WM Phoenix Open Preview 2022

WM Phoenix Open Preview 2022

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Fast Facts

• February 7-13
• 15th of 47 FedExCup events
• Scottsdale, Arizona
• TPC Scottsdale
• Par 71
• 7,261 yards
• Purse $8.2 million
• Winner $1,476,000 + 500 FedExCup pts.
• 132 players
• 72-hole stroke-play
• Defending champion Brooks Koepka

TV Times

• Rounds 1 and 2:
  • 9:15 am – 7 pm ESPN+
  • 3 pm – 7pm GOLF
• Round 3
  • 12:30 pm – 6:30 pm ESPN+
  • 1 pm – 3 pm GOLF
  • 3 pm – 6:30 pm CBS
• Round 3
  • 11:30 am – 6 pm ESPN+
  • 1 pm – 3 pm GOLF
  • 3 pm – 6 pm CBS

The WM Phoenix Open Field

• Six of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking (most since 2003)
• 28 of the top 50 (most since 2004)
• 99 PGA TOUR winners in the field, tied for the most of any event on TOUR since the 2021 PLAYERS Championship.
• Headlining the field are
  • World No. 1 Jon Rahm, a graduate of Arizona State and Scottsdale resident;
  • World No. 3 Viktor Hovland, who won his third PGA TOUR title earlier this season at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
  • Patrick Cantlay, the reigning FedExCup Champion who is making his tournament debut.
  • FedExCup leader and two-time WM Phoenix Open champion Hideki Matsuyama looks for his third victory of the season.

Latest Odds

Player	Odds
John Rahm	15/2
Justin Thomas	12/1
Patrick Cantlay	14/1
Viktor Hovland	16/1
Hideki Matsuyama	16/1
Jordan Spieth	20/1
Xander Schauffele	22/1
Daniel Berger	25/1
Schottie Scheffler	25/1

Top Players In The Field

John Rahm

• #21 Fedex Cup
• #1 OWGR
• Made second career PGA TOUR start as an amateur at the 2015 WM Phoenix Open finishing T5
• Last victory by World No. 1 on TOUR: Dustin Johnson, 2020 Masters Tournament
• Season Highlights
  • 2nd Sentry Tournament of Champions
  • T3 Farmers Insurance Open
  • T14 The American Express

Viktor Hovland

• # 10 FedExCup
• # 3 OWGR
• Making second start at the event (MC/2020)
• Earned third PGA TOUR title at 2021 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
• Making first start since winning the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic on DP World Tour
• Season Highlights
  • Won – World Wide Technology Championship
  • T18 CJ Cup @ Summit

Patrick Cantlay

• # 32 FedExCup
• # 4 OWGR
• Finished T4 at last week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• Making tournament debut (two career PGA TOUR wins in tournament debut)
• Reigning FedExCup Champion
• Season Highlights
  • 4th Sentry Tournament of Champions
  • T4 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am
  • 9th The American Express

Justin Thomas

• #29 FedExCup
• #7 OWGR
• 14 career PGA TOUR wins, tied for most in the field with Adam Scott)
• Four consecutive top-20s at the event, second-longest active streak (Jon Rahm: 5)
• Leads the PGA TOUR in Birdie Average (6.44)
• Season Highlights
  • 3rd World Wide Technology Championshipo
  • T5 Sentry Tournament of Champions

Hideki Matsuyama

• #1 FedExCup
• #10 OWGR
• FedExCup leader and only two-time winner on TOUR this season
• Won the WM Phoenix Open back-to-back in 2016 and 2017
• 88-under at the WM Phoenix Open since the start of 2013-14 season, best of any player
• Season Highlights
  • Won Sony Open In Hawaii
  • Won Zozo Championship
  • T6 Fortinet Championship

Tournament Records

Category	Number	Player	Year
Low 18 hole score	60	3 players	2005, 2013, Phil Mickelson
Low 36 hole score	125	2 players	Most recent 2013 Phil Mickelson
Low 54 hole score	189	2 players	Most recent 2013 Phil Mickelson
Low 72 hole score	256	2 players	Most recent 2013 Phil Mickelson
Holes In One	28		Most recent 2020 Webb Simpson R12, R3
Largest 18 hole lead	4	Phil Mickelson	2013
Largest 36 hole lead	6	Johnny Miller	1975
Largest 54 hole lead	7	Johnny Miller	1975
Largest margin of victory	14	Johnny Miller	1975
Best come from behind win	8	Kyle Stanley	2012
Playoffs	17	most recent: Webb Simpson Def. Tony FInau	2020
Wire To Wire Winners	4	most recent: Phil Mickelson	2013

16th Hole Statistics

The stadium par three at TPC Scottsdale is one of the most famous on tour. Of 206 par threes in TOUR, TPC Scottsdale’s is the 53rd easiest

TPC Scottsdale Scoring Statistics Since 2003

Score to Par	-129
Scoring Average	1.98
Aces	2
Birdies	1, 289
Bogeys	1029
Double Bogeys	62
Triples or Worse	3

Most Under Par On TPC Scottsdale #16 Since 2003

Score To Par	Player
-9	Matt Kuchar
-9	Chad Campbell
-8	J.B. Holmes
-8	Freddie Jacobson
-8	Billy Horschel
-8	Kevin Na
-8	Chris Stroud

Holes In One On TPC Scottsdale #16 Since 2003

Year	Round
2015	Francesco Molinari
2011	Jarrod Lyle
2002	Mike Sposa
1997	Steve Stricker
1997	Tiger Woods
1991	Jay Delsing
1990	David Edwards
1990	Brad Bryant
1989	Hal Sutton

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