9/11/2023 0 Comments Waste management one and doneI’m prefacing my weekly picks based on exactly what I value the most. It takes a player that can ride with the crowd, but also dial in and give themselves an abundance of birdie looks throughout the day. This event is a social outing with a side of golf, but what is not to be forgotten is how we grab our winner out of this week’s field. This week has the makings to be the Super Bowl of PR for the PGA Tour. The entries are led by eight of the top 10 ranked golfers in the world, and most notably Rory McIlroy as world number makes a return to an event he hasn’t frequented in recent years. ![]() The Netflix doc drops next week, so it’s all on board to make this party hum. The WM Phoenix Open field is headlined by the game’s best you can tell it’s a concerted effort by the Tour’s gravitas to show out and present the best imaginable. Outside of that, this course is anyone’s game and the past list of champions has proved it, from bombers like Brooks and Phil to more finesse-driven, tactical players like Webb Simpson or Hideki Matsuyama. The finishing stretch of the volume-filled 16th, the driveable par 4 17th, and the short par 4 18th make for flurries of birdies and lots of inebriated cheering. It’s your classic flattened-out course with TPC pristine conditions and everything right in front of you. Let’s get to the winners: FORGET THE COURSE, STAY FOR THE PARTYįor as much attention and excitement as this week brings for golf fans and just fans of partying on the golf course, the track itself at TPC Scottsdale is rather pedestrian and underwhelming. It’s now three outright winners from this column in the last five PGA Tour events and I’ve got NO PLANS to slow down soon. What was not cut short was my heater to start off 2023. ![]() Last week at Pebble, it was a much more subdued vibe where the weather dampened the vibes a bit and even cut short the celebrity aspect. I took in the full Saturday at TPC Scottsdale that ended with drunken mud sliding down the hill behind the 16th hole, and then watched my Patriots win an unreal Super Bowl in the final seconds the next day – thanks, Russell Wilson! It’s no secret that this week’s WM Phoenix Open has all the makings of the most raucous event on the calendar. I happened to be the last “Scottsdale Double” and needless to say it was a weekend to remember. It’s one of the unique rare birds in sports and a week of epic debauchery that only lines up on the calendar once every several years – The Waste Management Phoenix Open and Super Bowl double feature. The west coast swing on the PGA Tour rolls along, and this week I hope you’re well-rested for the party that is about to ensue in Arizona. By Alex Lauzon from the “ Course of Life ” podcast THE SCOTTSDALE DOUBLE
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