The PGA Tour heads to Arizona for the WM Phoenix Open with a star-studded field ready to embrace a raucous environment.
The latest: Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, both two-time winners in the desert, top the bill. Scheffler is a heavy favourite after beginning his season with a win at The American Express, while Kopeka makes his second start since re-joining the PGA Tour last week.
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Check out my Phoenix Open predictions for the golf event beginning on Feb. 5, featuring picks on Hideki Matsuyama, Maverick McNealy and Sahith Theegala.
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Phoenix Open predictions and betting odds
| Player | Odds to win Phoenix Open |
| Scottie Scheffler | +250 |
| Xander Schauffele | +1,800 |
| Cameron Young | +2,200 |
| Sam Burns | +2,200 |
| Si Woo Kim | +2,200 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +2,500 |
| Ben Griffin | +3,300 |
| Maverick McNealy | +3,300 |
| Rickie Fowler | +3,300 |
| Viktor Hovland | +3,300 |
| Brooks Koepka | +4,000 |
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Best bet: Matsuyama winner w/o Scheffler (+2,200) & top 20 finish (+130)
I want no part of betting on or against Scheffler this week.
The World No. 1 has won at an absurd clip since switching to a mallet putter in 2024, but his +250 price tag in a full-field event is too steep for me.
Scottie's 16th win in 38 starts since switching to the mallet.
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) January 25, 2026
That's 42.1%, which is almost exactly Steph Curry's career 3 point percentage.
Getting Matsuyama, another two-time WM Phoenix Open champion, at 22-to-1 in the "Winner without Scheffler" market is my best bet.
- Matsuyama has seven straight top-20 finishes.
- That includes a win at the Hero World Challenge with Scheffler in the field.
- He has a T13 and a T11 in two PGA Tour starts this year, ranking top 15 in strokes gained: approach for each event (per DataGolf).
The two big question marks around Matsuyama are always his health and his putter. But there's no reason to believe he's banged up right now, and I'm hoping a venue with historically good vibes can get him rolling the rock.
Key stat: Matsuyama has the fourth-best average strokes gained per round at TPC Scottsdale (+2.33).
Phoenix Open picks
McNealy winner w/o Scheffler (+3,300) & top 20 finish (+163): McNealy and Theegala are two other players with great course history here.
They rank fifth and seventh, respectively, in SG per round at TPC Scottsdale.
Let's start with McNealy, who has a T9 and a T6 in his last two starts at the Phoenix Open.
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The American doesn't have one "jump off the page" strength. But he steadily picks up shots throughout the bag.
That is important at that venue, and has helped him log five top-25 finishes in his last six starts, including a T10 last week at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Theegala winner w/o Scheffler (+3,300) & top 20 finish (+163): Theegala is coming off a disastrous season, missing seven cuts and securing one top-20 finish in a stroke play event.
But he was a stud from 2022-24, and looks to be back in form.
Theegala finished T8 at the American Express and T7 at the Farmers Insurance Open behind strong putting and solid iron play.
That'll travel anywhere, and I'm bullish on his chances to fully breakout in Phoenix. Theegala has a T3 and a T5 at the WM Phoenix Open in four starts.
Top Golf bets: Waste Management long shot prop
Haotong Li top 20 finish (+335): This is great value on Li, who has steadily climbed back into the OWGR and DataGolf top 75 after a two-year crater where he completely lost his game.
- The 30-year-old has made eight straight cuts.
- He has four top-11 finishes in his last five starts.
- That includes a T11 at the Farmers Insurance Open and a T8 at the American Express.
- Lee picked up strokes in all four major categories (PUTT, ARG, APP, OTT) in both PGA Tour events.
Phoenix Open predictions made at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2026
