Xander Schauffele wants to find 'low-expectations attitude'
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Co-leader Matthew NeSmith nearly made a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th – and barely got a reaction from the few fans. Xander Schauffele flubbed a chip – and couldn’t help but hear a surprised spectator’s reaction.
With attendance capped at about 5,000 at sunny TPC Scottsdale – a fraction of the usual turnout but the most for a PGA Tour event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – the Waste Management Phoenix Open opened Thursday with some very different sights and sounds.