).

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 Children’s Open

Player Sanderson Farms Cazoo Open BMW PGA Fortinet Champ. European Masters Irish Open Tour Champ. BMW Champ. FedEx St. Jude Wyndham Champ. 3M Open British Open Barracuda Champ,
Ludvig Aberg
(240 pts)
T2
(100)
DNP T10
(40)
DNP Win
(88)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T14
(12)
T64
(0)
DNP DNP
Luke List
(148.67 pts)
Win
(132)
DNP DNP T25
(16.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tom Kim
(146.67 pts)
DNP DNP T18
(32)
DNP DNP DNP T20
(15)
T10
(20)
T24
(13)
DNP DNP T2
(66.67)
DNP
Vincent Norrman
(142.5 pts)
DNP T10
(13.33)
T18
(32)
DNP DNP Win
(88)
DNP DNP T49
(0.5)
T58
(0)
T50
(0.33)
DNP T25
(8.33)
Cam Davis
(126.67 pts)
DNP DNP DNP 3
(60)
DNP DNP DNP 40
(5)
T6
(30)
T7
(18.33)
T10
(13.33)
DNP DNP
Erik Van Rooyen
(116.67 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP T30
(13.33)
T8
(33.33)
T16
(22.67)
DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T6
(20)
Aaron Rai
(114.5 pts)
DNP 63
(0)
T2
(100)
DNP DNP T39
(7.33)
DNP DNP T49
(0.5)
CUT
(-3.33)
T20
(10)
DNP DNP
Ben Griffin
(113 pts)
T2
(100)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T24
(13)
CUT
(-3.33)
T20
(10)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP
Eric Cole
(109 pts)
T35
(15)
DNP DNP 4
(53.33)
DNP DNP DNP T25
(12.5)
T31
(9.5)
T14
(12)
T30
(6.67)
DNP DNP
Scott Stallings
(100 pts)
T2
(100)
DNP DNP T56
(0)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T62
(0)
DNP T60
(0)
DNP
Tom Hoge
(94.33 pts)
T13
(37)
DNP T14
(36)
DNP DNP T88
(0)
DNP 21
(14.5)
T43
(3.5)
DNP T20
(10)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP
Mark Hubbard
(88.67 pts)
T6
(60)
DNP DNP T17
(22)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T66
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T10
(13.33)
Henrik Norlander
(86.67 pts)
T2
(100)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T57
(0)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Nicolai Hojgaard
(85.33 pts)
DNP T14
(12)
T64
(0)
DNP T5
(46.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T14
(12)
CUT
(-3.33)
T23
(18)
DNP
J.T. Poston
(84.67 pts)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T22
(14)
T24
(13)
T7
(18.33)
T2
(33.33)
T41
(6)
DNP
Adam Svensson
(80.67 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T15
(17.5)
T37
(6.5)
T7
(18.33)
T37
(4.33)
DNP DNP
Beau Hossler
(79.33 pts)
T28
(22)
DNP DNP T30
(13.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T20
(15)
CUT
(-3.33)
T13
(12.33)
DNP T6
(20)
Troy Merritt
(78.67 pts)
T9
(45)
DNP DNP T7
(36.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T58
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T50
(0.33)
Emiliano Grillo
(78.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T29
(10.5)
T31
(9.5)
T20
(15)
DNP T10
(13.33)
T6
(40)
DNP
Martin Laird
(64 pts)
T56
(0)
DNP DNP T19
(20.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T58
(0)
T2
(33.33)
DNP T20
(10)
Chad Ramey
(62.33 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP T19
(20.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T53
(0)
DNP T17
(11)
Carl Yuan
(62 pts)
T6
(60)
DNP DNP 68
(0)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 73
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T34
(5.33)
J.J. Spaun
(60.67 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T11
(26)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T24
(13)
T38
(4)
T37
(4.33)
DNP T10
(13.33)
S.H. Kim
(57.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP 2
(66.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T27
(7.67)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Sam Ryder
(55.83 pts)
T51
(0)
DNP DNP T14
(24)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T31
(9.5)
T38
(4)
T7
(18.33)
DNP DNP
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
(54 pts)
T6
(60)
DNP DNP WD
(-3.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T51
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
T49
(0.67)
DNP
Adam Schenk
(53.83 pts)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T9
(22.5)
T34
(8)
T6
(30)
T64
(0)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP
Davis Thompson
(53.33 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP T30
(13.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T22
(9.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP
Callum Tarren
(52.67 pts)
T43
(7)
DNP DNP T7
(36.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T13
(12.33)
DNP DNP
Kelly Kraft
(51.33 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP T25
(16.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T33
(5.67)
WD
(-1.67)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Chesson Hadley
(48.33 pts)
T35
(15)
DNP DNP T62
(0)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T33
(5.67)
T27
(7.67)
DNP T6
(20)
Cameron Champ
(46 pts)
T9
(45)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP T17
(11)
Tyler Duncan
(41.33 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T38
(4)
T20
(10)
DNP DNP
Akshay Bhatia
(41 pts)
T43
(7)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP Win
(44)
Patrick Rodgers
(40.83 pts)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T37
(6.5)
T52
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
T37
(4.33)
DNP 2
(33.33)
Si Woo Kim
(40.5 pts)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T20
(15)
T31
(9.5)
T16
(17)
T33
(5.67)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP
Joel Dahmen
(40.33 pts)
T13
(37)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T64
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T10
(13.33)
Vince Whaley
(38.67 pts)
T28
(22)
DNP DNP T25
(16.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
C.T. Pan
(38.33 pts)
T9
(45)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T64
(0)
70
(0)
DNP DNP
Garrick Higgo
(36.33 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T13
(12.33)
DNP DNP
Justin Suh
(35 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T30
(13.33)
T24
(17.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T43
(2.33)
DNP T34
(5.33)
Alex Noren
(34.67 pts)
T43
(7)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T38
(4)
T13
(12.33)
T23
(18)
DNP
Andrew Putnam
(34 pts)
DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP T10
(20)
T24
(13)
T27
(7.67)
DNP T55
(0)
DNP
Russell Knox
(33 pts)
T28
(22)
DNP DNP T30
(13.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T53
(0)
DNP T47
(1)
Zecheng Dou
(31.67 pts)
12
(38)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T51
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T39
(3.67)
Matt Wallace
(31.33 pts)
DNP T8
(16.67)
T57
(0)
DNP T24
(17.33)
T61
(0)
DNP DNP DNP T45
(1.67)
T43
(2.33)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP
Alex Smalley
(30.67 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 65
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP DNP
Nick Hardy
(28.83 pts)
T35
(15)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T49
(0.5)
T27
(7.67)
T13
(12.33)
DNP 63
(0)
Lucas Herbert
(28.67 pts)
T28
(22)
DNP DNP T30
(13.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP
David Lipsky
(22.67 pts)
T51
(0)
DNP DNP T30
(13.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T45
(1.67)
T43
(2.33)
DNP T34
(5.33)
Matt NeSmith
(22.33 pts)
T25
(25)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T58
(0)
T62
(0)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T28
(7.33)
Ben Martin
(20.67 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP
Robert Streb
(20.67 pts)
T35
(15)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T14
(12)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T39
(3.67)
Peter Kuest
(20.33 pts)
T25
(25)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T45
(1.67)
T50
(0.33)
DNP 59
(0)
Nick Taylor
(20.33 pts)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 25
(12.5)
47
(1.5)
T24
(13)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP

