Waste Management Phoenix Open
January 30th – February 2nd, 2020
TPC Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,261
Purse: $7.3 million
with $1,314,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rickie Fowler

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 41 of the top-100 players and 18 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with three players in the top-ten, #3 Jon Rahm, #4 Justin Thomas and #9 Xander Schauffele. The other top 50 players are #11 Webb Simpson, #13 Tony Finau, #16 Gary Woodland, #17 Bryson DeChambeau, #21 Matt Kuchar, #24 Hideki Matsuyama, #26 Rickie Fowler, #28 Kevin Na, #34 Cameron Smith, #35 Sungjae Im, #39 Chez Reavie, #40 Billy Horschel, #43 Brandt Snedeker, #48 Andrew Putnam a20 #49 Byeong Hun An.
Last year there were 23 top-50 players in the field
The field includes 16 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2020. Those players are #1 Justin Thomas, #3 Sebastian Munoz, #4 Lanto Griffin, #6 Cameron Smith, #9 Sungjae Im, #11 Kevin Na, #12 Xander Schauffele, #13 Hideki Matsuyama, #14 Tyler Duncan, #15 Webb Simpson, #16 Scottie Scheffler, #18 Tom Hoge, #20 Andrew Landry, #21 Carlos Ortiz, #23 Harris English and #25 Adam Hadwin
Seven of this season’s winners on the PGA Tour: Sebastian Munoz (Sanderson Farms), Kevin Na (Shriners Hospitals for Children Open), Lanto Griffin (Houston Open), Justin Thomas (CJ Cup & Sentry Tournament of Champions) Tyler Duncan (RSM Classic), Cameron Smith (Sony Open in Hawaii) and Andrew Landry (The American Express).
The field includes 7 past champions: Rickie Fowler (2019), Gary Woodland (2018), Hideki Matsuyama (2017 & ’16), Kevin Stadler (2015), Kyle Stanley (2012), J.B. Holmes (2008 & ’06) and Aaron Baddeley (2007).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Waste Management Phoenix Open field is our performance chart listed by the 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 WM Phoenix Open in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the WM 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.
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 | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert Classic | American Express | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Sentry TofC | Australian PGA | DP World Dubai | RSM Classic | Mayakoba Classic | WGC HSBC Champions | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jon Rahm (192.67 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 10 (26.67) |
DNP | Win (66) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tom Hoge (161.33 pts) |
5 (70) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Cameron Smith (158.67 pts) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Ryan Palmer (144.33 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
Scottie Scheffler (144 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T18 (10.67) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (128 pts) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sungjae Im (126 pts) |
T36 (14) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
Webb Simpson (123.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Andrew Landry (115.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Collin Morikawa (104 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
Xander Schauffele (103.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
Brendan Steele (96.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T41 (3) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Vaughn Taylor (94.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
Tony Finau (92.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
Sebastian Cappelen (90.67 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T66 (0) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP |
Keegan Bradley (89.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
Hideki Matsuyama (89.33 pts) |
T45 (5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
Justin Thomas (89 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
Corey Conners (88.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
Russell Knox (88.67 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP |
Harry Higgs (79 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (5) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Lanto Griffin (77 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T76 (0) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP |
Rickie Fowler (76.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matthew Wolff (67.33 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
Bubba Watson (67.33 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
Tyler Duncan (66 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T48 (0.67) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP |
Max Homa (65 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | T48 (2) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 (1.33) |
J.T. Poston (60.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
T41 (3) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T27 (7.67) |
Ryan Moore (60 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T72 (0) |
Sepp Straka (60 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Bud Cauley (60 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brian Harman (59 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sebastian Munoz (57.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (30) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Talor Gooch (56 pts) |
T36 (14) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (9) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ted Potter, Jr. (54.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Waste Management Phoenix Open
Player | Farmers Insurance | Dubai Desert Classic | American Express | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Sentry TofC | Australian PGA | DP World Dubai | RSM Classic | Mayakoba Classic | WGC HSBC Champions | Bermuda Champ. | Zozo Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mackenzie Hughes (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Roger Sloan (-30.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
DNP |
Patton Kizzire (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T68 (0) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Russell Henley (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kevin Stadler (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Kyle Stanley (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bo Van Pelt (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
James Hahn (-23.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Austin Cook (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Wyndham Clark (-22 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (1.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Waste Management Phoenix Open
Best Bets:
Justin Thomas
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | T17 | CUT | CUT | T17 |
Looking to redeem himself from losing in the final round last year has had a great year coming to a course that is good for his game. Two wins in 2020, won last month at the Sentry TofC.
