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Sunday 12 February 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins WM Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 February 2023 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · WM
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/5°C · wind 30 km/h NNE, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/7°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/8°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/7°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nick Taylor CAN · 267Closed with a 65 but Scheffler's 65 kept him 2 strokes clear ESPN leaderboard
134 started · cut E, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WM Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scottie Scheffler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 February 2023
Nobody was going to give this golf tournament to me. I had to go out and earn it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 February 2023
I hit some wild shots off the tee that were pretty uncharacteristic for how I usually shape the ball. I was just able to grind it out, make a lot of putts.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 February 2023
I think when guys are playing as well as Nick was today, it really did put a lot of pressure on me and I responded very well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Nick Taylor | 66 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Jon Rahm | 68 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 4 | Justin Thomas | 71 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| 5 | Jason Day | 65 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Sam Burns | 70 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Sungjae Im | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Jordan Spieth | 71 · 63 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Wyndham Clark | 68 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | 71 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Xander Schauffele | 67 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Adam Hadwin | 66 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2018; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the WM Phoenix Open week, OWGR player profile; moderator (ASAP): win put him back to No. 1).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet