WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN RESULTS 2023

        WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN RESULTS FEBRUARY 9 TO 12, 2023   

Tournament started in 1987.  It Is called “THE GREATEST SHOW ON GRASS” due to the exciting 16th hole.  The field includes 22 of top 23 players, missing only #8 Will Zalatoris.  Since the fans littered the 16th green last year with beer cans following a hole in one, beer will be sold in cups to minimize the harm fans can cause.  Par is 71 not 72 as stated in preview.

ROUND 1 Start delayed by 1 & 1/2 hours due to frost.

 Keegan Bradley within inches of an Ace on 16.  Birdied 3 of his first 4 holes.

#1 Nick Taylor, Adam Hardwin-5 66 both Canadians little chance to win.

#3 Xander Schauffele, Jason Day, Jim Herman-4 67.

#6 Homa, Rahm, Bradley, Hoffman, Stallings, Moore, Clark, Hadley-3 68. 

ROUND 1 is completed Saturday morning.  First round stats.

#1 Day-6 65 Best round.  He will be on my favorites in the future. 

#2 Hadwin-5 66.

#2 Taylor, Stallings, Schauffele-5 66.

#5 Schauffele-4 67.

#6 Scheffler, Rahm, Clark, Hoffman-3 68.

ROUND 2 1st round started at 8:00 AM, 2nd at 11:55 but was called due to darkness.

#1 Scheffler-10 64/ 7 birdies no bogies.

#1 Hadwin-10 66 back to back 66’s to tie for lead.

#3 Rahm-8 66/ 1 eagle, 4 birdies, 1 bogie. 

#3 Schauffele-8 67/ 4 birdies, 0 bogies, back to back 67’s.  

#3 Spieth-8 63/ 9 birdies, 1 bogie, lowest round of the day.

#6 Jason Day-6 71/ 1 birdie & 1 bogie to shoot par.  Sadly may be out of it.

#9 Ricky Fowler-5 66/ 1 eagle, 4 birdies (including #16), 1 bogie, needs great 3rd round.

CUT E Notables Cantlay, Fleetwood+1, Hoge, Montgomery, Morikawa+3, Lowry+9.

ROUND 3 Scheffler, Rahm, Hadwin in final group.  Scheffler, Rahm & Spieth missed several long putts by inches.  Long putts could be the difference in who wins today.

#1 Scheffler-13 68 birdied #17 and Rahm Pared to get back to 2 stroke lead.

#2 Rahm-11 68 bogied 1st hole then birdied 4 and pared the rest to stay 2 behind.

#2 Taylor-11 67 along with Day, Fowler, Hatton and Im shot 67 to climb to 2nd.

#4 Hadwin-10 71 shot par with 3 birdies and 3 bogies to fall our of lead.

#4 Spieth-10 69 birdeied 3 of last 6 holes to stay in it.

#6 Day, Fowler, Hatton, Im, Schauffele-9.  Fowler shot 32, Day 33 on front 9.

#11 Sam Burns-8 shot lowest round 64, 1 eagle & 5 birdies, no bogies.

FINAL ROUND 4 Schaffer, Rahm, Taylor in final group.  Scottie Scheffler is World #1 after winning for the second straight year.  Had Rahm won it would have ben his 3rd win in 6 weeks and he would have been #1.  Ricky Fowler aced #11, to finish tied for 10th. Hole 16 proved to be the most important, as all 3 leaders missed the green and had difficult putts.  Scheffler made  a 20’ putt for par to hold his 1 stroke lead.  Rham and Taylor had easier putts but missed them for bogies and the tournament was over!!!

#1 Scheffler-19 65 265 $3,600,000

#2 Taylor-17 65 267 $2,180,000

#3 Rahm-14 68 270 $1,380,000
#4 Thomas-13 271 $980,000

#5 Day-12 272 $820,000

#6 Spieth, Im, Hatton, Burns-11 273 $652,500

#10 Schauffele, Fowler, Clark, Hadwin,-10 274  $485,000