How Scottie Scheffler won in 2022
Scottie Scheffler holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole to beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff. After a third-round 62 pulled him within two strokes, Scheffler made four bogeys and four birdies over the first 12 holes of the final round before playing the last six holes in 4-under.
- Scheffler had 17 birdies in the last 36 holes, nine in a 62 on Saturday and eight in a 67 on Sunday.
- Scheffler made six putts of longer than 20 feet in regulation, as he ranked second in Strokes Gained, finally making a 25-foot birdie putt that had just enough momentum to tumble in.
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- Scottie Scheffler’s victory was his first in 71 career PGA TOUR starts. He went on to add victories in three of his next five starts, including the Masters. Scheffler tied the back-nine scoring record at TPC Scottsdale with a 29 during his third-round 62.
- Xander Schauffele was T3 in 2022 after T2 in 2021 and has finished no worse than T17 in five Phoenix starts.
- Sam Ryder and Carlos Ortiz aced the par-3 16th hole on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, marking the first time the tournament had multiple holes-in-one in the same week since 1997 (Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker).