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Line 1: {{Short description\|Golf tournament held in ~~Phoenix~~Arizona, United States}} {{use mdy dates\|date=February 2024}} {{More citations needed\|date=April 2009}} {{Infobox golf tournament Line 5 ⟶ 6: \| image = Waste Management Phoenix Open (logo).png \| image_size = 220 \| location = [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], U.S. \| establishment = 1932 \| course = [[TPC Scottsdale]] Line 13 ⟶ 14: \| org = The Thunderbirds \| format = [[Stroke play]] \| purse = {{currency\|208,~~000~~800,000\|USD}} \| month_played = February \| aggregate = 256 [[Mark Calcavecchia]] (2001)<br />256 [[Phil Mickelson]] (2013) \| to-par = −28 ''as above'' \| current_champion = {{flagicon\|~~USA~~CAN}} [[~~Scottie~~Nick ~~Scheffler~~Taylor (golfer)\|Nick Taylor]] \| coordinates = {{coord\|33.64\|-111.91\|type:event\|display=inline,title}} \| map = USA#USA Arizona Line 26 ⟶ 27: \| map_size = 220 }} The '''Phoenix Open''' (branded as the '''WM Phoenix Open''' for sponsorship reasons)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2009/12/09/phoenixopen.html \|title=Waste Management to sponsor Phoenix Open \|publisher=PGA Tour \|date=December 9, 2009 \|access-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> is a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]], held in ~~late January/~~early February at [[TPC Scottsdale]] in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], United States. The tournament was originally the '''Arizona Open''', but was known for most of its history as the Phoenix Open until the investment bank [[Friedman Billings Ramsey]] became the title sponsor in October 2003. For the next six editions, ~~and~~ it was known as the '''FBR Open''' ~~for the next six editions~~. [[Waste Management (corporation)\|Waste Management, Inc.]] began its sponsorship in 2010. The event's relaxed atmosphere, raucous by ~~the standards of~~ professional golf standards, has earned it the nickname "The Greatest Show on Grass" and made it one of the most popular events on the PGA Tour calendar. ==History== The Phoenix Open began {{Time ago\|1932}} in 1932 but was discontinued after the 1935 tournament. The rebirth of the Phoenix Open came in 1939 when Bob Goldwater Sr. convinced fellow Thunderbirds to help run the event. The Thunderbirds, a prominent civic organization in [[Phoenix, Arizona\|Phoenix]], were ~~not as~~less enthusiastic about running the event asthan he was, leaving Goldwater Sr. to do most of the work in getting a golf open started. The event was played at the [[Phoenix Country Club]] in Phoenix {{nowrap\|({{coord\|33.48\|-112.06}}),<ref name=pccglf>{{cite web\|url=http://www.phoenixcountryclub.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=PG \|work=Phoenix Country Club \|title=Golf \|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref>}} both in its earlier incarnations and after Goldwater resuscitated it. Beginning in 1955, the Arizona Country Club (also in Phoenix) {{nowrap\|({{coord\|33.49\|-111.96}}),<ref name=accglf>{{cite news \|url=http://www.azcountryclub.com/Golf-(1).aspx \|work=Arizona Country Club\|title=Golf \|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref>}} alternated as event host with Phoenix Country Club; this arrangement lasted until Phoenix Country Club took The Arizona Country Club's turn in 1975 and became the event's permanent home again. Line 44 ⟶ 45: ==Popularity== The five-day attendance of the tournament is usually around a half million, the best-attended event in golf. In 2016, it set a PGA Tour and Phoenix Open single -day attendance record with 201,003 fans ~~in attendance~~ on Saturday, February 6, and ~~set~~ a tournament week attendance record of 618,365 fans.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/golf/phoenix-open/2015/01/21/waste-management-phoenix-open-attendance-records/22116155/\|title=Waste Management Phoenix Open attendance records \|publisher=AZ Central \|date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> The most popular location for spectators is the par-3 16th hole, nicknamed "The Coliseum." {{nowrap\|({{coord\|33.64\|-111.91}})}} One of the shortest holes on tour at {{convert\|162\|yd}}, it is enclosed by a temporary 20,000-seat grandstand. The hole could be described as "one big party," with many students from the nearby [[Arizona State University]] in [[Tempe, Arizona\|Tempe]] in attendance. Poor shots at the 16th hole receive boos, because the hole is ~~very easy~~straightforward by the PGA's standards. Good shots, however, are cheered loudly. Players who make [[Hole in one\|holes in one]] at the 16th will cause the gallery to erupt, leading to beverages and other objects being tossed in celebrations; [[Tiger Woods]] (1997),<ref name=wrecace>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YwNZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C0sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7258%2C4406344 \|work=Victoria Advocate \|location=(Texas) \|title=Jones maintains Phoenix lead; Woods records ace on No. 16 \|date=January 26, 1997 \|page=6B}}</ref> [[Jarrod Lyle]] (2011), and [[Sam Ryder (golfer)\|Sam Ryder]] (2022) have each aced the hole on Saturday, creating raucous celebrations at the hole.