Waste Management Phoenix Open R2

February 04-07
TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
$7,300,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4

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Xander Schauffele fired a 64 to take a one-shot lead of the Wste Management Phoenix Open on Friday. He made just one birdie on the front nine to make the turn in 34 but played the back nine in 30 with birdies at the 12th, 13th, 14th and 18th and an eagle at the par-5 15th.

“It was a bit slow at first,” said Schauffele. “Kind of saw everyone’s name flying up the leaderboard.”

Schauffele has been working on his mental approach to tournaments.

“We kind of just realized where I was getting to I think in terms of me just becoming impatient. I feel like I had a sense of urgency when I really didn’t need to. I would look back at the week and I was like, ‘Man, why did I kind of jump the gun there? All I had to do was play decent and I would’ve been right there.’ I think it’s just a result of pushing and pushing and pushing and having decent results, but not what we really want. I’ve played well in a calm sort of state of mind, and that’s when I’ve done my best.”

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After reminding himself to keep his head down the birdies started coming in.

“Pretty happy with the result,” he said after his round. “I’m going to wake up tomorrow and someone is going to be four shots ahead of me or something like that,” Schauffele said. “I think this is one of those golf courses where no lead is very safe, and you need to really, like I said, keep my head down and stay calm.”

Steve Stricker could become the oldest winner in PGA Tour history if his current form continues into the weekend.

The 53-year-old U.S. Ryder Cup captain currently lies one shot behind the leader after a 5-under 66 on Friday marred only by a bogey after a poor approach at the 9th.

“Just hit an awful iron into the green on No. 9,” said Stricker. “But overall a good day.”

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Stricker, who will turn 54 on the 23rd of this month, won the last of his twelve PGA titles at Kapalua in 2012. Sam Snead is currently the oldest winner at 52 years, 10 months, 8 days.

“I know it’s a long shot,” said Stricker. “I’ve got to play my very best, just like anybody else does out here. But you know, I’ve been there. I’ve won a few times out on this TOUR and I know what it takes, although it’s been a while. It would be fun to see how I handle it if I do get that opportunity.”

Jordan Spieth, who hasn’t won since the 2017 Open Championship is tied in 8th at 8-under alongside Brooks Koepka and first round co-leader Matthew NeSmith.

“It felt like a 6- or 7-under day, and this is one of the first times I’ve almost been disappointed shooting 4 under in a round in long time, and that’s a good sign,” he said. “(Thursday) I shot 4 under, but I got away with murder.”

