The Shriners Children's Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Nevada. Founded in 1983, it was played annually in October in Las Vegas. It was held at the TPC Summerlin, west of central Las Vegas at an approximate average elevation of above sea level.

History Known by various titles, it was originally played over five rounds (90 holes) over several other courses. When created in 1983, it had the highest purse on tour at $750,000. Tiger Woods recorded his first PGA Tour victory at Las Vegas in October 1996, in a playoff over 1993 champion Davis Love III. The format was changed to 72 holes in 2004.

In 2007 the tournament announced that the Shriners Hospitals for Children would take over the operations of the tournament and that the Las Vegas Founders, a volunteer group, would no longer be involved with the event. Shriners Hospital to back PGA tourney in Las Vegas The following year Fry's Electronics, chief presenting sponsor in 2006 and 2007, ended their association with the event, choosing to concentrate on a second tournament in Arizona that it was already sponsoring. Entertainer Justin Timberlake was the host of the tournament for five years, 2008 through 2012. Timberlake, an avid golfer who plays to a 6 handicap, played in the celebrity pro-am and hosted a benefit concert during the week of the tournament.

The inaugural tournament in 1983 had a then-record official purse of $750,000 and Fuzzy Zoeller took the $135,000 winner's share at Las Vegas Country Club in mid-September. In 1984, it became the first PGA Tour event in history to offer a purse exceeding a million dollars: champion Denis Watson won $162,000 from a prize pool of $1,122,500. The tourney moved to late March in 1985, to early May in 1986, then to mid-October in 1990. A tradition at the tournament is presenting the trophy to the champion while two showgirls are a part of the pomp and circumstance.

In its history, the Las Vegas event has been hosted by numerous courses before settling at its current venue, TPC Summerlin. Past venues include TPC at the Canyons (now TPC Las Vegas), Bear's Best Golf Club, Southern Highlands Golf Club, Desert Inn Country Club (now the Wynn Golf & Country Club), Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas Hilton Country Club (now Las Vegas National Golf Club), Sunrise Golf Club, Spanish Trail Golf & Country Club, Showboat Country Club (now Wildhorse Golf Club), Dunes Country Club and Stallion Mountain Golf Club. Several of these courses are no longer operational.

Four players won multiple titles in Las Vegas. Jim Furyk won three times, in 1995, 1998 and 1999. Kevin Na won twice, in 2011 and 2019. Martin Laird won in 2009 and 2020, and Tom Kim won in 2022 and 2023.

In the 2010 tournament, Jonathan Byrd made a hole in one on the fourth hole of a three-man sudden-death playoff to win.

The 2024 event proved to be the final edition of the Shriners Children's Open, with Shriners Hospitals for Children not renewing their contract for 2025.