How Player Rankings are Computed

Who’s Not Hot in the Field for the Shriners Children’s Open

Player Sanderson Farms Cazoo Open BMW PGA Fortinet Champ. European Masters Irish Open Tour Champ. BMW Champ. FedEx St. Jude Wyndham Champ. 3M Open British Open Barracuda Champ,
Brandon Matthews
(-26.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Brian Stuard
(-26.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Kevin Tway
(-26.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Nick Watney
(-26.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Ryan Armour
(-23.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP
Will Gordon
(-23.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP
Tano Goya
(-23.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T55
(0)
Trevor Werbylo
(-21.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
WD
(-1.67)
DNP T55
(0)
Brent Grant
(-21.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T44
(2)
Paul Haley II
(-21 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
T43
(2.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)

How Player Rankings are Computed

The Buzz

Sanderson Farms

How many times have we seen this story?

A young pro dominates the first 54 holes and then goes flat in the final round. That was the story for Ben Griffin, making his 36th PGA Tour start. Before the final round, he was firing on all cylinders with rounds of 67-63-66. In his first 54 holes, he only made one bogey, 19 birdies, and one eagle and went into the final round with a three-shot lead. The thought was that Griffin would use his experience in last year’s Bermuda Championship to help carry him through. In that event, he shot rounds of 65-64-68 and went into the final round tied with Seamus Power. The final round was not good after playing 54 holes with 20 birdies and one eagle. That day, he made four birdies in his first six holes and held a two-shot lead after the 11th hole. But Griffin made four bogeys in a row, then made a double bogey on 16 and finished with a 72 to end the week T-3rd, two shots back of the winner Seamus Power. In a way, the same thing happened to him on Sunday in Mississippi. He made birdie at the 2nd hole and pars until back-to-back bogeys at 8 and 9. Despite having a two-shot lead going into 16, he made bogeys at 16 and 18, and found himself in a five-man playoff.

The winner was Luke List, who won with a 44-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole.

and found himself in a five-man playoff.

The winner was Luke List, who won with a 44-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole.

It was List’s second win in 253 PGA Tour starts, and he did it in the same manner as his first win. At the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open, he went into the final round five back, shot 66 to get into a playoff with Will Zalatoris, and won the tournament with a birdie on the first playoff hole.

