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By TERRY LYONS, Editor-in-Chief Digital Sports Desk
SCOTTSDALE - Hideki Matsuyama (1st/-13), the 2016 and 2017 WM Phoenix Open champion, carded a third-round (68) and holds a one-stroke lead over four players.
He has 12 made cuts in 13 starts at the WM Phoenix Open (withdrew with an injury after an opening-round 69 in 2018) and has never posted an over-par score on the weekend at the event (23 rounds). Matsuyama has 12 third-round scores in the 60s in as many attempts at TPC Scottsdale
He’s eeking to join WM Phoenix Open three-time winners Mark Calcavecchia, Gene Littler, Phil Mickelson and Arnold Palmer and a victory would be the 14th by an international player in WM Phoenix Open history.
Playing alongside fellow countryman Matsuyama in round three, 36-hole leader Ryo Hisatsune (T2/-12) bogeyed the last hole for a 1-under (70), falling into a four-way tie for second and one behind Matsuyama.
Ryo finished T2 at last week’s Farmers Insurance Open, his best career finish on TOUR in 65 starts; seeks to become the sixth different player from Japan to win on the PGA TOUR (Matsuyama, Shigeki Maruyama, Isao Aoki, Ryuji Imada, Satoshi Kodaira).
Hisatsune entered the week No. 4 in the Aon Swing 5 standings (currently projected No. 1), with the top five after this week’s WM Phoenix Open qualifying for the firs two Signature Events of the season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational.
WM Phoenix Open | 54 Hole Leaderboard
1 Hideki Matsuyama 68 64 68 200 (-13)
T2 Nicolai Højgaard 66 70 65 201 (-12)
T2 Maverick McNealy 67 69 65 201 (-12)
T2 Si Woo Kim 73 62 66 201 (-12)
T2 Ryo Hisatsune 68 63 70 201 (-12)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
WM Phoenix 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 - Sunday, February 8, 2026
(All Times Eastern)
9:15 - 6:00pm - ESPN+ (Streaming) and ESPN Betcast (Four Live Streams by ESPN+)
1:00pm - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
12:00 Noon - 3:00pm - Golf Channel and Peacock Network
3:00pm - 6:00pm - CBS and Paramount/+
How to Watch: (PGATourCom)
WM Phoenix Open | Basics
Tee Times at TPC Scottsdale for Sunday’s finale run from 10:45am to 12:57pm (ET)
Weather: Sunny with highs reaching 76 degrees. Winds at 3 mph. No chance of rain.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
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