Course layout

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Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse($)Winner'sshare ($)Ref.Shriners Children's Open 2024 J. T. Poston 262 −22 1 stroke Doug Ghim 7,000,000 1,260,000 2023 Tom Kim (2) 264 −20 1 stroke Adam Hadwin 8,400,000 1,512,000 2022 Tom Kim 260 −24 3 strokes Patrick Cantlay Matthew NeSmith 8,000,000 1,440,000 2021 Im Sung-jae 260 −24 4 strokes Matthew Wolff 7,000,000 1,260,000 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 2020 Martin Laird (2) 261 −23 Playoff Austin Cook Matthew Wolff 7,000,000 1,260,000 2019 Kevin Na (2) 261 −23 Playoff Patrick Cantlay 7,000,000 1,260,000 2018 Bryson DeChambeau 263 −21 1 stroke Patrick Cantlay 7,000,000 1,260,000 2017 Patrick Cantlay 275 −9 Playoff Alex Čejka Kim Meen-whee 6,800,000 1,224,000 2016 Rod Pampling 264 −20 2 strokes Brooks Koepka 6,600,000 1,188,000 2015 Smylie Kaufman 268 −16 1 stroke Jason Bohn Alex Čejka Patton Kizzire Kevin Na Brett Stegmaier Cameron Tringale 6,400,000 1,152,000 2014 Ben Martin 264 −20 2 strokes Kevin Streelman 6,200,000 1,116,000 2013 Webb Simpson 260 −24 6 strokes Jason Bohn Ryo Ishikawa 6,000,000 1,080,000 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 2012 Ryan Moore 260 −24 1 stroke Brendon de Jonge 4,500,000 810,000 2011 Kevin Na 261 −23 2 strokes Nick Watney 4,400,000 792,000 2010 Jonathan Byrd 263 −21 Playoff Martin Laird Cameron Percy 4,300,000 774,000 2009 Martin Laird 265 −19 Playoff Chad Campbell George McNeill 4,200,000 756,000 2008 Marc Turnesa 263 −25 1 stroke Matt Kuchar 4,100,000 738,000 Frys.com Open 2007 George McNeill 264 −24 4 strokes D. J. Trahan 4,000,000 720,000 2006 Troy Matteson 265 −23 1 stroke Daniel Chopra Ben Crane 4,000,000 720,000 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas 2005 Wes Short Jr. 266 −21 Playoff Jim Furyk 4,000,000 720,000 2004 Andre Stolz 266 −21 1 stroke Harrison Frazar Tom Lehman Tag Ridings 4,000,000 720,000 Las Vegas Invitational 2003 Stuart Appleby 328 −31 Playoff Scott McCarron 4,000,000 720,000 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas 2002 Phil Tataurangi 330 −29 1 stroke Stuart Appleby Jeff Sluman 5,000,000 900,000 2001 Bob Estes 329 −30 1 stroke Tom Lehman Rory Sabbatini 4,500,000 810,000 2000 Billy Andrade 332 −28 1 stroke Phil Mickelson 4,250,000 765,000 Las Vegas Invitational 1999 Jim Furyk (3) 331 −29 1 stroke Jonathan Kaye 2,500,000 450,000 1998 Jim Furyk (2) 335 −25 1 stroke Mark Calcavecchia 2,000,000 360,000 1997 Bill Glasson 340 −20 1 stroke David Edwards Billy Mayfair 1,800,000 324,000 1996 Tiger Woods 332 −27 Playoff Davis Love III 1,650,000 297,000 1995 Jim Furyk 331 −28 1 stroke Billy Mayfair 1,500,000 270,000 1994 Bruce Lietzke 332 −28 1 stroke Robert Gamez 1,500,000 270,000 1993 Davis Love III 331 −29 8 strokes Craig Stadler 1,400,000 252,000 1992 John Cook 334 −26 2 strokes David Frost 1,300,000 234,000 1991 Andrew Magee 329 −31 Playoff D. A. Weibring 1,500,000 270,000 1990 Bob Tway 334 −26 Playoff John Cook 1,300,000 234,000 1989 Scott Hoch 336 −24 Playoff Robert Wrenn 1,250,000 225,000 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational 1988 Gary Koch 274 −14 1 stroke Peter Jacobsen Mark O'Meara 1,388,889 250,000 1987 Paul Azinger 271 −17 1 stroke Hal Sutton 1,250,000 225,000 1986 Greg Norman 333 −27 7 strokes Dan Pohl 1,150,000 207,000 1985 Curtis Strange 338 −17 1 stroke Mike Smith 950,000 171,000 1984 Denis Watson 341 −15 1 stroke Andy Bean 900,000 162,000 Panasonic Las Vegas Pro-Celebrity Classic 1983 Fuzzy Zoeller 340 −18 4 strokes Rex Caldwell 750,000 135,000 Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Sources:

Tournament record scores Five round tournament The first 21 events (1983–2003) were scheduled for 90 holes. Aggregate 328 Scott McCarron (2003) 328 Stuart Appleby (2003) To-par −31 Andrew Magee (1991) −31 D. A. Weibring (1991) −31 Scott McCarron (2003) −31 Stuart Appleby (2003)

Four round tournament The event switched to a 72-hole format in 2004. Aggregate 260 Ryan Moore (2012) 260 Webb Simpson (2013) To-par −25 Marc Turnesa (2008)

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External links Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site