The first round of the Shriners Children’s Open kicked off on Thursday from Las Vegas and a player known for his play at the tables, as well as on the course, is leading the way. Tom Hoge has the first-round lead after an 8-under 64, which featured two eagles and no dropped shots.
Hoge is looking to follow up his first career win, which came last season at the AT&T Pebble Beach, with another this week. He’ll carry a one-shot lead into the second round over Si Woo Kim and Maverick McNealy. There are certainly other names lurking just behind them though as defending champion Sungjae Im is just two shots back and young star Tom Kim is also at 6-under. There are 20 players in total within three shots of Hoge’s lead, creating a lot of value going into Friday. Let’s take a look at who stands out to make a move before the second round.