Phoenix Open: What to know for the TOUR's biggest party

After concluding the most picturesque week on the schedule at Pebble Beach, the PGA TOUR heads to Arizona for the biggest party in professional golf at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

The spectacle at TPC Scottsdale has grown rapidly in recent years with enormous crowds and an atmosphere more akin to an outdoor music festival than a professional golf tournament.

With a big-name field and dramatic closing stretch, the Phoenix Open is a perfect lead-in for Sunday's Super Bowl in Los Angeles.

When: Feb. 10-13
Where: Scottsdale, Arizona

How to watch

Last year's result

Brooks Koepka claimed his second Phoenix Open title with a dramatic Sunday charge punctuated by an incredible pitch for eagle on the tricky par-4 17th.

The four-time major champion entered the day five shots behind Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele but scooted past the pair of fellow superstars with a sizzling 6-under-par 65. It was Koepka's first PGA TOUR win in almost two years as he battled back from various knee issues over that span.

Koepka grabbed the trophy, but Spieth certainly pulled in his share of headlines with an absurd 10-under 61 on Saturday that ignited the golf world. The three-time major winner had slipped from No. 1 to No. 92 in the Official World Golf Ranking heading to last February's event. Buoyed by the strong showing, Spieth would win in Texas shortly after and enters plays this week at No. 13.

Previous winners

2021: Brooks Koepka (-19) over Xander Schauffele, K.H. Lee
2020: Webb Simpson (-17) in a playoff over Tony Finau
2019: Rickie Fowler (-17) over Branden Grace
2018: Gary Woodland (-18) in a playoff over Chez Reavie
2017: Hideki Matsuyama (-17) in a playoff over Webb Simpson
2016: Hideki Matsuyama (-14) in a playoff over Rickie Fowler
2015: Brooks Koepka (-15) over 3 players
2014: Kevin Stadler (-16) over Bubba Watson, Graham DeLaet
2013: Phil Mickelson (-28) over Brandt Snedeker

The field

Perhaps the best field of the 2022 calendar year is descending upon Arizona. This year's tournament marks the strongest strength of field seen in Scottsdale in over a decade.

Arizona State alum Jon Rahm headlines a star-studded cast that features names like Justin Thomas, Koepka, Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland, Bubba Watson, Tony Finau, and 2019 winner Rickie Fowler.

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Featured/marquee groups

Group: Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland
Thursday - 9:59 a.m. (No. 10)
Friday - 2:24 p.m.

Group: Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Cantlay
Thursday - 2:13 p.m.
Friday - 9:48 a.m. (No. 10)

Group: Abraham Ancer, Brooks Koepka, Gary Woodland
Thursday - 9:40 a.m. (No. 10)
Friday - 2:13 p.m.

Group: Max Homa, Tom Hoge, Sam Burns
Thursday - 10:10 a.m. (No. 10)
Friday - 2:35 p.m.

Group: Jon Rahm, Webb Simpson, Rickie Fowler
Thursday - 2:24 p.m.
Friday - 9:59 a.m. (No. 10)

Group: Harold Varner III, Adam Scott, Luke List
Thursday - 2:35 p.m.
Friday - 10:10 a.m. (No. 10)

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The course

TPC Scottsdale is known worldwide thanks in large part to the scenes on the par-3 16th. Social media is filled with videos of the insane crowds that surround the short hole, often yelling loudly throughout the players' shots - something almost unheard of at a professional golf event.

The course is a 7,261-yard, par 71 that features plenty of risk/reward holes highlighted by Nos. 15, 16, and 17. While No. 16 gets the attention, the island green at the par-5 15th and the incredibly tricky short par-4 17th often play a bigger role in deciding the tournament.

Betting corner

Jon Rahm +700
Patrick Cantlay +1,000
Justin Thomas +1,100
Hideki Matsuyama +1,400
Viktor Hovland +1,600
Jordan Spieth +2,000
Xander Schauffele +2,000
Scottie Scheffler +2,200
Daniel Berger +2,500
Brooks Koepka +2,800
Sam Burns +3,000
Tony Finau +3,500
Webb Simpson +3,500
Bubba Watson +4,000
Louis Oosthuizen +4,000
Russell Henley +4,000

Odds via ScoreBet.