Waste Management Phoenix Open > January 29th - February 1st

[Aidymac]

This week sees the return of Tiger Woods, so the broadcasters will be delighted. Let's see where his game is. :ok

[Crouch Potato]

Re: Waste Management Phoenix Open > January 29th - February 1st I'm a big believer this weekend in the prospects of Gary Woodland (40 - Betfair). With former winners here such as JB Holmes, Kyle Stanley, Kevin Stadler and Phil, this is a course where distance off the tee often goes a long way. What's interesting to note though is there has been quite a bit of work done on the course since last time and from what I've read this will put a bit more of a premium on hitting greens. Though length of the tee is no doubt Woodland's biggest strength, he does hit a lot of greens when on form. Woodland was 3rd in his last start at the Sony Open which was his 2nd Top 3 of the season after a 2nd in the CIMB. He is also a player that seems to back up strong results -- his maiden win came a couple of months after he lost a playoff in the 2011 Humana and in between that near miss and first victory he also managed a 5th and a 6th -- notable here as the 5th was at this event. Looking further on his career, his 2nd career win at the 2013 Reno Taho open was followed up by a 2nd place finished 2 weeks later in the Barclays. A few months later he lost a playoff to Ryan Moore in the 2013 CIMB Classic and was in contention again at last year's Farmer's Insurance, where a 10th placed finish fails to tell the whole story as he led going into Sunday. Whilst you could make a case that the follow up 3rd at the Sony Open was the instance of repeat good form to his 2nd at the CIMB, I feel that Woodland is still playing well enough to challenge again, and with the course seemingly perfect for his skillset, I'm very keen to have him on my side this week.