{"id":107690,"date":"2026-02-10T09:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/gotterup-surprises-matsuyama-and-conquers-the-phoenix-open-with-a-birdie-in-a-playoff\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:52:14","slug":"gotterup-surprises-matsuyama-and-conquers-the-phoenix-open-with-a-birdie-in-a-playoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/golf\/gotterup-surprises-matsuyama-and-conquers-the-phoenix-open-with-a-birdie-in-a-playoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotterup surprises Matsuyama and conquers the Phoenix Open with a birdie in a playoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Gotterup Crowned Phoenix Open Champion After Thrilling Playoff<\/h2>\n\nIn a dramatic and twist-filled finish, Chris Gotterup claimed victory at the Phoenix Open, overcoming Hideki Matsuyama in an exciting playoff. Gotterup demonstrated his composure and skill, culminating a standout performance with a spectacular finish.\n\nGotterup, with an impressive streak of five birdies in six holes, climbed up the leaderboard. The tension remained high, especially as Matsuyama, leader by one stroke at the start of the day, was still on the course.\n\nLuck favored Gotterup when Matsuyama had an unfortunate tee shot on the 18th hole, and repeated the error in the playoff. Gotterup seized the opportunity, securing the victory with a long-distance birdie putt on the first playoff hole.\n\n\n

You never know what to expect. We were on the first tee, hitting some balls, observing, and suddenly you’re on the 18th and everyone goes crazy, and you think, well, this is it.<\/p>Chris Gotterup<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMatsuyama, who had converted all his previous leads after 54 holes into victories, failed to maintain his advantage. A tricky tee shot on the 18th hole led him to a playoff with Gotterup, who finished the round with an impressive 64.\n\nIn the playoff, Gotterup showed his determination with a massive drive down the right side of the fairway. Matsuyama, on the other hand, sent his shot into the water, allowing Gotterup to secure the victory with a 27-foot birdie putt.\n\nThe Sony Open champion closed with a three-foot birdie on the 18th hole, even though his initial shot was close to the stands. Gotterup watched Matsuyama as he prepared for the playoff.\n\nGotterup, who was looking to put pressure on Matsuyama in the playoff, hit an impressive drive down the right side of the fairway. On the other hand, Matsuyama launched his shot even further left than in the regular round, sending the ball into the water. Gotterup didn’t hesitate and secured the victory with a 27-foot birdie putt, achieving his fourth PGA Tour win.\n\nAnother player who starred in a remarkable comeback was Scottie Scheffler, number one in the world. After an uncertain start, Scheffler climbed the leaderboard with a series of birdies. Although he got within one stroke of the lead with four birdies in five holes, he couldn’t capitalize on a massive drive on the 18th hole, finishing in a tie for third place.\n\n\n

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Chris Gotterup celebr\u00f3 con cinco birdies en sus \u00faltimos seis hoyos, y no perdi\u00f3 la concentraci\u00f3n golpeando bolas en el primer tee antes de un drive masivo en el 18 en un desempate para ganar el Phoenix Open el domingo. Alex Goodlett\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nScheffler, with three birdies in the first nine holes and a streak of three in a row on the back nine, got within one stroke of the lead. A 63-foot birdie putt on the 17th kept him in contention, but he missed a 24-foot birdie putt on the 18th, which frustrated his comeback attempt.\n\n\n

I played pretty well, just one day where I didn’t have my best. If I had finished the first day with a couple under par, the story would be a little different today.<\/p>Scottie Scheffler<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Gotterup Crowned Phoenix Open Champion After Thrilling Playoff In a dramatic and twist-filled finish, Chris Gotterup claimed victory at the Phoenix Open, overcoming Hideki Matsuyama in an exciting playoff. Gotterup demonstrated his composure and skill, culminating a standout performance with a spectacular finish. Gotterup, with an impressive streak of five birdies in six holes, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[5706,8641,11782,407],"class_list":{"0":"post-107690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-chris-gotterup","9":"tag-hideki-matsuyama","10":"tag-phoenix-open","11":"tag-scottie-scheffler"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}