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The 2024 Shriners Children's Open successfully concluded with its finale on Sunday, October 20, with JT Poston emerging victorious in the tournament. The event featured some top-ranked players, such as Poston, Rickie Fowler, Tom Kim, and Matt McCarty.
While some players, including Doug Ghim, Matti Schmid, and even Poston, stunned the fans with performances and secured top spots on the leaderboard, there were also some disappointing performances.
Some players, such as Tom Kim, who was expected to be the top favorite to win last week, struggled with his game. Here are the five underperforming players at the 2024 Shriners Children's Open.
5 golfers who underperformed their odds at the 2024 Shriners Children's Open
1 Tom Kim
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- Odds: +1200
- Result: Missed the cut
With odds of +1200, according to CBS Sports, Tom Kim was the top favorite to win the Shriners Children's Open. However, the South Korean golfer struggled with his game, posting two rounds of 69 and 70. He missed the cut and returned home after playing in the second round. He shot five birdies and three bogeys in the first round, and three birdies, a bogey, and a double bogey in the second round.
2 Matt McCarty
- Odds: +3500
- Result: Missed the cut
Matt McCarty made headlines after he won the 2024 Black Desert Championship—his first win on the PGA Tour in just his second start on the circuit as a fully exempted member. With odds of +3500, according to CBS Sports, he was among the favorites to win the Shriners Children's Open, but the newest member of the PGA Tour struggled at the tournament and missed the cut. He shot two rounds of 71 and 73.
3 Stephen Jaeger
- Odds: +3500
- Result: Missed the cut
Stephan Jaeger was the runner-up at the Black Desert Championship and was one of the top favorites to win the Shriners Children's Open, with odds of +3500, according to CBS Sports. But he also struggled with his game at the PGA Tour event and missed the cut.
He carded two rounds of 68 and 78 to settle for an overall score of 4-over par. He missed the cut by seven strokes. Jaeger shot seven birdies and four bogeys in the first round and had a terrible outing in the second round when he carded three birdies, eight bogeys, and a double bogey.
4 Ryan Fox
- Odds: +6000
- Result: T34
Ryan Fox had odds of +6000, according to CBS Sports, for the Shriners Children's Open, but he also underperformed his odds. He started off his campaign with a round of 70, then carded 69 in the second to make the cut.
However, he struggled in the final two rounds. He shot 65 in the third round and 69 in the finale, settling at 11-under and securing the T34 position on the leaderboard.
5 Nick Taylor
- Odds: +9000
- Result: T54
Nick Taylor also underperformed his odds at the Shriners Children's Open. His odds of winning the event were +9000. He got off to a good start in the tournament, shooting two rounds of 68 and 69 and making the cut. But he had a rough outing in the final two rounds, shooting 71 and 72 and settling in T54 place.