The key to List winning was playing his final 12 holes in three under. Frankly, it was his only real key. He ranked T-53rd in Fairways hit, T-7th in Greens in Regulation, and 7th in Strokes Gained Putting. He only made two putts over nine feet in the final round, a 24-foot birdie at 7, and then the 44-footer for a birdie in the playoff hole. For the week, he was T-8th in putting inside 10 feet, making 63 of 68 in that range. But the key for List was just like at the win at the Farmers, being in the right place while others faltered.

The truth is that List is a fridge player, that won twice.

He had an impressive amateur career and was a standout player at Vanderbilt University. He earned All-American honors in four years at Vanderbilt. He was a four-time All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection. He was named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll his senior season. His biggest accomplishment was finishing runner-up to Ryan Moore at the 2004 U.S. Amateur. In the finals against Moore, List was 3 up after the first 18 holes. Despite List starting the afternoon 18 with a winning par to stand at 4 up, Moore whittled away the lead. Moore was 2 down with four holes to play but won all four holes, three with birdies to beat List 2 up.

When List turned pro in 2007, many thought he’d fit into the PGA Tour. But he struggled, first on the mini-tours and then for three years on the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2012, he played great, winning for the first time, collecting six top-10s to finish 4th on the Korn Ferry Tour, and earning a PGA Tour card. But his rookie year was a disaster; in 24 starts, he only made nine cuts and finished 163rd on the FedExCup, forcing a return to the Korn Ferry Tour. It took another two years before he regained his tour card for the 2016 season, and he has played on the PGA Tour since. He’s played well enough to keep his card and has four to six good events a year. One of those just happened to be the 2017 Sanderson Farms Championship. List had a share of the lead going into the final round, but Cody Gribble shot a final round 65 while List shot 70, and he finished T-2nd. List has played seven times at the Sanderson, and other than the runner-up, he only had one other top-20 finish, T-17th in 2022.

So, is there any rhyme or reason to List game that we should watch in the future? Unfortunately, not much. List does hit the ball long but lacks Fairway Accuracy. In all his stats throughout his career, he is middle of the road except for accuracy off the tee and putting. In the last six years on tour, List is in the bottom 15% in Strokes Gained Putting. That is what has held him back. In 253 starts, he has made only half his cuts at 132 and been in the top 10, 24 times. Sure, he has done well financially, winning $14.3 million, but as a player that you can count on to do well week in and week out, List is not your guy. An example is List got zero boost out of his first win at the 2022 Farmers. In the 46 PGA Tour starts since the win, he has only cashed a check in 23 events, and his best finish was T-11th in the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. In the other 23 times playing 72 holes, he has only finished in the top 25 just five times.

If I had a Crystal ball and say which event to watch List in, the only ones he has multiple top 10s is the Sanderson Farms and the Farmers Championship

In 12 FedExCup events, his T-20th at the 2017 BMW Championship is his only top 30, so for the future, there is no reason to watch to see if he will improve. He will be 39 in January, and it’s safe to say that List may be walking through the sunset of his career.

What about Ben Griffen?

On the other end of the spectrum, at 26, Ben Griffen is a player to watch. He started playing golf as soon as he could walk and had an excellent junior and college career. He turned pro in 2018, and by the time he got things going, the pandemic hit, and Ben stepped away from the game to work as a loan officer in 2021. At the end of 2021, Griffen finished T-29th at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifier and got his card for 2022. He played well and, in 22 events, was runner-up three times, once losing a playoff. Maybe that was a preview of struggling in contention. He was a shot back of the winner at the Astara Golf Championship, shot a final round 70 to finish a shot back of Byeong Hun An at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. He shot 66 in the final round at the BMW Charity, ending his day birdie-birdie-par, but lost a playoff to Robby Shelton with a bogey on the second extra hole.

Still, we have seen Griffin find his way into contention many times. If his game has a weakness, it is off the tee. He’s not very long and wild off the tee, in 2023, he is 154th in Driving Accuracy. If we can look into the Crystal ball on Griffen, I would say he plays his best on courses with Bermuda greens and in the Southeast. So look for him to play well in Bermuda, the RSM Classic, the West Coast swing, and Florida. After that, he will struggle until the tour moves back to Bermuda grass greens .

Others that showed us promise at the Sanderson Farms

Troy Merritt was T-7th at the Fortinet Championship after opening up with a round of 74. He was T-9th at the Sanderson Farms, and in his last seven rounds, is 27 under par.

Ludvig Aberg is still on a high. He traveled from Rome after a great Ryder Cup, shot 67-69-66-68 on a course he had never seen, and got into the playoff. It’s only a matter of time before he wins; it will happen in the weeks ahead.

Mark Hubbard was T-17th at the Fortinet and T-6th at the Sanderson Farms and is 27 under in his last eight rounds.

Chesson Hadley is in the fight for his tour card. Went into the Sanderson 122nd in the FedExCup standings. Shot a bogey-free 64 to open up the Sanderson Farms. But he struggled after that with rounds of 69-73-73 to finish T-35th. Unfortunately, the poor finish dropped to 127th in the FedExCup.

