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The Shriners Children's Open 2024 tees off on Thursday, October 17 at the TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is scheduled to be played till Sunday, October 20.
Tom Kim has won the last two editions of the tournament. Last year, he won the tournament by one stroke over Adam Hadwin; in 2022, he won by three strokes over Patrick Cantlay and Matthew NeSmith. As per CBS Sports, he is the favorite to win Shriners Children's Open 2024 and has odds of +1200.
World No. 46 Taylor Pendrith has odds of +2200, while World No. 40 Davis Thompson has odds of +2500. They are followed by Tom Hoge (+2800), Kurt Kitayama (+3000), and Beau Hossler (+3000).
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Apart from the favorites, several other players will be eager to make their mark at the 42nd edition of the Shriners Children's Open. Let's take a look at the top 5 sleeper picks for the 2024 Shriners Children's Open:
Top 5 sleeper picks for the 2024 Shriners Children's Open
#1 Ben Kohles
Ben Kohles has had five top-25 finishes in 25 starts in the 2024 season. His best finish came at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where he finished second to the winner Taylor Pendrith. The 34-year-old has odds of +10000 to confirm his underdog status at the Shriners Children's Open 2024.
Kohles is currently positioned 83rd in the FedExCup Fall standings and will look for a win to be among the top players in the Fall season. This will be his 81st start and he's yet to win on the PGA Tour. Kohles will tee off at 10:17 AM EDT on Thursday with Justin Suh and Sami Valimaki.
#2 S.H. Kim
S.H. Kim has only managed one top-10 finish and three top-25 finishes in 29 starts this season. His best finish came at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where he tied for fourth. His other notable finish came at the Valero Texas Open where he tied for 14th.
S.H. Kim has odds of +3300 to finish in the top 5 of the Shriners Children's Open. He is currently positioned 123rd in the FedExCup Fall standings. He is currently ranked 160th in the Official World of Rankings and is looking for his first PGA Tour win in his 68th start.
The South Korean player will start his quest at 10:06 AM EDT on Thursday with Michael Kim and Alex Smalley.
#3 J.J. Spaun
J.J. Spaun has odds of +350 to finish in the top 10 at the TPC Summerlin. He has three top-10 finishes and five top-25 this year and is 98th in the FedExCup Fall standings.
This year, his best finish of T3 came at the Wyndham Championship. His other notable finishes came at the 3M Open where he tied for ninth and at the Rocket Mortgage Classic where he tied for tenth. Spaun's last PGA Tour win came at the 2022 Valero Texas Open.
The 34-year-old is currently ranked 113th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Spaun will tee off at 3:18 PM EDT on Thursday with Nick Hardy and Nico Echavarria.
#4 K.H. Lee
The next sleeper pick in the list is K.H. Lee with odds of +400 to finish in the top 20 of the Shriners Children's Open. In 2024, he tied for seventh at the tournament and has made cuts in all his last 3 starts. Lee is currently ranked 152nd in the OWGR rankings and 100th in the FedExCup Fall standings.
The Korean player has had three top-10 finishes so far in the 2024 season. His best finish came at the Cognizant Classic, where he tied for fourth. His other two notable finishes came at the Valspar Championship and the 3M Open.
Lee will tee off at 10:50 AM EDT on Thursday with Ryan Brehm and Daniel Berger.
#5 Lanto Griffin
Lanto Griffin has odds of +165 to finish in the top 40 at the TPC Summerlin. Griffin, the World No. 322, has had a dismal 2024 season with only one top-10 finish from his 18 starts.
His top-10 finish came at the 2024 ISCO Championship where he tied for ninth. He's ranked 174th in the FedExCup Fall standings. Griffin will tee off at 4:13 PM EDT on Thursday with Justin Lower and Morgan Hoffmann.
