Official PGA TOUR Essential Guide to Golf: December 2018 - May 2019

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2018/2019 TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

Location Scottsdale, Ariz. TPC Scottsdale

Course Information

Waste Management Phoenix Open HOW GARY WOODLAND WON

Yardage 7,266; par 71

2018 Champion Gary Woodland, U.S.

Media Coverage Golf Channel/NBC

Tickets General admission tickets are $45 Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and $60 Friday and Saturday, available in advance through www. wmphoenixopen. com. Admission is free Monday and Tuesday on Ford Free Days; ages 17 and under are free all week when accompanied by an adult.

Social Media Twitter: @WMPhoenixOpen Instagram: @wmphoenixopen Facebook: www.facebook.com/ WMPhoenixOpen 160

PGA TOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE 2018/2019, Part 1

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“I knew the guys behind me could make birdies, I was just trying to give myself a chance every hole because I knew the putter felt good.” —Gary Woodland

Chez Reavie forced a playoff with birdie at the 72nd hole in an event where he volunteered as a youngster.

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The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale was designed by Jay Morrish and 16-time PGA TOUR winner Tom Weiskopf specifically to serve as the stage for the tournament. Built in 1986, the Stadium Course offers a collection of challenging risk-reward holes that incorporate strategic bunkering and water hazards. Weiskopf oversaw a renovation of the course in 2014. The location of the property provides spectacular views of the McDowell Mountains and the Sonoran Desert.

January 31-February 3, 2019

Gary Woodland birdied three of the last four holes in regulation and defeated Chez Reavie in a playoff to claim his first victory since 2013. Reavie forced the playoff by holing a 20-foot birdie putt on 18, but missed the green on the first extra hole and made a bogey while Woodland got up and down for a par. Woodland began the final round three strokes back and shot a 7-under 64 that was the best of the day. Rickie Fowler held the 54-hole lead, but fell to T11 after a closing 73 while Woodland and Reavie (66) pulled three strokes clear of the rest of the field. Woodland had nine birdies in the final round, shooting a 5-under 30 on the front nine and offsetting two back-nine bogeys with four birdies including Nos. 15, 16 and 17.  Woodland played the 12 par 5s in 10-under for the week, ranking first in Par 5 Scoring Average.  Woodland was second in Strokes Gained: Approach-theGreen at 1.907 strokes per round.  Woodland’s 26 birdies led the field, and he also had an eagle during the third round. Ollie Schniederjans closed with 65 to move up into a tie for third.

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