Scott Stallings shot rounds of 68-67-68-70 to get into the playoff and finish T-2nd. With the high finish, he made the second biggest climb up the FedExCup Fall Points list, going from 130th to 98th, and just about guaranteed his Tour Card for 2024.

Akshay Bhatia opened up by shooting a first-round 66, and many thought he would be a person to watch. But he shot 72-72-70 to fall into a T-43rd and gave Golf Channel a very candid interview. Bhatia talked about his struggle with anxiety and how he didn’t want to play after winning the Barracuda Championship. He missed the cut at the Wyndham and Fortinet and leaves us with questions on what Bhatia will do about his future.

Robert MacIntyre

Another player questioning his future is Bob MacIntyre. After a great Ryder Cup, MacIntyre returned home to Scotland, and Martin Dempster of the Scotsman wrote this piece on how MacIntyre is in the process of making an important decision on his future. He has spent his whole life in the town of Oban, Scotland, which is 100 miles northeast of Glasgow, and realizes that it may be time to move to America, which would mean leaving Oban, which he loves.

Lexi Thompson

Lexi Thompson will become the seventh woman to play in a PGA Tour event next week after receiving a sponsor exemption into the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas. Thompson will join the likes of Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie West to compete against the men at the Tour level. She’s the first to do so since Brittany Lincicome at the 2018 Barbasol Championship.

The goal for Thompson has to be making the cut. In modern times (since Annika played the 2003 Colonial), four different women have never been able to make the cut. Now, Babe Zaharias did play 72 holes in the 1945 Phoenix Open, but back then, there weren’t any cuts.

Superbook has released odds for Thompson to make the cut and priced her at +1500 (15/1) to make the cut and -5000 (1/50) to miss the cut at the Shriners Children’s Open. The book has also set the over/under line of Lexi Thompson’s opening round at 77.5.

Luke Donald back as European Captain in 2025?

It looks like Luke Donald is a shoo-in to keep his captaincy the next time the Ryder Cup is played in 2025 at Bethpage. Rory McIlroy is leading the chant for Donald to have another shot. The thread for Captains getting a second has gone down as the pool of candidates has grown.

But with many of those candidates going to LIV Golf, that has opened up the possibility of Donald becoming the first European Captain to serve multiple Ryder Cups since Bernard Gallacher went three in a row, from 1991 to 1995. Still, a lot has to be worked out, and it will probably take until January before we know if Donald returns.

John Huggan in Golf Digest on how a Luke Donald sequel as European Ryder Cup captain is sounding more and more possible

USA fixes for the 2025 Ryder Cup

Rex Hoggard looks at the items that need to be worked out so that Team USA has a better chance in 2025.

Ryan Lavner also piped in how little play nine of the 12 players had before the Ryder Cup.

Off to Sin City for the Shriners Hospitals for Children:

The oldest running fall event, Shriners Hospitals for Children has all of the glamour of Las Vegas on a course that a lot of players like to play on. For some, this will be a fun week with a little bit of golf mixed in with the fast-paced action of Las Vegas.

Founded in 1983 as the Panasonic Las Vegas Pro-Celebrity Classic, the event has undergone six name changes in the event’s history. Frys.Com became the title sponsor for the event in 2006, replacing its former title, the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. 2007 was the final year of Fry’s involvement, and in 2008 Justin Timberlake took on the duties of becoming the tournament presenter with Shriners Hospitals for Children sponsoring the event. Timberlake is no longer associated with the tournament.

At the tournament’s inception, the tournament managers prided themselves on running a tournament that stood out amongst the slew of annual PGA events. It was the first event to offer a total purse of $1 million; at the trophy presentation, the winner used to receive his trophy with two showgirls by his side. Though these ideas help separate the event from others, the most drastic deviation from the norm is the tournament’s format, which in a way, “borrowed” the format at the Bob Hope Open.

Course information:

TPC Summerlin was designed by Bobby Weed and Fuzzy Zoeller in 1992. The Par 71 course measures 7,255 yards. It has a course rating of 74.3 and a slope rating of 139. The tees, fairways, and rough all comprise 419 Bermuda Grass, cut at 3/8″, 3/8″, and 2″, respectively. The greens consist of a 1/8″ cut of A-1/A-4 Creeping Bent Grass. This short cut mixed with the always speedy Bent Grass, explains the rather Stimpmeter reading of 11 feet. As for hazards, the course features 99 sand bunkers (with 51 around the greens), and water comes into play on four holes.

The signature hole at TPC Summerlin is the short 341-yard par-four 15th hole. The sizeable elevated green is reachable from the tee; however, numerous bunkers guard the green, making the play risky but possibly very rewarding. As for accolades, Golf Digest rated this as the fourth “Best in State” course for 1995-96 and the fifth-best for 1997-98. Also, GolfWeek awarded it 98th in the “America’s 100 Best Modern Courses” category for 1997.

