In this video, Joel Tadman hits the long-awaited new Ping i525 iron up against the outgoing Ping i500 model on the launch monitor and on the golf course to see how the looks, feel and performance have evolved in the four years that have passed. It threw up some interesting results, so be sure to watch to the end if you're a mid handicapper looking to upgrade in 2022!
The 2022 WM Phoenix Open has come to an exciting end with thousands of golf fans once again pushing off the Super Bowl to see who would be crowned “The People’s Open Champion.” Finding the winner’s circle for the first time in his young and budding career is Scottie Scheffler – one of the PGA TOUR’s rising stars – who bested world No. 4 Patrick Cantlay in a sudden-death, three-hole playoff to secure his first PGA TOUR victory.
Scheffler followed his feverish Saturday pace (9-under 62) with a 4-under 67 to tie defending FedExCup Champion Patrick Cantlay at the end of regulation. Both players traded pars for two holes of the sudden death playoff before Scheffler made birdie to put the pressure on Cantlay who watched his matching putt roll just past the hole. With the win, Scheffler wins nearly $1.5 million and 500 FedExCup points to move to fourth in the year-long standings.
Check out the best shots of the day from Thursday at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, featuring Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama among others. Play was suspended due to darkness and will resume Friday morning.
Fans who made it out to Thursday’s first round of the 2022 WM Phoenix Open were graced with perfect weather and arguably the best field in tournament history. The round was suspended due to darkness at 6:23 p.m., but as it stands right now, many of the PGA TOUR’s brightest stars – and a few familiar faces at the WM Phoenix Open – sit atop the leaderboard. K.H. Lee, who finished T2 at last year’s tournament, is in solo second place after five birdies and an eagle with one bogey blemish to finish the round 6-under par. Lee’s 2021 runner-up counterpart Xander Schauffele is three shots off the pace at 4-under, tied with World No. 1 Jon Rahm. Two-time and defending champion Brooks Koepka finished T3 at 5-under. But the surprise of the day is current leader Sahith Theegala – a 24-year-old former Pepperdine All-American and The Thunderbirds third sponsor exemption – who fired seven birdies and no bogeys to finish the day 7-under par before his round was suspended through 16 holes.
Check out the top 20 shots from the WM Phoenix Open, featuring incredible shots from Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and Tiger Woods' iconic hole-in-one on the par-3 16th hole in 1997.
The stars aligned at the WM Phoenix Open on Wednesday when Olympians, World Series Champions and Super Bowl MVPs converged on TPC Scottsdale for the 2022 Annexus Pro-Am. Big name celebrities and athletes like Aaron Rodgers, Walker Buehler and Michael Phelps paired with PGA TOUR professionals to put on a truly remarkable show in front of thousands of excited, lively fans. The combined group of PGA TOUR pros K.H. Lee and Keith Mitchell playing with Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson and others took top honors this year shooting a 17-under-par 54, one shot better than Hideki Matsuyama and Chris Kirk.
Bunker to Bunker Radio Host Greg Ellis was playing in Monday’s Carlisle Pro Am at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and had co-host Jim Hill as his caddy. Greg’s daughter and his granddaughter Ceci were able to walk with him during his round.
When they came up to the iconic stadium #16 hole, par 3, their PGA TOUR Pro partner, James Hahn lined up his birdie putt then stroked it to just barely miss his putt. He then turned to Ceci and invited her to give it a try from the same location. Long putt… and you can see the rest. Check out the crowd reaction in the stadium and the team freaking out, as well as Ceci’s awesome reaction!
Check out the top 20 shots in the history of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, featuring all-time shots by Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods, excluding majors.
Tournament Chairman Dr. Michael Golding announced today Scottsdale native and current Arizona State Sun Devil standout golfer Preston Summerhays will receive the first of five available sponsor exemptions for the 2022 WM Phoenix Open Presented by Taylor Morrison, which is scheduled to be played February 7-13 at TPC Scottsdale. Summerhays will compete in “The People’s Open” as an amateur much like fellow Sun Devil Jon Rahm in 2015, where he finished T-5.
“Preston is one of the top amateur golfers and an extremely accomplished player, especially for his young age,” Golding said. “He has put together a remarkable junior and amateur career and has taken on some of golf’s biggest stages, including the U.S. Open. We are excited to see what he can do at ‘The People’s Open’ in 2022.’”
In this video, Neil Tappin talks slow play! In some recent data revealed by Arccos golf, the extent to which pace of play affects the quality of your score has come to light. Neil talks through the data and shows how different handicap categories are affected by slow play. You'll find out here just how much a slow round of golf is likely to affect your score.
Debbie Watkus of the Marilyn Smith Golf Foundation joins the Bunker to Bunker Radio Show!
