The Field: Waste Management Phoenix Open

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The field for this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open is set and will include 132 players all vying for a share of the $6.7 million purse – with the winner receiving $1,206,000 and 500 FedExCup points.

 

World Top 50

The field includes 22 players within the Top-50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Inside Top 10

  • Hideki Matsuyama (5)
  • Jordan Spieth (6)
  • Justin Thomas (8)
  • Patrick Reed (9)

Inside Top 20

  • Bubba Watson (12)
  • Rickie Fowler (14)
  • Russell Knox (18)
  • Brooks Koepka (19)
  • Phil Mickelson (20)

Inside Top 30

  • Matt Kuchar (21)
  • Emiliano Grillo (27)
  • Ryan Moore (28)
  • Louis Oosthuizen (29)

Inside Top 40

  • J.B. Holmes (32)
  • Daniel Berger (34)
  • Kevin Chappell (35)
  • Scott Piercy (36)
  • Zach Johnson (38)

Inside Top 50

  • Gary Woodland (41)
  • Byeong Hun An (47)
  • William McGirt (48)
  • Jon Rahm (49)

Major Champions

A total of 11 players have combined to win 21 Major championships.

  • Phil Mickelson (5) – Masters 2004, 2006, 2010; PGA 2005; The Open 2013
  • Padraig Harrington (3) – The Open 2007, 2008; PGA 2008
  • Retief Goosen (2) – U.S. Open 2001, 2004
  • Zach Johnson (2) – Masters 2007; The Open 2015
  • Bubba Watson (2) – Masters 2012, 2014
  • Jordan Spieth (2) – Masters 2015; U.S. Open 2015
  • Keegan Bradley (1) – PGA 2011
  • Lucas Glover (1) – U.S. Open 2009
  • Geoff Ogilvy (1) – U.S. Open 2006
  • Webb Simpson (1) – U.S. Open 2012
  • Louis Oosthuizen (1) – The Open 2010

 

Former WM Phoenix Open Champs

The field also includes seven former WM Phoenix Open champions.

  • Hideki Matsuyama (2016)
  • Brooks Koepka (2015)
  • Phil Mickelson (2013, 2005, 1996)
  • Mark Wilson (2011)
  • Hunter Mahan (2010)
  • J.B. Holmes (2008, 2006)
  • Aaron Baddeley (2007)

2016-17 PGA Tour Winners

There have been 11 tournaments so far in the 2016-17 PGA Tour season, and every tournament winner will be teeing it up this week in Arizona.

  • Brendan Steele – Safeway Open
  • Justin Thomas – CIMB Classic, Tournament of Champions, Sony Open
  • Hideki Matsuyama – WGC-HSBC Champions
  • Cody Gribble – Sanderson Farms Championship
  • Rod Pampling – Shriners Hospitals For Children Open
  • Pat Perez – OHL Classic
  • MacKenzie Hughes – The RSM Classic
  • Hudson Swafford – CareerBuilder Challenge
  • Jon Rahm – Farmers Insurance Open

Greatest Show On Grass

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is also known as “The Greatest Show on Grass” and “The People’s Open.” It is the best-attended golf tournament in the world and has gained legendary status for being the most unique stop on the PGA TOUR.

 
Last year’s tournament broke three attendance records, including a PGA TOUR record 618,365 fans for the week. The 2017 edition will mark the 82nd playing of the event (one of the five oldest events on the PGA TOUR) and the eighth as the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

At-a-Glance

Event: Waste Management Phoenix Open
Dates: February 2-5, 2017
Where: TPC Scottsdale, Stadium – Scottsdale, AZ
Distance: 7,266 yards | Par 71
Architect: Tom Wesikopf & Jay Moorish, 1986
Purse: $6,700,000
Winning Share: $1,206,000
FedEx Cup Points: 500

Full Field

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Credit/Sources: Getty Images, WM Phoenix Communications


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