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.”

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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.

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