Monthly Archives: ianuarie 2020

Varner III sets ShotLink-era record with 32 straight pars to start WMPO

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Harold Varner III etched his name into an unusual chapter of the PGA Tour record book by keeping his scorecard clean at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. While there were birdies and bogeys aplenty during the opening round at TPC Scottsdale, Varner’s 71 remarkably included 18 straight pars. The streak continued Friday, […]

Holmes (65) heads to wild weekend at WMPO with one-shot lead

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – J.B. Holmes roared through the fan-packed closing stretch at TPC Scottsdale on his opening nine Friday, then grabbed the lead on the mellower side of golf’s biggest party. Six months after a final-round collapse and slow-play controversy at the British Open, Holmes took a one-stroke lead into the weekend at the Waste Management Phoenix […]

Knost retires from professional golf after missing WMPO cut

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Former U.S. Amateur champion Colt Knost is retiring from professional golf following a missed cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Knost, 34, is a Scottsdale resident and saved the final start of his major medical extension for his hometown event. Needing a victory to retain his PGA Tour status, he shot […]

Rahm (68): 'Horrible finish' on Day 2 at WMPO 'pisses me off'

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Jon Rahm still has a chance to win in front of partisan crowds at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, but his close to the second round still left the Spaniard fuming. Rahm was firing on all cylinders following a slow start at TPC Scottsdale, rolling in five straight birdies on Nos. 11-15 […]

Defending WMPO champ Fowler survives cut line thanks to Friday 65

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – After sputtering out of the gates in defense of his Waste Management Phoenix Open title, Rickie Fowler bounced back in a big way during the second round. Fowler finally broke through last year at TPC Scottsdale, winning the event after a series of near-misses. But he appeared headed for his second missed […]