Scottie Scheffler moves into lead as play suspended overnight

WM Phoenix Open R2

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler closed with a bogey-free 64 to take a two-shot lead at 10-under in the WM Phoenix Open before play was suspended once again.

“I think around this place when you’re hitting fairways and you’re hitting it well the golf course can kind of open up for you,” said the American. “But the opposite can happen in a hurry because there’s trouble lurking on basically every hole. With there being desert close by. There’s a lot of holes with water as well. When you’re hitting it well you have to take advantage of it like I did today. Hopefully I’ll keep putting the ball in position as the week goes on.

“It was definitely a bit calmer this morning than I thought it was going to be. We definitely had some weird gusts and stuff. It was kind of bouncing around a lot. I don’t know if y’all noticed that. But the wind was really moving around. So it could be difficult to judge at times. But it was nice and warm, so it was good.”

Play was suspended due to darkness at 6:07 p.m., with the entire afternoon wave yet to complete their round. The second round will resume at 7:45 a.m. Saturday.

Tied in second place at 8-under lie Spain’s Jon Rahm (66) and overnight co-leader Adam Hadwin of Canada who is 4-under for his round with eight holes left to play.

“I hit a lot of great tee shots today,” said Rahm. “A lot of good iron shots that didn’t end up in great spots.

“It’s golf and it’s what happens out here. The wind was shifting. When it shifts from east to east northeast or northeast, it’s a small difference on the compass, but when it comes to our shots it’s the difference between a shot being possibly into the wind to downwind.

“So it can happen. You get a wrong gust. The greens were a little bit softer today in some spots. Except 3 and 12 that were absolute cart path. So these are all things to take into consideration.

American Wyndham Clark carded a 67 for a share of fourth place at 7-under alongside South Korean Sungjae Im, 6-under through 12 holes.

Overnight co-leader Nick Taylor of Canada was 1-under through 12 holes and lies in a five-way tie for sixth place at 6-under.

World number 1 Rory McIlroy (T18) opened with a 73 on Thursday and was 5-under through 13 before play was suspended having shot four birdies in five holes from the 2nd.

