Scheffler wins Phoenix Open again
The Phoenix Open 2023 bonus budget touches 20 million USD when it enters the special category in the US first-class golf arena. Scheffler took home $3.6 million in his latest victory, his fifth on the PGA Tour and reclaimed the world number one (OWGR), replacing Rory McIlroy.
At the last tournament, Scheffler was robbed of a hole-in-one hole-in-one by a hurricane on the 16th round of the second round. After that, he held the top of the table at -10 and led by two strokes. At the end of the 3rd round, Scheffler continued to hold the top position, up -13. The finish line yesterday, Scheffler did not bogey, scored an eagle on the 13th hole and four birdies to finish -19. This achievement leaves runner-up Nick Taylor two strokes behind. Jon Rahm finished third (-14) while McIlroy was at T32 (-4). Taylor received $2.18 million, while Rahm received $1.38 million.
Summarizing the four rounds, Scheffler averaged 317.1 yards, hit 30 of the 56 fairways and went to the green according to the 56-hole standard. For the whole tournament, he only had two bogeys.
At the Phoenix Open 2022, Scheffler won -16, receiving $ 1.476 million, equivalent to 18% of the bonus fund. In his four-title streak over nearly two months last year, the Phoenix Open came out on top, and the major Masters in April came last. Thanks to the third cup, he reached the top of OWGR on March 28, 2022, replacing Jon Rahm, the Spaniard. Scheffler was in office for 30 weeks and then had to give up the throne, when McIlroy took the CJ Cup in October of the same year.
In the US, the Phoenix Open is considered the "national golf tournament" as well as the "most exciting" when the whole week of the tournament attracted at least 700,000 field spectators, of which the last two rounds were the largest. They come to watch golf, eat, drink, have fun with friends or relatives. Particularly on the penultimate day, the public is willing to wait in line from 2am to let five hours later hit the par3 16 hole and turn it into the noisiest hole in the world.
This place has a stand around the green like a Colosseum with about 25,000 seats, last year recorded beer rain from the stands when Sam Ryder scored a hole-in-one hole 16, within 3. This year, the Organizing Committee wants to As a precaution, do not sell beer in original cans. Therefore, when buying a beer for 10 USD, the audience will receive a plastic cup to store and bring back as souvenirs.
Last term also had a hole-in-one, just one shot, made by Rickie Fowler on the last 7th hole, when played with a 6 iron 216 yards from the flag.
Fowler on T10 (-10). He held the Phoenix Open trophy in 2019. It was Fowler's fifth win and also the closest on the PGA Tour.
