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How much money each PGA Tour player won at the Waste Management Phoenix Open

Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour, folks. Just ask this week’s winner, Brooks Koepka.

Koepka chipped in for eagle late in Sunday’s round and jumped to the top of the leaderboard, winning the Waste Management Phoenix Open at 19 under. The four-time major champion will leave TPC Scottsdale with an eighth win on Tour and the top prize of $1,314,000. He’s vaults to sixth on the all-time Phoenix Open money list.

H.K. Lee and Xander Schauffele finished T-2 at 18 under, followed by Carlos Ortiz, Steve Stricker and Jordan Spieth all T-3 at 17 under.

Check out how much money each player earned this week at the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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Prize money

Position	Player	Score	Earnings
1	Brooks Koepka	-19	$1,314,000
T2	H.K. Lee	-18	$649,700
T2	Xander Schauffele	-18	$649,700
T4	Carlos Ortiz	-17	$307,208
T4	Steve Stricker	-17	$307,208
T4	Jordan Spieth	-17	$307,208
T7	Andrew Putnam	-16	$229,342
T7	Matthew NeSmith	-16	$229,342
T7	Scottie Scheffler	-16	$229,342
10	James Hahn	-15	$198,925
T11	J.T. Poston	-14	$177,025
T11	Louis Oosthuizen	-14	$177,025
T13	Rory McIlroy	-13	$138,700
T13	Harold Varner III	-13	$138,700
T13	Jon Rahm	-13	$138,700
T13	Justin Thomas	-13	$138,700
T17	Corey Conners	-12	$104,025
T17	Cameron Tringale	-12	$104,025
T17	Sungjae Im	-12	$104,025
T17	Nate Lashley	-12	$104,025
T17	Will Zalatoris	-12	$104,025
T22	Emiliano Grillo	-11	$64,423
T22	Henrik Norlander	-11	$64,423
T22	Sam Burns	-11	$64,423
T22	Kevin Streelman	-11	$64,423
T22	Brendon Todd	-11	$64,423
T22	Bubba Watson	-11	$64,423
T22	Keegan Bradley	-11	$64,423
T22	Richy Werenski	-11	$64,423
T30	Matt Jones	-10	$44,713
T30	Mark Hubbard	-10	$44,713
T30	Brendan Steele	-10	$44,713
T30	Bo Van Pelt	-10	$44,713
T30	Luke List	-10	$44,713
T30	Russell Henley	-10	$44,713
T36	Wyndham Clark	-9	$34,006
T36	Scott Stallings	-9	$34,006
T36	Kyle Stanley	-9	$34,006
T36	Matthew Wolff	-9	$34,006
T36	Brian Harman	-9	$34,006
T36	Bo Hoag	-9	$34,006
T42	Max Homa	-8	$23,853
T42	Nick Hardy	-8	$23,853
T42	Grayson Murray	-8	$23,853
T42	Hideki Matsuyama	-8	$23,853
T42	Webb Simpson	-8	$23,853
T42	Zach Johnson	-8	$23,853
T42	Matt Kuchar	-8	$23,853
T42	Ryan Palmer	-8	$23,853
T50	Si Woo Kim	-7	$18,323
T50	Patton Kizzire	-7	$18,323
T50	Adam Hadwin	-7	$18,323
T53	Russell Knox	-6	$17,265
T53	Billy Horschel	-6	$17,265
T53	Robby Shelton	-6	$17,265
T53	Byeong-Hun An	-6	$17,265
57	Sam Ryder	-5	$16,863
T58	Lucas Glover	-4	$16,425
T58	Davis Riley	-4	$16,425
T58	Brian Stuard	-4	$16,425
T58	Stewart Cink	-4	$16,425
T58	Michael Kim	-4	$16,425
63	Satoshi Kodaira	-3	$15,987
64	Ted Potter Jr.	-2	$15,841
65	Xinjun Zhang	-1	$15,695
66	Aaron Wise	E	$15,549

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Brooks Koepka chips in for eagle on 17, wins Waste Management Phoenix Open

On a sun-splashed Sunday, many golfers were stuck in neutral. But on the back 9, Brooks Koepka caught fire and won again at TPC Scottsdale.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Four of the last five Waste Management Phoenix Opens ended up going to a playoff.