<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/02/12/sam-ryder-ace-16-wm-phoenix-open/ \|title=Watch: Sam Ryder makes an ace on 16 at WM Phoenix Open, coliseum nearly explodes and beer cans come raining down \|magazine=Golfweek \|date=February 12, 2022}}</ref> The anger of a poor shot can lead to tempers flaring, as [[Justin Leonard]] gave obscene gestures to the gallery after a poor shot one year. After 2013, the PGA Tour banned the practice of caddies racing the {{convert\|150\|yd}} from the tee box to the green, citing injury concerns.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/tour-bans-caddie-races-tpc-scottsdale-colonial/ \|title=PGA Tour Bans Popular Caddie Races at TPC Scottsdale, Colonial {{!}} Golf Channel \|website=www.golfchannel.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228223146/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/tour-bans-caddie-races-tpc-scottsdale-colonial/ \|archive-date=2014-02-28}} </ref> Former [[Arizona State Sun Devils#Golf\|Arizona State]] players are very popular at the Phoenix Open, with many often wearing a [[Pat Tillman]] jersey when entering the 16th -hole stadium. [[Phil Mickelson]] and [[Jon Rahm]] are popular there for that reason. In addition to ~~the~~ golf, there is a concert/party held in the Scottsdale area called the Birds Nest, at which music artists like [[Huey Lewis and the News]] play. The Thunderbirds are still highly active in ~~the organization of~~organizing the tournament. ~~Portions~~The ofThunderbirds ~~the~~use ~~proceeds~~portions ~~are used by~~of the ~~Thunderbirds~~proceeds to fund [[Special Olympics]] activities in Phoenix. ==Conflicts with the Super Bowl== Since [[1973 PGA Tour\|1973]],<ref name=crbnpw>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4rItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xgkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1019%2C2696469 \|work=Wilmington Morning Star \|location=(North Carolina) \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Crampton's birdie nets Phoenix win\|date=January 15, 1973 \|page=16}}</ref> the Phoenix Open has been played on the weekend of the [[Super Bowl]]. In 1976, coverage of the tournament's final round was joined in progress [[List of Super Bowl lead-out programs\|immediately after]] CBS's coverage of [[Super Bowl X]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=NBC's Post-Super Bowl LVI Show Will Be the Winter Olympics\|url=https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/nbc-post-super-bowl-lvi-193223496.html\|access-date=2021-11-16\|website=ca.movies.yahoo.com\|~~language~~date=~~en-CA~~12 November 2021}}</ref> In [[1996 PGA Tour\|1996]], it was played Wednesday through Saturday, as [[Super Bowl XXX]] was held at [[Sun Devil Stadium]] in nearby Tempe.<ref name=mgoutaw>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7U1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7040%2C6408688 \|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard \|location=(Oregon)\|agency=Associated Press \|title=Mickelson grinds out another win \|date=January 28, 1996 \|page=3F}}</ref> In [[2009 PGA Tour\|2009]], the tournament overlapped with [[Super Bowl XLIII]] in [[Raymond James Stadium\|Tampa]], [[Florida]], when [[Kenny Perry]] and [[Charley Hoffman]] went to a playoff. That denied the spectators a chance to watch the beginning of the game on [[NBC Sunday Night Football\|NBC]], which featured the local [[2008 Arizona Cardinals season\|Arizona Cardinals]]. Because of the Super Bowl weekend status, the PGA Tour's television contracts with [[PGA Tour on CBS\|CBS]] and [[PGA Tour on NBC\|NBC]] include an alternating tournament. Usually, a CBS tournament occurs when NBC or FOX televises the Super Bowl, the Phoenix Open airs on NBC when CBS has the Super Bowl, and NBC's [[Honda Classic]] ~~airs~~aired on CBS induring the [[~~Winter~~2018 ~~Olympic Games\|~~Winter ~~Olympic~~Olympics]] ~~years~~. ==Highlights== * 1949: [[Ben Hogan]] loses in a playoff; driving home with his wife; he is involved in a near-fatal accident.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014232.html \|title=Hogan majored in courage \|work=ESPN \|first=Larry \|last=Schwartz}}</ref> * 1987: [[Paul Azinger]] wins the first edition of the Phoenix Open held at TPC Scottsdale. * 1990: [[Tom Pernice Jr.]] makes the first double eagle in tournament history on the par-5 15th hole. * 1996: [[Grant Waite]] sets the course record of 60 (−11). [[Phil Mickelson]], an alumnus of nearby Arizona State University, wins the tournament for the first time. * 1997: [[Tiger Woods]] aces the par-3 16th hole in the third round on Saturday. * 2000: [[Andrew Magee]] makes the first ace on a par-4 in PGA Tour history on the par-4 17th hole. * 2001: [[Mark Calcavecchia]] sets the tournament record for lowest aggregate score with 256 (−28), including a course record-tying 60 (−11) in the second round. * 2011: [[Jarrod Lyle]] aces the par-3 16th hole in the first round. * 2019: [[Amy Bockerstette]], a golfer with [[Down syndrome]], pars the par-3 16th hole during the pro-am in front of [[Gary Woodland]], a moment that went viral on social media. * 2020: