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Scottsdale, AZ … Martin Laird brought the three-story stadium crowd to their feet in holing a six-foot birdie gem at the 16th on route to a superb 67 on day one of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. It handed the Scot a share of ninth place and just three strokes adrift of victorious USA Ryder Cup star, Matt Kuchar who capped his round with a 13th hole eagle and five birdies in a seven under par 64 on the par 71 TPC Scottsdale course. Kuchar, and playing in the afternoon half of the draw ...

Scottsdale, AZ … Shane Lowry found himself headed for a random drugs test straight after the frustration of three-putting the last in a round of a two under par 69 on day one of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Lowry was well-placed and sharing sixth place standing over his first putt from 25-feet on the 18th at TPC Scottsdale. And the Irishman was far from a happy chappy to drop to a clubhouse share of 14th place and four shots behind red-hot Hideki Matsuyama and with the defending Japanese ...

Scottsdale, AZ … Golf’s hottest golfer Hideki Matsuyama wasted little time in picking up from where he left off a year ago. The defending Waste Management Phoenix Open champion posted a bogey-free six under par 65 and a year after storming his way to the same first round score of 65 in the 2016 event here at TPC Scottsdale. It handed the current World No. 5 the clubhouse lead. Matsuyama, who ended 2016 winning four of his five closing events, was quizzed after his round why he plays ...

Scottsdale, AZ … Russell Knox headed out for only his second showing in the Waste Management Phoenix Open ready to tackle the infamous 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale. The hole is far and away the nosiest in golf with some 20,000 fans packed three stories high overlooking the entire length at the 163-yard par three hole. That’s more fans at one hole than most tournaments boast overall for four rounds while Phoenix Open organizers are confident of breaking last year’s four-round Tour record ...

Scottsdale, AZ … Phil Mickelson used his press conference ahead of a remarkable 28th appearance in the Waste Management Phoenix Open to send a longevity reminder to the likes of World No. 1 Jason Day and the injured World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. Day has battled with back injury in recent years while McIlroy is side-lined to a date unknown after suffering a stress fracture in his rib and due to ‘excessive’ off-season testing of his new equipment. In contrast, Mickelson has enjoyed a ...

Phoenix, AZ … This year’s 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale will be extra special for former World No. 1 Jordan Spieth. The American will be making his fifth appearance in golf’s oldest Major but a first at the famed Southport club that will be playing host for a ninth occasion to golf’s oldest Major Championship. Spieth was just a handful of days short of his 15th birthday when he got his first look at Royal Birkdale and that was in 2008 when he participated in the ...

Phoenix, AZ … Geoff Ogilvy is no stranger to the infamous 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale and venue for this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. The short par three 163-yard hole is far and away the nosiest in golf with some 20,000 raucous fans sitting in three stories overlooking the entire length of the shortest hole on the PGA Tour schedule. That’s more fans at one hole than most tournaments boast overall for four rounds while Phoenix Open organizers are confident of breaking last ...