Every week, DraftKings Sportsbook offers a wide variety of ways to get in on the action as the PGA TOUR tees it up, and this week’s “People’s Open” at the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale brings some great storylines to follow. One great way to get into the action is to find some matchups to attack in these 3-ball picks for the WM Phoenix Open.
If you’re not familiar with the term “3-balls,” let me give a quick rundown. First, their location: each week, 3-balls are available in the matchup section of the tournament page. The “tournament trios” match three selected players head-to-head for the entire tournament. They usually offer a nice balance between getting strong odds and a small enough matchup to break down and analyze.
Picking the winner from the entire field can be tough, but in these 3-balls, you just pick a winner from the three players in the prop. Since there are three players in the mix, the odds are usually plus-odds for each option, and they can be a fun way to play head-to-head matchups. Scottie Scheffler may run away from the field this week, but he won’t win any of these 3-balls since he isn’t in any of the trios.
For all the details on the course, format and field this week, check out Geoff Ulrich’s Cheat Sheet.
Byeong Hun An (+165)
In this tournament trio, An is matched up with Corey Conners (+160) and Robert MacIntyre (+190). Since all three players have reputations as approach-shot specialists, they can go off in any given week if their putter cooperates.
Bobby Mac’s a play that I like to use often, but he missed the cut in his only previous trip to this event. He had a nice fall on the DP World Tour and a good start to 2025 at The Sentry but has finished just T53 at the Sony Open and T40 at Pebble Beach.
Conners has a much better course history at this event, but the Canadian’s form has also been shaky with a missed cut at The Soney and a T65 at Pebble Beach earlier in 2025. He has made the cut in all five of his career appearances at TPC Scottsdale but only finished in the top 25 one time.
An’s course history is better, and he comes in with better form as well, which is why I’m going with him in this 3-ball. The 33-year-old has played this event six times in his career and made the cut every time. He has four top-25 finishes including top-ten finishes in 2020 and 2017. Last year, he struggled on the weekend and finished outside the top 60, but he’ll look for a stronger finish this season.
While An has yet to win on the PGA TOUR, he doesn’t necessarily need to in order to claim this 3-ball. He finished T22 last week at Pebble Beach, which would have won this 3-ball, and he finished with a strong 66 that should help him get off to a fast start this week. He finished in the top ten in the field in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green and in scrambling, which should be key stats to watch this week as well.
Min Woo Lee (+180)
This is a tournament trio of golfers with three names as Lee faces Si Woo Kim (+170) and J.J. Spaun (+180). Lee should thrive on the crowd at this venue, and I think the 26-year-old Australian is primed for a big year on the PGA TOUR.
Lee played his first PGA TOUR event of 2025 last week and finished T17 at Pebble Beach. He made the cut in his first trip to TPC Scottsdale last season, although his T71 finish isn’t that inspiring. I’m backing him this week based on his potential and recent form. His form goes back to before last week at Pebble Beach too–he has finished T27 or better seven consecutive events since losing at the Presidents Cup.
Spaun has much more course history having played here six times, but he missed the cut in each of the last two years and his one high finish (T4) came back in 2017. The 34-year-old from California has been good to start the season with a T3 in the Sony Open and has played well with a T29 at The American Express, a T15 at the Farmers and a T33 at Pebble Beach. He’s been a steady option lately, but I think Lee’s ceiling is higher if he’s at his best.
Si Woo Kim is actually the slight favorite in this trio after a T12 last week at Pebble Beach. He has been hot and cold to start the year with two missed cuts in four events before last week’s good showing. He also has a mixed history at this course, although he has finished in the top 26 in each of the last three years. Kim is usually a boom-or-bust play and his inconsistent results this season have continued that trend.
As indicated by the odds, this is a very even 3-ball and should be a fantastic one to track all week. I’m high on Lee’s breakout potential this season, so I think he’ll ultimately emerge with the victory here.
Sahith Theegala (+160)
In a matchup of three well-known golfers struggling with their current form, Theegala will face off with Matt Fitzpatrick (+175) and Wyndham Clark (+180).
I highlighted Theegala in my pivot plays on Wednesday. While he hasn’t been great yet this year, he does have a very good course history at this track and has the kind of game that fits the course very well. He has a very high ceiling, but so do Fitz and Clark, which is why this is another really fun matchup.
Fitzpatrick has only played the two Signature Events this season, finishing T24 at The Sentry and T48 at the AT&T Pebble Beach. Like Theegala, he has played well on this course before, finishing in the top 30 every time he has played here.
Clark has played here the most, but has also missed the cut in two of his six trips while the other two players have made the cut every time. Additionally, Clark has looked out of form this year, missing the cut at The American Express and struggling to a T73 at Pebble Beach where he was the defending champion.
None of these three have many recent metrics in their favor but will hope to jump-start their game with a trip to TPC Scottsdale. Of the three, I like Theegala’s chances the most and am glad to still get him at plus money even though he is the favorite in this trio.
