A field of 138 players will tee it up this week at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, the sixth of eight 2017-18 fall tournaments.
It’s one of three remaining tournaments in the wrap-around portion of the season, where struggling veterans and young up and comers can score some cash and FedExCup points before the big guns return in January.
As we do each week, here’s a look at the field in Vegas, by the numbers.
FEDEXCUP TOP 30
Eight of the top 30 in the current FedExCup standings are in this week’s field.
- Tony Finau (5)
- Chesson Hadley (6)
- Ryan Armour (9)
- Nick Taylor (24)
- Luke List (25)
- Anirban Lahiri (26)
- Whee Kim (27)
- Scott Brown (29)
WORLD TOP 50
Five players in the top 50 of the Official World Rankings.
- Charley Hoffman (24)
- Kevin Chappell (30)
- Webb Simpson (37)
- Tony Finau (41)
- Gary Woodland (50)
2017 PRESIDENTS CUP PARTICIPANTS
Five participants of the recent Presidents Cup will be teeing it up. Three players, and *two assistant captains.
- Kevin Chappell (USA)
- Charley Hoffman (USA)
- Anirban Lahiri (INTL)
- Ernie Els (INTL*)
- Geoff Ogilvy (INTL*)
EAST LAKE PERFORMERS
Six players who advanced to the 2017 TOUR Championship are in this week’s field.
- Webb Simpson
- Tony Finau
- Charley Hoffman
- Kevin Chappell
- Gary Woodland
- Patrick Cantlay
FORMER VEGAS WINNERS
Eight past winners of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in the field this week.
- Rod Pampling (2016)
- Smylie Kaufman (2015)
- Ben Martin (2014)
- Webb Simpson (2013)
- Ryan Moore (2012)
- Kevin Na (2011)
- Jonathan Byrd (2010)
- Martin Laird (2009)
MAJOR CHAMPIONS
There are eight major championship winners totaling 16 major wins.
- Ernie Els (4)
- Vijay Singh (3)
- Retief Goosen (2)
- Bubba Watson (2)
- Graeme McDowell (1)
- Lucas Glover (1)
- Geoff Ogilvy (1)
- Webb Simpson (1)
SIX-PLUS PGA TOUR WINS
There are eight players with at least six career PGA Tour wins.
- Vijay Singh (34)
- Ernie Els (19)
- Bubba Watson (9)
- Geoff Ogilvy (8)
- Retief Goosen (7)
- Hunter Mahan (6)
- Rory Sabbatini (6)
- Jimmy Walker (6)
- Jimmy Walker (1)
2017 SHRINERS OPEN FIELD
Sorted By World Rank
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