Waste Management Phoenix Open Vivid Picks Plays

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Waste Management Open Vivid Plays

Akshay Bhatia – Over 3.5 Birdies or Better

It’s shocking to see the 22-year-old southpaw ranks fifth in this week’s field in SG: P in 2024. After losing 0.58 strokes per round putting last season, Bhatia is gaining 1.02 strokes per round through four events this season. It’s a small sample and unsustainable, but the rest of his game is strong and ascending, so if he’s no longer a liability on the greens, he’s going to contend more. His distance advantage will help him on the Par-5s this week, but this Par-71 layout offers an extra Par-4, and Bhatia ranks 12th in the field in Par-4 average over the past 36 rounds and ranks 4th in overall birdie or better rate.

Adam Hadwin – Over 3.5 Birdies or Better

Despite his below-average distance off the tee, Adam Hadwin has been a cut-making machine at TPC Scottsdale. Hadwin’s T10 finish here last season was his eighth straight made cut at this event and third T20 finish at this event, dating back to 2016. Hadwin has gained strokes on approach in three straight starts, so he’s rounding into form, and although it’s a small sample size, Hadwin ranks fifth in this field in birdie or better rate in 2024.

Adam Scott – – Over 3.5 Birdies or Better

This hasn’t been a traditional stop on Adam Scott’s schedule, with 2022’s T38 being his only appearance. Scott’s underappreciated at this point in his career, but he’s still playing tremendous golf of late. Scott entered last week’s event at Pebble Beach (T20) on the back of four straight T7 or better finishes during the swing season, and the ball-striking clinic continued last week. Over the past 50 rounds, Scott ranks 10th in this week’s field in SG: P and seventh in birdie or better rate. If you want to get more granular, use the Rabbit Hole and look at first-round specific data. Over the past 12 months, Scott ranks third in this week’s field in SG: P and first in birdie or better rate in Round 1.