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Phoenix Open reaches milestone at TPC Scottsdale

An aerial photo of TPC Scottsdale during the 1989 Phoenix Open. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE THUNDERBIRDS

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The Phoenix Open’s move to TPC Scottsdale has turned it into the “Super Bowl of golf tournaments.”

29 winners, 2 epic holes in one and record-setting golf and crowds highlight play.

Some of the world’s best golfers, a handful of rising stars and fan favorites headline this week’s field.

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GUIDE TO TPC SCOTTSDALE FAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE PRINCESS

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Ford Free Days: Everyone gets in free on Monday and Tuesday. Monday’s events include practice rounds by PGA Tour players and the Coors Light Pro-Am. Tuesday has more practice rounds, the Outfront Media Special Olympics Open and R.S. Hoyt Jr. Family Foundation Dream Day activities. El Rancho food and drinks: The new El Rancho area near the 12th hole will offer Mexican fare, margaritas and other beverages. The idea, Tournament Chairman Dan Mahoney said, is to “move bodies away from the main area and out into the course” to prevent congestion. The area is also a great place to watch golf, with views of multiple holes. The Fan Zone returns with Zinburger, Whiskey Row, Garcia’s and the big Jack Daniels trailer. For VIPs: A third deck with 25 additional skyboxes has been added to the 16th hole stadium area. The 17th hole has a new double-decker ‘Bay Club’ structure, which Mahoney calls “the Ritz-Carlton meets the Phoenix Open.” The Greenskeeper area has been revamped with a VIP stadium featuring a “silent disco.” Participants will receive headphones and can tune them to the mix the DJ is playing or they can listen to the golf broadcast. After the golf concludes, the music will be turned up.

DAILY SCHEDULE Monday 7 a.m. — Gates open. 9:30 a.m. — Monday Pro-Am, TPC Stadium Course. All day — Practice rounds for PGA Tour pros: “This is a great time to see the players in a relaxed environment because they are not focused on playing and they will sign autographs and interact with the fans,” Mahoney said. Tuesday 7 a.m. — Gates open. All day — Practice rounds for PGA Tour pros. 10 a.m. — R.S. Hoyt Jr. Family Foundation Dream Day Activities. Motivational speeches by PGA Tour pros, a trick-shot show, a junior golf clinic presented by PING (located on the TPC Champions Course practice range). 11 a.m. — Outfront Media Special Olympics

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Bring: Comfortable shoes, sunscreen, hat, binoculars. Cameras are permitted after Wednesday. Opaque bags must be no larger than 6 inches by 6 inches by 6 inches. Clear totes should be no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches. Credit cards are accepted at will call and the concession stands. Don’t bring: Backpacks, oversize chairs, pets, video cameras, noisemakers, computers, weapons, food, beverages, coolers or illegal substances. Information: wmphoenixopen.com.

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Parking: Free, Monday-Tuesday, $30 Wednesday-Thursday, $40 Friday-Sunday. The west parking lot is at Loop 101 and Hayden Road. The east lot is at WestWorld near Loop 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. Free shuttles will take fans to the tournament entrance from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sunday.

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Open: Located at the TPC Scottsdale putting Green. Special Olympian athletes are joined by celebrities, sports stars and business leaders from the community. The event is open to all ticket holders. Wednesday 7 a.m. — Gates open. 8:30 a.m. — Annexus Pro-Am, TPC Stadium Course. 3:30 p.m. — Phoenix Suns Charities Shot at Glory, located at the 16th hole of the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course. 3:30 p.m. — Coors Light Birds Nest entertainment tent opens. Thursday 7 a.m. — Gates open. 7:30 a.m. — Waste Management Phoenix Open first round begins. 3:30 p.m. — Coors Light Birds Nest entertainment tent opens. Friday 7 a.m. — Gates open. 7:30 a.m. — Waste Management Phoenix Open second round begins. 3:30 p.m. — Coors Light Birds Nest entertainment tent opens. Saturday 7 a.m. — Gates open. 9 a.m. — Waste Management Phoenix Open third round. 3:30 p.m. — Coors Light Birds Nest entertainment tent opens. All day — Green Out. Fans are encouraged to wear green clothes and attire to show support for the green/eco-sensitive efforts of the tournament. Sunday, Feb. 7 9 a.m. — Waste Management Phoenix Open final round. The tournament typically ends around 4 p.m., unless there’s a playoff. Monday, Feb. 8 9 a.m. — Post Open Pro-Am, TPC Stadium Course.

