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Waste Management Phoenix Open

PGA Golf Tournament at the TPC Scottsdale

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Waste Management Phoenix Open

Phil Mickelson, 2006

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The Waste Management Phoenix Open is one of the first PGA golf events of the calendar year. It was known as the FBR Open from 2004 through 2009, and prior to 2004 it was called The Phoenix Open.

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is the best attended golf tournament in the world every year. Last year more than 470,000 people visited the event. Because of the layout of the course and the parking, this event never sells out. Everyone who wants to attend can go. Why is it so popular? Could it be because of the location in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona? Could it be because the weather is usually wonderful and sunny? Could it be because the best golfers in the world come to play in this prestigious event? The answers are yes, yes, and yes.

2009 FBR Open Results

In 2009 Kenny Perry took home the Champions Trophy amd more than a million dollars after a three-hole playoff with a 14 stroke under par performance. It was a tough year for the FBR Open, with a bad economy and competing with the Arizona cardinals playing in the Super Bowl, but it was a great battle, exceptional golf, and a record amount of money raised for charity through the host organization, the Thunderbirds.

Kenny Perry was the oldest player to have ever won the Phoenix Open. He was 48 years, three months and twenty-one days old on his 2009 winning day. Want to know more about the history of The Phoenix Open? Here it is!

2010 Waste Management Phoenix Dates

Monday, February 22 through Sunday, February 28, 2010
Here is the schedule of events for the tournament.

More event details, information and tips --Your Guide to the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale.

All event information, prices and times subject to change without notice.

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