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While the primary objective to PGA TOUR Pick ‘Em Live is to win real money, it’s still virtuous to test your patience and establish guidelines from which to learn. Otherwise, the only activity in which you’re participating is a dart-throwing contest with your eyes closed. Scores will be whizzing all over the board at the Shriners Children’s Open. It’s not the Barracuda Championship, which uses Modified Stableford scoring that turns over a leaderboard more than any other format, but TPC Summerlin will host a 144-man shootout during which truly anything is possible, or at least as closely to that hyperbole as it gets in golf. As Rob notes in his analysis for his R1 Leader below, two of the three par 5s are located on the inward side of TPC Summerlin. Overall par is 35-36—71, so the side of the draw that closes on 18 stands a better chance of slingshotting around guys on the opposite side in real time. So, there’s that, too. Most of all, since only five gamers cash, have fun. When you do, you can’t lose and crashing the top five is a bonus. Register for PGA TOUR Pick ‘Em Live here and monitor Rob’s and Glass’ progress as Influencers. For a broader explanation of the format and FAQs, click here. TOURNAMENT TO WIN Glass … Adam Svensson (+10000) Jumped in on Sepp Straka at +800 last Sunday and rode him until he bucked me off. There’s always time to reevaluate this selection, so take a chance. My chance is going with the Canadian birdie machine. Only two players made more birdies last season and he sat T26 with just over four per round. Short track will help but he hits plenty of fairways and GIR to factor. And if he doesn’t, I’ll find somebody who does! Rob … Harry Hall (+20000) I know, I know, but the flexibility to change the pick at pretty much any time strips away the absurdity that it presents. So does the fact that shootouts can be indiscriminate. There’s nothing analytical about it, either. He’s a UNLV product who finished T8 in his tournament debut (as a non-member) a year ago. You also know the story of how he had just popped the question, so he was newly engaged at the time. With nothing but great vibes in Vegas, he’s the ideal swing for the fence on the first pitch. And hey, it’s not like he hasn’t connected before. He picked off a pair of wins on the Korn Ferry Tour in the last 16 months. The feels and knowhow of winning are the same no matter the circuit. TOP 10 Glass … Adam Hadwin (+500) Another Canadian! Another Adam! Please read Horses for Courses for his impressive numbers at TPC Summerlin. The window for the Top 10 doesn’t open as frequently as I would hope, and with a busy weekend on tap, I’m going to lean to the chalkier side of the tracks. Rob … Emiliano Grillo (+400) Since I continue to find myself browsing in the vicinity of this value when the window is open on weekends, I’ll open in the same aisle in case I can’t get back to it. The Argentine has been outstanding since reversing his form on the greens. It yielded a pair of T2s late last season and a T5 last week in Mississippi. Since he’s No. 6 in my Power Rankings for the Shriners, I’m putting my coins with my keyboard is. TOP 20 Rob … Rickie Fowler (+210) I laid out the classic combination of factors for why he’ll have a good week in Draws and Fades. I’ve spread my shares for him across numerous considerations this week. This bet is the optimal spot to turn him loose in PGA TOUR Pick ‘Em Live. Glass … Scott Piercy (+420) Hoping to set it and forget as the Las Vegas resident knows this place as well as anyone, and the results have followed. Of his 12 starts, he’s cashed T32 or better in 10 of them. I’m willing to roll the dice here especially after closing with 67 last week for T19. Keep rollin’! ROUND 1 LEADER Glass … John Huh (+8000) First 3-ball off tee No. 10, so let’s go! Posted 63 to open on debut in 2012 and went one better with 62 in 2016. Hasn’t posted a round in the 60s in six rounds this season, but I’m hoping he remembers the form he had when he posted 61 to open the Wyndham Championship in August! Rob … Robby Shelton (+6000) Not that Glass was targeting a guy opening on the back side of TPC Summerlin where two of the three par 5s are located, but I dig the angle for the sole purpose of the positive juices that can start flowing early. Shelton goes off No. 1 in the penultimate threesome of the morning wave, so it’s probably going to backfire, but I love the fit. He’s one of my Sleepers in part because in two appearances at the Shriners, he’s scored 69-68-67-68-67-67-68-69. And while only two tournaments are complete this season, he cashed in both. Considering that he was the only multiple winner on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022, I’ll consider the absence of a opening slide (to which guys like Justin Suh and Carl Yuan have not been immune) as a plus. 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Hoatong Li could become the first local winner on the PGA TOUR’s Asia swing after an impressive opening to the World Golf Championships–HSBC Champions in China. The 24-year-old Chinese star – who will make his Presidents Cup debut in December for the International team – fired an 8-under 64 at Sheshan International Golf Club to lead by one over Frenchman Victor Perez. Since the PGA TOUR began playing official events in Asia in 2009, a native of the host country has yet to find their way to the winner’s circle. This season has seen the streak under threat with Byeong An going close (T6) in Korea at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. Hideki Matsuyama (second) was closer still in Japan at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Now Li – a two-time winner on the European Tour – has set himself up with a great chance. “Today is a pretty good start and good beginning,â€� Li said. “Obviously it would be great joy for Chinese golfers and Chinese golf fans to have a Chinese player winning a WGC-HSBC Champions here in China, but for the next three days, anything could happen. “So I don’t want to think too much about it. I just want to focus and concentrate on the upcoming three days because anything can happen. I just want to do a good job to keep this momentum going for the next three days.â€� Li had missed four of his last seven cuts around the world leading into the event, but said a return to his old clubs sparked a turnaround. He was pleasantly surprised. “I didn’t feel good with my new irons, and I actually had to change back to my old clubs this week to feel more comfortable in my own swing and putting,â€� he explained. “I switched back to the round grip and find the rhythm a lot … totally changed my swing feeling.â€� Li was a clear crowd favorite on Thursday despite playing in a group with the always popular Phil Mickelson. Mickelson also draws a crowd in China and has been doing so for years. In fact, a decade ago he posed for a photo with Li who was 14 at the time as an up-and-coming junior.

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Tiger is still trying to find his way. Rory admitted he’s at times just going through the motions. Brooks Koepka is hurt. Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson are out of the playoffs. The stars are struggling.

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