Last year was the 15th time that Summerlin was the only course used.  In 2009 they made significant changes, switching par to 71 by making the third hole a long par 4 at 473 yards. In addition to this change, trees were added along the fairways’ right side on Nos. 9 and 16, both par 5s. The rough has also grown longer than in years past, and for holes 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 16, the fairways are going to be between 3 and 5 yards narrower than in 2008. All of these changes were made to try and make the course play a bit tougher, but the key to this course playing tough is wind.  Without it, the pros have a field day on it.

Lots of birdies are made on this course, last year, 1,956 were made, along with 41 eagles. The finish is demanding, with the par 3 17th hole playing the 3rd hardest hole at 3.107, while the 18th hole was the 12th hardest at 3.925.

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, 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.

The last two years have seen calm and perfect playing conditions. Last year, the course played to a 68.93 average, making it the 42nd hardest of 50 courses on the 2022 PGA Tour schedule. The same in 2021 as the course played easy at a 68.34 average, ranking it 48th of 51 courses. Of the three courses that played easier in 2021 (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; both were at the American Express, so TPC Summerlin played the easiest full-field course on the PGA Tour 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 much tougher than previous years with a 71.54 scoring average, a half over par. It was the 10th most demanding 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 challenging course on tour. So with that, it changed the minds of many who thought the course was a bomber’s delight. If you look at the winners of this event since 2008, only two bombers won, Bryson DeChambeau in 2019 and Smylie Kaufman in 2016. Last year’s champion, SingJae Im, finished the year 80th in driving distance and ranked 26th during the Shriners. In looking at 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. 2021 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, he was 170th, one of the shortest hitters on tour. In 2019, before Bryson DeChambeau became the longest hitter on tour, he was 30th for the week and T-34th over the 2019 season. In 2018, Patrick Cantlay was T-8th in driving distance and 33rd for the year.

So, what kind of players win at TPC Summerlin?

Of the 16 champions since 2007, eight were in the top-five of greens in regulation, and only two winners, Patrick Cantlay in 2017 was T-17th, and Kevin Na in 2020 was T-46th, were both higher than 15th (Na was 40th when he won in 2011). In 2023, Tom Kim was 3rd in Greens in Regulation. In 2022, Sungjae Im was 1st in Greens hit, joining Bob Estes (2001) as the only two players since 1996 to lead the Greens in Regulation category. Another essential item is putting. Six winners were in the top 10 in putting average, with only four not in the top 25 (Kim was T-15th last year, Im was T-16th last in 2022, Laird was T-25th in 2021, Na was 1st in 2020). The one essential stat is that eleven of the previous 16 winners were in double digits in under-par figures on the par 4s. Last year’s winner Tom Kim, was 11 under, 2022 winner Sungjae Im was 15 under, the best total of a winner since Bob Estes in 2001 was 18 under. In 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, and Kevin Na was 10 under in 2020, the same as Laird was in 2021.

In looking at the course averages from last year, the one thing that sticks out is that TPC Summerlin was the 41st most challenging course to drive in 2023. The average of all the players in 2023 was 64.54%, compared to the hardest course for the year, Oak Hill Country Club (site of the PGA Championship). The average for the week was 45.04%, meaning that the fairways of TPC Summerlin are easier to hit, meaning players rear back, and it hit far. It was the same in 2022 when TPC Summerlin was the 42nd hardest course to drive. In 2021, driving in the fairway in calm conditions was the 37th most challenging course. In 2020, it was the 35th hardest course to drive 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; 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 Tom Kim ranking T-14th, 2022 winner Sungjae Im ranking T-19th, 2021 winner Martin Laird ranking T-5th and 2020 winner Kevin Na ranked T-25th in driving accuracy.

Some other keys to playing well are making lots of birdies; last year, Tom Kim made 24, 2022 winner SungJae Im made 26, 2021 winner Martin Laird made 22, and in 2020, Kevin Na had 26 birdies and ranked 3rd. In 2019, DeChambeau had 22 birdies, while in 2018, Cantlay had 20 birdies, which were tied for 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 74 degrees on Thursday to 75 on Friday, 80 on Saturday, and 85 on Sunday. Last year, the wind was very low, averaging about 10 mph each day, but this year, it will be between 6 to 15 mph during the tournament rounds. So, look for the scores to be about the same as the last couple of years.