Pos.PlayerTo ParThruTodayR1R2Total
1Scottie Scheffler-10F-76864132
T2Jon Rahm-8F-56866134
T2Adam Hadwin-810-366-66
T4Wyndham Clark-7F-46867135
T4Sungjae Im-712-670-70
T6Jason Day-6FPar6571136
T6Jhonattan Vegas-614-671-71
T6Sam Ryder-613-469-69
T6Xander Schauffele-612-267-67
T6Nick Taylor-612-166-66
T11Adam Schenk-5F-47067137
T11Jim Herman-5F-26869137
T11Tom Kim-5F-57166137
T11Rickie Fowler-5F-57166137
T11Jordan Spieth-512-571-71
T16Max Homa-4F-26969138
T16Charley Hoffman-415-168-68
T18Scott Stallings-3F26673139
T18Taylor Moore-3F-16970139
T18Matt Kuchar-3F-47267139
T18Justin Thomas-3F-37168139
T18Dylan Frittelli-3F-67465139
T18Hayden Buckley-3F-27069139
T18Aaron Rai-315-270-70
T18Rory McIlroy-313-573-73
T18Tony Finau-312-270-70
T18Tyrrell Hatton-310-270-70
T28Keegan Bradley-2FPar6971140
T28Zach Johnson-2FPar6971140
T28Viktor Hovland-2F-17070140
T28Trey Mullinax-2FPar6971140
T28Ryan Palmer-2F-47367140
T28Danny Lee-2F-47367140
T28Jason Dufner-2F-27169140
T28Justin Lower-2F-27169140
T28Kevin Tway-28-271-71
T28James Hahn-28-170-70
T38Brian Harman-1F-17170141
T38Nate Lashley-1F-17170141
T38Stewart Cink-1F+16972141
T38Joel Dahmen-1F-37368141
T38Si Woo Kim-1F-27269141
T38Billy Horschel-1F-27269141
T38Chesson Hadley-1FPar7071141
T38Kelly Kraft-1FPar7071141
T38Hideki Matsuyama-113-474-74
T38Erik van Rooyen-111-272-72
T38Richy Werenski-19-171-71
T49Beau HosslerParF-37468142
T49Kurt KitayamaParF-47567142
T49Sahith TheegalaParF-17270142
T49Webb SimpsonParF+17072142
T49Seamus PowerParFPar7171142
T49Adam LongPar16Par71-71
T49Taylor PendrithPar16-273-73
T49Brandon WuPar15-172-72
T49Garrick HiggoPar13-273-73
T49Lucas HerbertPar11Par71-71
T49Harris EnglishPar10-172-72
T49Lucas GloverPar10Par71-71
T49Gary WoodlandPar10-172-72
T49Lee HodgesPar9-172-72
T49Corey ConnersPar8+170-70
T64Ryan Moore+1F+17172143
T64David Lipsky+1F-37568143
T64Aaron Wise+1F-17370143
T64Luke List+1F-17370143
T64Chris Kirk+1FPar7271143
T64Andrew Putnam+1F-17370143
T64Alex Noren+1F-27469143
T64Doug Ghim+1F-27469143
T64Keith Mitchell+113+171-71
T64Matt Fitzpatrick+112+270-70
T64Robert Streb+111+171-71
T64Denny McCarthy+19-375-75
T64Patrick Rodgers+18-173-73
Projected cut
T77Kramer Hickok+2F+17272144
T77Brendan Steele+2F+27173144
T77Tommy Fleetwood+214+172-72
T77Sam Burns+212+370-70
T77K.H. Lee+211Par73-73
T77Andrew Landry+211+172-72
T77Tyler Duncan+210+172-72
T77Cameron Young+210Par73-73
T77Matt Wallace+29Par73-73
T77Greyson Sigg+28Par73-73
T87Russell Knox+3F+17372145
T87Russell Henley+3F-47867145
T87Tom Hoge+3F+37174145
T87Matthias Schwab+3FPar7471145
T87Doc Redman+3F+17372145
T87Troy Merritt+314+470-70
T87Taylor Montgomery+313-175-75
T87Collin Morikawa+313+173-73
T87Brendon Todd+312-175-75
T87Peter Malnati+310+173-73
T87Martin Laird+39-175-75
T87Callum Tarren+39+173-73
T99Michael Thompson+4F-17670146
T99Dalton Ward+4F+27373146
T99Scott Piercy+416+273-73
T99Kevin Streelman+415+174-74
T99Davis Thompson+415+174-74
T99Stephan Jaeger+414-176-76
T99Emiliano Grillo+413-176-76
T99Rory Sabbatini+413-378-78
T99Shane Lowry+412Par75-75
T99Patrick Cantlay+412+273-73
T99Chez Reavie+411+174-74
T99Ricky Barnes+48+273-73
T111Davis Riley+5F+37374147
T111Patton Kizzire+5F+57176147
T111J.J. Spaun+5F-27869147
T111Adam Svensson+5F+17572147
T111J.T. Poston+5F-17770147
T111Chad Ramey+511-278-78
T111Mackenzie Hughes+511+274-74
T118Max McGreevy+6F+67177148
T118Austin Smotherman+6F+27573148
T118Matthew NeSmith+610-279-79
T121Mark Hubbard+7F+47475149
T121Christiaan Bezuidenhout+7F+27673149
T121J.B. Holmes+7F+47475149
T121Brian Gay+7F+27673149
T121Brett White+7F+37574149
T121Nick Watney+713+375-75
T121Kevin Kisner+711+474-74
128Jimmy Walker+99Par80-80
T129Francesco Molinari+10F+67577152
T129Ryan Brehm+1012+576-76
T129Andre Metzger+109+477-77
132Michael Hopper+12F+77678154
133Cameron Champ+1311+678-78
W/DMaverick McNealy---76-76
Updated: February 11, 2023
WM Phoenix Open 2023
Date: 9th February - 12th February, 2023
Location: TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
Purse: $20,000,000