Scottsdale, Arizona – Thomas Detry chased his first after hitting 65 on Saturday with a five-shot lead in the final round of the Phoenix Open PGA Tour victory.
Detry’s lead was a two-shot lead after 64 on Friday, after 64 points at the age of 64, he kept rolling in his first five holes in the ideal conditions for TPC Scottsdale Four little birds.
Two-time Belgian Olympic athletes scored 19-foot par putters in the 4th 18-shot, reaching 18 in the stadium course with 185.
Jordan Spieth is the first tour champion since 2022 – one of four players tied for second place. He had a bogey-free 67, scrambling to reach PAR at the age of 18 after driving and hitting the bunker with a second shot.
Rasmus Hojgaard, Daniel Berger and Michael Kim are also 13 years old.
Hojgaard shook 65 in a 15-year-old double bogey and ended with a back-to-back birdie. Berger shot 66 shots, shooting an eagle on the birds of 15 and 18, and Kim had 68.
Detry cooled down after Torrid started, but there was some good fight to keep its edge. His best savings were probably 13-13 when his tee entered the local area behind the short cactus. He managed to restore the ball to the fairway with the second shot and eventually saved PAR.
Another good savings when he drove the ball into the bunker was 18 in front of the 4th male pole. He eventually scrambled to the top, sinking a 19-foot putter with the roaring approval of the crowd.
Maverick McNealy – Winning the first tour title late last year at RSM Classic, he hit the rankings with 63 and birdies in a row on five to eight holes. He ranks sixth in the under-12 years old.
The highest ranking Scottie Scheffler – the 2022 and 2023 champions – ended with a birdie of 68. He was eight shots behind Detry.
The 32-year-old Detry, the top 10 Illinois champion in 2016, performed well this season, qualifying in all four games. He finished fifth in the Sentinels and tied for 15th in the Farmers Insurance Open. The quick start wasn’t entirely unexpected – he had four top 10 and finished second at the Houston Open last year.
Perfect weather – the climax of the 70s and plenty of sunshine – brings huge crowds to the famous raucous event. The most influential day in the game is Saturday.
But TPC Scottsdale avoided scenes like last year, when officials had to close the doors and limit alcohol sales, partly because of the booming atmosphere, but also because of the wet weather that fans can’t be on the grass. walk. Tension boils at times, with Billy Horschel and Zach Johnson yelling at unruly fans.
To cope with the collapse, organizers stepped up law enforcement and added a new entrance to help alleviate some blocked sidewalks near the gates. No more tickets for one day, so tournament officials can track sales and prevent overcrowding. In high traffic areas, several sidewalks have expanded.
These changes seem to have the expected effect. There is still a lot of binge-especially in the party-friendly 16th hole-but out of reach of last year’s chaos.
“In previous years, it started to get a little out of control, but now it’s in a state of pleasure,” McNeley said. “It’s going to be fun every week on the PGA Tour.”
