TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas welcomes back the Shriners Children’s Open and a strong PGA Tour field this week off of Sam Burns‘ win at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Below, we look at the fantasy golf power rankings for the 2021 Shriners Children’s Open, with PGA Tour picks and predictions.
The field is fronted by three of the top-10 golfers in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Viktor Hovland (No. 3), Louis Oosthuizen (No. 5) and Paul Casey (No. 7) are among the betting favorites looking to dethrone reigning Shriners champion Martin Laird.
Each of the last two winning scores at TPC Summerlin were minus-23, with four of the last five champions finishing 20-under par or better. The par-71 venue measures 7,255 yards and features bentgrass greens.
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Fantasy golf power rankings
20. Aaron Wise (+7000)
Led the field last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship with 1.44 Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green per round and also averaged 1.52 SG: Tee-to-Green per round. He struggled on approach to the green, but he can rely on his short game at this venue.
19. Si Woo Kim (+4000)
Has averaged 1.34 total strokes gained on the field across 16 career rounds at TPC Summerlin. Tied for eighth last year with a field-best 1.29 SG: Around-the-Green per round.
18. Brian Harman (+6000)
Tied for 13th in this event last year with a strong putting performance (1.76 SG: Putting per round) and his driver play improved throughout the season while registering five top-10 finishes thus far in 2021.
17. Cameron Tringale (+4000)
Finished T-11 last week with strong overall play. His 30 career rounds played at TPC Summerlin rank near the most in this field and include a T-19 finish last year with a strong putting display.
16. Patrick Reed (+4000)
Playing only his second event since early August and his first event since being left off the US Ryder Cup team. He’ll be looking to make a statement despite the Americans’ victory at Whistling Straits; however, he has just five rounds played at this venue.
15. Joaquin Niemann (+4000)
Tied for 10th in 2018 and rebounded from a missed cut in 2019 with a T-13 last fall. Has missed just one cut with five top-10 finishes through 22 events this year.
14. Harris English (+3000)
Failed to impress through the FedEx Cup Playoffs following a stretch of three top-five finishes in four events, including victory at the Travelers Championship. Missed the cut here last year but averaged 0.94 SG: Off-the-Tee per round over 36 holes.
13. Hideki Matsuyama (+3000)
The reigning Masters champion missed the cut here last year, even with 1.24 SG: Putting per round. He’s still averaging 1.34 strokes gained per round across 10 rounds at TPC Summerlin.
12. Paul Casey (+3000)
Failed to qualify for the Tour Championship but racked up nine top-10 finishes along with one victory through 19 international events this year, including a T-4 at the Olympics. His excellent short game suits the venue well.
11. Brooks Koepka (+2000)
Although the former World No. 1 rarely plays during the fall swing, he has 14 career rounds played in this event with a runner-up finish in 2016. He proved at the Ryder Cup that he’s healthy.
10. Sam Burns (+2000)
Golfers are rarely worth backing the week following a victory, but Burns followed up his first career PGA Tour win with a runner-up finish at the AT&T Byron Nelson two weeks later. He led last week’s field with 3.71 SG: Tee-to-Green and 1.54 SG: Off-the-Tee per round.
9. Corey Conners (+4000)
Tied for 17th last week but was sixth with 1.70 SG: Tee-to-Green per round. His short game remains a weakness, but his iron play is well suited to this course.
8. Louis Oosthuizen (+2000)
The South African debuted at this event last year with a T-19 finish. He had three top-five finishes in his final seven events of the 2020-21 season and his short game plays well anywhere.
7. Kevin Na (+3000)
Two-time champ, including 2019, will also look to make a statement after being left off the Ryder Cup team. Only six members of the field have more rounds played here.
6. Viktor Hovland (+2000)
Debuting at TPC Summerlin this week following Europe’s Ryder Cup loss. He’s the top-ranked player in the field from the Golfweek rankings and just needs an average short game to complement his iron play.
5. Scottie Scheffler (+2000)
Missed the cut here last year following a T-74 finish in 2019. He’s a much better golfer than he was then and he’s one of the best in this field in SG: Off-the-Tee.
4. Will Zalatoris (+2000)
Started the 2021-22 season with a T-11 finish at the Fortinet Championship and a T-14 at the Sanderson Farms Championship and makes his second appearance at this event off of a T-5 finish last year.
3. Abraham Ancer (+2000)
Finished fourth here last year with 2.08 SG: Putting per round to rank second in the field. His iron play was uncharacteristically poor, but he finished the 2020-21 season with 0.57 SG: Approach per round.
2. Webb Simpson (+2000)
Leads this field among those with at least 10 rounds played at TPC Summerlin with 1.73 strokes gained per round. Won here in 2013 and tied for 13th last year while gaining 1.07 SG: Around-the-Green per round.
1. Sungjae Im (+3000)
Tied for 31st last week as one of the pre-tournament favorites but finished second with 1.39 SG: Around-the-Green per round. He tied for 13th last year and for 15th in 2018 with great tee-to-green play both years.
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