Chris Gotterup earned a victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open after defeating Hideki Matsuyama in a playoff.
Gotterup won with a long birdie putt on the first hole of the playoff at TPC Scottsdale.
It was his fourth career PGA Tour title and second of the year.
Matsuyama held a one-shot lead entering the final hole, but his struggles late led to a playoff situation. The Japanese star pulled his drive into the water on the 18th hole.
Matsuyama was also seen visibly frustrated with the fans watching the Open, which is known for its rowdy crowds. Matsuyama had to back off mid-swing with a distraction coming from the direction of the crowd.
2026 WM Phoenix Open payouts
- 1. Chris Gotterup — $1.728 million
- 2. Hideki Matsuyama — $1.0464 million
- T3. Nicolai Højgaard — $439,680
- T3. Michael Thorbjornsen — $439,680
- T3. Si Woo Kim — $439,680
- T3. Akshay Bhatia — $439,680
- T3. Scottie Scheffler — $439,680
- 8. Jake Knapp — $300,000
- 9. Matt Fitzpatrick — $280,800
- T10. Pierceson Coody — $242,400
- T10. Viktor Hovland — $242,400
- T10. Ryo Hisatsune — $242,400
- T13. Zecheng Dou — $188,000
- T13. Kevin Roy — $188,000
- T13. Maverick McNealy — $188,000
- T16. Daniel Berger — $160,800
- T16. Jordan Smith — $160,800
- T18. Michael Kim — $122,720
- T18. Jacob Bridgeman — $122,720
- T18. Rickie Fowler — $122,720
- T18. Mac Meissner — $122,720
- T18. Sepp Straka — $122,720
- T18. Sahith Theegala — $122,720
- T24. Ryan Fox — $82,320
- T24. Rico Hoey — $82,320
- T24. Kurt Kitayama — $82,320
- T24. Rasmus Højgaard — $82,320
- T28. Harris English — $62,949
- T28. A.J. Ewart — $62,949
- T28. Nick Taylor — $62,949
- T28. Ben Griffin — $62,949
- T28. Mackenzie Hughes — $62,949
- T28. Stephan Jaeger — $62,949
- T28. Min Woo Lee — $62,949
- T35. Sam Stevens — $46,800
- T35. Wyndham Clark — $46,800
- T35. Alex Smalley — $46,800
- T35. Tom Kim — $46,800
- T35. J.T. Poston — $46,800
- T35. John Parry — $46,800
- T41. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen — $34,080
- T41. Keith Mitchell — $34,080
- T41. Cam Young — $34,080
- T41. Johnny Keefer — $34,080
- T41. Sami Valimaki — $34,080
- T41. Kristoffer Reitan — $34,080
- T41. Xander Schauffele — $34,080
- T48. Christo Lamprecht — $24,608
- T48. Zach Bauchou — $24,608
- T48. Max McGreevy — $24,608
- T48. Chad Ramey — $24,608
- T48. Michael Brennan — $24,608
- T48. S.T. Lee — $24,608
- T54. S.H. Kim — $22,272
- T54. Sudarshan Yellamaraju — $22,272
- T54. Joe Highsmith — $22,272
- T54. Brian Campbell — $22,272
- T54. Kensei Hirata — $22,272
- T54. Collin Morikawa — $22,272
- T60. Patrick Rodgers — $21,312
- T60. John VanDerLaan — $21,312
- T60. Takumi Kanaya — $21,312
- T60. Adrien Saddier — $21,312
- T64. Davis Thompson — $20,736
- T64. Gary Woodland — $20,736
- T66. Max Homa — $20,352
- T66. Chandler Phillips — $20,352
- T68. Bud Cauley — $19,872
- T68. Hank Lebioda — $19,872
- T68. Neal Shipley — $19,872
- 71. Keita Nakajima — $19,488
- 72. Patton Kizzire — $19,296
- 73. Cam Davis — $19,104
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