Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Waste Management Phoenix Open

OVERVIEW
Well the big news from last week is JB icing Noren on 18 Sunday. I’m looking ahead to the WMPO (where I’ll be stationed for the week as Super Bowl LII invades my workplace in downtown Minneapolis, yeah, I know – oh good for me). TPC Scottsdale has been the house that Matsuyama built since 2014 and seeing him shoot a Sunday low round of 69 means he’ll probably get some extra buzz this week. The course is setup like a stadium course, and there’s an emphasis on scrambling this week with the bunkers & desert coming into play. The par 4 17th is always fun to see who will go for the green and who won’t, especially early in the week. This is absolutely one of my favorite events to watch in person and on TV and if I can register my lineups prior to landing in Arizona (a DFS banned state) I hope I can come home to some sweat-less money.

TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND
o The Course
• TPC Scottsdale
• Par: 71
• Yardage: 7,200 yards
• Greens: Bermuda
o Location: Phoenix, Arizona
o Corollary Courses: Sony Open, TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, WGC Firestone
o Past Champions:
• 2017: Hideki Matsuyama -17 in a playoff over Webb Simpson
• 2016: Hideki Matsuyama -14 in a playoff over Rickie Fowler
• 2015: Brooks Koepka -15 over Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Palmer & Bubba Watson
• 2014: Kevin Stadler -16 over Graham DeLaet & Bubba Watson
• 2013: Phil Mickelson -28 over Brandt Snedeker

KEY STATS TO TARGET

o Strong Emphasis – SG: APP, SG: P, Birdie or Better, P4 Scoring, Scrambling
o Important – Par 4 Scoring 400-450y,450-500yards, P5 Scoring, Prox 150+, Putting Inside 5 feet

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