ON TV

Thursday, 1-5 p.m., Golf Channel. Friday, 1-5 p.m., Golf Channel. Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Golf Channel; 1-4 p.m., Channel 12. Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Golf Channel; 1-4 p.m. Channel 12.

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is held at the TPC Scottsdale and activities begin on Monday with practice rounds for the tour pros. Daily general admission in 2016 will be free on Monday and Tuesday because of a new sponsorship from the Arizona Ford Dealers called "Ford Free Days". Daily general admission tickets for Wednesday and Thursday start at $30. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, they will be $40. Children ages 17 and under are free when accompanied by an adult with a gen-

eral admission ticket. Also, all First Responders as well as active, reserve and retired military and one of their guests get in free any day of the week. Sponsor packages, Greenskeepers passes, clubhouse packages, skyboxes, corporate villages and other higher-level tickets are also available. The WM Phoenix Open never sells out. Tickets are always available at the gates during tournament week or at all Ticketmaster ticket centers, by calling 800-745-3000 or by going online to wmphoenixopen.com or ticketmaster.com.

Always a big draw

The Phoenix Open set new marks in 2015 for the Wednesday and Thursday daily attendance as well as the week-long attendance. Saturday is always the highest attended day of the tournament, and a record 189,722 turned out in 2014. Below is the list of daily and weekly attendance marks for the tournament at the TPC Scottsdale. YEAR 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986

MON 9,455 6,577 6,420 7,515 5,120 6,246 4,795 4,947 7,420 7,100 7,150 7,130 15,100 14,150 22,520 14,190 12,000 19,250 14,500 10,240 5,025 2,500 2,300 2,000 5,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

TUE 36,305 32,456 33,052 36,003 25,300 35,795 14,325 29,045 17,920 30,380 27,150 28,272 31,200 28,520 26,650 17,160 28,750 29,750 24,400 20,840 45,000 16,000 31,000 23,000 30,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

WED 75,380 62,234 47,103 49,735 15,003 47,476 43,380 57,209 40,425 54,036 47,835 43,989 50,700 49,610 45,850 27,560 51,300 58,100 38,900 37,500 18,500 46,250 44,000 42,500 44,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

THUR 118,461 88,113 79,532 77,035 38,323 69,475 71,901 83,657 72,950 77,234 78,864 71,796 65,400 56,600 72,650 62,800 61,500 71,750 69,400 55,040 41,275 49,500 47,250 48,750 52,500 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

FRI 81,309 123,674 21,901 116,299 74,225 101,709 111,013 120,891 113,050 117,540 115,733 113,088 102,300 95,830 17,000 98,500 89,250 94,850 97,500 97,350 89,018 68,700 72,050 86,000 72,500 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

SAT 159,906 189,722 179,022 173,210 131,627 121,221 164,455 170,802 162,750 168,337 165,168 148,521 140,700 164,900 78,500 124,600 114,450 129,150 121,500 156,875 119,353 114,200 98,000 112,500 105,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

SUN 83,552 60,232 58,791 58,447 61,923 43,983 60,425 71,805 93,475 82,150 75,947 90,768 71,600 119,600 65,760 70,500 65,400 64,750 57,800 23,650 74,369 68,400 66,500 73,250 56,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

