PGA Tour Brunch | WM Phoenix Open
PGA Tour Brunch Preview of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open
By TERRY LYONS, Editor-in-Chief Digital Sports Desk
SCOTTSDALE - As part of his return to the PGA TOUR via the returning member program, former LIV golfer Brooks Koepka was added to the field (121) so not to take a spot from a current TOUR member. To round out threesomes, the field was officially expanded to 123 as of Monday, with the first two alternates at that time – Pontus Nyholm and A.J. Ewart – added to the field.
JJ Spaun and Kevin Yu have WD.
This week, the field features:
32 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf ranking, highlighted by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler
Seven past champions: Nick Taylor (2024), Scottie Scheffler (2023, 2022), Brooks Koepka (2015, 2021), Webb Simpson (2020), Rickie Fowler (2019), Gary Woodland (2018), Hideki Matsuyama (2016, 2017)
Nine players in the field finished in the top 10 at last week’s Farmers Insurance Open: Pierceson Coody (T2), Si Woo Kim (T2), Ryo Hisatsune (T2), Jake Knapp (T5), Stephan Jaeger (T5), Sahith Theegala (T7), Andrew Novak (T7), Joel Dahmen (T7), Maverick McNealy (10th)
Five PGA TOUR members who are Scottsdale residents: Wyndham Clark, Max Homa, Jake Knapp, Matt McCarty, Joel Dahmen
Only three players have finished inside the top 20 in each of the first three events of the 2026 season:
Pierceson Coody (T13/Sony Open in Hawaii, T18/The American Express, T2/Farmers Insurance Open)
Ryan Gerard (2nd/Sony Open in Hawaii, T2/The American Express, T11/Farmers Insurance Open)
Si Woo Kim (T11/Sony Open in Hawaii, T6/The American Express, T2/Farmers Insurance Open)
Waste Management Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Scottsdale, Arizona (Stadium Course)
YARDS/PAR: 7,261 yards/Par 71
OVERVIEW: (link)
ARCHITECTS: Tom Weiskopf /Jay Morrish
PRIZE Money - Purse: $9,600,000/$1,728,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Thomas Detry
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @WMPhoenixOpen
📺 How to Watch - Thursday, February 5, 2026
(All Times Eastern)
9:15 - 7:30pm - ESPN+ (Streaming) and ESPN Betcast (Four Live Streams by ESPN+)
2:00pm - 8:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
3:30pm - 7:30pm - Golf Channel and Peacock Network
How to Watch: (PGATourCom)
WM Phoenix Open | Basics
The Tee Times at TPC Scottsdale will run from 9:20am (ET) to 3:50pm (ET) today.
Weather: Mostly sunny and highs of 82 degrees. Winds at 12 mph. No chance of rain.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 9:00am (ET) on Friday
Last Week’s Results: (link)
WM Phoenix Open | Field, Updates and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Monday, February 2
Kevin Yu (WD), Alejandro Tosti (IN)
Wednesday, February 4
J.J. Spaun (WD), Marcelo Rozo (IN)
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
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Former United Health Exec Named to Head PGA of America (ESPN.com)
On This Day in Golf History
February 5, 1983 - Tom Kite won his fifth career PGA Tour title at the Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, defeating Calvin Peete and Rex Caldwell by two strokes. Kite’s tournament win came one day after he shot a (then) course-record (62, shared with David Duval) at the famed Pebble Beach course. In September, 2017, Texas Tech Senior Hurly Longshot an 11-under (61). (Courtesy Randy Walker), Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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