Tom Kim will be out to defend his title when the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open gets underway on Thursday at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. Kim, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, is the back-to-back champion of this event. The 22-year-old is part of a 2024 Shriners Children’s Open field that also includes proven winners like Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland and Webb Simpson. The Shriners Children’s Open first-round tee times begin on Thursday at 9:55 a.m. ET.
According to the latest 2024 Shriners Children’s Open odds, Kim is listed as the 12-1 favorite to repeat. He’s followed by Taylor Pendrith (22-1), Davis Thompson (25-1), and Tom Hoge (28-1) on the PGA odds board. Some notable longshots in the Shriners Children’s Open field include Fowler (70-1), Matt Kuchar (70-1) and Daniel Berger (90-1). Before locking in your 2024 Shriners Children’s Open picks or entering any PGA DFS tournaments on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, the model is up more than $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 13 majors entering the weekend, including the 2024 Masters — its third Masters in a row — and this year’s PGA Championship and U.S. Open. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now with the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open field locked in, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 Shriners Children’s Open predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open: Taylor Pendrith (22-1), one of the top favorites, stumbles this week and barely cracks the top 10. Pendrith has recorded one win and six top-10 finishes in 2024, finishing on top of the leaderboard at the CJ Cup in May. He’s also finished T-14 or better in four of his last five starts on the PGA Tour, but he’s struggled mightily with accuracy off the tee in 2024.
In fact, the 33-year-old enters this week’s event ranked 140th in driving accuracy (56.40%). He also ranks 87th in strokes gained: off the tee (0.064) and 99th in greens in regulation percentage (66.20%). He’s not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open field. See who else to fade here.
Another surprise: Jhonattan Vegas, a massive 50-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday.
In order to score well at TPC Summerlin, players will need to be extremely accurate with their approach shots and few do it better than Vegas. The 40-year-old enters this week’s event ranked second in greens in regulation percentage (72.70%) and 26th in strokes gained: approach to green (0.409). He’s also been extremely effective with a driver in his hands, ranking fifth in total driving (94), seventh in strokes gained: off the tee (0.634) and 11th in driving distance (313.1). Those impressive stats, plus his long odds, make him a strong value pick for your 2024 Shriners Children’s Open bets. See who else to back here.
How to make 2024 Shriners Children’s Open picks
The model is also targeting four other golfers with odds of 33-1 or longer who will make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s picks here.
Who will win the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the Shriners Children’s Open 2024 odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected Shriners Children’s Open leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed 13 golf majors, including the last three Masters and three majors this year.
2024 Shriners Children’s Open odds
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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
Harris English +5000
Michael Thorbjornsen +5500
Andrew Putnam +5500
Erik van Rooyen +6000
Ryan Fox +6000
Chan Kim +6000
Kevin Yu +6000
Sam Stevens +6500
Andrew Novak +6500
Brendon Todd +6500
Ben Silverman +6500
Patton Kizzire +6500
Doug Ghim +7000
Rickie Fowler +7000
Austin Eckroat +7000
Emiliano Grillo +7000
Matt Kuchar +7000
Patrick Fishburn +7000
Adam Svensson +7000
Webb Simpson +7500
Taylor Moore +7500
Justin Lower +7500
Charley Hoffman +8000
Jacob Bridgeman +9000
Nick Hardy +9000
Daniel Berger +9000
Alex Smalley +9000
Nick Taylor +9000
Gary Woodland +10000
Chandler Phillips +10000
Rico Hoey +10000
Chesson Hadley +10000
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