Fowler leads heading into final day in Phoenix

No matter the time, they’ll hear plenty of “Forks up!” and “Go Devils!” cries from the gallery.

With a heavy heart, Rickie Fowler stepped to the 10th tee in Thursday’s first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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“But I’m starting to see what the problem areas are in tournament play and where I’ll put all the time and effort to get right”. The task of winning this week?

“You got to go for flags”, DeChambeau said.

The Phoenix Open dates back to 1932 when it was originally called the Arizona Open. Look for him to break through for a win this week.

“He could care less if I played well or bad, he was always supporting us”. For some reason, that venue has given him fits of late, and yet in recent years he has bounced right back at TPC Scottsdale, suffering a playoff loss to Hideki Matsuyama two years ago and tying for fourth a year ago.

Here are five takeaways from a wild third round at TPC Scottsdale on Saturday afternoon. Tim Mickelson is now his older brother’s caddie.

“I was a little disappointed in some of the stuff that was said, as I don’t mind the normal boos for missing a green, that’s fine, but leave the heckling to a minimum”, he said.

Can you spot Phil Mickelson?

Lee is yet to find his rhythm in the new year though will be pleased to have broken a run of three straight missed cuts in qualifying for the weekend at Torrey Pines.

“I didn’t want him coming back too soon and then having to take another month off”, Thomas said.

Jon Rahm, Chez Reavie and Phil Mickelson will have the Arizona crowd backing them up all the way down the stretch.

“I think it was about time for me to have a good finish with those two guys”. Mickelson’s brother, Tim, coached Rahm at Arizona State and was the Spaniard’s agent. “This is only one round”, he said. “That is the biggest scoring opportunity on the golf course”. The pair are one stroke clear of fellow Americans Daniel Berger and Chez Reavie.

Both second-year pros, DeChambeau and Schauffele are searching for career Tour win Nos. The greens are very receptive, so even out of the rough I can hit some high shots and get them to stop on the greens.

Justin Thomas, the 2017 PGA Tour Player of the Year, got off to a dream start with six birdies to open his round.