Can Tom Kim complete a three-peat at the Shriners Children's Open? Odds explored

Two-time defending champion Tom Kim is returning this week to complete a three-peat at the Shriners Children's Open. The 22-year-old golfer is set to tee off on Thursday, October 17 at the TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas. He will be making his first (non-Presidents Cup) start on the PGA Tour since his wipeout at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

World No. 25 Kim is the highest-rated player on the 2024 Shriners Children's Open field. Unsurprisingly, the South Korean is also the favorite to win. The three-time PGA Tour winner comes into the weekend with +1200 odds, according to SportsLine and CBS Sports.

He is followed by the likes of Taylor Pendrith (+2200), Davis Thompson (+2500) and Tom Hoge (+2800) on the table.

Notably, Kim has had a mixed season so far in 2024. The young golfer started the year on a low with a T45 finish at The Sentry in January. He followed it up with a missed cut at The American Express. He had an underwhelming run with just two top-20 finishes until a T4 at the RBC Canadian Open in May.

The high point of Kim’s year came in June when he finished runner-up finish at the Travelers Championship. He lost in a playoff to Scottie Scheffler after carding an impressive 22-under 258. He earned $2.16 million for the outing, his biggest paycheck of the season. However, his struggles continued after the event, missing cuts at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and The Open Championship.

Kim, who finished eighth representing South Korea in the Men’s Olympics Golf competition in France, capped his season off with a T50 FedEx St. Jude Championship. He missed a place on the BMW Championship field by one spot after finishing 51st in the FedExCup standings.

With Kim having taken a break after crashing out of the playoffs, it’ll be interesting to see how he performs in Las Vegas this weekend.

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2024 Shriners Children's Open odds

Tom Kim (120-1) leads the Shriners Children's Open odds list and is followed by Canadian Taylor Pendrith (220-1). Davis Thompson (250-1), Tom Hoge (280-1) and Kurt Kitayama (300-1) complete the top five on the odds list. Beau Hossler, Seamus Power, Keith Mitchell, Adam Hadwin, and Stephan Jaeger are some other names to watch this weekend.

Last week’s Black Desert Championship winner Matt McCarty and Kim’s FedExCup rival Eric Cole are also in the top-12 of the competition’s odds list.

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Listed below are the top-20 odds list for the 2024 Shriners Children's Open picks at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas (As per CBS Sports):

• Tom Kim +1200
• Taylor Pendrith +2200
• Davis Thompson +2500
• Tom Hoge +2800
• Kurt Kitayama +3000
• Beau Hossler +3000
• Seamus Power +3300
• Keith Mitchell +3300
• Matt McCarty +3500
• Adam Hadwin +3500
• Stephan Jaeger +3500
• Eric Cole +3500
• Ben Griffin +4000
• J.T. Poston +4000
• Cam Davis +4000
• Maverick McNealy +4000
• Harry Hall +4500
• Jhonattan Vegas +5000
• Matti Schmid +5000
• J.J. Spaun +5000

More details on the FedEx Fall's Shriners Children’s Open will be updated as the event progresses.