Jon Rahm
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | T11 | T16 | T5 |
Is the hottest player in golf right now, been under par in his last 20 rounds and in his last three starts was 2nd at the Hero, 10th at the Sentry Tof and 2nd last week at the Farmers. He will be hard to beat.
Hideki Matsuyama
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T15 | WD | Win | Win | T2 | T4 |
TPC Scottsdale is tailor-made for his game, has two wins, a runner-up and fourth-place finish, He is under par in 20 of his 21 rounds, his worst round is 71. He is 70 under in his five starts.
Best of the rest:
Bubba Watson
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T40 | CUT | T14 | T2 | T2 | 15 | T5 | T29 | T36 | T25 | CUT |
He will be a big surprise, hasn’t played well in a couple of years but his game has been coming around. Has a great record at TPC Scottsdale, was runner-up in 2015 & ’14, T-4th last year.
Webb Simpson
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20 | CUT | 2 | T14 | 10 | T8 | T8 | CUT | 65 |
Played great in his last three starts, 3rd at Sony, 2nd at RSM and T-7th at Shriners. Shot 64 on his way to a runner-up finish in 2017.
Rickie Fowler
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T11 | T4 | 2 | T46 | CUT | CUT | T26 | T13 | 2 | T58 |
Forgot what happen to him last week, he is always great at TPC Scottsdale. Won last year, was runner-up in 2016 and ’10.
Xander Schauffele
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | T17 |
Look for him to snap back after missing the cut last week, in his two starts in Phoenix is 21 under par
Gary Woodland
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | Win | CUT | T33 | CUT | T37 | T16 | T26 | T5 | T60 |
Forget last week’s missed cut at the Farmers, has played well in 2020 including T-7th at Sentry Toffy, th at Zozo and T-3rd at CJ Cup. Won WM Phoenix in 2018, T-7th last year in both was 29 under.
Solid contenders
Brandt Snedeker
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T55 | T23 | T33 | T10 | T61 | 2 | T50 | T8 | T43 | CUT | T9 |
Was runner-up in 2013 but has never really contended since, does have four top-tens in 12 starts with a 69.04 scoring average at TPC Scottsdale. Was T-3rd last week at Farmers, T-12th at Sony.
Branden Grace
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Great in his first TPC Scottsdale start in 2019 finishing 2nd with four rounds in the 60s. Won three weeks ago at the South African Open.
Matt Kuchar
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T5 | T9 | T30 | T33 | T43 | T6 |
Won in his last start two weeks ago in Singapore. Thirty-eight under in his last 12 rounds at TPC Scottsdale, was T-4th last year, T-5th in ’18 and T-9th in ’17
Bryson DeChambeau
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
Was T-5th in his only WM Phoenix start in 2018. T-8th last week in Dubai despite a final round 76, was T-4th at Shiners Hospitals.
Long shots that could come through:
Jordan Spieth
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T9 | T7 |
Stats may not have been very impressive and his T-55th last week at the Farmers wasn’t the greatest but he did get it around 72 holes and putted ok. Also like the fact that he comes to a course he finished T-9th in 2017 and T-7th in 2015.
Matthew Wolff
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T50 |
After opening with 76 at Farmers shot 66-71-69 to finish T-21st, has been consistent on tour in 2020. Shot 67-70-72-72 last year finishing T-50th at WM Phoenix Open.
Scottie Scheffler
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Yes he missed the cut at the Farmers but comes back to the desert, he was T-3rd at the American Express two weeks ago.
Avoid him at all cost this week:
Tony Finau
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T22 |
He may of finished T-6th at the Farmers and been having a good year but he struggles big time at TPC Scottsdale, has missed the cut in his last four visits as he is six over par, in 12 rounds he has broken par three times and that came in 2015 when he finished T-22nd.
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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First time playing in this event |
uestion.
I’m trying to find some sort of strategy going into a tournament.
T-10 on Wednesday night. Then current form at the cut.
Is there a stat page showing the previous few weeks?
Sorry I’m a week into buying the premium package. Look for some guidance
Mark