The PGA Tour's Fall Series continues with this week's Shriners Children's Open and headlining the field are two of the brightest young stars in golf: Ludvig Aberg and Tom Kim.
And while Kim is the defending champion here at TPC Summerlin, all eyes will be on Aberg as he continues the hunt for his first Tour win after losing in a five-man playoff last week.
We break down the favorites and more in our Shriners Children's Open betting preview below, including golf odds, free golf picks, and more.
Odds to win 2023 Shriners Children's Open
| Golfer |  |
 |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Kim | +1,100 | +1,200 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +1,200 | +1,200 |
| Si Woo Kim | +2,200 | +2,200 |
| Cam Davis | +2,200 | +2,200 |
| J.T. Poston | +2,500 | +3,000 |
| Adam Schenk | +3,500 | +3,000 |
| Vincent Norrman | +3,500 | +3,500 |
| Tom Hoge | +3,500 | +3,300 |
| J.J. Spaun | +3,500 | +3,000 |
| Eric Cole | +3,500 | +3,500 |
| Beau Hossler | +3,500 | +3,500 |
| Andrew Putnam | +3,500 | +3,500 |
| Adam Hadwin | +3,500 | +4,000 |
Odds as of Oct. 10, 2023.
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Shriners Children's Open picks and predictions
Si Woo Kim Top 20 (+125)
Si Woo Kim hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since the FedEx Cup Playoffs, but a gold medal performance at the Asian Games with Sungjae Im may be the perfect launching pad for a great start.
On top of that, he’s enjoyed some success here at TPC Summerlin with four Top 25s in six career starts, including T8 finishes in 2021 and 2023.
Over the last six months, he ranks second in the field in strokes gained tee to green and sits 11th overall. And while his putting numbers are just fair over that stretch, he’s gained strokes on the greens in four of his last five starts at this venue including a +9.72 true strokes gained putting performance in 2019 (T15 finish).
The field is once again super light and given Kim’s talent and resume here at the Shriners, I expect him to rise above.
Pick: Si Woo Kim Top 20 (+125 at Unibet)
Ben Griffin over Patrick Rodgers (-107)
There’s simply no reason not to ride the hot hand with Ben Griffin considering he all but won the Sanderson Farms last week.
After the runner-up finish in Mississippi, Griffin finds himself on a nice little run of four Top-25 finishes in his last six starts and he’s 3-0-1 against Patrick Rodgers in their combined starts over that stretch.
Aside from off the tee, Griffin has Rodgers beat in every major strokes gained category over the last three months. Rodgers also hasn’t teed it up since the BMW and his last four have rendered two T37s, a T52, and a missed cut.
Here at TPC Summerlin, Griffin finished T60 in his debut last year but Rodgers hasn’t fared much better with just one Top 20 and five missed cuts in eight career starts (T28 last year).
Griffin is far sharper and with course history being mostly a wash, all signs point to him being the better of the two this week.
Pick: Ben Griffin over Patrick Rodgers (-107 at Pinnacle)
Shriners Children's Open field and favorites
Between his first pro win at the Omega European Masters a few weeks back, a strong showing for Team Europe in his Ryder Cup debut, and the undeniable talent he possesses, Ludvid Aberg (+1,200) has been the story in golf for a couple of months now and that will be the case again this week.
His excellent play continued last week with a second-place finish at the Sanderson Farms Championship and he's back in the field looking to notch his first PGA Tour win — the inevitable next step in his young career.
That puts him atop the odds board alongside defending champion Tom Kim (+1,100), who's been playing well in his own right. He enters the week on a run of seven straight finishes of T24, including a T6 on the DP World Tour last time out.
Cam Davis sits third on the board at +2,200. He finished third at the Fortinet Championship a couple of weeks back and has racked up four Top 10s in his last five starts dating back to the 3M Open in July.
Si Woo Kim is fourth on the board at 25/1, with Eric Cole rounding out the Top 5 at 30/1 at bet365. 2019 winner Martin Laird is in the field and can be had at 90/1.
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Shriners Children's Open recent winners and odds history
Let's take a look at some recent Shriners Children's Open winners and their closing odds to win:
| Year | Golfer | Closing odds |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tom Kim | +2,500 |
| 2021 | Sungjae Im | +3,000 |
| 2020 | Martin Laird | +20,000 |
| 2019 | Kevin Na | +6,000 |
| 2018 | Bryson DeChambeau | +1,400 |
| 2017 | Patrick Cantlay | +1,500 |
| 2016 | Rod Pampling | N/A |
| 2015 | Smylie Kaufman | N/A |
Odds courtesy of GolfOdds.
