2018 WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN MEDIA GUIDE SECTION 1: 2017 ROUND-1 RECAP & STATS

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1 2018 WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN MEDIA GUIDE SECTION 1: 2017 ROUND-1 RECAP & STATS

2 TPC Scottsdale First Round Tournament Summary 1 Matt Kuchar Hideki Matsuyama Brendan Steele John Peterson Robert Garrigus Scott Brown Byeong Hun An Chris Kirk Rickie Fowler J.B. Holmes Steve Stricker Brooks Koepka Alex Cejka Martin Laird Webb Simpson Graham DeLaet Marc Leishman Louis Oosthuizen Vaughn Taylor Chad Collins Lucas Glover Charlie Beljan Ryo Ishikawa Phil Mickelson Sung Kang Kevin Na Cameron Smith Ben Crane William McGirt Shane Lowry Morgan Hoffmann Ken Duke Mark Hubbard Justin Thomas Bubba Watson Brian Harman Michael Kim Harold Varner III Blayne Barber Jon Rahm Jordan Spieth Billy Horschel Tyrone Van Aswegen Boo Weekley John Huh Jim Knous Jason Kokrak Geoff Ogilvy Seung-Yul Noh J.J. Henry Zach Johnson Mark Wilson Brandon Hagy Chad Campbell E Kevin Streelman E Kevin Chappell E Roberto Castro E Daniel Berger E Fabian Gomez E Scott Piercy E Ben Martin E Hunter Mahan E Camilo Villegas E J.J. Spaun E Sean O'Hair E Daniel Summerhays E Spencer Levin E Ollie Schniederjans E Adam Hadwin E Brian Stuard E Patrick Reed E Brian Gay E Ryan Moore E Patton Kizzire E Russell Henley E Ryan Palmer C.T. Pan Zac Blair David Hearn Tony Finau Gary Woodland K.J. Choi Keegan Bradley Jason Bohn Chez Reavie Grayson Murray Jonas Blixt Matt Jones Greg Chalmers James Hahn Robert Streb Retief Goosen Jim Herman Emiliano Grillo Charley Hoffman Padraig Harrington Bud Cauley Kyle Stanley Jamie Lovemark Wesley Bryan Kyle Reifers Luke Donald Carl Pettersson Harris English Willy Wilcox Cody Gribble Shawn Stefani Patrick Rodgers Andrew Johnston Steven Bowditch Nick Taylor Mackenzie Hughes Rod Pampling Danny Lee Aaron Baddeley Bryce Molder Matt Every Russell Knox Troy Merritt Brett Stegmaier Jon Curran Cameron Tringale Steve Marino Si Woo Kim Craig Hocknull Smylie Kaufman Report Generated at 08:41:40 on 02/03/17 Page 1 of 2

3 TPC Scottsdale First Round Tournament Summary Ricky Barnes Alex Kim Luke List Andrew Loupe Michael Schoolcraft WD Pat Perez +3 Report Generated at 08:41:40 on 02/03/17 Page 2 of 2

high of 67 degrees. Winds NW 7-12 mph. Due to darkness, round one was suspended for the day at 6:04 p.m. MT, with nine players remaining on the course. Round one resumed at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning and was completed at 8:28 a.

4 (The 12th of 45 events in the PGA TOUR Season) Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 2-5, 2017 Purse: $6,700,000 ($1,206,000 winner) TPC Scottsdale Par/Yards: /7,266 yards 500 FedExCup points to winner FINAL First-Round Notes Friday, February 3, 2017 Weather: Sunny, with a high of 67 degrees. Winds NW 7-12 mph. Due to darkness, round one was suspended for the day at 6:04 p.m. MT, with nine players remaining on the course. Round one resumed at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning and was completed at 8:28 a.m. Round two began on schedule at 7:30 a.m. First-Round Leaderboard Position Name Score 1 Matt Kuchar 64 T2 Hideki Matsuyama 65 T2 Brendan Steele 65 Matt Kuchar Making his eighth start in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Matt Kuchar made five birdies, an eagle-three at No. 13 and no bogeys en route to a 7-under 64. Of his seven starts in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the 64 marks his lowest score in 25 rounds. Kuchar has previously held an 18-hole lead/co-lead six times, though the only one he was able to convert for the win was at the 2014 RBC Heritage. Kuchar, a seven-time TOUR winner, is in search of his first win since the 2014 RBC Heritage. He is also in search of his second win in the state of Arizona. In 2013, Kuchar beat 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open champion Hunter Mahan in the Championship Match of the World Golf Championships- Dell Match Play at Dove Mountain in Tucson. The last time the 18-hole lead was 64 or better was in 2015, when Ryan Palmer led by a stroke after his 7-under 64 (finished T2). Kuchar was solid from tee to green in round one, missing just two fairways in regulation and two greens. Kuchar s best finish in the Waste Management Phoenix Open is a T6 in Kuchar is making his fourth start of the PGA TOUR Season and first of the New Year. He has missed two cuts and finished T21 at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. Kuchar comes into the week ranked No. 21 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Kuchar, who has collected 85 top-10 finishes in 379 starts on the PGA TOUR, amassed 10 of those last season alone. First-Round Lead Notes Since 2000, only three first-round leaders of the event have emerged victorious. Tom Lehman, who opened in 2000 with an 8-under 63. He won by one stroke. Mickelson s opening-round 60 in 2013 eventually resulted in a 4-stroke win over Brandt Snedeker. After 18 holes last year, Hideki Matsuyama was in a three-way tie for first, before eventually beating Rickie Fowler in sudden death. After last year s first round, Ryan Palmer led Daniel Berger, Bubba Watson and Keegan Bradley by a stroke at 7-under 64. Through 11 events in the PGA TOUR Season, four players have managed to convert an 18-hole lead/co-lead into victory. Most recently, Justin Thomas did so at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

5 Hideki Matsuyama Starting round one on No. 10, defending Waste Management Phoenix Open champion and World No. 5 Hideki Matsuyama made six birdies and no bogeys. En route to doing so, he hit 10 of 14 fairways in regulation, but missed just one green (No. 1). In last year s opening round at TPC Scottsdale, Matsuyama made eight birdies and two bogeys, good for a share of the 18-hole lead at 6-under 65. Matsuyama is making his fourth-consecutive start in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he has yet to finish outside the top five. He finished T4 in 2014, T2 in 2015 and won in Interestingly, he has finished at 14-under 270 each year. Matsuyama is making his sixth start of the PGA TOUR Season this week. Among his previous five finishes was a victory at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions and runner-up showings at the CIMB Classic and SBS Tournament of Champions. On the Japan Golf Tour late last season, he won the Japan Open Golf Championship and Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo. Those two victories came in a four-week stretch where he claimed his win on the PGA TOUR at the WGC-HSBC Champions and finished second at the CIMB Classic. In three starts at the Waste Management Phoenix Open coming into this week, Matsuyama has earned $1,913,200. By comparison, Phil Mickelson, who has won the event three times in 27 starts (before this week), has collected $3,865,363. Brendan Steele In an event where he finished T5, T6 and T6 in , respectively, Brendan Steele s opening-round of 6-under 65 comes as little surprise. The only event on the PGA TOUR in which he has more top-10 finishes is the Barracuda Championship (2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016). Beginning on No. 10, Steele was four under through five holes after holing his second shot on No. 14 from 194 yards. He would add birdies on Nos. 15, 18, 1, 3 and 8 to post the 65. He made three bogeys on his inward nine on Nos. 2, 4 and 5. Through six previous starts at TPC Scottsdale, Steele s first-round scoring average is 70.17, more than two strokes higher than his next highest of (rounds three and four). Steele claimed his second career PGA TOUR win in the first event of the season in October at the Safeway Open. In addition to the win in Napa Valley, Steele also posted top-10 finishes this season at the SBC Tournament of Champions (T6) and CareerBuilder Challenge (T6). Steele first broke into the winner s circle in his rookie year of 2011 at the Valero Texas Open. Steele, who has just three over-par scores in 25 rounds at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, is now 66-under-par. John Peterson Making his second start in the Waste Management Phoenix Open (T61/2014), John Peterson opened with a bogey-free, 5-under 66. Peterson hit 10 of 14 fairways in regulation and 16 of 18 greens (Nos. 10 and 15). Peterson began the PGA TOUR Season on a Major Medical Extension, with 23 available events to earn 453 FedExCup points or $704,870 to remain exempt for the remainder of the season. He comes into this week with 18 events remaining, still in need of $593,817 or 402 FedExCup points. In order to fulfill the requirements this week, he would need to win or finish alone in second place. In the five starts Peterson has made this season, he has made two cuts, with a T15 at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba being his best finish. Peterson, who joined the PGA TOUR in the season, is looking to improve on a career-best finish of T4 from the 2012 U.S. Open. Peterson won the individual title at the 2011 NCAA Men s Golf Championship while at LSU.

6 Rickie Fowler In his ninth start at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and a year removed from his playoff loss at TPC Scottsdale, Rickie Fowler opened with a 4-under 67. He also finished second in Fowler, a three-time winner on the PGA TOUR, is in search of his first win since the 2015 Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston. Prior to that, he won the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship and 2015 PLAYERS Championship. Fowler is making just his third start of the PGA TOUR Season, having finished T6 at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions and missing last week s cut at the Farmers Insurance Open. Phil Mickelson Making his 28 th start in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, one start away from the record for most, Phil Mickelson opened with a bogey-free, 3-under 68. He will begin round two four strokes back. En route to his three wins at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Mickelson was six strokes back after round one in 1996 and 2005, but held a four-stroke lead after 18 holes in 2013, after opening with an 11- under 60. Through 27 previous starts in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Mickelson s opening-round scoring average was He is now 19 of 28 with sub-par scores in the first round of the event. Mickelson is hoping to become the first four-time winner of this event. Mark Calcavecchia, Gene Littler and Arnold Palmer also captured three tournament titles. Mickelson s 10 top-10 finishes in the event is the tournament record by one over Mark Calcavecchia. Mickelson is making his fourth start of the season, with a T8 at the Safeway Open his best showing. He is in search of his 43 rd career PGA TOUR victory and first since the 2013 Open Championship. Bubba Watson Former Scottsdale resident Bubba Watson opened with a 2-under 69. In 39 rounds in the event now, Watson is 38 of 39 with scores of par-or-better (11 starts). His only over-par score was a 2-over 73 in last year s third round. Watson is making his 11 th -consecutive start at this week s Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he has finished inside the top 15 the last five years; T14/2016, T2/2015, T2/2014, 15 th /2013 and T5/2012. His other top-15 finish at TPC Scottsdale was a T8 in his first start of Watson is making just his third start of the PGA TOUR. He finished T54 at the WGC-HSBC Champions and T25 at the SBS Tournament of Champions. Miscellaneous Notes Last week s winner of the Farmers Insurance Open Jon Rahm opened with a 1-under 70 in his second start in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. In 2015, he finished T5 as an amateur. On the strength of three wins so far in the PGA TOUR Season, FedExCup points leader Justin Thomas opened with a 2-under 69 in his third start in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He finished T17 in 2015 and missed last year s cut. South Korean Sung Kang was one of nine players to return Friday morning to complete the final round. With a bogey on No. 18, Kang closed his round birdie, bogey, birdie, birdie, birdie, bogey for a 3-under 68. Last year, Kang had Mike Fluff Cowan as his caddie while shooting a course-record, and career-low 60 at Monterey Peninsular CC during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Past Waste Management Phoenix Open champions: Hideki Matsuyama/2016 (65), Brooks Koepka/2015 (67), Phil Mickelson/2005, 2013 (68), Kyle Stanley/2012 (72), Mark Wilson/2011 (70), Hunter Mahan/2010 (71), J.B. Holmes2006, 2008 (67) and Aaron Baddeley/2007 (74). Pat Perez withdrew during round one with an aggravated shoulder. First-round Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative

7 Bogey-free rounds at TPC Scottsdale: R1: Byeong Hun An (66), Ryo Ishikawa (68), Chris Kirk (66), Matt Kuchar (64), Marc Leishman (68), Hideki Matsuyama (65), William McGirt (69), Phil Mickelson (68), Geoff Ogilvy (70), John Peterson (66).

