Waste Management Phoenix Open
January 29 – February 1, 2015
TPC of Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Par: 71 / Yardage:
Purse: $6.3 million
with $1,134,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Kevin Stadler

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 19 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with two players in the top-ten, #4 Bubba Watson, #9 Jordan Spieth and #10 Matt Kuchar. from the top-ten. The other top 50 players are #11 Rickie Fowler, #14 Billy Horschel, #15 Patrick Reed, #17 Phil Mickelson, #18 Hideki Matsuyama, #21 Zach Johnson, #23 Bill Haas, #24 Hunter Mahan, #25 Jamie Donaldson, #27 Kevin Na, #32 Keegan Bradley, #33 Brooks Koepka, #36 Ryan Palmer, #39 Jason Dufner, #40 Gary Woodland and #47 Tiger Woods.
Last year there was 23 top-50 players in the field
The field includes 20 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2015. Those players are #2 Robert Streb, #3 Charley Hoffman, #4 Sang-Moon Bae, #5 Ben Martin, #7 Bubba Watson, #9 Bill Haas, #10 Scott Piercy, #11 Shawn Stefani, #12 Matt Kuchar, #14 Kevin Streelman, #15 Hideki Matsuyama, #16 Steven Bowditch, #17 Brendon de Jonge, #18 Nick Taylor, #19 Gary Woodland, #20 Russell Henley, #22 Jason Bohn, #23 Kevin Na, #24 Tony Finau and #25 Brendan Steele.
The field includes 19 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #2 Robert Streb, #3 Sang-Moon Bae, #4 Charley Hoffman, #5 Bubba Watson, #7 Ben Martin, #9 Bill Haas, #11 Scott Piercy, #12 Shawn Stefani, #13 Hideki Matsuyama, #14 Kevin Streelman, #15 Gary Woodland, #16 Matt Kuchar, #17 Nick Taylor, #18 Steven Bowditch, #19 Brendon de Jonge, #20 Russell Henley, #21 Jason Bohn, #23 Russell Knox, #24 Tony Finau.
The field includes 7 past champions: Phil Mickelson (2013, ’05 & ’96), Kyle Stanley (2012), Mark Wilson (2011), Hunter Mahan (2010), Kenny Perry (2009), J.B. Holmes (2008 & ’06) and Aaron Baddeley (2007). Defending champion Kevin Stadler has a bad wrist and couldn’t defend his title.
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Phoenix Open field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Phoenix Open in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Phoenix Open .
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
**NOTE**
We have made a lot of changes in Golfstats and one of the biggest is that every on-going event gets updated every hour. It’s not real time scoring, but after each day you will see our database change. This will help look at things like good scores in a row and how each player does after every round.
Another change is our new feature, “Who will win on Sunday”. Just like our previews, this will not only preview the final round but also look at players who shoud win. All of these will enhance GOLFstats and encourage you to check our stuff over the weekend and during play.
Another thing to look for in the next couple of weeks is 24/7 Golf. This is a new app that you can get with your Iphone so that you can take a lot of GOLFstats which you when your away from your computer.
