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The 2025 WM Phoenix Open is shaping as much as function one of many event’s strongest fields in years with Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth committing to the occasion this week.
They be part of the likes of Hideki Matsuyama, who gained the season-opening The Sentry, world No. 7 Wyndham Clark and Billy Horschel.Last week, all three dedicated to play within the occasion at TPC Scottsdale, to be held Feb. 6-9.
Thomas, 31, is taking part in at The American Express in La Quinta, Calif., this week as he makes an attempt to snap a winless drought that dates again to the 2022 PGA Championship.
Thomas has performed within the WM Phoenix Open 10 earlier occasions, with a pair of third locations in 2019 and 2020 together with a fourth-place end two years in the past. He started 2025 with a tie for twenty sixth at The Sentry and is No. 21 within the Official World Golf Ranking.
Spieth, additionally 31, is coming back from wrist surgical procedure in August, and final competed within the first spherical of the FedEx Cup playoffs on the FedEx St. Jude Classic. He is planning to make his official return on the first signature occasion of the yr, which takes place on the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am the week earlier than Phoenix.
Spieth has three main wins and 13 general victories on the PGA Tour, however none for the reason that RBC Heritage in April 2022. He started the 2024 season with a third-place displaying at The Sentry and tied for sixth on the WM Phoenix Open, however he had just one extra top-10 the remainder of the yr whereas lacking seven cuts. He has 5 profession top-10 finishes at TPC Scottsdale.
The commitments from a number of marquee names is an enormous increase for the event, which was marred final yr by heavy rains and unruly fan conduct. Known as “The People’s Open,” organizers took measures this yr to curb rowdy followers, together with including a second entrance and capping the variety of attendees on Friday and Saturday.
Nick Taylor, the defending champion who additionally gained final week’s Sony Open in Hawaii, stated after final yr’s victory that he is unsure how a lot the event can do to alter the ambiance at TPC Scottsdale.
“I think the cat’s probably out of the bag. I don’t know how much they can change,” Taylor stated final February. “I feel it is a week the place the traditional line is that ‘I can do that for one week however a number of weeks, most likely not.’
While some gamers keep away from the annual event do to the chaotic ambiance — and others have had vocal run-ins with followers — others equivalent to Max Homa attempt to settle for the distinctive atmosphere.
“I think if you embrace that you’re going to get booed — I’ve gotten booed for missing a 20-foot putt,” Homa stated earlier than final yr’s WM Phoenix Open. “I think it’s funny and it’s fun. You just have to, I think, have the right attitude.”
This yr will mark the ninetieth taking part in of the occasion and regardless of not boasting signature occasion standing in 2025, the WM Phoenix Open has managed to attract a number of marquee names to the occasion.
“We are less than 20 days away, and already the field for the 2025 WM Phoenix Open is shaping up to be one of the strongest in tournament history,” event chairman Matt Mooney stated in a news launch. “The latest round of commitments includes some of the biggest names on the PGA Tour. We can’t wait to see them out at ‘The People’s Open’ in February.”
–Field Level Media