That’s always nerve-racking for sports fans wanting to see the conclusion before flipping over to the Super Bowl, and the 2021 edition was shaping up to deliver another one.

On a sun-splashed Sunday, many golfers were stuck in neutral.

Third-round co-leaders Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele started the day up by three but they fell back to the pack. James Hahn went up three shots after 10 holes before falling back into a tie. Carlos Ortiz closed with birdies on 17 and 18 to grab a share of the lead.

And then there’s 2015 Phoenix Open champ Brooks Koepka, who snapped a streak of three straight missed cuts—a career-high—and then made a Sunday charge at TPC Scottsdale.

Just 1 under on the front nine, Koepka birdied 13, 14 and 15 to tie for the lead at 17 under. Two holes later, he chipped in for eagle from about 100 feet away to go up two on the field.

🗣️ FOR THE LEAD.@BKoepka chips in for eagle on 17 to take a two-shot lead. 👀#AonRiskReward pic.twitter.com/tWYQx8kQsv

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 7, 2021

He closed with a tap-in par on 18 for a final-round 65 to finish 19 under and then sent a few text messages as he waited for the field to come in.

Spieth—who shot a thrilling 61 on Saturday—went 2 over on the front while Schauffele was even for the day through 16 holes. On 17, they both drove their tee shots into the water. Spieth made par but Schauffele took a bogey.

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K.H. Lee birdied the 15th to get to 17 under to briefly tie for the lead. He later got to 18 under but could get no closer after shooting a 68. Rory McIlroy, playing the tournament for the first time, went 70-67-70 over the first three days but shot a closing 7-under 64. He and Ortiz tied for the low round on Sunday. And 53-year-old Steve Stricker birdied 15 and 16 to make things interesting. He shot a final-round 67.

In the end, it was Koepka hoisting the trophy for the first time on Tour since the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. He won three times that season but was winless last year.

After Friday’s round, he said: “I do know it’s been a long time so I’m itching to get a W.”

Well, he got that W on Sunday, his second at the Phoenix Open. He is the 16th player to win the event twice.

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Rory McIlroy shoots 64 but it’s too little, too late at Waste Management Phoenix Open

Rory McIlroy’s debut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open ended on a high note as he poured in nine birdies at TPC Scottsdale on Sunday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rory McIlroy’s debut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open ended on a high note. He poured in nine birdies at TPC Scottsdale on Sunday to shoot 7-under 64 and finish at 13-under 271 for the week.

McIlroy’s week included one blast from the past. He had dinner this week with former U.S. Junior Amateur champion Phillip Francis, who he hadn’t seen in 17 years, and as he finished his round a tournament volunteer showed him a picture of himself competing in the 2001 Pepsi Little Peoples Championship in Springfield, Illinois. He was 11 at the time.

McIlroy said he came to play in the Valley for the Sun, in part, because for about five years, his stats man at TaylorMade has told him TPC Scottsdale was a perfect setup for him.

“It’s sorts of been disappointing,” said McIlroy, who hasn’t won in 15 months. “You know, two very pedestrian rounds. Played a little better on Friday. Then I played better today. I putted better. I really struggled on these greens to read them more than anything else.”

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Having never played the course before, McIlroy relied on his Green Book, which helps read the correct breaks with arrows, contours and gradients, for the first three rounds and struggled with the short stick. On Sunday he opted to make a change and improved from 60th in Strokes Gained: Putting in the third round to fourth on Sunday.

“I just sort of went with my eyes and my gut today and it helped,” he said.

Before the round, he hit some putts on the green with a mirror to check his eyes and alignment and drew a line on the ball for aim for the first time in a while during a competitive round.

