WiretoWire: Taylor triumphs at WM Phoenix Open

[View in browser]() [PGA TOUR Wire to Wire]() [taylor-wmpo.jpg]() Nick Taylor clinched the WM Phoenix Open title on the second playoff hole. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) TEEING OFF [NICK TAYLOR RALLIES LATE TO WIN AT TPC SCOTTSDALE]() When Nick Taylor sprinted out of the gates at TPC Scottsdale, [firing a course-record 60 at the WM Phoenix Open](), many would have thought he could stroll to the finish to [claim his fourth TOUR title](). But what turned out to be a marathon week in Arizona saw the Canadian rally late on Sunday. Standing on the par-5 15th tee, Taylor found himself three shots back of crowd favorite Charley Hoffman. A birdie at 15, followed by clutch approaches at the par-3 Stadium 16th and the final hole, allowed Taylor to rewrite history from the previous year, where he came up two strokes shy of Scottie Scheffler, and force a playoff with the 47-year-old Hoffman. Taylor, who won his home open dramatically in a playoff at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, would birdie the 18th hole twice more in extra holes and capture [“The People’s Open”]() as the sun set over the Sonoran Desert. “It was a marathon day,” Taylor said after the final putt dropped. “It was a long day. To find my swing a bit in the last nine to 10 holes and to make some birdies was incredible.” [The victory earns Taylor 500 FedExCup points]() and cements him in the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10. [TIGER RETURNS TO THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL]() The third of eight Signature Events of the PGA TOUR season begins Thursday at The Genesis Invitational, played at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Tournament host Tiger Woods [will be making his 2024 season debut here.]() Woods returned to professional golf last December at the Hero World Challenge after missing most of 2023 recovering from right ankle surgery. Woods’ last official PGA TOUR start was the 2023 Masters. FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler [highlight the field](), which includes the top 50 in last season’s FedExCup standings, the Aon Next 10 and the Aon Swing 5. California kids Max Homa and Collin Morikawa are teeing it up, as well as other players with ties to California including Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler. The stakes are heightened with a larger purse and more FedExCup points (700) up for grabs. VIDEO OF THE WEEK [on-the-range-thumbnail.JPG]() Tune into PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ for “On the Range” at The Genesis Invitational to watch your favorite players dial in their game. Feb. 14 | 5-6:30 p.m. ET. THE TURN MIC CHECK “That’s awesome. I'm excited about that. I guess I'm playing next week and not going skiing.” — [Charley Hoffman on earning a spot at The Genesis Invitational via the Aon Swing 5]() BY THE NUMBERS 57 Cristobal Del Solar [shot a 57 in the first round of the Astara Golf Championship]() to break the record for the lowest score ever in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event. One round later, 19-year-old Aldrich Potgieter became the youngest player in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event to break 60 [with his second-round 59.]() 12 After a 12-year pro golf career, [Jim Knous played his final event at the WM Phoenix Open]() – Monday qualifying and shooting a second-round 66 to make the cut – before switching careers. 3 With a T3 finish at the WM Phoenix Open, Scottie Scheffler fell [just short of completing a three-peat at TPC Scottsdale.]() GET CONNECTED TO THE PGA TOUR [FB]() [TW]() [YT]() [IG]() [TT]() [SNAP]() [PHONE]() [FB MSG]() You are receiving this email advertisement because you registered to receive updates and promotional offers from the PGA TOUR. The PGA TOUR is not responsible for the advertiser's content and makes no warranties or guarantees about the products or services advertised. To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR communications (including, but not limited to, tournament offers, partner promotions and/or television tune-in or special event updates), please click here to [unsubscribe]() at any time. PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement