Shock: Phoenix Open's Annual Record Attendance Marks Expected To Fall Again

The Arizona Republic's John Davis says records are not just expected to fall as they do almost every day every year, but may fall hard at this year's Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale.

The reasons?

Warm temperatures, young stars, a good pro-am field and a new heat-seeking dart organizes believe will find a record attendance number the very first time they fire away at the board giving them record attendance number options. Just kidding!

The Phoenix Open draws the largest crowds in golf, with an estimated 655,434 fans attending last year. With the forecast calling for sunny skies and temperatures around 80 degrees every day this week, one of the strongest fields in the history of the event and an impressive pro-am lineup, that mark could fall again.

“With the field, the crowd and the pro-am lineup, in my opinion we have the right ingredients for an amazing week,” chairman Carlos Sugich said.

Of course, it is the best attended event on the PGA Tour and that's enough for most of us to be impressed without the annual fictionilization of the numbers. Cut them in half and they're still stupendous for a golf tournament.

Comments

[Mungo Park]

It's a great, unique event that is enjoyable every year and a great asset for the tour