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 Tom Kim, last year he was 32nd, in 2022 SungJae Im was 9th, in 2021 Laird was 26th while Na in 2000 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 19th in that stat and 47th in greens in regulation last year. The course was 11th in 2022 and 50th in greens in regulation in 2022 while the winner Im ranked 16th, Martin Laird ranked 44th in 2021, 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, we pick scrambling and sand saves because you must make par if the greens are missed. Last year, the field averaged 25th in scrambling, and with 51 greenside bunkers, the field was 14th in sand save percentage, so our third category is Strokes Gained Around-the-Green. Tom Kim was 19th in Strokes Gained Around the Green as Kim was 1st in scrambling and T-59th in Sand Save percentage. In 2022, the field averaged 28th in scrambling and 25th in sand save percentage. Im was 13th in 2022 in Strokes Gained Around the Green. Laird was great in this stat in 2021, ranking 4th.
Our last category is par breakers, the combination of birdies and eagles made during the round. Making lots of birdies and eagles is essential, especially on a desert course like TPC Summerlin. Last year, 1,956 birdies were made and 41 birdies. Last year’s winner, Tom Kim, made 24 birdies but didn’t have any eagles, so he ranked 5th in Par Breakers. In 2022, 1,905 birdies were made and 43 birdies. The course was T-44th in Par Breakers. 2022 winner Sungjae Im made 26 birdies (2nd) and one eagle and was 2nd in Par Breakers. In 2021, Laird was T-4th. In 2020, Na was 1st in Par Breakers, DeChambeau was T-8th in 2019, and Patrick Cantlay was T-2nd in 2018.
So, in the long run, what does this mean? This is a bomber delight, and look for the player who hits it long-winning.

*Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green: Looks at the combination of length off the tee and accuracy, then gets the ball on the green, determining who is best at all of these items.

*Proximity to Hole: The average length of a shot going into the green from off the fairway.

*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

114 of the 132 players from this year’s field with stats from 2023:

Click any column title in the table header to sort columns.

Most DraftKings points earned

We have put together a database beginning at the start of the 2023 season and going through the 2023 Sanderson Farms (We don’t include team events), a total of 48 events. The database consists of how many points a player won during the event and his cost. Out of the database, we can determine the total DraftKing points earned and the players’ average points earned per event and average points based on the number of rounds played.

Of the players in the field, here are the top 50 playing in at least nine events:

 

*Here are the guys that cost the most on DraftKings this week:

  • Ludwig Aberg – $11,000
  • Tom Kim – $10,900
  • Cam Davis – $10,300
  • J.T. Poston – $10,000
  • Si Woo Kim – $9,900
  • Eric Cole – $9,800
  • Nicolai Hojgaard – $9,600
  • Emiliano Grillo – $9,400
  • Adam Hadwin – $9,300
  • Adam Schenk – $9,200
  • Lucas Herbert – $9,000

Yes, he is just a rookie and a pro for only four months, but everyone feels that Ludwig Aberg is worth $11,000.  Just last week, he flew from Rome to Mississippi and finished T-2nd, losing in the five-man playoff.  For his trouble and those who picked him, he earned 23.5 points.  Of any youngster that has come out, he reminds us of Tom Kim and Jordan Spieth, players who produced at a young age.  Know that Aberg has no record not only at TPC Summerlin or any other desert course, but he is able to adapt to any course or conditions.  Tom Kim is $10,900, and was the youngster everyone had to beat.  But a few months later, reality set in for Kim, and after finishing T-6th at the American Express in January he has struggled.  But his game returned at the U.S. Open, and after finishing runner-up at the British Open was very consistent.  Kim spent September playing in two DP World Tour events finishing T-18th at the BMW PGA and T-6th at the Cazoo Open.  So, I don’t see any reason for him not playing well this week.  Cam Davis at $10,300 has been hot as a pistol since finishing T-10th at the 3M Open, he was 3rd at the Fortinet, the only question is whether he has made four cuts in four starts at TPC Summerlin, but his best finish is only T-27th in 2022.  Still, he is playing way too good to pass on him.  J.T. Poston at $10,000 finished the year with four top-seven finishes in his last seven starts.  Big question, he hasn’t played in six weeks, can he continue his good trend?  Si Woo Kim at $9,900 has also not played since the Tour Championship, but his record is not bad at TPC Summerlin, he was T-8th last year and in 2021.  Still, I will pass on him.

Eric Cole at $9,800 is a lot of money for a guy who only has one top-ten in his last ten starts, but he does earn a lot of DraftKings points, last week at the Sanderson, he finished T-35th and earned 79 DraftKings points.  Nicolai Hojgaard at $9,600 is a lot for a player who has played very little on the PGA Tour.  Still, he has played in 11 events in 2023 and has a runner-up finish at Corales.  On the European Tour, he was 3rd at the Czech Masters and T-5th at the Omega European Masters.  He could surprise us all this week, he is working hard to get his PGA Tour card for 2024.  Emiliano Grillo at $9,400 is a no for me, he has struggled with his game since finishing T-6th at the British Open.  But what seals my decision, he hasn’t played well in this event.  Adam Hadwin at $9,300 is a great pick, his game is perfect for the desert, and in this event, he has four top-tens in seven starts, including a T-10th last year.  Adam Schenk at $9,200 is also a good choice, he has played well over the summer and since finishing 2nd at Colonial, has six top-ten finishes in his last 11 starts.  Another added surprise, Schenk was T-10th last year at Summerlin and T-6th the year before.  Lucas Herbert at $9,000 is a no for me, he hasn’t played well all year.

