The WM Phoenix Open almost always offers maximum drama and this year’s edition at The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale it was no different.
Hideki Matsuyama entered Sunday’s final round with a one-shot lead over Si Woo Kim, Maverick McNealy and Nicolai Hojgaard, with a pack of players including world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland not far behind.
Matsuyama couldn’t find a freeway on the front nine Sunday, but still managed to shoot a bogey-free, two-under 33 to hold a one-shot lead over Kim and Michael Thorbjornsen entering the back nine.
Then, as things always do at TPC Scottsdale, things got wild.
Scheffler birdied 13, 14, 15 and 17 to get within one of Matsuyama. Chris Gotterup had 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 to post 16 under. When Michael Thorbjornsen dropped an eagle putt at 15, he briefly pulled ahead of Matsuyama by one. But the tournament turned in Matsuyama’s favor when he scored 15 and Thorbjornsen 16 to go one behind with two to play. Thorbjornsen dropped another shot at 17, which meant all Matsuyama had to do was play his way home for the final three holes to avoid a playoff with Gotterup.
But it wouldn’t be that easy for Matsuyama. He hit his tee on 18 into the church pew bunkers and clipped the lip coming out. He was unable to get up and down from 43 yards, which meant for the seventh time in 11 years, the WM Phoenix Open was headed to a playoff. It was Matsuyama’s first bogey on the second nine all week.
And that’s where the drama ended.
Gotterup pumped his car straight but took a bump on the road. Matsuyama was not so lucky. He pulled his shot back left towards the bunkers, but the ball hit a post holding a gallery rope and bounced back into the water.
Ten minutes later, Gotterup hit a long birdie putt to claim his second win of the season and first career WM Phoenix Open title.
Here’s how much everyone earned in Phoenix this week.
2026 WM Phoenix Open payouts for each player
WIN: Chris Gotterup, $1.728 million
2.
T3. Scottie Scheffler, $439,480
Nicolai Hojgaard, $439,480
Akshay Bhatia, $439,480
Sie Kir Kir, $439,480
Michael Thorbjornsen, $439,480
8. Jake Knapp, $300,000
9. Matt Fitzpatrick, $280,800
T10. Victor Hovland, $242,400
Pierceson Coody, $242,400
T13. Maverick McNealy, $188,000
Kevin Roy, $188,000
Zecheng Dou, $188,000
T16. Daniel Berger, $160,800
Jordan Smith, $160,800
T18. Rickie Fowler, $122,720
Michael Kim, $122,720
Jacob Bridgeman, $122,720
Sahith Theegala, $122,720
Sepp Straka, $122,720
Mac Meissner, $122,720
T24. Ryan Fox, $82,320
Rico Hoey, $82,320
Rasmus Hojgaard, $82,320
T28. Harris English, $62,948
Nick Taylor, $62,948
Ben Griffin, $62,948
Mackenzie Hughes, $62,948
Mino Water, $62,948
Stephan Jaeger, $62,948
T35. Sam Stevens, $46,800
Wyndham Clark, $46,800
Alex Smalley, $46,800
Tom Kim, $46,800
JT Poston, $46,800
John Parry, $46,800
T41. Xander Schauffele, $34,080
Keith Mitchell, $34,080
Cameron Young, $34,080
Rasmus Neegaard-Petersen, $34,080
Johnny Keefer, $34,080
Sam Valimaki, $34,080
Kristoffer Retian, $34,080
T48. Christo Lamprecht, $24,608
Chad Ramey, $24,608
Michael Brennan, $24,608
Max McGreevy, $24,608
Zach Bauchou, $24,608
ST Lee, $24,608
T54.
SH Kim, $22,272
Joe Highsmith, $22,272
Brian Campbell, $22,272
Sudarshan Yellamaraju, $22,272
T60. Patrick Rodgers, $21,312
Adrien Saddier, $21,312
John VanDerLaan, $21,312
T64. Gary Woodland, $20,736
Davis Thompson, $20,736
T66. Max Homa, $20,352
Chandler Phillips, $20,352
T66. Bud Cauley, $19,872
Hank Lebioda, $19,872
Neal Shipley, $19,872
71.
72. Patton Kizzire, $19,296
73. Cam Davis, $19,104
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