TOTAL 564,368 563,008 525,821 518,262 364,554 425,905 470,294 538,356 507,990 536,777 517,847 503,564 477,000 529,210 428,930 415,310 422,650 467,600 424,000 421,095 392,530 365,500 361,100 388,000 365,000 362,000 347,000 325,500 257,000 186,000

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The Phoenix Open was being held at the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale for the first time and course designer Tom Weiskopf wanted to know what players thought of the place. Tom Byrum had to think for a moment before answering. “I guess all I could come up with was I didn’t realize how far out here it was,” Byrum recalled. That was 1987. This week, the Open will return to the TPC Scottsdale for the 30th time. No one is questioning the locale anymore. Instead, the decision to move the tournament to the TPC has turned out to be one of the most inspired decisions in Arizona sports history. “To have that be almost a Super Bowl every year for the Phoenix area … I don’t think anybody anticipated that,” said former PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman. How could they? At the time, all the Tour and the Phoenix Thunderbirds had in mind was finding a more spacious venue than Phoenix Country Club, which had hosted the tournament on a permanent basis since 1975. By the mid-1980s the galleries had overwhelmed the course; the Thunderbirds began selling disposable cardboard periscopes so fans in the back could see over the heads of those in front of them. After considering several options, including a makeover of Papago Golf Course, a decision was made build a new course inside the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, near the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs in north Phoenix. Beman and the Thunderbirds found a willing partner in a land developer but when they went to the Phoenix City Council for approval, Beman said, “We got our head handed to us. It was no way, Jose.” That’s when Beman got a call from then-Scottsdale mayor Herb Drinkwater. Drinkwater said he had a piece of land he wanted Beman to see. Beman flew into Scottsdale Airpark and Drinkwater picked him up. On the drive Beman told Drinkwater that it would be difficult for the Thunderbirds to move the tournament outside of the city of Phoenix. When they arrived at the property Drinkwater said, “Do you know where we are right now?” “Yeah,” Beman said. “The city of Scottsdale.” Drinkwater drove across the street. “You know where we are now?” he said. “No,” Beman replied. “You’re in the city of Phoenix,” Drinkwater said. “You’re going to give this opportunity up because of a couple of feet?” Beman was sold. He had seen how PGA Tournaments held “in the boonies” as he put it, facilitated growth and he was convinced the Phoenix Open would do the same for north Scottsdale. “It didn’t bother me that the golf course was sort of pretty far from where the center of things were,” Beman said. Others were. Pete Scardello was the chairman for the first tournament at TPC, in January of ’87. In the months leading up to the event he’d have lunch a couple of times per week at Phoenix Country Club, where he was a member. Invariably, his lunch would be served with a side of derision. “Other members would say, ‘Hey, Pete, I like you but nobody is going to go to the tournament out there,’ ” Scardello recalled. The fear of sparse galleries was the least of Scardello’s concerns. He thought fans would come to appreciate the easy sight lines and ability to move around without feeling like they were in a cramped bus station. But when it came to putting the first tournament on he and the rest of the Thunderbirds were in the dark – figuratively and literally. “We didn’t know what we were doing because we hadn’t been there before,”

COURTESY OF THE THUNDERBIRDS

The Open returns to TPC Scottsdale this year for the 30th time. This aerial view is from 1989.

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On Jan. 25, 1996, the scoreboard contrasted the weather forecast in Phoenix with those in Dallas and Pittsburgh, home of the Super Bowl competitors who were to play in Tempe.

