Thursday was the first day of the second highest event on the PGA Tour’s 2023 schedule.
The WM Phoenix Open will feature a purse of $20,000,000 in February. Scottie Scheffler is the headliner of the first wave of commitments.
This tournament was among four events that were named October as “elevated”, with a huge increase in prize money. Sentry Tournament of Champions is another elevated event that will take place next week in Hawaii. It has a purse of $15,000,000.
Pat Williams, 2023 tournament chair at TPC Scottsdale also announced that Sam Burns and Xander Schauffele will be in field.
Williams stated in a release that the WM Phoenix Open was designated as an event. This means that there are high expectations of presenting the best field ever seen. As we near the 88th edition ‘The People’s Open, we can’t wait for the rest to be introduced. ‘”
Scheffler won the Phoenix Open in 2022 for his first PGA Tour victory. In six more starts, Scheffler won three more times, including at the Masters. He rose to No. He rose to No. 1 in the world ranking, and finished his season at the top of the Tour’s money.
Schauffele was a winner of the Zurich Classic and the Travelers Championship, as well as seven top-10s. He was also a top-15 finisher in three of the four majors, the Open Championship and the U.S. Open. Scheffler finished third in Phoenix last year, beating Patrick Cantlay in an elimination match.
Burns won three times last season, and was also a member the Presidents Cup team. He was one five golfers who won at least three times in the last season.
There will be 132 players in the field, with the winner receiving a check for $3.6million. PGA Tour members can commit to playing in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open from February 9-12 at 5 p.m.
The tournament will end, barring a lengthy playoff, about 20 minutes prior to kickoff at the Super Bowl. It will take place about 30 miles west of Glendale.
