Bill Haas shoots 64 to take Waste Management Phoenix Open lead
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Bill Haas watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 1, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Bill Haas' fantastic birdie on No. 16 at Waste Management
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bill Haas played a five-hole stretch in 5-under and shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday to take the lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Haas birdied Nos. 12 and 13, made a 20-footer for eagle on the par-5 15th and hit to 3 feet to set up another birdie on the par-3 16th, the stadium hole that tripped up Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas. Haas added birdies on Nos. 2 and 4 and parred the final five.
Fowler bogeyed the 16th in a 66 that left him tied with Billy Horschel, Bryson DeChambeau, Chris Kirk and Chesson Hadley.
Thomas shot 68. He birdied Nos. 13-15, then made a messy double bogey on 16 and bogeyed the par-4 17th after chipping into the water.