SHRINERS CHILDREN'S OPEN

Site: Las Vegas.

Course: TPC Summerlin. Yardage: 7,255. Par: 71.

Prize money: $7 million. Winner's share: $1.26 million.

Television: Thursday-Sunday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Tom Kim.

FedEx Cup champion: Scottie Scheffler.

Last week: Matt McCarty won the Black Desert Championship.

Notes: Matt McCarty is in the field coming off his first PGA Tour win last week in Utah. He says he always tried to Monday qualify for Las Vegas. ... Henrik Norlander finished in the top 10 last week to earn a spot in the field. He moved up 12 spots in the FedEx Cup to No. 119. ... Tom Kim has two of his three PGA Tour victories in Las Vegas and is going for his third straight win at the Shriners Children's Open. The last player to win the same tournament three straight times was Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic from 2009 through 2011. ... The field has six players from the top 50 in the world ranking. ... Former British Amateur champion Christo Lamprecht received a sponsor exemption. He gave up his spot in the U.S. Open this year to turn pro and play the Korn Ferry Tour. ... Tom Hoge is among eight players in Las Vegas who finished in the top 50 in the FedEx Cup this year.

Next week: Zozo Championship.

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