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The PGA Tour will be in Las Vegas this week for the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open, a tournament Tom Kim has won the last 2 years. TPC Summerlin is once again playing host to this event, as it has since 1983 – though the tournament sponsor has changed throughout the years.
The 1st round begins on Thursday morning from Vegas. Below, we look at Shriners Children’s Open odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Kim is the headliner in the field this week and the betting favorite (+1400) as he goes for his 3rd straight win at TPC Summerlin. He’s followed by Taylor Pendrith (+2200) and Davis Thompson (+2500). Beau Hossler (+2800) and Seamus Power (+2800) will both try to continue their strong play in the fall schedule this week, too.
TPC Summerlin is a par 71 and 7,255 yards in length so it’s not a terribly long course. There isn’t much of a penalty for missing the fairway so longer hitters could find a little bit of an advantage, even at the cost of accuracy. Kim tied the 72-hole scoring record in 2022 at 260, matching 3 others who have also shot 260 across 4 rounds at this event.
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Shriners Children’s Open – Expert picks
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of PGA Tour odds. Lines last updated Monday at 5:57 p.m. ET.
Adam Hadwin (+3300)
Hadwin has played this event in each of the last 5 years and he has 4 top-10 finishes, including a runner-up last year. This will be his 1st start of the fall, with his last event coming at the BMW Championship in August, but he’s one of the most consistent players at TPC Summerlin.
Tom Hoge (+3300)
With length being less of an advantage this week and iron play taking priority, Hoge is a good bet. Before missing the cut here last year, he finished 4th, 14th and 24th in his previous 3 starts at the Shriners Children’s Open. He tied for 7th at the Procore Championship last month, his 1st start of the fall, so he seems to be in good form.
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Shriners Children’s Open picks – Contenders
J.T. Poston (+4000)
Poston is a terrific putter and a quality ball striker, often excelling at courses like this one where driving distance isn’t as beneficial. He finished 3rd here last year and 20th in 2022, while also finishing 4th in 2017.
Henrik Norlander (+6600)
Norlander is heating up, finishing 28th at the Sanderson Farms Championship and 8th last week in Utah. He struck the ball well (26th in SG: tee-to-green) and had success on the greens (16th in SG: putting) in last week’s event, making him a guy worth betting this week.
Shriners Children’s Open picks – Long shots
Matt NeSmith (+10000)
NeSmith snapped a streak of 4 straight top-20 finishes at the Shriners Children’s Open last year when he came in 2nd, a year after being the runner-up to Kim in 2022. His recent form is not very good, missing cuts in 3 of his last 4 starts, but TPC Summerlin seems to be among his favorite courses so this is a good buy-low spot.
Chesson Hadley (+10000)
Hadley has teed it up here in each of the last 7 years, cracking the top 10 three times and only missing the cut once. He’s made the cut in all 3 of his FedExCup Fall starts this season and he now comes to a venue he often plays well at.
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