Shriners opts out of PGA Tour’s Vegas event’s title sponsorship just days after J.T. Poston’s win

Shriners has reportedly stepped down as the title sponsor of the PGA Tour's Las Vegas event. The announcement came just a few days after the conclusion of this year's edition.

The most recent Shriners Children's Open concluded last week, with J.T. Poston becoming the latest winner in Las Vegas. He posted a one-shot victory over Doug Ghim to claim his third PGA Tour title.

On Thursday, August 24, ESPN reported that Shriners had withdrawn as sponsors for the PGA Tour's Las Vegas event after 18 years. However, no reason was provided from their side.

"We have enjoyed a tremendous 18 years as the host and title sponsor of the Shriners Children's Open," Bob Roller, the vice president of sports for Shriners, said as per the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "The opportunity to tell our incredible stories of the more than 1.6 million children that have received care from Shriners was, and always is, our primary goal."

The Las Vegas tournament began in 1983 as a five-round event named the Panasonic Las Vegas Pro-Celebrity Classic, with Fuzzy Zoeller emerging as the first winner.

The following year, the tournament's name was changed to the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, and Denis Watson became the winner. This was the first time any PGA Tour event had a purse of $1 million.

Starting in 2004, the event was reduced to 72 holes, and Shriners acquired the title sponsorship in 2008. From 2008 to 2012, the tournament was titled the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, as the popular singer and actor hosted the event. From 2013 to 2020, it was called the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open before being renamed the Shriners Children's Open.

Jim Furyk is the only three-time champion at the PGA Tour's Las Vegas event, with wins in 1995, 1998, and 1999. Kevin Na (2011, 2019), Martin Laird (2009, 2020) and Tom Kim (2022, 2023) have each won twice.

How many players have won the Shriners Children's Open so far? Past winners at the PGA Tour Las Vegas event explored

Here's a look at the winners of the Shriners Children's Open over the years:

2024: J.T. Poston
2023: Tom Kim
2022: Tom Kim
2021: Sung-Jae Im
2020: Martin Laird
2019: Kevin Na
2018: Bryson DeChambeau
2017: Patrick Cantlay
2016: Rod Pampling
2015: Smylie Kaufman
2014: Ben Martin
2013: Webb Simpson
2012: Ryan Moore
2011: Kevin Na
2010: Jonathan Byrd
2009: Martin Laird
2008: Marc Turnesa
2007: George McNeill
2006: Troy Matteson
2005: Wes Short Jr.
2004: Andre Stolz
2003: Stuart Appleby
2002: Phil Tataurangi
2001: Bob Estes
2000: Billy Andrade
1999: Jim Furyk
1998: Jim Furyk
1997: Bill Glasson
1996: Tiger Woods
1995: Jim Furyk
1994: Bruce Lietzke
1993: Davis Love III
1992: John Cook
1991: Andrew Magee
1990: Bob Tway
1989: Scott Hoch
1988: Gary Koch
1987: Paul Azinger
1986: Greg Norman
1985: Curtis Strange
1984: Denis Watson
1983: Fuzzy Zoeller