Tony Finau is a slight favorite to win this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. Finau is listed at +1415, while Webb Simpson and Patrick Cantlay are the co-second choices at odds of +2050. It is a wide open field, as ten players are listed at odds of less than +3000. We are coming off a 3-2 week at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Let’s look at the matchups and picks for this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Matchup Odds at BookMaker.eu
Tony Finau -123 vs. Webb Simpson
Tony Finau -141 vs. Patrick Cantlay
Webb Simpson -132 vs. Patrick Cantlay
Kevin Na -137 vs. Byeong Hun An
Jamie Lovemark -124 vs. Luke List
Martin Laird -124 vs. Jason Kokrak
Nick Taylor -121 vs. James Hahn
Ryan Armour -134 vs. Ben Martin
Chris Kirk -126 vs. Brandon Hagy
Russell Knox -115 vs. Bronson Burgoon
Chesson Hadley -141 vs. Ryan Moore
Chesson Hadley -120 vs. Anirban Lahiri
Ryan Moore -117 vs. Anirban Lahiri
Kevin Chappell -137 vs. Gary Woodland
Charley Hoffman -135 vs. Gary Woodland
Charley Hoffman -118 vs. Kevin Chappell
Bubba Watson -140 vs. Kevin Streelman
Smylie Kaufman -150 vs. William McGirt
JB Holmes -132 vs. Jimmy Walker
Bryson Dechambeau -138 vs. Scott Piercy
David Lingmerth -124 vs. Scott Brown
Billy Horschel -125 vs. Austin Cook
Harold Varner III -115 vs. Patrick Rodgers
Seamus Power -142 vs. Patton Kizzire
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Matchup Picks
Before we get to the picks there are a few things to consider. Summerlin is a relatively easy course, so birdies will be plentiful. Hitting greens and making putts is critical when scoring is low. Last year’s winner, Rod Pampling, led the field in strokes gained: tee-to-green. That will be one of our key stats to look at this week. You may not think of Las Vegas as being a place where weather can be a factor, but winds are expected to be strong this weekend and that will make distance off the tee more important than normal.
Tony Finau -141 vs. Patrick Cantlay
Finau is long off the tee which could be important on the weekend in the wind and he has played well in the past at Summerlin with two top 20 finishes. He tied for 11th last week so he is in good form. Finau also ranks highly in SG: tee-to-green, as he was 10th last season on the PGA Tour. I think Finau is simply a better all around player than Cantlay, so I will lay the price in this matchup.
Kevin Streelman +110 vs. Bubba Watson
Streelman has five top 25 finishes in this event including a runner-up finish three years ago. He comes in playing well with a tie for 13th at the Safeway and a tie for 10th last week. Bubba has not played this event since 2007. I will take Streelman at plus money in this matchup.
Scott Piercy +108 vs. Bryson Dechambeau
Piercy has six top 25 finishes in his hometown event since 2009. He turns 39 on Monday and I think he can be a surprise contender this weekend and we get him at plus money against DeChambeau.
Charley Hoffman -135 vs. Gary Woodland
Hoffman is the highest ranked player in the field and news came out this week that he is donating his winnings to the victims of the Las Vegas tragedy. This could be one of those destiny plays and it doesn’t hurt that we get a player in Hoffman who is extremely consistent and one who was 27th last year on the PGA Tour in Shots Gained: tee-to-green. I will take Hoffman in this matchup.
Harold Varner III -115 vs. Patrick Rodgers
Varner III ranked 50th on the PGA Tour last season in Shots Gained: tee-to-green, while Rodgers was just 169th. I will take Varner in this matchup.
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