Fantasy golf power rankings: Waste Management Phoenix Open
The largest and rowdiest crowd in golf convenes upon TPC Scottsdale on Thursday for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. In addition to a lot of fans, almost every major American golf star is in the Phoenix area this week, including Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
TPC Scottsdale has been renovated by original architect Tom Weiskopf, playing a little tougher with new challenges and changes. However, winning in Phoenix means going deep, so we're recommending players this week who know how to shoot low numbers.
Here are our top five picks:
Bubba Watson -- Watson faded down the stretch to a T-2 finish here last year and has three top-10 WMPO finishes overall in eight career starts. Looked solid enough at Kapalua.
Jordan Spieth -- Spieth's never played at TPC Scottsdale, so this is a bit of a risk. However, Spieth ended 2015 with two consecutive wins against big-name, albeit small, fields.
Phil Mickelson -- Mickelson is the all-time money leader in this event and was a winner here in 2013, nearly shooting 59 en route to tying a tournament record at TPC Scottsdale. Modest finish at Humana (T-24) was a good indicator.
Brendan Steele -- Steele was one of many runners-up last week at Humana, which only further strengthens our tip this week. Steele has been inside the top six in his last three WMPO starts. He likes the place.
Hunter Mahan -- Mahan won here in 2010 and has been a decent moneymaker in this event since. He'd be great in a one-and-done league this week if you're not using Steele for some reason.
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