Caden Fioroni receives sponsor exemption for the PGA Tour’s Shriners Children’s Open

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV men’s golf senior Caden Fioroni has received a sponsorship exemption for the PGA Tour’s Shriners Children’s Open, taking place Oct. 17-20 at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.

“We are excited and grateful for this opportunity. The Shriners Children’s Open has supported local professionals and UNLV golf,” said UNLV head coach Jean-Paul Hebert. “Caden has continued to prove himself at the collegiate level and now he has the chance to compete with some of the best in the world here in Las Vegas.”

Originally from La Jolla, California, Fioroni has posted two top-10 finishes in the first three events of the 2024-25 season. Most recently, the three-time Mountain West all-conference selection finished fifth with a season-low 11-under 205 while also helping UNLV to the team title at SMU’s Trinity Forest Invitational.

Fioroni, a sociology major, has achieved success in both the course and the classroom throughout his career. He is a two-time GCAA All-American Scholar, a three-time Academic All-Mountain West honoree and was named the 2023 MW Golfer of the Year.

At the event, Fioroni will join a field that includes six pros from the Rebel program, including Harry Hall, Garrick Higgo, Charley Hoffman, Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Montgomery and Ryan Moore.

TICKETS: Spectators have the opportunity to purchase tickets and watch their favorite PGA Tour players compete at ShrinersChildrensOpen.com/Tickets.

FORMAT: The Shriners Children’s Open features four 18-hole rounds of stroke play with a cut after the first two rounds. The top 65 players over 36 holes, including ties, qualify for weekend play.

ABOUT THE SHRINER’S CHILDREN’S OPEN
The tournament is the third event of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup in the fall. The Open was founded in 1983 and is held at the beautiful TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, named “one of America’s best golf courses” by Golf Digest magazine. The event attracts some of golf’s biggest names each year – Tiger Woods won his first PGA TOUR victory here in 1996. Previous Open tournament winners include Greg Norman, Davis Love III, Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Webb Simpson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Kevin Na, Sungjae Im and, in 2023, Tom Kim.

ABOUT SHRINER’S CHILDREN’S
Shriners Children’s is a sponsor and benefactor of the Shriners Children’s Open. This international pediatric health system has 22 locations in North America as well as national and international outreach programs. Additionally, the system has an extensive telehealth network, extending the system’s care expertise to rural communities and other locations. Proceeds from the tournament support the health system and its mission to improve the lives of children.