Scardello said. “I was the crash dummy. We didn’t realize until we got out there that there was no electricity to the site. We had to bring in a power line from APS (Arizona Public Service) and pay for that.” Roping off the fairways took three hours at Phoenix Country Club. It took the better part of two days at the TPC. On Thursday Scardello was told on his walkie-talkie that his wife needed to talk to him. He found a phone, called her and she said, “I’m out here on No. 15. You’ve got six (portable toilets) and 25 people in each line. I would suggest you get more.” “I think we ended up with 20,” Scardello said. “There were just all kinds of different things, from busses to security, that we didn’t realize the scope of what we were undertaking. We had never done anything that big.” Still, the initial tournament, won by Paul Azinger, was an immediate hit. At-

tendance was 257,000, compared to 186,000 the year before. In the weeks following the event fans told Scardello they had stopped going to the tournament because it was too crowded at Phoenix Country Club. “We got out here and it wasn’t crowded at all,” they said. “It’s really nice.” It’s a bit more crowded these days, of course. The 2014 tournament set a single-day attendance record of 189,722 on Saturday and the 2015 tournament set a new week-long attendance record of 564,368. “It’s like the Super Bowl of golf tournaments,” said Champions Tour player Steve Jones, who played in the ’87 event and won it in '97. The stadium concept at the par-3 16th hole gets much of the credit for the tournament’s growth but Byrum believes the unique atmosphere, at least initially, had more to do with alcohol than aces. “I don’t know what the attraction was

Former PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman calls the event “almost a Super Bowl every year for the Phoenix area.”

About the cover The aerial photo on the cover was taken in 1989. The course looked virtually the same in 1987. The 18th green is in the foreground, with the clubhouse to the right of the green. The photo is facing to the west.

other than there was beer being served for a long time,” Byrum said. “There was a beer stand on a hill that stayed open longer and it was perfect little amphitheater for people to gather around.” Whatever the reason, the Open has come a long way since its dark beginning. “I don’t think anybody could have anticipated what it’s become,” Beman said. “It evolved on its own. I’m very proud of it, honestly.”

Phoenix Open will continue to evolve with the times SCOTT BORDOW AZCENTRAL SPORTS

What will the Waste Management Phoenix Open look like in 10 years? Fifteen years? No one knows for sure, including the Thunderbirds. “I don’t really think we forecast out that far,” said this year’s tournament chairman, Dan Mahoney. One thing is certain, though: The tournament will continue to evolve. The Thunderbirds’ management style guarantees it. Every year there’s a new tournament chairman. Every year that chairman wants to put his “stamp” on the tournament. Thus, the Open never grows stale or old. There’s always someone thinking ahead, thinking about what can be done better. “I think that’s a huge part of it coupled with the fact we’re all type-A competi-

tive guys who want to outdo the last guy,” Mahoney said. It’s why Mahoney knows next year’s chairman, Andy Markham, already is contemplating what changes he might make. “And he’s not sharing those ideas with me,” Mahoney said with a chuckle. Mahoney is leaving his mark this year with two significant changes: Twentyfive more skyboxes and two additional loge sections have been added to the par-3 16th hole. The result: If the weather is good during the third round on Saturday, Mahoney expects at least 15,000 fans surrounding the hole. “The fire marshal told me I could not increase my footprint any more so I said, ‘What about up?’” Mahoney recalled. “After he rolled his eyes he blessed a third deck down near the green.” But it’s the changes on the drivable, par-4 17th hole that will be talk of this year’s tournament. Mahoney thought the

loge sections behind the lake that borders the green had become “tired.” He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do until he visited the BMW Championship in Chicago and saw a 60-foot long set of suites designed for high-rollers. Thus was born the Bay Club, which Mahoney describes as the “Ritz-Carlton meeting the Waste Management Phoenix Open.” The 20 individual suites go for $55,000 apiece and include high-end food and drinks, private servers, a centrallylocated bar and 40 tournament passes. Naturally, Mahoney doubled the size of the Bay Club. The suites sold out almost immediately. “It’s a testament to the community support as well as sort of a trust in us to produce a good, quality venue,” Mahoney said. “When we came up with the idea we told our fellow Thunderbirds, ‘We don’t have any renderings. Just tell your contacts we’ve built another great place, it’s going to be awesome and here’s

the price.’ People responded.” