TPC Scottsdale has shown some teeth in Arizona this week for the WM Phoenix Open. The winds have been up, the greens have dried out and the course is playing firm and fast.
The tough conditions at the PGA Tour’s first full-field designated event have sent some of the biggest names in the game home early.
On the other side of the coin, Scottie Scheffler, this week’s defending champion, leads the pack alongside Adam Hadwin through 36 holes at 10 under. Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele are two shots behind them at 8 under.
The cut came in at even-par 142, with 66 players making the weekend.
Here are the bigs names headed home.
Collin Morikawa (3 over)
Morikawa’s last missed weekend came at the 2022 Open Championship. He’s leaving the desert early after disappointing rounds of 73-72.
Tommy Fleetwood (1 over)
The Englishman will miss the weekend in his first PGA Tour start of 2023 thanks to rounds of 72-71.
Taylor Montgomery (4 over)
Montgomery, who had four top-10 finishes in his first 10 starts this season, misses his first cut of the 2022-23 campaign after rounds of 75-71.
Montgomery was one of five sponsor exemptions this week.
Shane Lowry (9 over)
Lowry missed the weekend in his last start (Hero Dubai Desert Classic) and will now head home early in Scottsdale after a first-round 75 derailed his chances.
Patrick Cantlay (1 over)
Cantlay, who finished tied for 26th in his last start at the American Express, will miss the weekend at the WM Phoenix Open after rounds of 73-70. He missed a birdie putt on his 36th hole to make the cut.
Cantlay lost in a playoff to Scheffler at this event a year ago.
