Young prodigy shows off his drive to succeed at Shriners Open event — PHOTOS

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Tommy Morrissey, 5, a one-arm golf prodigy, fist bumps his dad, Joe, during a golf demonstration at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Tommy Morrissey, a 5-year-old, one arm golf prodigy, tees off during a golf demonstration for Clark County School District students at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. About a 100 students attended the day long event at the golf course. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid

Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Tommy Morrissey, 5, a one-arm golf prodigy, tees off during a golf demonstration at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Tommy Morrissey, 5, a one-arm golf prodigy, does an Arnold Palmer pose while teeing off during a golf demonstration at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Volunteer Lisette Sosa wears a Wonder Woman Halloween outfit at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Patrick Lindsey tournament director for Shriners Hospitals for Children Open sports Halloween headgear during a golf demonstration at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Elizabeth Ferreira, dressed in a Halloween costume, takes photos of golfers putting at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

A Nevada Power linesman demonstrates what happens when a balloon makes contact with a 7,200-volt power line during the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open field trip at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

A Nevada Power linesman demonstrates the effects of a marshmallow making contact with a 7,200-volt power line during the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open field trip at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Shadows are cast while a man watches golfers putting before the Charley Hoffman Foundation Pro-Am at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Professional golfer Charley Hoffman carries balls while heading to the practice tees before he hosts his foundation pro-am golf event at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Students from the Clark County School District tour Shriners Hospitals for Children Open field trip at the TPC Summerlin course on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Golfers head to the course during the Charley Hoffman Foundation Pro-Am at TPC Summerlin on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid)

Tommy Morrissey, a 5-year-old golf prodigy with one arm, gave students from Booker Elementary School in Las Vegas a lesson Thursday as part of a special day of events at the Shiners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.

About 100 students from the Clark County School District attended the daylong event.

The PGA tournament starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. Smylie Kaufman is the defending champion.