The PGA Tour is back in Las Vegas this week for the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin.
The defending champion Tom Kim returns to Sin City hoping to go back-to-back. Since finishing tied for 20th at the Tour Championship, Kim has finished T-18 at the BMW PGA Championship and T-6 at the French Open on the DP World Tour.
He’s joined in the field by European Ryder Cupper Ludvig Aberg — T-2 at the Sanderson Farms Championship last week — Si Woo Kim, Cam Davis, J.T. Poston and Chicken Open winner Luke List.
This week’s winner will earn $1.512 million and 500 FedEx Cup points.
Golf course
TPC Summerlin | Par 71 | 7,255 yards
Patrick Cantlay putts on the 16th green during the final round of the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. (Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Betting preview
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Tom Kim | (+1100) | Beau Hossler | (+3500) |
| Ludvig Aberg | (+1200) | Andrew Putnam | (+3500) |
| Si Woo Kim | (+2200) | Adam Hadwin | (+3500) |
| Cam Davis | (+2200) | Nicolai Hojgaard | (+4000) |
| J.T. Poston | (+2800) | Emiliano Grillo | (+4000) |
| Adam Schenk | (+3000) | Adam Svensson | (+4000) |
| Vincent Norrman | (+3500) | Lucas Herbert | (+4500) |
| Tom Hoge | (+3500) | Alex Smalley | (+4500) |
| J.J. Spaun | (+3500) | Mark Hubbard | (+5000) |
| Eric Cole | (+3500) | Garrick Higgo | (+5000) |
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Ludvig Aberg reacts after a birdie on the fourth green during the first round of the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi. (Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Exhaustion might be a problem for Aberg this week, but you can’t argue with how he’s been playing. Since winning the DP World Tour’s European Masters, Aberg has finished T-10 at the BMW PGA Championship and T-2 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Throw in an appearance at the Ryder Cup and there hasn’t been much downtime for the Swede, but I still like his chances in Vegas.
Tom Hoge plays his shot from the 11th tee during the first round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge. (Photo: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports)
This week will be a birdie barrage on a short golf course, so why not take one of the best iron players in the world?
Hoge has finished T-14 at the BMW PGA Championship and T-13 at the Sanderson Farms Championship in his last two starts.
The TCU product has seen his share of success at TPC Summerlin over his last five appearances: 4th (2022), 14th (2021), 24th (2020), MC (2018) and 7th (2017).
Davis Thompson of the United States plays his shot from the 13th tee during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 05, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
After finishing T-30 at the Fortinet Championship in September, Thompson returned to action last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship and eventually tied for 16th.
Last year, Thompson tied for 12th at TPC Summerlin.
Matthew NeSmith plays his shot off the tee box of the 8th hole during the second round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
It’d be tough to name a player who’s played better at TPC Summerlin over the last few years than NeSmith.
He finished T-2 last year, T-14 in 2021, T-8 in 2020 and T-18 in 2019. Plus, he tied for 25th last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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