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Pos.	Player	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Xander Schauffele	-12	66	64	130
T2	Keegan Bradley	-11	66	65	131
T2	Steve Stricker	-11	65	66	131
T4	Sam Burns	-10	64	68	132
T4	Kyoung-Hoon Lee	-10	66	66	132
T4	Scottie Scheffler	-10	67	65	132
7	Nate Lashley	-9	64	69	133
T8	James Hahn	-8	67	67	134
T8	Billy Horschel	-8	66	68	134
T8	Patton Kizzire	-8	69	65	134
T8	Brooks Koepka	-8	68	66	134
T8	Matthew NeSmith	-8	63	71	134
T8	Carlos Ortiz	-8	67	67	134
T8	J.T. Poston	-8	68	66	134
T8	Jordan Spieth	-8	67	67	134
T16	Lucas Glover	-7	72	63	135
T16	Nick Hardy	-7	68	67	135
T16	Kevin Streelman	-7	68	67	135
T16	Justin Thomas	-7	70	65	135
T16	Cameron Tringale	-7	71	64	135
T21	Mark Hubbard	-6	63	73	136
T21	Matt Kuchar	-6	69	67	136
T21	Louis Oosthuizen	-6	69	67	136
T21	Andrew Putnam	-6	67	69	136
T21	Bo Van Pelt	-6	69	67	136
T21	Harold Varner III	-6	68	68	136
T27	Corey Conners	-5	69	68	137
T27	Adam Hadwin	-5	67	70	137
T27	Matt Jones	-5	68	69	137
T27	Si Woo Kim	-5	71	66	137
T27	Russell Knox	-5	68	69	137
T27	Rory McIlroy	-5	70	67	137
T27	Ted Potter, Jr.	-5	66	71	137
T27	Jon Rahm	-5	68	69	137
T27	Sam Ryder	-5	70	67	137
T27	Scott Stallings	-5	67	70	137
T27	Brendan Steele	-5	70	67	137
T27	Brendon Todd	-5	68	69	137
T27	Will Zalatoris	-5	71	66	137
T40	Byeong Hun An	-4	69	69	138
T40	Russell Henley	-4	71	67	138
T40	Bo Hoag	-4	67	71	138
T40	Max Homa	-4	69	69	138
T40	Zach Johnson	-4	68	70	138
T40	Michael Kim	-4	67	71	138
T40	Hideki Matsuyama	-4	71	67	138
T40	Grayson Murray	-4	70	68	138
T40	Ryan Palmer	-4	70	68	138
T40	Davis Riley	-4	72	66	138
T40	Robby Shelton	-4	72	66	138
T40	Webb Simpson	-4	73	65	138
T40	Kyle Stanley	-4	71	67	138
T40	Brian Stuard	-4	70	68	138
T40	Richy Werenski	-4	69	69	138
T55	Stewart Cink	-3	69	70	139
T55	Wyndham Clark	-3	72	67	139
T55	Emiliano Grillo	-3	69	70	139
T55	Brian Harman	-3	71	68	139
T55	Sungjae Im	-3	72	67	139
T55	Satoshi Kodaira	-3	68	71	139
T55	Luke List	-3	72	67	139
T55	Henrik Norlander	-3	68	71	139
T55	Bubba Watson	-3	71	68	139
T55	Aaron Wise	-3	74	65	139
T55	Matthew Wolff	-3	68	71	139
T55	Xinjun Zhang	-3	70	69	139
CUT	Ryan Armour	-2	68	72	140
CUT	Daniel Berger	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-2	75	65	140
CUT	Dylan Frittelli	-2	71	69	140
CUT	Brice Garnett	-2	70	70	140
CUT	Charley Hoffman	-2	71	69	140
CUT	Tom Hoge	-2	66	74	140
CUT	Beau Hossler	-2	70	70	140
CUT	Jerry Kelly	-2	71	69	140
CUT	Kelly Kraft	-2	72	68	140
CUT	Adam Long	-2	72	68	140
CUT	Denny McCarthy	-2	70	70	140
CUT	Jesse Mueller	-2	72	68	140
CUT	Pat Perez	-2	69	71	140
CUT	Doc Redman	-2	72	68	140
CUT	Sepp Straka	-2	71	69	140
CUT	Nick Taylor	-2	70	70	140
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	-2	73	67	140
CUT	Austin Cook	-1	71	70	141
CUT	Jason Day	-1	71	70	141
CUT	Jason Dufner	-1	72	69	141
CUT	Harris English	-1	72	69	141
CUT	Talor Gooch	-1	70	71	141
CUT	Danny Lee	-1	74	67	141
CUT	Tom Lewis	-1	70	71	141
CUT	Cheng Tsung Pan	-1	71	70	141
CUT	Rory Sabbatini	-1	77	64	141
CUT	Michael Thompson	-1	70	71	141
CUT	Kevin Tway	-1	73	68	141
CUT	Mark Anguiano	E	72	70	142
CUT	Scott Brown	E	72	70	142
CUT	Cameron Champ	E	68	74	142
CUT	Luke Donald	E	73	69	142
CUT	Rickie Fowler	E	74	68	142
CUT	John Huh	E	68	74	142
CUT	Chez Reavie	E	69	73	142
CUT	Patrick Rodgers	E	72	70	142
CUT	Adam Schenk	E	72	70	142
CUT	Robert Streb	E	72	70	142
CUT	Harry Higgs	1	75	68	143
CUT	J.B. Holmes	1	72	71	143
CUT	Troy Merritt	1	74	69	143
CUT	Keith Mitchell	1	75	68	143
CUT	Charl Schwartzel	1	72	71	143
CUT	Vaughn Taylor	1	73	70	143
CUT	Jimmy Walker	1	70	73	143
CUT	Gary Woodland	1	76	67	143
CUT	Tyler Duncan	2	74	70	144
CUT	William Gordon	2	70	74	144
CUT	Scott Harrington	2	72	72	144
CUT	Padraig Harrington	2	71	73	144
CUT	Chris Kirk	2	70	74	144
CUT	Martin Laird	2	73	71	144
CUT	Sung Kang	3	77	68	145
CUT	Jamie Lovemark	3	70	75	145
CUT	William McGirt	3	75	70	145
CUT	Camilo Villegas	3	74	71	145
CUT	Brian Gay	4	72	74	146
CUT	Ryan Moore	4	70	76	146
CUT	Kevin Stadler	4	72	74	146
CUT	Vincent Whaley	4	73	73	146
CUT	Hunter Mahan	6	74	74	148
CUT	Martin Trainer	6	75	73	148
CUT	Hudson Swafford	8	77	73	150
CUT	John Augenstein (a)	9	76	75	151
CUT	Sebastián Muñoz	9	78	73	151