8 TPC Scottsdale First Round Statistics Total For First Round Posting 131 Scores Hole Par Average Double Eagles- Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys Double Bogeys Triple Bogey+ Min Max Rank Avg Over Under- Par OUT IN TOT Round 1 Rounds Below Rounds Below Par 53 Rounds Par and Below 75 Rounds At Even Par 22 Rounds Over Par 56 Rounds 80 and Over 2 Report Generated at 08:41:12 on 02/03/17 Page 1 of 1

9 00 Name 2 Par Matt Name Kuchar 3-7 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round Hideki Matsuyama -6 TS Round TS Round Brendan Steele -6 TS Round TS Round John Peterson -5 TS Round TS Round Robert Garrigus -5 TS Round TS Round Scott Brown -5 Page 1 of 25

10 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Byeong Hun An -5 TS Round TS Round Chris Kirk -5 TS Round TS Round Rickie Fowler -4 TS Round TS Round J.B. Holmes -4 TS Round TS Round Steve Stricker -4 TS Round Page 2 of 25

11 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Brooks Koepka -4 TS Round TS Round Alex Cejka -4 TS Round TS Round Martin Laird -4 TS Round TS Round Webb Simpson -4 TS Round TS Round Graham DeLaet -4 TS Round TS Round Page 3 of 25

12 00 Name 2 Par Marc Name Leishman 3-3 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round Louis Oosthuizen -3 TS Round TS Round Vaughn Taylor -3 TS Round TS Round Chad Collins -3 TS Round TS Round Lucas Glover -3 TS Round TS Round Charlie Beljan -3 Page 4 of 25

13 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Ryo Ishikawa -3 TS Round TS Round Phil Mickelson -3 TS Round TS Round Sung Kang -3 TS Round TS Round Kevin Na -3 TS Round TS Round Cameron Smith -2 TS Round Page 5 of 25

14 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Ben Crane -2 TS Round TS Round William McGirt -2 TS Round TS Round Shane Lowry -2 TS Round TS Round Morgan Hoffmann -2 TS Round TS Round Ken Duke -2 TS Round TS Round Page 6 of 25

15 00 Name 2 Par Mark Name Hubbard 3-2 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round Justin Thomas -2 TS Round TS Round Bubba Watson -2 TS Round TS Round Brian Harman -2 TS Round TS Round Michael Kim -2 TS Round TS Round Harold Varner III -1 Page 7 of 25

16 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Blayne Barber -1 TS Round TS Round Jon Rahm -1 TS Round TS Round Jordan Spieth -1 TS Round TS Round Billy Horschel -1 TS Round TS Round Tyrone Van Aswegen -1 TS Round Page 8 of 25

17 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Boo Weekley -1 TS Round TS Round John Huh -1 TS Round TS Round Jim Knous -1 TS Round TS Round Jason Kokrak -1 TS Round TS Round Geoff Ogilvy -1 TS Round TS Round Page 9 of 25

18 00 Name 2 Par Seung-Yul Name 3Noh -1 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round J.J. Henry -1 TS Round TS Round Zach Johnson -1 TS Round TS Round Mark Wilson -1 TS Round TS Round Brandon Hagy -1 TS Round TS Round Chad Campbell E Page 10 of 25

19 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Kevin Streelman E TS Round TS Round Kevin Chappell E TS Round TS Round Roberto Castro E TS Round TS Round Daniel Berger E TS Round TS Round Fabian Gomez E TS Round Page 11 of 25

20 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Scott Piercy E TS Round TS Round Ben Martin E TS Round TS Round Hunter Mahan E TS Round TS Round Camilo Villegas E TS Round TS Round J.J. Spaun E TS Round TS Round Page 12 of 25