Here is our feature in which we help you decide which guys make the most cuts at the Shriners Hospital.  The importance of picking six players that play 72 holes is vital in playing well in Draftkings, and this list will help.  It’s a look going back to the 1995 Shriners on who has made the most cuts.  Of course, those who make a lot of cuts and are priced low are very helpful.  To get on this list, you have to make at least three Shriners starts:

  • Beau Hossler made 5 cuts in 5 starts for a 100.0%.  His DraftKings cost is 8,100.
  • Cam Davis made 4 cuts in 4 starts for a 100.0%.  His DraftKings cost is 10,300.
  • Robby Shelton made 3 cuts in 3 starts for a 100.0%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,800.
  • Martin Laird made 8 cuts in 9 starts for a 88.9%.  His DraftKings cost is 7,100.
  • Webb Simpson made 7 cuts in 8 starts for a 87.5%.  His DraftKings cost is 7,000.
  • Adam Hadwin made 6 cuts in 7 starts for a 85.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 9,300.
  • Tom Hoge made 6 cuts in 7 starts for a 85.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 8,700.
  • Adam Schenk made 5 cuts in 6 starts for a 83.3%.  His DraftKings cost is 9,200.
  • Andrew Putnam made 5 cuts in 6 starts for a 83.3%.  His DraftKings cost is 8,300.
  • Joel Dahmen made 5 cuts in 6 starts for a 83.3%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,700.
  • Si Woo Kim made 5 cuts in 6 starts for a 83.3%.  His DraftKings cost is 9,900.
  • Stewart Cink made 5 cuts in 6 starts for a 83.3%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,900.
  • Kevin Streelman made 7 cuts in 9 starts for a 77.8%.  His DraftKings cost is 7,300.
  • Nick Taylor made 7 cuts in 9 starts for a 77.8%.  His DraftKings cost is 7,100.
  • Chesson Hadley made 6 cuts in 8 starts for a 75.0%.  His DraftKings cost is 7,100.
  • Ryan Moore made 6 cuts in 8 starts for a 75.0%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,500.
  • Patton Kizzire made 5 cuts in 7 starts for a 71.4%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,600.
  • Doug Ghim made 2 cuts in 3 starts for a 55.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 7,800.
  • J.J. Spaun made 4 cuts in 6 starts for a 55.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 8,900.
  • Robert Streb made 4 cuts in 6 starts for a 55.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,400.
  • Ryan Palmer made 4 cuts in 6 starts for a 55.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,800.
  • Scott Piercy made 6 cuts in 9 starts for a 55.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 6,300.
  • Troy Merritt made 6 cuts in 9 starts for a 55.7%.  His DraftKings cost is 7,000.

(Those that I like are in bold)

*Players in that $7,600 to $8,900 price range, which ones are worth the money?:

Have to say that there are some good picks in this price range.  First is Tom Hoge at $8,700, his record at TPC Summerlin is good, he was T-4th last year and made six cuts in eight starts.  On the PGA Tour, he has made some good figures in DraftKings, earning average of 64.5 points in 2023.  Andrew Putnam at $8,300 is also a good buy, other than missing the cut at the Fortinet, he has been consistent and averages 62.6 Draftkings points for 2023.  That his record at TPC Summerlin is solid, he was T-12th last year and T-11th in 2022.  Adam Svensson at $8,200 is also very solid, he was T-16th at the Sanderson Farms and earned 97 DraftKings points.  Like that, he has been consistent for the year.  Christiaan Bezuidenhout at $8,000 is also a good choice, he was T-20th last year and was T-6th at Sanderson Farms.  Mark Hubbard at $8,000 is not only a good pick but a bargain.  He has played well of late, including T-6th at the Sanderson Farms.  Davis Thompson at $7,800 is good because I like his play in the desert.  He was runner-up last year in Palm Springs and T-12th last year at Summerlin, he was T-16th last week at Summerlin.  S.H. Kim at $7,600 is also worth a look, he was T-4th last year in this event and 2nd at Fortinet.

*Some of the “bargains” this week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Lots of good choices.  Sam Ryder at $7,400, was 3rd at the Shriners in 2019 and has been consistent of late. Matthew Nesmith at $7,100, has four top-20s in this event, including T-2nd last year.  Martin Laird at $7,100 is good because he has played well at TPC Summerlin, including two wins.  Has been good of late, you are taking him to make the cut and get you points.  Chad Ramey at $7,000, is also a good guy who should make the cut, in two Shriners starts, he was T-28th last year and T-14th in 2022.  Webb Simpson at $7,000, is also a past winner of this event, he was T-5th at Wyndham, so you know he can play well.  Trey Merritt is $7,000, and a good pick because he was T-7th at Fortinet and T-9th last week in Mississippi.

