Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

TPC Summerlin
Las Vegas, NV
Par 71, 7,255 yards
4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s.
144 runners, top 70 make the cut.
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TPC Summerlin lies in the Northwest suburbs of Las Vegas and is a classic resort course. We have lots of history on this course and what we know is that scores are going to be low. The average winning score is -22.5 and the average cut line is -2.5. Major stats that stick out to me are total driving, greens in regulation, strokes gained tee to green, and strokes gained putting. You can play DFS golf on sites like DraftKings, so sign up here.

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Locals

Scott Piercy, Kevin Na, Alex Prugh, Charley Hoffman, and Ryan Moore all live in Las Vegas. Chad Campbell, Derek Ernst, Ed Fryatt, Andres Gonzales, Charley Hoffman, and Ryan Moore attended UNLV.

Horses for Courses

Jason Bohn, 18, 2, 8, 49, 14
Russell Knox, 3, 30, 13
Martin Laird 18, cut, 40, 2, 1, 47
Spencer Levin 10, 53, 5, 4, 54
George McNeill 33, 62, 36, 76, 14, 2, 15, 1
Webb Simpson 4, 1, 4, cut
Kevin Streelman 2, 22, 16, 14, 43
Nick Watney 16, 48, 10, 2, 6, cut, 36, 59, cut, 6

Weather

Looks absolutely perfect. Wind 3-5mph Thursday and Friday, highs around 79, sunny.

Gophers

Rickie Fowler 12.2k – The clear favorite this week. Played here in 2010 and 2009 and got 22nd and 9th. Hot form with 12, 4, 1, cut, 30, 10, 2. Usually I’m off Rickie, but not this week. I wonder what his ownership will be.

Koepka 10.9k – A poor Sunday kept him from a nice finish last week. Was still popular. I like him again this week. 4th here last year. Great stats, lots of par breakers.

Na 10.4k – Las Vegas local. Probably going to be a bit motivated after punting the Frys playoffs by hitting a driver off the deck and hooking it behind a tree. This course looks good for him and he has good history here. He withdrew last year before the event and was cut the year before. 22, 1, 45, 15, 19, and 24 before that. Nice form, 2, 16, 10, 60, 20, cut, 15.

Grillo 10.2k – Holy smokes remember last week when we thought he was expensive at 8.8k? Then he won. Now he’s once again $200 cheaper than Na, but they’re both way more expensive. I like Grillo a lot this week, but man that is expensive and I worry about him keeping his head in the game this weekend. His buddies from Argentina all looked ready to party after he won that playoff Sunday night and now they head to Vegas. Is he more likely to be on the leaderboard or at a strip club come Saturday morning?

Snedeker 10.1k – I don’t dislike him, but I like his neighbors more. Nice GPP play.

Moore 10k – Priced way up due to course history and his localness. Cut, 9, 1, cut, 7, 24, 54, 85, and 16 here. Fine form, 10, 28, cut, cut, 10, 27, 42. I feel like he’s going to be popular. Stats don’t look as good as you might think for the course, so I’m off him this week.

Under 10k

Jimmy Walker 9.9k – Jimmy’s back in our lives and he’s almost 10k. He tortured us this summer with a bunch of bad performances. He actually showed up for the Tour Championship and BMW Championship, 18th and 32nd, although the 18th is out of 30 and the 32nd is out of 70… 4, 12, and 10 here last 3 years, but Jimmy 1.0 went cut, cut, cut before that. I think I might fall for the trap again this week. He does better on the West coast and should be under-owned.

Tony Finau 9.8k – Should be popular. I don’t think people are going to be jumping on Walker or Piercy. Not the course for him, but he can do well if he keeps it out of the desert like he did last year, finishing 7th. 32, 47, cut, 16, 10, 39, and 22 is his form.

Piercy 9.7k – Nice course history, 7, cut, 6, 10, 28, 14, cut, 44, and 48. Decent form too with 27, 25, 3, cut, 62, 48, and 79. His stats are bad, though, so I can’t touch him at 9.7k.

Bohn 9.5k – Should be popular too. I like him. Nice history and form. 18, 2, 8, 49, and 14 here. 3, 64, cut, 9, 37, and 4 is form.

Simpson 9.4k – Too expensive. Impressive history, though, 4, 1, 4, and cut.

Hoffman 9.3k – Also expensive. Funny, typical Charlie history has me using him in GPPs only. Cut, 4, cut, 40, cut, 6, 15, cut, 5.

Rodgers 9.2k – No.