So join us a couple of hours after play on Saturday night or Sunday morning for our “Who will win on Sunday” feature in which you can see who shall win during the final nine.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Waste Management Phoenix Open
Player | Humana Challenge | Sony Open | Hyundai T of C | Nedbank Challenge | Mayakoba | WGC-HSBC | Sanderson Farms | CIMB Classic | McGladrey Classic | Shriners Hospitals | Frys.com Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Kuchar (242 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T3 (90) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T21 (9.67) |
Charley Hoffman (178.33 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Patrick Reed (175.33 pts) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Robert Streb (167.67 pts) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | 8 (16.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
T10 (13.33) |
T31 (6.33) |
Russell Henley (154.67 pts) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Scott Piercy (154 pts) |
T30 (20) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Hideki Matsuyama (146 pts) |
DNP | T78 (0) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
DNP | T21 (9.67) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
T3 (30) |
Justin Thomas (144 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (9) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | 71 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Bill Haas (142 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Shawn Stefani (136.33 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | T25 (8.33) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T53 (0) |
Sang-Moon Bae (124 pts) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Win (44) |
Gary Woodland (123.33 pts) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brendan Steele (119.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
T21 (9.67) |
Harris English (119 pts) |
T30 (20) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Rory Sabbatini (108.67 pts) |
T24 (26) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T22 (9.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Sung Joon Park (96 pts) |
T2 (100) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP |
Ben Martin (94.33 pts) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Boo Weekley (91 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T44 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
70 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Bubba Watson (84 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ryan Palmer (82.33 pts) |
T10 (40) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jason Bohn (79 pts) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
T18 (10.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Brian Davis (76 pts) |
T24 (26) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | 73 (0) |
T73 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Kevin Streelman (75 pts) |
T41 (9) |
T51 (0) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Ryan Moore (73 pts) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Martin Laird (72.33 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 72 (0) |
T18 (10.67) |
T3 (30) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Waste Management Phoenix Open
Player | Humana Challenge | Sony Open | Hyundai T of C | Nedbank Challenge | Mayakoba | WGC-HSBC | Sanderson Farms | CIMB Classic | McGladrey Classic | Shriners Hospitals | Frys.com Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Hicks (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jim Renner (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | T81 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Chad Campbell (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T39 (3.67) |
Tim Wilkinson (-18 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DQ (-1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T65 (0) |
Brian Stuard (-17.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T71 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
John Merrick (-17.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Troy Kelly (-16.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Ricky Barnes (-15.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Derek Ernst (-13.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
T63 (0) |
T57 (0) |
Woody Austin (-11 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Waste Management Phoenix Open
Best Bets:
Bubba Watson
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | 15 | T5 | T29 | T36 | T25 | CUT | T8 |
It’s his time to win this event, been close a couple of times as he has never been over par in 30 rounds.
Matt Kuchar
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 | T43 | T6 | CUT | CUT |
He may not have that great of a record in Phoenix other than his T6th in 2009, but after being close you think that he is ready to win.
Hunter Mahan
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T16 | T29 | Win | T35 | CUT | T44 | T9 |
Winner in 2010 so has lot’s of homefield knowledge. Looking to get things rolling for 2015.
Best of the rest:
Patrick Reed
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T19 |
He can strike again, was T19th in his only Phoenix start last year.
Scott Piercy
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | 3 | T50 | T8 | T6 | T15 |
Been hot of late including a 2nd in Hawaii. Has three top-tens including a 3rd in 2013.
Hideki Matsuyama
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 |
Played well last year, looking for a good week after he played well at Kapalua.
Brendan Steele
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | T6 | T5 | T53 |
Watch him because a lot of things are working in his favorite this week. First is his T2nd at the Humana but you have to like him due to great finishes at Phoenix, T6th last year & 2013 along with a T5th in 2012.
Rickie Fowler
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T26 | T13 | 2 | T58 |
Runner-up in 2010 so he can play the course. Interesting to see how he can do after playing at Abu Dhabi two weeks ago.
Solid contenders
Tiger Woods
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finished T5th in 2001, 3rd in 1999 and T18th in 1997 |
More info:
For about the tenth time in the last six years it’s another debut for Tiger to see if he can regain that magic from ten years ago. This time it’s the real thing as he is feeling great and ready to go, interesting what kind of mojo he has, I say he doesn’t play well this week but well next week with more reps under the tank.
Phil Mickelson
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | Win | T26 | T29 | T24 | CUT | 2 | CUT | T7 | Win | T7 | T9 |
Show signs of coming around at the Humana, he has done very well in this event including his three wins.
Jordan Spieth
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
May be his first time on this course but look for a good rookie year.
Graham DeLaet
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | CUT | T55 | CUT |
One of those players on the verge of winning, could be this week.
Shawn Stefani
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Playing good golf right now.
Long shots that could come through:
Justin Thomas
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Look for his good streak to continue as he is playing for the first time in Phoenix.
Ben Crane
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T42 | T11 | 2 | T18 | T36 | CUT | T4 | CUT | CUT |
Watch him this week, has come close in this event in past.
Brendon de Jonge
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T53 | T6 | CUT | T22 | CUT | T25 |
Did finish T6th in 2013, he can get hot on the desert.
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