SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The par-3 16th hole is the centerpiece of the golf extravaganza known as the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Unfortunately for the 20,000 fans who packed the rowdy stadium hole at TPC Scottsdale, the action was just getting started late Sunday afternoon when the final group moved on to the 17th tee.
That's where Rickie Fowler self-destructed, first giving Hideki Matsuyama an unexpected chance in regulation, then handing the 23-year-old Japanese player the trophy on the fourth hole of a playoff.
"Rickie opened the door for me, and I was able to walk through it," Matsuyama said through a translator.