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2021 Shriners Open: Groups to Watch Thursday, Friday

By Tim Letcher

INCHEON CITY, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 08: Adam Scott of Australia and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and the International Team walk to the first tee during the Thursday foursomes matches at The Presidents Cup at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea on October 8, 2015 in Songdo IBD, Incheon City, South Korea (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
INCHEON CITY, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 08: Adam Scott of Australia and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and the International Team walk to the first tee during the Thursday foursomes matches at The Presidents Cup at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea on October 8, 2015 in Songdo IBD, Incheon City, South Korea (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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The PGA Tour is in Las Vegas this week for the 2021 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin. While the field isn’t the best on tour, there are still plenty of players to watch.

As the event gets underway on Thursday, there are some interesting pairings for the first two days of the event. Here are the top five groups to watch on Thursday and Friday.

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Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama, Adam Scott – Hovland is one of the brightest young stars of the game and is looking to take that next step in his progression. Matsuyama finally got over the hump and won a major last season. He always seems to be in contention. Scott selects his events wisely these days, so look for him to play well this week.

Abraham Ancer, Sam Burns, Brooks Koepka – Live Hovland, Ancer is one of the brightest young stars in the game. He finally got that first win and now, the sky is the limit for him. Burns got his second PGA Tour win last week in Mississippi, so he’s coming in hot. Koepka is simply one of the best players in the world who can win any time he tees it up.

Martin Laird, Scottie Scheffler, Webb Simpson – There’s a two-time former winner of this event in the field this week and almost no one would guess that it’s Martin Laird. He won here last year and in 2009. Scheffler is coming off an impressive showing in the Ryder Cup. Simpson is trying to prove that he should have been on the Ryder Cup team.

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Jason Kokrak, Sebastian Munoz, Louis Oosthuizen – Kokrak had a nice season last year and will be looking to build on that. Munoz lacks consistency but when he plays well, he seems to be able to get himself into contention. Oosthuizen had a very nice year last year and hopes to keep trending in that direction.

Harris English, Ryan Palmer, Patrick Reed – English more than held his own at the Ryder Cup. That should only give him confidence moving forward. Palmer, despite being in his late 40s, was really good most of last year. Reed also thinks he should have been on the Ryder cup team and will spend the next two years trying to earn his way onto the 2023 team.

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