Are you still thinking about who to bet on for this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open? Well, look no further as we’ve already scoured the internet in search of three credible sources to help you make up your mind. Read on below to see the predictions of our selected experts.
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2016 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Expert Picks and Predictions
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PGATOUR.com
Expert
Prediction
Jonathan Wall
Scott Piercy
Mike McAllister
Ryan Moore
Sean Martin
Tony Finau
Rob Bolton
Ryan Moore
Ben Everill
Ryan Moore
Matt Cochran
Ryan Moore
James Hickey
Tony Finau
As always, PGA TOUR.com asked seven of its experts to predict a winner for this week’s tournament in Las Vegas. More than half, or four to be exact, picked Ryan Moore (+1,000), who is coming off a T23 finish in China, as the last man standing. After all, he heads into this event not just as the hometown hero, but also as a former champion (2012).
Meanwhile, two experts went with a sleeper in the form of Tony Finau (+3,000). He has a pair of top-20 finishes here, so there’s a fair chance that last year’s Puerto Rico Open champion could steal the glory in Sin City and claim just his second career TOUR victory.
CBS Sports
Expert
Prediction
Kyle Porter
Tony Finau
CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter is also going with Tony Finau (+3,000). Other than having previous success at this tourney, the talented, yet underestimated American has a solid shot to emerge on top, or at least thrive, against a relatively weak field of competitors. Finau failed to finish in the top 25 in his first two events (Safeway Open and CIMB Classic) this season, but the third time might be the charm for him.
Golf Week
Expert
Prediction
Jeff Babineau
Ryan Moore
Brentley Romine
Kevin Na
Kevin Casey
Jon Rahm
Mike Glasscott
Ryan Moore
The people over at Golf Week polled four of their experts and two of them both rode the Ryan-Moore wagon. The other two experts, meanwhile, decided to go different routes by choosing Kevin Na (+2,000) and Jon Rahm (+1,800), arguably two of many intriguing sleepers in Vegas.
Na can even be dubbed as a favorite, considering how he started off the new season—seventh at the Safeway Open—and his previous success at this tournament. The Korean veteran boasts six top-25 finishes in 10 starts here, including a T2 a year ago. Na definitely has some unfinished business to take care of.
Rahm, on the other hand, is thirsty for his first-ever PGA Tour win. That could very well happen this week in Las Vegas, where unpredictability is at its finest. Last year’s finish could testify to that, as Smylie Kaufman rallied from seven strokes back to win his maiden Tour title with a final-round 61.
This event was also where a young, up-and-coming Tiger Woods claimed his first career win, so there’s no reason why a very talented golfer like Rahm can’t accomplish the same.