Steele 9.1k – Yes! Almost went wire to wire last week on a similar course. 33, 57, 13, and 16 here, 17, 13, 44, cut, 12, 7, and 30 is form.

Mahan 8.9k – Nah, I like his neighbors better.

Bradley 8.8k – I’m on him. Has never played here and hasn’t played golf in a while. Stats match up with this course.

Knox 8.7k – He’s better than Bradley and cheaper. 3rd, 30th, and 13 here. Stats line up. Cut last week is concerning.

Watney 8.6k – No.

Todd 8.5k – Yup. If you can’t get to Knox or Bradley, I like Todd too. His kind of course. 12th and cut here. 26, 23, 44, 24, cut, cut, and 61 lately. Was smashing it off the tee last week.

Stroud 8.4k – No

CHiII 8.3k – Nice history here, 18, 5, cut, 18, 54, 10, cut, cut, 5. Fine form, 17, 56, 58, 31, 65, 11. I’d rather have Will Wilcox.

Will Wilcox 8.2k – Nice stats. 10th last week after returning from smashing his knee with a car door. First try here. DFS hero.

Palmer 8.1k – Likely to drink too much beer at least one night before golfing. I love him if he can keep it together, but I’m scared of him in cash. Cut, 46, 8, cut, cut, cut, and 12th here. Cut last week.

Kisner 8.1k – Interesting play. Poor form here, 56, cut, cut, and 29. Ok recent form, 28, 41, 12, 20, cut, and 37. Nifty GPP play imo.

Henley 8.1k – Not the best play, but not bad either. Cut here only try, below average form.

Dufner 8k – I’d rather have Summerhays, but they’re close. Dufner hasn’t done anything in a while.

Summerhays 8k – 54, 23, 36, and cut here. 32, 41, 9, 6, 43, cut, and 11 lately. Not that exciting to me.

Streelman 7.9k – No. Nice history here, though (2, 22, 16, 14, 43).

DeLaet 7.9k – I like him more than Summerhays and Dufner and Henley. Nice stats. Cut and 18th here. 32nd last week after a long time off. Should be motivated.

Laird 7.8k – 18, cut, 40, 2, 1, and 47th here. Poor form, though; 64, cut, cut, 59, cut, cut, cut… I’m off him.

Patton Kizzire 7.6k – Web.com tour breakout player of the year last season. Said at start of the year he wanted to win money list and he did. 29 years old. 1st in putting and par breakers, 8th in GIR, and solid in total driving on web.com tour. Sat out Frys to get married.

Blixt 7.5k – No.

Chappell 7.5k – I like him. Poor results here with a cut and 40 in 2012 and 11, he’s better now, though. Cut, 23, 12, 24, 43, 18, and cut lately.

Martin 7.5k – Interesting to me. May be popular. Won last year. Cut in 13 and 11. Rough form, cut, 68, 25, 68, 10, cut, and 57.

Guys I like under 7.5k

Hudson Swafford 7.4k – 18 and 30th here. 17th last week. Nice stats for the course.

William McGirt 7.1k – 38, 28, cut, and 16 here. 30, 48, 12, cut, 14, 63, and 34. Fits the course.

Jamie Lovemark 7k – Bad stats (110th GIR, 154th SG:P) made up by recent form. 48, 35, 2, 6, 26, cut, 11, 18. First time playing here. Popular?

Kyle Stanley 7k – Cut, cut, 10, 27. 5, cut, 7, 16, 9, 51, 56 is pretty strong recent form for 7k.

George McNeill 6.9k – Excellent stats for the course. 82nd GIR, 47th SG:T2G, 50th SG:P. Course horse; 33, 62, 36, 76, 14, 2, 15, 1 here. cut, 13, cut, 30, 31, cut, and 30 is form.

Ollie Schniederjans 6.8k – 48th last week after a bunch of cuts. Popular. 1st try here. Playing on sponsor exemption.

Cameron Smith 6.8k – Disappointing cut last week. Will be less popular this week. Nice stats.

Pat Perez 6.6k – GPP only. 2 straight cuts and 3 straight here. Should be able to do well here, it’s been since 2010, though.

Boo Weekley 6.3k – Cut and a 29th here. 71st, 56th, cut, cut, and 27th is his form.

Shawn Stefani 6k – Drops 1,100 after missing the cut last week. Cut here last year in only try. Cut, 59, 65, 39, cut, 52 is form. GPP only at this point, but he has the tools to top 10 here.

Martin Piller 5.5k – Cut here in 2011. 81, 30, cut, cut, cut, cut, 3, 1, 57. Stats look good, though. He’s 5.5k.