2022 Shriners Children’s Open Round 3 PrizePicks Plays: Tom Kim, Max Homa Among 5 Saturday Picks
Pictured: Tom Kim. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images).
Mito Pereira is in first place and holds a one-stroke lead (12-under) following the second round of the Shriners Children's Open.
Now, we look forward to Saturday's third round, which features plenty of prop angles to attack on PrizePicks.
Below, I give out my five PrizePicks flex plays for the third round of the 2022 Shriners Children's Open. For those unfamiliar with flex plays in golf, different combinations of overs and unders generate different payouts.
Using the five plays below, getting five-of-five correct registers a 10x payout, four-of-five correct registers a 2x payout and three-of-five correct registers a 0.4x payout.
Shriners Children's Open Round 3 PrizePicks Plays
Max Homa: Round 3 Under 67 Strokes
TPC Summerlin has hosted this tournament annually for the past 25 years. This course is a par-71, 7,255-yard track that was designed by Bobby Weed.
Looking at the previous winners of this tournament, strong iron play is the biggest predictor of success, specifically finishing high in SG: Tee-to-Green and SG: Approach-the-Green. We are going to be backing a few golfers on Saturday, starting with Max Homa.
Entering the third round, Homa is T9 at 8-under. He has shot a 67 in each of the first two rounds and we expect the same (or better) over the weekend.
Now a star of the sport, Homa has developed into one of the strongest iron players on TOUR. Last season, he finished 24th in SG: Tee-to-Green and 36th in SG: Approach-the-Green.
This season, he ranks first in SG: Tee-to-Green and 25th in SG: Approach-the-Green. Homa's excellent iron play has directly led to some incredible results.
Over his past 19 tournaments, Homa has made the cut 18 times with 12 top-20 finishes and a pair of wins (Wells Fargo Championship and Fortinet Championship).
I would not play this total lower than 67.
Tom Kim: Round 3 Under 67 Strokes
The other golfer we are backing is Tom Kim. One of golf's most electrifying young stars, Kim will look to continue his excellent play.
Entering Saturday, he is T3 at 10-under. After shooting a 67 or lower in each of the first two rounds, we should expect Kim to continue to excel over the weekend.
Kim's metrics did not qualify for an official ranking last season because he only played in 11 events. However, his iron play was phenomenal and, if he qualified, he would have ranked 26th in SG: Tee-to-Green and SG: Approach-the-Green.
Prior to his stellar performance at the Presidents Cup, Kim ended last season in tremendous form as he made eight straight cuts with five top-25 finishes and one win (Wyndham Championship). On the brink of superstardom, look for the 20-year-old to be at the top of leaderboards numerous times this season.
I would play this number down to 66.5.
Sungjae Im: Round 3 Over 10 Fairways Hit
We are also going to be backing a few golfers off the tee box, starting with Sungjae Im. Entering the third round, he is T17 at 7-under.
The defending champion of this course, Im has hit at least 10 fairways in three of his past six rounds at TPC Summerlin. While he has failed to hit 10 in each of the first two rounds this year, we should expect positive regression from an excellent driver.
On TOUR last season, Im finished eighth in SG: Off-the-Tee and 27th in Driving Accuracy. This total is set at 10 for a reason and I agree with the books that positive regression is looming for one of the TOUR's best drivers and the defending champion of this track.
I would not play this total above 10.
Si Woo Kim: Round 3 Over 10 Fairways Hit
The other golfer we are backing off the tee box on Saturday is Si Woo Kim. Tied with Tom Kim in third place at 10-under, Kim has been dominating the course with his excellent driving and iron play.
Kim has hit at least 10 fairways in three of his past four rounds at TPC Summerlin, a trend I expect to continue over the weekend. On TOUR last season, he finished 44th in SG: Off-the-Tee and 42nd in Driving Accuracy.
This is a course where Kim should feel comfortable because of his prior success. Prior to this week, he had made four of five cuts at TPC Summerlin with three top-25 finishes, including his eighth-place finish in 2020.
I would play this number up to 10.5.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout: Round 3 Under 9.5 Fairways Hit
In the last play of this stack, we are going to fade Christiaan Bezuidenhout off the tee box. Entering Saturday, Bezuidenhout is T17 at 7-under.
While his iron play has been awesome, his driver and putter have struggled through the first two rounds as he ranks 51st in SG: Putting, 47th in SG: Off-the-Tee and 45th in Driving Accuracy.
Bezuidenhout hit nine fairways in the first round and 11 in the second. I expect the weekend to go more like Thursday's first round. The driver was Bezuidenhout's worst club last season as he finished 119th in SG: Off-the-Tee.
That poor driving continued into this season as he ranks 89th in the same metric entering this week.
I would not play this total lower than 9.5.
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