On February 14, Beijing time, the final round of the WM Phoenix Open, known as the "PGA Tour Spring Festival Gala", was fiercely contested at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium. Scotty Schaeffler, who scored 62 (-9) in a single round on "Mobile Day", improved significantly in the rankings, along with last season's FedEx Cup winner Patrick Cantley in T3, two strokes behind the leader.
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In the final round, Schaeffler played a little undulating on the first nine holes, grabbing 3 birds and swallowing 3 bogeys respectively, after 9 he stabilized, catching 5 birds to swallow 1 bogey, and finally a single round of 67 (-4), while "Iceman" Patrick Canterley performed steadily, net 4 birds, also handed over 67 (-4), and the two entered the overtime with a total of -16.
On the first two plus holes, both sides drew with Paula, and on the third plus hole, Cantley failed to push the birdie, while Schaeffler pushed the long bird push despite kicking off the ball into the fairway bunker, saving the green, and finally winning the first PGA TOUR! With this victory, the 25-year-old earned $1.476 million (about 9.387 million yuan) in championship prize money and 500 FedEx Cup points.
The outstanding graduate of the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour (PGA TOUR II), has been eye-catching since entering the PGA Tour, winning the 2019-2020 PGA Tour Best Newcomer and the second youngest Mr. "59" in PGA TOUR history. After this event, he will be in the top 10 for the first time in the world rankings.
Cantelli finished second individually, and since the beginning of 2022, he has played in 4 races, finished in the top 5 on 3 occasions, and finished 9th at American Express. 54-hole leader and Light Tour graduate Saif Tigara competed with a wild card and finished with a total of -15, tied for third with 2021 defending champion Koepkasheo Phil.
Billy Hoschel and Alexander Noren tied for sixth, Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama tied for eighth, and Joan Ram and others tied for tenth. There were two "one-shot-ins" on the liveliest 16th hole this week, three-round Sam Ryder and final-round Carlos Ortiz. The audience celebrated wildly and rained "beer rain".
Next week, the PGA Tour will host the Tigers-