Nick Taylor crossed the final hurdle at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open this time as he rallied from behind to beat Charley Hoffman in a two-hole playoff.
Taylor was at 18-under this week and was three strokes behind Hoffman with just four holes to go. However, he birdied three of the last four holes to card 6-under 65 in the final round and made it to the playoff against Hoffman.
Both sank a birdie in the first playoff hole on the par-4, 18th. In the second extra hole, while the Canadian golfer was able to make a clutch birdie, Hoffman's putt fell a bit short, and he settled with a par.
Social media was flooded with congratulatory messages for Taylor on his fourth win on the PGA Tour. Here's a look at some of the reactions:
"Should Mike Weir be worried about his Canadian goat status🤔🤔"
"Awesome, great finish! Congrats Nick 👏🏻… Just missing Adam getting tackled with the champagne 🍾"
"Congrats Nick and to Hoffman he played absolutely amazing as well! Such a great tournament!"
Here's a look at some more reactions:
How much money did Nick Taylor bag for his WM Phoenix Open triumph?
The WM Phoenix Open 2024 purse size was $8.8 million, and Nick Taylor bagged $1.58 million for his win.
Here's a payout for the WM Phoenix Open 2024:
- 1. Nick Taylor (-21): $1,584,000
- 2. Charley Hoffman (-21): $959,200
- T3. Sam Burns (-18): $519,200
- T3. Scottie Scheffler (-18): $519,200
- 5. Sahith Theegala (-17): $360,800
- T6. Jordan Spieth (-14): $308,000
- T6. Maverick McNealy (-14): $308,000
- T8. Adam Scott (-13): $248,600
- T8. Kurt Kitayama (-13): $248,600
- T8. Cameron Young (-13): $248,600
- T8. Andrew Novak (-13): $248,600
- T12. Si Woo Kim (-12): $187,000
- T12. Justin Thomas (-12): $187,000
- T12. Doug Ghim (-12): $187,000
- T15. Davis Thompson (-11): $156,200
- T15. Matt Fitzpatrick (-11): $156,200
- T17. Adam Schenk (-10): $125,400
- T17. Tom Hoge (-10): $125,400
- T17. Tom Kim (-10): $125,400
- T17. Keith Mitchell (-10): $125,400
- T17. Harris English (-10): $125,400
- T22. Emiliano Grillo (-9): $82,133
- T22. Brendon Todd (-9): $82,133
- T22. Denny McCarthy (-9): $82,133
- T22. Justin Suh (-9): $82,133
- T22. Hideki Matsuyama (-9): $82,133
- T22. Jhonattan Vegas (-9): $82,133
- T28. Corey Conners (-8): $53,000
- T28. Aaron Baddeley (-8): $53,000
- T28. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-8): $53,000
- T28. Jim Knous (-8): $53,000
- T28. Thomas Detry (-8): $53,000
- T28. Ben Griffin (-8): $53,000
- T28. Jake Knapp (-8): $53,000
- T28. Daniel Berger (-8): $53,000
- T28. Hayden Buckley (-8): $53,000
- T28. S.H. Kim (-8): $53,000
- T28. Sam Stevens (-8): $53,000
- T39. Taylor Moore (-7): $39,160
- T39. Taylor Montgomery (-7): $39,160
- T41. Sami Välimäki (-6): $30,404
- T41. Carson Young (-6): $30,404
- T41. Beau Hossler (-6): $30,404
- T41. Ryan Fox (-6): $30,404
- T41. Joel Dahmen (-6): $30,404
- T41. Harry Hall (-6): $30,404
- T41. Billy Horschel (-6): $30,404
- T41. Wyndham Clark (-6): $30,404
- T49. Kevin Chappell (-5): $22,396
- T49. Zac Blair (-5): $22,396
- T49. Eric Cole (-5): $22,396
- T49. Garrick Higgo (-5): $22,396
- T53. Justin Lower (-4): $20,529
- T53. Matt Wallace (-4): $20,529
- T53. Mark Hubbard (-4): $20,529
- T53. Tyson Alexander (-4): $20,529
- T53. Martin Laird (-4): $20,529
- T53. Alex Noren (-4): $20,529
- T53. Tyler Duncan (-4): $20,529