21 00 Name 2 Par Sean Name O'Hair 3 E Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round Daniel Summerhays E TS Round TS Round Spencer Levin E TS Round TS Round Ollie Schniederjans E TS Round TS Round Adam Hadwin E TS Round TS Round Brian Stuard E Page 13 of 25

22 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Patrick Reed E TS Round TS Round Brian Gay E TS Round TS Round Ryan Moore E TS Round TS Round Patton Kizzire E TS Round TS Round Russell Henley E TS Round Page 14 of 25

23 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Ryan Palmer +1 TS Round TS Round C.T. Pan +1 TS Round TS Round Zac Blair +1 TS Round TS Round David Hearn +1 TS Round TS Round Tony Finau +1 TS Round TS Round Page 15 of 25

24 00 Name 2 Par Gary Name Woodland 3 +1 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round K.J. Choi +1 TS Round TS Round Keegan Bradley +1 TS Round TS Round Jason Bohn +1 TS Round TS Round Chez Reavie +1 TS Round TS Round Grayson Murray +1 Page 16 of 25

25 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Jonas Blixt +1 TS Round TS Round Matt Jones +1 TS Round TS Round Greg Chalmers +1 TS Round TS Round James Hahn +1 TS Round TS Round Robert Streb +1 TS Round Page 17 of 25

26 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Retief Goosen +1 TS Round TS Round Jim Herman +1 TS Round TS Round Emiliano Grillo +1 TS Round TS Round Charley Hoffman +1 TS Round TS Round Padraig Harrington +1 TS Round TS Round Page 18 of 25

27 00 Name 2 Par Bud Cauley Name 3 +1 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round Kyle Stanley +1 TS Round TS Round Jamie Lovemark +1 TS Round TS Round Wesley Bryan +1 TS Round TS Round Kyle Reifers +2 TS Round TS Round Luke Donald +2 Page 19 of 25

28 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Carl Pettersson +2 TS Round TS Round Harris English +2 TS Round TS Round Willy Wilcox +2 TS Round TS Round Cody Gribble +2 TS Round TS Round Shawn Stefani +2 TS Round Page 20 of 25

29 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Patrick Rodgers +2 TS Round TS Round Andrew Johnston +2 TS Round TS Round Steven Bowditch +3 TS Round TS Round Nick Taylor +3 TS Round TS Round Mackenzie Hughes +3 TS Round TS Round Page 21 of 25

30 00 Name 2 Par Rod Pampling Name 3 +3 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round Danny Lee +3 TS Round TS Round Aaron Baddeley +3 TS Round TS Round Bryce Molder +3 TS Round TS Round Matt Every +3 TS Round TS Round Russell Knox +3 Page 22 of 25

31 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par TS Round Troy Merritt +3 TS Round TS Round Brett Stegmaier +4 TS Round TS Round Jon Curran +4 TS Round TS Round Cameron Tringale +4 TS Round TS Round Steve Marino +4 TS Round Page 23 of 25

32 00 Name 2 Par TS Name 3 Round 1 Par Name 4 Par Si Woo Kim +4 TS Round TS Round Craig Hocknull +4 TS Round TS Round Smylie Kaufman +5 TS Round TS Round Ricky Barnes +5 TS Round TS Round Alex Kim +5 TS Round TS Round Page 24 of 25

33 00 Name 2 Par Luke Name List 3 +6 Par Strokes 0 0 0Gained 0 Statistics Name 4 Par DD10 DD2 0 0 FH 0 GIR 0 0 SH 0 SS 0 0 PT 00 OTT APR0 0 ARG 0 0 T2G 0 0 PUT00 TOT 00 TS Round TS Round Andrew Loupe +9 TS Round TS Round Michael Schoolcraft +9 TS Round TS Round WD Pat Perez +3 Page 25 of 25

Miscellaneous Facts (through Houston Open)

AGE STATS Youngest: Jon Rahm (23 years, 2 months, 11 days) Oldest: Phil Mickelson (47 years, 8 months, 16 days) 2017-2018 Miscellaneous Facts (through Houston Open) Category # of players Wins Players Winners