Round 2 of WM Phoenix Open delayed due to frost: Tee times, TV coverage and parking info
Feb 9, 2024, 7:32 AM | Updated: 12:15 pm
First-round play of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open will resume at 9:15 a.m. MST, with a 1.75-hour delay due to frost on Friday after a soggy Thursday where play was suspended for more than three hours.
On Thursday, the initial suspension came down at 12:32 p.m. and play did not resume until 4:02 p.m. After the skies dried up and play resumed, darkness suspended play again at 6:10 p.m.
Sahith Theegala is the leader after Thursday play. Theegala finished -6 after shooting a first-round 65.
Three straight birdies for @SRTheegala π₯
The solo leader is cruising @WMPhoenixOpen. pic.twitter.com/iP169tmnxW
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Theegala has led at the conclusion of Thursday play twice in the past three years. In 2022, he was -7 through 16 holes when play was suspended due to darkness.
How does @SRTheegala spend a rain delay while holding the lead @WMPhoenixOpen?
He plays chess. pic.twitter.com/dxjD3sVFy4
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At the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, Theegala also had the lead after the second and third round before finishing the tournament tied for third.
Andrew Novak is currently in second at -5 through nine holes. Shane Lowry and S.H. Kim are two strokes back and tied for third after shooting an opening-round 67. Three-time major champion Jordan Spieth was able to complete his round and is tied for fifth at -3.
Two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler is -1 through six holes. Scheffler was part of a group with Hideki Matsuyama (-1) and Wyndham Clark (E) that did not begin play until after the suspension was lifted.
Bogey on the first, 33-foot birdie putt on the next.
Two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler bounces back quickly @WMPhoenixOpen. pic.twitter.com/Jq0oXcsdjh
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WM Phoenix Open TV coverage schedule (MST)
Friday, Feb. 9: 2-6 p.m.Β (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Feb. 10: 11-1 p.m. (Golf Channel); 1-4 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Feb. 11: 11-1 p.m. (Golf Channel); 1-4 p.m. (NBC)
The tournament will also stream via Peacock and PGA Tour Live on ESPN+.
Where to park at Waste Management Open?
All grass field parking lots will remain closed on Friday. Parking pass holders for Lots 2-6 are asked to park at the northwest corner of Hayden Road and Mayo Blvd., while Lot 8 pass holders are asked to park at WestWorld of Scottsdale.
General public parking is free at WestWorld of Scottsdale and Salt River Fields, where attendees can use free shuttles to get to the event.
The shuttles from WestWorld will operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and the shuttles from Salt River Fields will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Rideshares and stop-and-drops are encouraged as well. Rideshare drop-off and pickup is located at Bell94 Sports Complex.
Whatβs in the forecast for Friday?
Friday’s forecast calls for cloudy skies most of the day, but no rain is expected. Temperatures will sit in the mid to upper 50s.