Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Power ranking the top 10 at TPC Summerlin

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 17: A Welcome to Las Vegas sign is seen as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prepare for their final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on October 17, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clinton and Trump are scheduled to participate in the final debate on October 19. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 17: A Welcome to Las Vegas sign is seen as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prepare for their final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on October 17, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clinton and Trump are scheduled to participate in the final debate on October 19. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 02: Kevin Na poses with the trophy after his two-stroke victory after the final round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at the TPC Summerlin on October 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 02: Kevin Na poses with the trophy after his two-stroke victory after the final round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at the TPC Summerlin on October 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Home, sweet home. After three consecutive weeks on the road playing on the PGA Tour’s Asian swing, Kevin Na, who is of South Korean descent, returns to his residence in Las Vegas this week.

While he may be tired physically, he’s certainly not tired of TPC Summerlin.

It took years of grinding away, but Na found the winner’s circle for the first time at the 2011 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He also picked up a T2 at this event in 2015 and has made five of seven cuts overall.

Na is great on the greens wherever he goes (11th last season in strokes gained putting), but he can really run the tables at his home event.

"“It helps a lot because you can trust your line and hit your putt, and obviously you have to putt it on line with a good speed, but to know these greens, it’s a lot of help,” Na said after his win in 2011."

Na won for the first time since 2011 when he took the A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier title in July.

He has five top-10s in 2018.He didn’t play his best in Asia, though he did have a T19 at the CIMB Classic. It’s a busy stretch of golf for Na, but he’s used to playing a lot of events.