PGA Tour : WM Phoenix Open Results
"Well, I guess I got lucky there for sure "
Chris Gotterup hits his tee shot at the 17th hole during the first round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Sometimes you have to be lucky to be good is the old adage, and Chris Gotterup who won his 4th title in his short stay on the PGA Tour certainly was all of that, openly admitting that he began Sunday just trying to improve his position, not thinking he was going to win.
He is the 2026 winner of the Phoenix Open 63 71 67 64 -16.
Two time winner, Hideki Matsuyama was holding off Gotterup, Kim, Thorbjornsen, and for a while Scheffler, with the 54 hole lead and a bogey free Sunday looking for his third title, until he got the "lefts" on the par4 17th driving it nearly in the water for a scrambling par, compounding it by hitting it way left on 18 resulting in a bogey 5 and to fall into a -16 playoff with Gotterup.
On 18, Lady Luck smiled on Gotterup who hit his massive drive so far right it went into the stands, only to find a good lie in the trampled down grass, however the good arrived as his approach rolled to within 4 feet for birdie, when bogey looked more likely.
The playoff was anti climatic as Matsuyama hit it even further left off the tee, and Gotterup hit a another huge drive down the fairway then sunk a 45 footer for birdie to conclude the week.
Canadians
AJ Ewart T28 69 68 72 68 -7
Nick Taylor T28 71 68 71 67 -7
Mac Hughes T28 68 69 69 71 -7
Sudarshan Yellamaraju T54 74 64 70 73 -3
As for Scott Scheffler he lost the tournament on Thursday with his 73 finishing -15 T3 with 65, 67, 64 a shot out of his 3rd title here.
This week is a signature $20,000,000 restricted field event the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with Rory defending and all the big boys in attendance.
With the Seahawks smothering SuperBowl win over the Patriots, the NFL is done, Spring Training begins, and the Winter Olympics continue in the mountains of northern Italy.
Bryan Angus
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