Rory McIlroy with his tee shot on the 11th during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports)

“The last time I used it regularly was from the 6th hole on the final day at Augusta 2014 until the last day of the Scottish Open 2014. So, sort of April to July,” he recalled. “I won a tournament with it. I won Wentworth during that stretch. I had my best-ever strokes gained putting round at Memorial using the line. It’s something I’ve sort of went back and forth with over the years. Sometimes I feel comfortable with it, sometimes not. I always seem to go back to it when I’m struggling to start it on my line or trust it.”

McIlroy has next week off before he embarks on a stretch of four straight events beginning at the Genesis Invitational. He knows he has work to do on his swing, too, and said he would be using a training aid called the Swing Plane Perfector that he’s used for many years.

“I’m getting way too steep in the downswing, and hitting a lot of pulls and a lot of sort of weak cuts,” he said. “So, I’ll work on that, try to get the club more out in front of me on the way back and try to shallow it a little bit on the way down. And then just a bunch of putting.”

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So about that gopher in the remote control boat at Waste Management Phoenix Open

You’ve probably seen the little guy cruising around on his remote control boat during the TV coverage of the Waste Management Phoenix.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — You’ve probably seen the little guy cruising around on his remote control boat during the TV coverage of the Waste Management Phoenix.

His name is the Green Gopher. Sometimes he wears a headband. This year, he’s donning a mask. On Super Bowl Sunday, he’ll sport some sort of NFL gear, although his official spokesman would divulge nothing further so as to not spoil the surprise. A mini TB12 jersey, perhaps? Again, no secrets could be revealed.

For viewers on TV or fans at the course, he’s probably just a fun gimmick, a slick way for Waste Management to get some airtime for its logo.

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But in reality, the Green Gopher, officially the Waste Management Recycling Ambassador, has an actual job: to buzz around the lake and scare the birds away from the giant floating WM on the 18th hole, although Golfweek can confirm that the Green Gopher’s boat no longer shoots water at the birds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqznwZe4ZuM

So now you know the story behind the Caddyshack-inspired Waste Management Phoenix Open mascot.

You may now return to whatever it is you were doing before you clicked here.

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Brooks Koepka has shot at second Phoenix Open title after Saturday 66

Brooks Koepka sitsat 13 under heading into the round day of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Brooks Koepka is five shots off the lead at the Waste Management Phoenix Open heading into its final round. That might seem like a lot to overcome, but Koepka ended Saturday’s round with four straight birdies to give himself a shot at his second title in the desert.

Koepka, who won at TPC Scottsdale in 2015, is feeding off the energy of the several thousand fans allowed to attend the tournament. It showed, as the fans helped energize him in his late push up the leaderboard.

“I don’t know what it is, but I’m so flat without fans. My best results are with fans or a major. So I struggle with that, so it’s good to see them out,” Koepka said. “Yeah, it’s nice to see them back. I’ve been so flat, it’s tough for me to get up without them. I’ve struggled with it.”

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Koepka spent much of his round at 8 under, which is where he began the day. He birdied the ninth hole but bogeyed the 11th, then caught fire after the 12th hole.

He finished his round with five birdies in the final six holes to move to T-7 at 13 under.

“Just got to be within three on the back nine. Anything can happen here,” Koepka said. “Obviously with quite a bit of water off the backside, especially on 11 and 15 and 17, you can make a bogey very quickly. If you hit a good shot you can make birdie. It’s good risk-reward. But it’s fun and anything can happen.”

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Koepka’s success is a long time coming. He dealt with a lingering left knee injury last year and also suffered a hip injury in trying to compensate for his knee.

He missed three straight cuts between December and January.

Koepka admitted to feeling frustrated through 12 holes. But he was in a rhythm he arrived at 16, where his tee shot landed less than three feet from the hole.

The crowd inside the famed stadium hole let him hear its appreciation. Koepka’s group of Matthew NeSmith and James Hahn all carded birdies on the hole. Hahn finished Saturday also T-7 with Koepka while NeSmith is T-13 at 11 under.

Koepka said he has an “outside chance” for Sunday’s final round.