Here are some of the secrets of what it takes to play well at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open:

Key stat for the winner:
  • Making lots of birdies is important.  The average for the last 18 winners, since the course reverted to a 72-hole affair, is 22 under, and the winners average making 24 birdies per event or six per round.  So the secret is to make a lot of birdies.  Last year Tom Kim made 24 birdies in his win.
  • Here are some more key stats to look to for this week:
  • With wide open fairways and lots of roll, dominating the par 5s has been a key.  It’s also interesting to note that in the last 18 years, the winners have averaged 10 under par on the par 4s.  Last year Tom Kim was 11 under on them while the previous year, Sungjae Im was 15 under on them while in 2021, Martin Laird was 9 under on them, in 2020, Kevin Na was 10 under the year before Bryson DeChambeau was 12 under the best of anyone in the field.  In 2018 Patrick Cantlay was 1 over the only time a winner has been over par but remember it was very windy.  In 2017 Rod Pampling was 13 under on the par 4s, in 2016, Smylie Kaufman was 6 under on the par 4s while Ben Martin was 9 under in 2015, and in 2014, Webb Simpson was 12 under, the same as Ryan Moore was in 2012. Jonathan Byrd was the best at 14 under in 2010, while the lowest was 6 under by George McNeill in 2007.
  • Being an accurate driver, a long driver, or someone that hits many greens doesn’t give you a big advantage.  Scrambling is very important, TPC Summerlin ranked 25th on the PGA Tour last year.  If there ever was a tournament that favored the newcomer, this is it.
  • Most of the time, the weather is wonderful, it should be that way this year, with very little wind the first two days but getting breezy over the weekend.
  • You have to realize where you are, in Las Vegas, “lady luck” is very important in winning, a lot of players that you would never think would win have found the “luck factor” in victory.

Who to watch for at the Shriners Children’s Open

Best Bets:

Ludwig Aberg

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
First time playing in this event

Has turned into a world-class player. We knew he was good while he played in college, but he has come out and won on the DP World Tour. He also has played in a Ryder Cup, and it is only a matter of time before he wins on the PGA Tour, which could be this week.

Tom Kim

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
Win

His game has shined since the U.S. Open, and after finishing runner-up at the British Open, he was very consistent. Kim spent September playing in two DP World Tour events finishing T-18th at the BMW PGA and T-6th at the Cazoo Open.

Cam Davis

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T37 T27 T52 T28

He has been hot as a pistol since finishing T-10th at the 3M Open, he was 3rd at the Fortinet, the only question he has made four cuts in four starts at TPC Summerlin but his best finish is only T-27th in 2022. Still, he is playing way too good to pass on him.

Best of the rest:

Adam Schenk

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T12 T3 T27 T18 CUT T20

He has played well over the summer and since finishing 2nd at Colonial, has six top-ten finishes in his last 11 starts. Another added surprise, Schenk was T-10th last year at Summerlin and T-6th the year before.

Nicolai Hojgaard

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
First time playing in this event

He is the second-best DP World Tour player in the field this week. He has played in 11 PGA Tour events in 2023 and was runner-up at Corales on the European Tour 3rd at the Czech Masters, and T-5th at the Omega European Masters. He could surprise us all this week, he is working hard to get his PGA Tour card for 2024.

J.T. Poston

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T20 CUT T27 CUT CUT T4 CUT

Finished the year with four top-seven finishes in his last seven starts. Big question, he hasn’t played in six weeks, can he continue his good trend?

Adam Hadwin

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T10 T6 T34 T4 T27 CUT T10

His game is perfect for the desert, and in this event, he has four top-tens in seven starts, including a T-10th last year.

Solid contenders

Eric Cole

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
CUT

Has played well all year, last week at the Sanderson, he finished T-35th.

Tom Hoge

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T4 T14 T24 CUT T7 T67 T67

His record at TPC Summerlin is good, he was T-4th last year and made six cuts in eight starts

Si Woo Kim

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T8 CUT T8 T55 T15 T25

Has not played since the Tour Championship, but his record is not bad at TPC Summerlin, he was T-8th last year and in 2021.

Mark Hubbard

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T28 T44 CUT T42 CUT T35 CUT

He has played well of late, including T-6th at the Sanderson Farms.

S.H. Kim

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T4

He was T-4th last year in this event and 2nd at Fortinet.

Andrew Putnam

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T12 T11 T58 T18 CUT T33

Other than missing the cut at the Fortinet, he has been consistent. Like that his record at TPC Summerlin is solid, he was T-12th last year and T-11th in 2022.

Adam Svensson

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T69 CUT CUT

He was also very solid, he was T-16th at the Sanderson Farms.

Long shots that could come through:

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T20

Was T-20th last year and was T-6th at the Sanderson Farms.

Matthew Nesmith

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First time playing in this event

Has four top-20s in this event, including T-2nd last year.

Trey Merritt

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First time playing in this event

I like him because he was T-7th at Fortinet and T-9th last week in Mississippi.

Martin Laird

2023 ’22 ’21 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11
T37 T11 Win T48 T28 CUT T27 T43 T18 CUT T40

He is good because he has played well at TPC Summerlin, including two wins. Has been good of late, you are taking him to make the cut.

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