The decibel levels will be cranked up to the max at TPC Scottsdale on the PGA Tour this week for the 'Greatest Show on Grass', the Phoenix Open.
With in excess of 500,000 spectators expected across the four days of action in Arizona, the raucous atmosphere associated with this event is particularly prevalent at the par-three 16th stadium hole, where golf balls are not the only things flying into the air.
Scottie Scheffler has been installed as the 14/5 favourite, unsurprising given that he lifted the trophy in 2022 and 2023, while Justin Thomas is a 14/1 chance and Hideki Matsuyama is priced at 16/1.
Austrian Sepp Straka triumphed at the American Express this year and is 35/1 to get back in the winner's circle, while defending Phoenix champion Nick Taylor is 55/1 to repeat the trick.
Sam Burns to win and each-way - 22/1
While there will be huge support for Scheffler, who finished tied-ninth on his first appearance of the year after suffering a hand injury at Christmas, he doesn't offer much value and there are other candidates to look at.
One of those is American Sam Burns, who won the most recent of his five PGA Tour titles at the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and has been showing signs that suggest his trophy drought may come to an end soon.
The 28-year-old finished 2024 off strongly, going T5-T2-T13 in the FedEx Cup playoffs before ending up T14 at the Hero World Challenge, and he has kept that momentum going into the new season.
Burns' first outing of 2025 produced a tied-eighth effort at The Sentry and he has since followed that up with a T29 at The American Express and a T22 at Pebble Beach last week.
The world number 24 has performed well on his last two visits to TPC Scottsdale, finishing in a share of sixth in 2023 before recording his best result of tied-third a year later.
Ranking third in greens in regulation this season, Burns' consistency in finding the dance floor should help him set up plenty of scoring opportunities and get him into the mix.
Sungjae Im to win and each-way - 22/1
Another player priced at 22/1 is Sungjae Im and he looks worth keeping on side after making a positive start to the year, with top-five finishes at The Sentry (third) and the Farmers Insurance Open (T4).
Although the South Korean was tied-33rd at Pebble Beach, he putted superbly during that tournament and if he can maintain that type of form with the flat stick while getting back to his usual impressive approach play, he should be in with a chance.
The world number 21 has never missed a cut in his five Phoenix Open efforts, recording two top 10s and T17 in that period, and he looks a dangerous contender.
Sam Stevens to win and each-way - 75/1
At bigger odds, 28-year-old Sam Stevens could be worth a bet as he continues to scale up the world rankings, currently sitting at a career-high 74th.
The American has made the weekend in all four starts this year and his last two outings have been particularly impressive, with a runners-up finish at the Farmers Insurance followed by a T17 at Pebble Beach.
Stevens has made 11 consecutive cuts upon his arrival in Arizona and he will be confident of improving on his tied-28th finish on debut here last year.
Ranking 20th in strokes gained tee-to-green and 28th in approach, the US star is clearly striking the ball well and this should set him up nicely for a title charge this week.
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