“It’s doable. You’ve just got to get off to a good start on the front nine. The back nine is definitely doable if you put it in the right spots,” Koepka said. “Anything can happen those closing four or five holes.”

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Phoenix Open fan dressed like Borat gets booted, fans chant ‘Jordan pay his bail’

An on-course incident seemed like a long shot at TPC Scottsdale this year but this is the Waste Management Phoenix Open we’re talking about.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — You figured with a scaled-down fan presence, an on-course incident would be a long shot this year at TPC Scottsdale.

But this is Saturday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open we’re talking about here.

About 5,000 fans per day are being allowed on site, creating some long-awaited fan atmosphere at a PGA Tour event. But one fan, dressed like Borat, simply took things too far late in the third round.

It started when Jordan Spieth, fresh off a thrilling birdie bomb on the 16th green, was sizing up another long birdie putt on 17. He was kneeling down, with his back to the lake that wraps around the left side of the green when Borat start chirping up.

Spieth noticed and even turned in his kneeling position to acknowledge him, clapping a little bit while looking over. He also noticed something else.

“Yeah, the guy’s chair broke, and so it broke and he fell backwards and everyone went nuts. We were all laughing,” he said.

Spieth was facing a 29-foot, 5-inch putt for birdie, and he drained it and the fans erupted.

“When I made it, I was pointing at him,” Spieth said, looking across the water.

The Borat look-alike, wearing a tan jacket and tan shorts, aviator-style sunglasses, presumably a wig but also going barefoot, kept up his antics. At one point, he appeared to be taking off his jacket. A nearby security guard was right there and soon a Scottsdale police officer arrived.

Spieth and his caddie, Michael Greller, continued to watch the antics of the fan, who turned and took a few steps, almost falling into a group of fans dressed like Masters caddies.

Finally, Borat tried to go under a rope and security at that point had seen enough. They grabbed his arm and hauled him away.

“I didn’t realize he was getting arrested at the time because I hadn’t seen him since he fell out of the chair,” Spieth said. “I looked up and he was getting arrested, so when I pointed at him it got him going even more, which was not the plan. I thought he was going to just yell louder.

“Then they wanted him to jump in the water and then he was trying to and resisting. I don’t know what happened overall. I felt horrible that Billy (Horschel, Spieth’s playing partner) still had to putt when that was happening in his through-line. That wasn’t my intention.”

Horschel two-putted for par and then talked about what he saw after his round.

“I tell you what, it’s nice to have fans back out. The energy that we all feel from them and we all sort of feed off,” he said. “Jordan did an unbelievable job of that. It’s nice to have applause. Yeah, it’s a little rowdy here which we’re normally used to, and it was funny to see the guy break the chair. I don’t know why he got kicked out. I was focused on my putt.”

Spieth wasn’t exactly sure about the chair either, other than it broke in plain view of everyone on the green.

“I thought he was just standing out of the chair that he was sitting in when it broke,” Spieth said. “But he was dressed like Borat, so definitely came to have a good time.

“I don’t think he’s having a great time right now. That was an unfortunate set of circumstances.”

As the fan was being hauled off, the remaining fans started chanting “Jordan pay his bail! Jordan pay his bail!”

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Phoenix Open’s 16th hole had a calmer feel this year

The 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale wasn’t so wild on a Saturday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open due to crowd limits due to COVID-19.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — About a year ago on the first Saturday of February, the Waste Management Phoenix Open’s 16th hole was a much different place.

Saturday is typically the most crowded and noisiest day of the tournament at TPC Scottsdale’s 16th hole, long known for its vibrant atmosphere. But this year, the famed 16th was more subdued, with fewer fans, fewer places around the golf course to purchase alcoholic beverages and hence, fewer fan reactions.

There was activity in and around the stadium hole on Saturday, but not the swarms of thousands trying to work their way around the course or waiting in line to get a coveted general admission seat at 16.

“We had a good crew behind us cheering them on, a couple of nicknames for the golfers were pretty awesome,” said Charles Fountain, a self-proclaimed snowbird from Minnesota who is a veteran of the 16th, pandemic or no pandemic. “It’s nice to be able to move around and not have so many crowds, and be able to walk out and watch the golfers finish up. It’s really nice.”

