PHOENIX – The Waste Management Open kicks off next week at the TPC Scottsdale courses. Throughout the decades, the tournament has coined many nicknames, like “The Greatest Show on Grass”, “The People’s Open,” the list goes on. The Phoenix Open has garnered that notoriety for its rowdy and passionate fan turnout.
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Last year, saw over 800,000 fans in attendance over the weekend to see Nick Taylor bring home the victory and dethrone back-to-back Phoenix Open winner Scottie Scheffler. Taylor’s betting odds were at +12500 to win in 2024 and shocked the world when he won a two-hole playoff against Charley Hoffman to secure the win.
Feb 11, 2024; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Nick Taylor reacts after winning the WM Phoenix Open on the second playoff hole at TPC Scottsdale during the final round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic
Both are expected to compete and headline a stacked field that includes Rory Mcllroy, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, and many more all striving for that $9 million purse.
DraftKings has Scheffler as the heavy favorite heading into the event with him +350 to recapture his crown, with Mcllroy and Schaffele posing as his biggest competition with them being +1100 and +1200 respectively.
Feb 12, 2023; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Scottie Scheffler hugs his wife Meredith after winning the WM Phoenix Open for the second straight year at TPC Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic
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Scheffler has 13 PGA tour wins, his first coming at the 2022 Phoenix Open. The win would start a two-year stretch for the 28-year-old that would see him rise the ranks and become the number-one-ranked golfer in the world.
Despite his dominance on this course, Scheffler could still be in a disadvantage as this would be his first tournament appearance since surgery on his right hand after cutting it with glass on Christmas Day. The two-time ESPY Golfer of the Year looks to bounce back triumphally in his return by bringing home a third Phoenix Open victory in front of the rowdy PGA faithful.
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Reporter Tanner Tortorella covers general assignment for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @TannerTSports