Woodland and Bockerstette reunite one year after their viral moment with a $25,000 contribution to the I Got This! Foundation, launched the previous year. * 2022: [[Sam Ryder (golfer)\|Sam Ryder]] aces on the par-3 16th hole during the third round on Saturday. ==Records== Line 68 ⟶ 82: \|- !colspan=9\|WM Phoenix Open \|- \| [[2024 PGA Tour\|2024]] \|\| {{flagicon\|CAN}} [[Nick Taylor (golfer)\|Nick Taylor]] \|\| align=center\|263 \|\| align=center\|−21 \|\| Playoff \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Charley Hoffman]] \|\| align=center\|8,800,000 \|\| align=center\|1,584,000 \|- \| [[2022–23 PGA Tour\|2023]] \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Scottie Scheffler]] (2) \|\| align=center\|265 \|\| align=center\|−19 \|\| 2 strokes \|\| {{flagicon\|CAN}} [[Nick Taylor (golfer)\|Nick Taylor]] \|\| align=center\|20,000,000 \|\| align=center\|3,600,000 Line 263 ⟶ 279: ''Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.''<br> Sources:<ref>[http://wmphoenixopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-Full-Media-Guide-.pdf 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open Media Guide – Section 14: Top Finishers 1932–2014] – at wmphoenixopen.com</ref><ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/waste-management-phoenix-open/past-winners.html Phoenix Open – Winners] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601060613/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/waste-management-phoenix-open/past-winners.html \|date=2014-06-01 }} – at www.pgatour.com</ref><ref>[http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=PGA&name=&year=&tournament=FBR+Open&in=Search Phoenix Open – Winners] – at golfobserver.com</ref> ~~==Multiple winners==~~ ~~Fifteen men have won this tournament more than once.~~ * 3 wins [[Arnold Palmer]]: 1961, 1962, 1963 <small>(consecutive)</small><ref name=ppbhlps>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8E4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4141%2C3891483 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press \|agency=UPI \|title=Bee 'helps' Palmer win Phoenix Open \|date=February 13, 1963 \|page=50 }}</ref><ref name=pwphxo>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WLpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2661%2C2203422 \|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard \|location=(Oregon) \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Palmer wins Phoenix Open \|date=February 13, 1963 \|page=1C}}</ref> [[Gene Littler]]: 1955, 1959, 1969 [[Mark Calcavecchia]]: 1989, 1992, 2001 [[Phil Mickelson]]: 1996, 2005, 2013 * 2 wins [[Byron Nelson]]: 1939, 1945 [[Ben Hogan]]: 1946, 1947 <small>(consecutive)</small><ref name=hwpotl>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sqtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4746%2C932586 \|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard \|location=(Oregon) \|agency=United Press \|title=Hogan wins Phoenix Open; trouble looms \|date=January 27, 1947 \|page=5}}</ref><ref name=sdcfsvn>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=httXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5146%2C6256635 \|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle \|location=(Washington)\|agency=Associated Press \|title=Ben Hogan wins Phoenix tourney \|date=January 27, 1947 \|page=13}}</ref> [[Jimmy Demaret]]: 1949, 1950 <small>(consecutive)</small><ref name=dwophgo>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vdtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5367%2C5245437 \|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle \|location=(Washington)\|agency=Associated Press \|title=Demaret winner of Phoenix golf \|date=January 30, 1950 \|page=11}}</ref> [[Lloyd Mangrum]]: 1952, 1953 [[Johnny Miller]]: 1974, 1975 <small>(consecutive)</small><ref name=mfrtned>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Su9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=He0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7282%2C3072879 \|newspaper=Spokesman-Review \|location=(Spokane, Washington)\|agency=Associated Press \|title=Miller shoots 64 for 14-shot edge \|date=January 13, 1975 \|page=13}}</ref><ref name=mmwbes>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7dJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2915%2C2523823 \|newspaper=Deseret News \|location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) \|agency=UPI \|title=Miller maybe world's best \|date=January 13, 1975 \|page=8B}}</ref> [[Miller Barber]]: 1971, 1978 [[Bob Gilder]]: 1976, 1983 [[Vijay Singh]]: 1995, 2003 [[J. B. Holmes]]: 2006, 2008 [[Hideki Matsuyama]]: 2016, 2017 <small>(consecutive)</small> [[Brooks Koepka]]: 2015, 2021 [[Scottie Scheffler]]: 2022, 2023 ==Notes== Line 298 ⟶ 293: [[Category:PGA Tour events]] [[Category:Golf tournaments in Arizona]] [[Category:Sports in Phoenix, Arizona]] [[Category:Sports in Scottsdale, Arizona]] [[Category:Sports competitions in Maricopa County, Arizona]] [[Category:Annual sporting events in the United States]]▼ [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1932]] [[Category:1932 establishments in Arizona]] ▲[[Category:Annual sporting events in the United States]]