WM Phoenix Open highlights: Thomas Detry becomes first Belgian to win on PGA Tour
WM Phoenix Open highlights: Thomas Detry becomes first Belgian to win on PGA Tour
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Watch: Emiliano Grillo talks about making ace on 16 at WM Phoenix Open
Emiliano Grillo made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at 2025 WM Phoenix Open, the 12th ace in tournament history at TPC Scottsdale
Can anyone catch Thomas Detry? The answer to that is a resounding nope.
Holding a five-shot lead heading into the final round of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, no one could get any closer than three to the 32-year-old Belgian.
There were plenty of birdie opportunities on the back nine (see: Justin Thomas below) but Detry made plenty of his own.
Detry not only won at TPC Scottsdale, he did it in dominant fashion, winning by seven shots over Michael Kim and Daniel Berger. It's Detry's first PGA Tour win. He's also the first PGA Tour winner from Belgium. He's the 14th golfer to make the Phoenix Open his first Tour victory.
Detry made four birdies on the back nine on Nos. 11, 15, 16 and 17. On the famous par-3 16th, he clutched up, stuffing his tee shot to a foot and a half.
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The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale is all about the closing holes. On Sunday, Justin Thomas showed exactly why that stretch can be so exciting.
He made three straight birdies on Nos. 13, 14, 15. He then bogeyed the 16th before making another birdie on the par-4 17th. To cap off his week, he then eagled the 18th, holing out from 102 yards.
Daniel Berger is making a push, but he's running out of holes. He's three back with five to to play.
That depends on the golf course.
The biggest rout since 1987, when the tournament was first played at TPC Scottsdale, was 11 shots by Steve Jones. There were three larger margins of victory when Phoenix Country Club, now home to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on the PGA Tour Champions, was the host venue.
14, Johnny Miller, 1975, Phoenix CC
12, Arnold Palmer, 1962, Phoenix CC
12, Byron Nelson, 1939, Phoenix CC
11, Steve Jones, 1997, TPC
Detry is unflappable. He makes a birdie on the 11th, the hardest hole on the course, and goes up five with seven to play.
Yeah, he's back. Spieth just hit hit putter — backward — from a bush in the desert. It worked. He then hit his approach to 12 feet and made the par putt. Spiething.
He started the day up five shots, and the lead it now four with nine holes to play. Jordan Spieth and Daniel Berger are tied for second.
Detry had a brilliant up and down on the sixth to save par, and after his stellar birdie on he fifth, Hojgaard gave the shot back on the sixth. Spieth birdied the seventh to tie Hojgaard in second at 15 under, four back of Detry.
The gap is just a bit smaller. Rasmus Hojgaard drilled a long birdie putt on the par-4 fifth to get to 16 under while Detry scrambled for par. What's even more impressive is Hojgaard's approac shot. The lead is down to three.
Scheffler, a two-time winner at TPC Scottsdale, birdied four of his first six holes to get to 14 under. He started the day seven back of the lead and is still five back but he is lurking.
McNealy won the final event of 2024 and posted a 8-under 63 to get into contention at a tournament that he says is really growing on him.
"This is turning into one of my favorite tournaments to play in. It's a lot of fun. Previous years it started to get a little out of hand, but I think right now it's in a sweet spot," he said after his Saturday round.
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Maverick McNealy shot a third-round 63 at the 2025 WM Phoenix Open and then said: "This is turning into one of my favorite tournaments to play in."
Psycho scorecard loading? Thomas Detry birdies the par-5 third hole, and he doesn't have a par yet. Back to a five-shot lead.
In the blink of an eye, Detry's six-shot lead is down to four. He bogeys the par-4 second, and he's back to 18 under.
The World No. 1 has birdies on two of his first three holes, and he has moved to 12 under. Remember, last year he had a five-shot deficit at the Players and won with a closing 8-under round.
Detry's lead is back to five, as Jordan Spieth and Michael Kim, playing in the penultimate group, both birdied he second hole to get to 14 under and five strokes back. Perhaps one of these two has the best chance of making a run.
At this rate, everyone is playing for second. Detry hit his opening approach to 12 feet and buried the putt. to move to 19 under and six shots clear of the closest chaser.
Detry's five-shot lead may seem insurmountable, but players with that big of a lead have lost it before.
Tee 1
10:30 a.m.: Adam Svensson, Keith Mitchell, Trey Mullinax
10:41 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Davis Thompson, Nick Taylor
10:52 a.m.: Kevin Yu, Sepp Straka, Nicolai Højgaard
11:03 a.m.: Alex Smalley, Greyson Sigg, Andrew Putnam
11:14 a.m.: Brian Harman, Tom Kim, Hideki Matsuyama
11:25 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Peter Malnati, Akshay Bhatia
11:36 a.m.: Bud Cauley, Beau Hossler, Gary Woodland
11:47 a.m.: Denny McCarthy, Justin Thomas, Adam Hadwin
11:58 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Ben Silverman, Min Woo Lee
12:09 p.m.: Will Chandler, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
12:20 p.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Taylor Moore, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:31 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Michael Kim, Maverick McNealy
12:42 p.m.: Thomas Detry, Rasmus Hojgaard, Daniel Berger
Tee 10
10:30 a.m.: David Skinns, Seamus Power, Luke List
10:41 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Camilo Villegas, Ben Griffin
10:52 a.m.: Sam Ryder, Si Woo Kim, Adam Schenk
11:03 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Matthieu Pavon, Chandler Phillips
11:14 a.m.: Ryan Fox, Kris Ventura, Max Greyserman
11:25 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Jake Knapp, Doug Ghim
11:36 a.m.: Brice Garnett, C.T. Pan, Corey Conners
11:47 a.m.: Matt Wallace, Kevin Streelman, Sam Stevens
11:58 a.m.: K.H. Lee, Carson Young, Nick Dunlap
12:09 p.m.: Vincent Norrman, Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Montgomery
12:20 p.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen, Brandt Snedeker, Sam Burns
12:31 p.m.: Will Gordon, Emiliano Grillo, Jesper Svensson
12:42 p.m.: Byeong Hun An, Ryan Palmer
Sunday, Feb. 9
10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET, ESPN+
1-3 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
1-3 p.m. ET, NBC Sports app
1-6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
3-6 p.m. ET, CBS
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