The name has changed slightly this year but the tournament often called “the Shriners” tees up once again in Las Vegas. The Shriners Children’s Open tees up on Thursday at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada with a strong field of players following the Sanderson Farms Championship last week with Brooks Koepka coming in as the lone favorite at +1600.

Koepka is followed by a pack of players waded up between +2000 to +2200 including Sam Burns (+2200) who is coming straight from his win in Jackson, Mississippi at the Sanderson Farms. Burns, who was the favorite last week, took the event by going 22 under and beating Nick Watney and Cameron Young by one stroke.

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Koepka has not played since the TOUR Championship early last month where he withdrew due to a wrist injury that happened when he struck a root while playing out of the rough. It was the same wrist that Koepka nursed an injury in during 2017 and 2018. In 2016 Koepka finished this event in sole 2 nd place behind winner Rod Pampling.

The field has additional depth this week compared to the Sanderson Farms Open as more players are returning from time off during the Ryder Cup week. Here are the favorites through +2200 to win the Shriners Children’s Open outright according to Intertops.

Brooks Koepka +1600

Viktor Hovland +2000

Abraham Ancer +2000

Sam Burns +2200

Scottie Scheffler +2200

Will Zalatoris +2200

Louis Oosthuizen +2200

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2021 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Preview

Where: Las Vegas, Nevada

Course: TPC Summerlin

Format: Stroke Play

Par: 71

Length: 7,255

When: Oct 7-10, 2021

Purse: $7.0 Million.

TV Coverage: Golf Channel

Get ready for some scenic golf shots this week on Golf Channel coverage. TPC Summerlin is considered one of the most scenic courses on the PGA Tour. The venue features plenty of green for a dry climate course and yet takes full advantage of the location. Lush green fairways and first cut rough cut perfectly through the terrain.

Then, the course slowly transitions to a more natural look around the rough and hazard areas. Bunkers have a more native look compared to a course such as Augusta but playing put of one remains the same. Fairways feature plenty of trees and play tight on much of the course with landing areas squeezed by the natural grass areas mentioned above.

Playing TPC Summerlin can be compared to targeted golf like a European course, in a dry climate with desert-style hazards, while playing on deep green grass as if you were at the Masters.

The venue plays Par 71 at 7,255 yards for PGA play and is often referred to as a second-shot course and low scores can be the norm. Food for thought, three of the last five Shriners have finished with a playoff.

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2021 Shriners Children’s Open Predictions

Sam Burns +2200

Sam Burns is fresh of a win last week where he took full advantage of his ability to manage second-shot options. He killed to competition by playing target golf on a semi-wide open course. This week he can do the same thing on a course that awards well-placed shots off the tee. In the last seven months, he’s won twice and finished in the top ten seven times.

Kevin Na +2800

Kevin Na has won this event twice. The first came back in 2011 but his most recent was in 2019. Plus, he’s come close to winning here more than two times. One of those was in 2015 when he finished T5 behind Smylie Kaufman. Na is coming off a missed cut at the Fortinet Championship but before that, he finished 3rd at the Tour Championship.

Matthew Wolff +4000

Matthew Wolff shot a career-low 61 here a year ago and looked to be the winner heading into Sunday play. He ended up losing in a three-man playoff against Austin Cook and defending Shriners champion, Martin Laird. Last week, Wolff finished T17 at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Others: Brooks Koepka is certainly worth looking at but I’m fading on several players following the Ryder Cup. That was such an emotionally charged event that I feel some extra time may be needed to clear out emotions. That being said, Harris English (+2800) is known as a player that can keep his emotions in check during an event. If there is anyone that can pack away the excitement of being on a winning team USA team and get back to business… it’s Harris English.

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2021 Shriners Children’s Open Odds

Brooks Koepka +1600

Viktor Hovland +2000

Abraham Ancer +2000

Sam Burns +2200

Scottie Scheffler +2200

Will Zalatoris +2200

Louis Oosthuizen +2200

Webb Simpson +2500

Hideki Matsuyama +2500

Kevin Na +2800

Harris English +2800

Sungjae Im +3300

Corey Conners +3300

Paul Casey +3300

Patrick Reed +3300

Si-Woo Kim +4000

Adam Scott +4000

Jason Kokrak +4000

Cameron Tringale +4000

Erik Van Rooyen +4000

Maverick McNealy +4000

Matthew Wolff +4000

Joaquin Niemann +5000

Mito Pereira +5000

Brian Harman +5000

Charley Hoffman +5000

Marc Leishman +6000

Russell Henley +6000

Kevin Streelman +6600

Talor Gooch +6600

Aaron Wise +6600

Danny Willett +6600

Ian Poulter +8000

Kevin Kisner +8000

Sahith Theegala +8000

Emiliano Grillo +8000

Cameron Davis +8000

Charl Schwartzel +8000

Seamus Power +8000

Ryan Palmer +10000

Luke List +10000

Rickie Fowler +10000

Patton Kizzire +10000

Lucas Glover +10000

Adam Hadwin +10000

Taylor Moore +10000

Henrik Norlander +10000

Carlos Ortiz +10000

Stewart Cink +10000

Pat Perez +10000

Sebastian Munoz +12500

Francesco Molinari +12500

Joel Dahmen +12500

Chad Ramey +12500

Joseph Bramlett +12500

Troy Merritt +12500

Stephan Jaeger +12500

Doug Ghim +12500

Martin Laird +12500

Garrick Higgo +12500

Scott Piercy +12500

Lanto Griffin +12500

Kyoung-Hoon Lee +12500

Hayden Buckley +15000

Matt Kuchar +15000

Ryan Moore +15000

Chez Reavie +15000

Nick Watney +15000

Scott Stallings +15000

Dylan Frittelli +15000

Charles Howell III +15000

Matt Jones +15000

Tom Hoge +15000

Roger Sloan +15000

Brendan Steele +15000

Cameron Young +15000

Zach Johnson +15000

Denny McCarthy +15000

Seth Reeves +15000

Adam Schenk +15000

Brandt Snedeker +15000

Hudson Swafford +15000

Peter Malnati +15000

Chesson Hadley +15000

Brendon Todd +15000

Keith Mitchell +15000

Russell Knox +15000

Matthew Nesmith +15000

Trey Mullinax +15000

Doc Redman +15000

Nate Lashley +17500

Harry Higgs +20000

Andrew Putnam +20000

Aaron Rai +20000

Matt Wallace +20000

Rory Sabbatini +20000

Kevin Tway +20000

Andrew Landry +20000

Sepp Straka +20000

Brian Stuard +20000

Nick Taylor +20000

Bronson Burgoon +20000

James Hahn +20000

JT Poston +20000

Hank Lebioda +20000

Sam Ryder +20000

Mark Hubbard +20000

Greyson Sigg +20000

Robert Streb +25000

Jimmy Walker +25000

Wyndham Clark +25000

Graeme McDowell +25000

Brandon Hagy +25000

Kyle Stanley +25000

Michael Thompson +25000

Anirban Lahiri +25000

Adam Svensson +25000

Davis Riley +25000

Brice Garnett +25000

Adam Long +25000

Richy Werenski +30000

Kevin Chappell +30000

Kevin Yu +30000

Camilo Villegas +30000

Jim Herman +30000

Sung Kang +30000

Tyler McCumber +30000

Harry Hall +30000

William McGirt +35000

Brian Gay +40000

Bill Haas +50000

Seung-Yul Noh +50000

JJ Spaun +50000

Kelly Kraft +50000

Curtis Thompson +50000

Jonas Blixt +50000

Martin Trainer +50000

Jesse Mueller +50000

Kyle Westmoreland +75000