Fountain still expected the hole to be a little louder, but he did appreciate not having to deal with so much public intoxication.

“A little more normal golf tournament,” he said.

The atmosphere wasn’t completely calm. A fan holding a beer bottle missed a step on a short staircase as he exited the seating area, and tumbled to the ground.

“Man down!” someone shouted.

Before Patton Kizzire eagled the 17th hole and finished T-16 at 10 under, he took a 5 on the par-3 16th. His first shot landed in a bunker, drawing boos, and his second went over the second bunker and off the green.

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Carlos Ortiz (T-16, 10 under) acknowledged a fan who shouted “Go Carlos, the Phoenix Open is yours!” in Spanish as he entered 16. A group of fans made enough noise for Brooks Koepka to force a marshal to hold up both hands to quiet them, and one fan was overheard telling Matthew NeSmith, “I’ve seen better,” after his tee shot.

It was possible to overhear conversations at 16, and those seats directly in the sunlight weren’t always full as people milled about further inside the suites. But there were moments that harkened back to larger crowd days, as all eyes were on James Hahn when his tee shot landed a few feet from the hole and he waved his arms as the crowd stood and cheered.

Outside the hole, a fan was dressed as pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, and other fans also wore garish attire.

After Louis Oosthuizen birdied 16, on his way to eight under for the day, a man yelled, “I love you bro! I love your swing. Best on the Tour!”

But the reaction of the afternoon might have been for co-leader Jordan Spieth, who drained a 36-foot, 8-inch putt for birdie. The party at 16 perked up for Spieth, who barely reacted although he heard the cheers.

“The only downside of the birdie putt on 16 is that it would have been arguably the loudest roar I’ve ever had if it were last year. But it was still loud. It is really fun. It is cool,” Spieth said. “It really actually felt normal.”

Billy Horschel was in Spieth’s group and heard some sing-song chanting of his name.

“I tell you what, it’s nice to have fans back out. The energy that we all feel from them and we all sort of feed off, Jordan did an unbelievable job of that.

“It’s nice to have applause. Yeah, it’s a little rowdy here, which we’re normally used to.”

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Waste Management Phoenix Open: Sunday tee times, TV information

Check out final round tee times and TV information for the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open.

The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing has moved from the San Diego coast to Arizona this week for the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

Slump? What slump? After three winless years, Jordan Spieth fired a bogey-free 10-under 61 to split the lead at 18 under, headed into the final round. Xander Schauffele, who carded a 6-under 65 Saturday, also has three-shot lead with Spieth.

Scottie Scheffler and Kyoung-Hoon Lee are T-3 at 15 under while Louis Oosthuizen and Justin Thomas are T-5 at 14 under. Brooks Koepka, Steve Stricker and James Hahn are T-7 at 13 under. Three golfers including Will Zalatoris round out the top 10 at 12 under.

From tee times to television information, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of this week’s event in Scottsdale.

All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Tee times

1st tee

Tee time	Players
11:30 a.m.	Nick Hardy, Max Homa, Emiliano Grillo
11:41 a.m.	Matt Jones, Russell Knox, Grayson Murray
11:52 a.m.	Corey Conners, Billy Horschel, Sam Burns
12:03 p.m.	Carlos Ortiz, Kevin Streelman, Cameron Tringale
12:14 p.m.	Russell Knox, Harold Varner III, Patton Kizzire
12:25 p.m.	Jon Rahm, Scott Stallings, Andrew Putnam
12:36 p.m.	Brendon Todd, Matthew NeSmith, Nate Lashley
12:47 p.m.	Will Zalatoris, J.T. Poston, Keegan Bradley
12:58 p.m.	James Hahn, Brooks Koepka, Steve Stricker
1:09 p.m.	Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Thomas
1:20 p.m.	Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler

