SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Sahith Theegala is on what he termed “a free roll” this week at the WM Phoenix Open and he kept the good times rolling on Friday, shooting 7-under 64 at TPC Scottsdale to claim at 2-stroke lead over Brooks Koepka at the tournament’s midway point.
Theegala, a 24-year-old rookie, received one of five sponsor invitations from The Thunderbirds. The last player to win a PGA Tour event in Arizona on a sponsor exemption? None other than Phil Mickelson in 1991 in Tucson.
As Theegala came out of scoring, he slapped hands with his father, who has put over 2,000 miles in his car in the last month following his son compete on the West Coast Swing. Among the rowdy fans at TPC Scottsdale, Theelgala has plenty of family members that made the trip from Los Angeles to lend support.
