The WM Phoenix Open almost always delivers maximum drama and this year’s edition at the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale was no different.
Hideki Matsuyama entered Sunday’s final round with a one-shot lead over Si Woo Kim, Maverick McNealy, and Nicolai Hojgaard, with a pack of players including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland not far behind.
Matsuyama didn’t find a fairway on the front nine on Sunday, but still managed to shoot a bogey-free, two-under 33 to maintain a one-shot lead over Kim and Michael Thorbjornsen as he entered the final nine.
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Then, as things always do at TPC Scottsdale, things got wild.
Scheffler made birdies at 13, 14, 15 and 17 to get within one of Matsuyama. Chris Gotterup birdied 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 to post 16 under. When Michael Thorbjornsen poured in an eagle putt at 15 he briefly pulled ahead of Matsuyama by one. But the tournament swung back in Matsuyama’s favor when he birdied 15 and Thorbjornsen bogeyed 16 ahead to fall one behind with two to play. Thorbjornsen dropped another shot at 17, which meant all Matsuyama had to do was par his way home for the final three holes to avoid a playoff with Gotterup.
But it wasn’t going to be that easy for Matsuyama. He hit his tee shot on 18 into the church pew bunkers and clipped the lip coming out. He was unable to get up and down from 43 yards, which meant for the seventh time in 11 years, the WM Phoenix Open was headed for a playoff. It was Matsuyama’s first bogey on the second nine for the entire week.
And that’s where the drama ended.
Gotterup pumped his drive right but got a kick into the fairway. Matsuyama was not as lucky. He pulled his tee shot left toward the bunkers again, but the ball hit a pole holding a gallery rope and bounced backward into the water.
Ten minutes later, Gotterup poured in a lengthy birdie putt to clinch his second win of the season and first career WM Phoenix Open title.
Here’s how much everyone made in Phoenix this week.
WIN: Chris Gotterup, $1.728 million
2. Hideki Matsuyama, $1.0464 million
T3. Scottie Scheffler, $439,480
Nicolai Hojgaard, $439,480
Akshay Bhatia, $439,480
Si Woo Kim, $439,480
Michael Thorbjornsen, $439,480
8. Jake Knapp, $300,000
9. Matt Fitzpatrick, $280,800
T10. Viktor Hovland, $242,400
Ryo Hisatsune, $242,400
Pierceson Coody, $242,400
T13. Maverick McNealy, $188,000
Kevin Roy, $188,000
Zecheng Dou, $188,000
T16. Daniel Berger, $160,800
Jordan Smith, $160,800
T18. Rickie Fowler, $122,720
Michael Kim, $122,720
Jacob Bridgeman, $122,720
Sahith Theegala, $122,720
Sepp Straka, $122,720
Mac Meissner, $122,720
T24. Ryan Fox, $82,320
Rico Hoey, $82,320
Kurt Kitayama, $82,320
Rasmus Hojgaard, $82,320
T28. Harris English, $62,948
Nick Taylor, $62,948
A.J. Ewart, $62,948
Ben Griffin, $62,948
Mackenzie Hughes, $62,948
Min Woo Lee, $62,948
Stephan Jaeger, $62,948
T35. Sam Stevens, $46,800
Wyndham Clark, $46,800
Alex Smalley, $46,800
Tom Kim, $46,800
J.T. Poston, $46,800
John Parry, $46,800
T41. Xander Schauffele, $34,080
Keith Mitchell, $34,080
Cameron Young, $34,080
Rasmus Neegaard-Petersen, $34,080
Johnny Keefer, $34,080
Sami Valimaki, $34,080
Kristoffer Retian, $34,080
T48. Christo Lamprecht, $24,608
Chad Ramey, $24,608
Michael Brennan, $24,608
Max McGreevy, $24,608
Zach Bauchou, $24,608
S.T. Lee, $24,608
T54. Collin Morikawa, $22,272
S.H. Kim, $22,272
Joe Highsmith, $22,272
Brian Campbell, $22,272
Kensei Hirata, $22,272
Sudarshan Yellamaraju, $22,272
T60. Patrick Rodgers, $21,312
Adrien Saddier, $21,312
Takumi Kanaya, $21,312
John VanDerLaan, $21,312
T64. Gary Woodland, $20,736
Davis Thompson, $20,736
T66. Max Homa, $20,352
Chandler Phillips, $20,352
T68. Bud Cauley, $19,872
Hank Lebioda, $19,872
Neal Shipley, $19,872
71. Keita Nakajima, $19,488
72. Patton Kizzire, $19,296
73. Cam Davis, $19,104
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