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GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET HOLDERS ON WEDNESDAY WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE THE ICONIC 16TH HOLE

Tournament Chairman Scott Jenkins and the host Thunderbirds are declaring Wednesday (Feb. 3) during tournament week of the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open as “The People’s Day at The People’s Open”. This day will be exclusively for anyone with a Wednesday general admission ticket and will allow those limited number of fans to experience the famed 16th hole, subject to strict capacity limitations. Limited tickets for Wednesday are still available at WMPhoenixOpen.com.

“Waste Management Phoenix Open fans are some of the greatest fans in all of golf,” Jenkins said. “We are very excited to provide a special opportunity for our fans to experience the iconic 16th hole in a socially distanced and responsible way. Our strict COVID safety protocols, such as mandatory wearing of masks, will be enforced throughout the entire tournament, including the 16th hole. ”

MCILROY TO MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE AT TPC SCOTTSDALE; FIELD NOW INCLUDES 19 OF TOP-50 IN OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING

Tournament Chairman Scott Jenkins announced today two-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy and 12-time PGA TOUR winner Jason Day are the latest to commit to the Waste Management Phoenix Open field, which will tee it up February 1-7 at TPC Scottsdale. Both players are currently ranked in the Top-50 of the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), with McIlroy at No. 7 and Day at No. 43.

“We are excited to welcome Rory to the WM Phoenix Open for the first time ever and glad to welcome back Jason to TPC Scottsdale,” Jenkins said. “They are some of the most accomplished players in recent PGA TOUR history and continue to add to the already impressive list of world-class golfers in the field. We are ready to get things going and looking forward to watching these great players tee it up at ‘The People’s Open’ next week.”

Joel Tadman tests the new TaylorMade SIM2 and SIM2 Max drivers up against eachother but also against the outgoing SIM driver to see how the performance compares. The new SIM2 driver comes in at a less expensive recommended retail price (£449) than last year's SIM driver (£479), so are you now getting a better driver for less money? We found out!

Arizona Cardinals all-time leading receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Golf Channel correspondent Alexandra O’Laughlin, LPGA player Gerina Piller and actor/comedian Rob Riggle are among the early list of celebrates who will be playing in the Annexus Pro-Am at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Wednesday, February 3 at TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course.

A regular fixture at the Annexus Pro-am, Fitzgerald recently finished his 17th season in the NFL – all with the Arizona Cardinals. During that time, Fitzgerald has been named to 11 Pro Bowls, one First Team All-Pro (2008), twice led the NFL in receptions (2005, 2016), twice led the NFL in receiving touchdowns (2008, 2009), won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2016 and is currently ranked second all-time in NFL receiving yards with 17,492.

Check out the top shots of the week from the 2021 Sony Open in Hawaii, featuring Kevin Na, Joaquin Niemann and Collin Morikawa among others at Waialae Country Club.

“The Thunderbirds continue to work closely with the PGA TOUR, local government and health officials in preparation to have limited fans at the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open.  Since returning to competition in June of 2020, the PGA TOUR has a successful track record of health and safety in the communities in which they play, including several events with ticketed spectators. We remain hopeful we can host an extremely limited number of socially distanced fans at “The People’s Open”, and in light of the current COVID climate, we have decided to further reduce our attendance to fewer than 5,000 fans each day, Wednesday through Sunday.

In this video, Joel Tadman tests the brand new Callaway Epic Speed, Epic Max LS and Epic Max drivers! He hits them both on the Foresight Sports GCQuad launch monitor and out the golf course to gain a true understanding as to how these drivers perform and how they compare both to eachother and to the Mavrik range launched last year. By the end of the video, you should know which model will be best for your game.

Each year, The Thunderbirds – hosts of the Waste Management Phoenix Open – invite local and national members of the media to a different event usually held a few weeks before the start of “The People’s Open” – Media Day. The event has become a fun-filled tradition where newspaper and magazine officials, radio and TV personalities and reporters can enjoy a day on the golf course and learn more about the upcoming golf tournament.

Check out the top shots of the week from the Sentry Tournament of Champions, featuring Harris English, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and more on the Plantation Course at Kapalua.

In this video, Neil Tappin is joined by Golf Monthly Rules Guru Jezz Ellwood to discuss why the rules of golf are so complicated. Because golf takes place in a natural landscape, there is a possibility for a number of different situations to occur during your round and if you find yourself in one, the rules are there to help you continue with your round in the most appropriate way. For many, this means the rules book is complex and hard to understand - hopefully this video will explain why the rules of golf are (and have to be) the way they are.