One Sporty February

By E. B. Blacke

If you are a local sports fanatic, you have lots to look forward to this month.

Super Bowl LVII

The Super Bowl is back at State Farm Stadium! Arizona is honored to host its fourth Super Bowl, the first being at Sun Devils Stadium in 1996 and then at State Farm Stadium in 2008 and 2015.

The home of the Arizona Cardinals will be welcoming roughly 60,000 fans to spectate the biggest sporting event in the country. The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee has selected Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix as the host site for many of the fan activities in the days leading up to the big game. From the Bud Light Music Fest to the NFL Honors ceremony there will be fun for sports fanatics and simple spectators alike.

Visit visitphoenix.com/superbowl for the schedule of events leading up to Sunday night.

Waste Management Phoenix Open

If football is not your thing Phoenix is also holding its Waste Management Phoenix Open this month. The golf tournament takes place at The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale February 6-12. With nearly 700,000 fans in attendance in previous years the tournament is sure to bring many visitors to the state. The Five-day tournament is known for its unruly crowds and “frat party” atmosphere most notably is hole 16, “the Coliseum”. The Coliseum is just as it sounds, with grandstands that almost encase the golfer and unlike any other golf game, the crowds here are loud! With an open policy on cheering and heckling, there is no other hole like it.

Whether golf is your game or not, the Waste Management Phoenix Open is an experience you must see to believe.

Visit wmphoenix.com to purchase tickets and check schedules.

By Carley Carmean