The biggest story this week might be Johnny Miller's retirement from pronouncing, however the circus at the sixteenth hole at TPC Scottsdale is constantly some thing to look at.
Gary Woodland is the protecting champion at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, however the 2016 and 2017 champion (in addition to 2015 runner-up) Hideki Matsuyama is again wholesome once more and 2015 champ Brooks Koepka could genuinely want to pick up any other win on a direction he is received at earlier than.
And in the face of these dominating performers, am I going to choose one of them as my winner this week? Of course not! Let's live on the edge a little -- after all, that seems to be the mindset at this event.
- For my Top10 finisher, I'm going to give Rickie Fowler another chance. Just as Justin Rose needed a week to knock off the rust before hitting his stride, I think Rickie may be in the same boat. He's had a chance to use that new Taylormade ball in competition and he's coming to a course where he's had a couple of runner-ups (2010 and 2016). I suspect he's got something to prove.
- As for my winner, I like a player who's already won this season. Xander Schauffele has two wins thus far in the 2018-19 wraparound season -- the WGC-HSBC Champions and the Sentry Tournament of Champions. TPC Scottsdale is a great layout for a player like him and he had a T17 last year, his only other appearance at the event. He's proven that he likes the big stage.
GC's Golf Central PreGame is scheduled to start at 2pm ET on Thursday, with regular coverage starting at 3pm ET. For those of you with PGA Tour Live, coverage starts at 9:15am ET.
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