Previewing the 2024 Shriners Children's Open: Top Prop Picks and Best Wagers
The PGA Tour's eight-event fall schedule heads to Las Vegas for its fourth tournament, the Shriners Children's Open, starting Thursday at TPC Summerlin.
While last year's standout Lexi Thompson is not in the field, two-time defending champion Tom Kim is aiming for a rare three-peat and is the highest-ranked player in the competition.
Kim will face tough competition from players vying for better status for the upcoming season. Our golf experts offer their predictions and top picks for the event.
SHRINERS CHILDRENS OPEN
Location: TPC Summerlin (Par 71, 7,255 Yards)
Purse: $7M (Winner: $1.26M)
Defending Champion: Tom Kim (2022-23)
FedEx Cup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday: 5-8 p.m. ET (All times Golf Channel)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m. ET (Featured Groups)
X: @ShrinersOpen
PROP PICKS
--Matt McCarty to Beat Adam Hadwin (-125 at DraftKings): McCarty, fresh off his first PGA Tour victory, is favored over Hadwin, who finished second at this event last year. However, Hadwin has made his last three cuts and McCarty has won four of his last 10 starts.
--Rickie Fowler Top 40 Finish (+100 at BetRivers): After a solid T16 finish at the Sanderson Farms Championship, Fowler is looking to improve his standing in the FedEx Cup Fall standings. He has missed the cut in his last three trips to TPC Summerlin, but did finish T4 in 2018.
--Ben Kohles to Make Cut (-190 at DraftKings): Kohles has made the cut in each of his first three fall starts and has only missed two cuts in his last 13 starts. He is also coming off a runner-up finish at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
2024 Prop Picks Record: 47-54
BEST BETS
--Tom Kim (+1200 at DraftKings): The two-time defending champion is the favorite to win again, and has had a strong showing at the Presidents Cup last month.
--Taylor Pendrith (+2200): Pendrith won earlier this season and finished T14 in the standings. He is coming off a T8 finish at the Tour Championship.
--Davis Thompson (+2500): Thompson won the John Deer Classic earlier this year and is playing in his first event since the BMW Championship.
--Stephan Jaeger (+3000): Jaeger is coming off a runner-up finish in Utah and won the Houston Open earlier this year.
--Matt McCarty (+3500): McCarty is coming off his first PGA Tour victory in just his third career start.
--Maverick McNealy (+4000): McNealy, a Las Vegas resident, has two career runner-up finishes but is still seeking his first PGA Tour victory.
NOTES
--This is the fourth of eight events on the FedEx Cup Fall schedule, which finalizes the top 125 players who will retain exempt status for 2025. Players who finished Nos. 51-70 in the FedEx Cup have secured their tour cards, but are competing for spots in the first two signature events after the season-opening The Sentry on Jan. 2-5.
--Kim is attempting to become the first player to win the same tournament three consecutive years since Steve Stricker won the John Deere Classic from 2009-11.