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10th Tee

Tee time	Players
11:30 a.m.	Henrik Norlander, Wyndham Clark, Si Woo Kim
11:41 a.m.	Brendan Steele, Rory McIlroy, Mark Hubbard
11:52 a.m.	Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Bo Van Pelt
12:03 p.m.	Zach Johnson, Luke List, Sungjae Im
12:14 p.m.	Satoshi Kodaira, Ted Potter, Jr., Robby Shelton
12:25 p.m.	Byeong Hun An, Kyle Stanley, Matthew Wolff
12:36 p.m.	Bubba Watson, Brian Harman, Sam Ryder
12:47 p.m.	Matt Kuchar, Lucas Glover, Davis Ridley
12:58 p.m.	Ryan Palmer, Richy Werenski, Bo Hoag
1:09 p.m.	Adam Hadwin, Brian Stuard, Stewart Cink
1:20 p.m.	Michael Kim, Aaron Wise, Xinjun Zhang

TV, radio information

Sunday, Feb. 7

TV

Golf Channel (watch for free on fuboTV): 1-3 p.m.
NBC: 3-6 p.m.

STREAMING

PGA Tour Live: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Twitter: 11-12:15 p.m.
Peacock Premium: NBC Sports Edge BetCast, 2-4:30 p.m.

RADIO

PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

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Jordan Spieth threatens course record, ignites fans at Waste Management Phoenix Open

Jordan Spieth drained consecutive long putts on 16 and 17 and ignited the fans on Saturday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jordan Spieth lit up the leaderboard and fired up the fans on Saturday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Starting his day at 8 under, he went right to work with birdies on 3, 4, 6 and 8, making the turn in 31, leading to an outpouring of love on the internet.

On the 10th hole, Spieth was chipping from 68 feet away and rolled it in for another birdie, then followed that with another birdie on 11.

He then birdied the two par 5s, the 13th and the 15th, for the second day in a row.

On the infamous 16th, Spieth’s tee shot landed 36 feet, 8 inches away. No matter. Spieth calmly rolled it in for a birdie to get to 8 under.

Jordan Spieth is fired up.

He's back on top.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/XmORGlN7Mk

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 6, 2021

But he wasn’t done. On the driveable par-4 17th, after pushing his tee shot right and chipping on, Spieth drained another bomb, this time from 29 feet, 5 inches away, his fourth putt of 25 feet or more so far this week. That got him to 10 under for his round.

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A birdie on 18 would have tied the course record of 60 but his putt came up just short. He tapped in for a 61, tying his career PGA Tour low. He walked off the course a 18 under and a one-shot lead on Xander Schauffele.

Spieth was T-7 in 2015 and T-9 in 2017 but he missed the cut the last two times here at TPC Scottsdale, in 2018 and 2020.

On Sunday, he’ll be aiming for his first win since 2017.

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Russell Henley ties back-nine mark at Waste Management Phoenix Open

Russell Henley tied the back-nine scoring mark of 29 at TPC Scottsdale on Saturday in the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Russell Henley tied the back-nine scoring mark of 29 at TPC Scottsdale on Saturday in the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Henley started on the 10th hole at 9:27 a.m. local time alongside Webb Simpson and Hideki Matsuyama and quickly showed each of the former Phoenix Open champs just show things are done.

He made par on the 10th to start but birdied the 11th, eagled the 13th, birdied the 15th, 16th and 17th to get to 29. Only five other golfers have broken 30 on the back nine on the Stadium Course: Phil Mickelson (2013), Rickie Fowler (2011), J.J. Henry (2006), Scott Verplank (1998) and Grant Waite (1996).

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Mickelson and Waite each shot 31 on their front nines to each shoot a 60, which is the course record. The low-nine mark at TPC Scottsdale is 28, set by Chris DiMarco on the front nine in 2003.

Henley didn’t make a run at 60 as he cooled off after making the turn to the front nine. He birdied the third but bogeyed the seventh and ninth to post a third-round 65.

Henley has three PGA Tour victories, the most recent came at the 2017 Shell Houston Open.

Saturday’s third round was full of early fireworks, with Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris and Justin Thomas all going low.

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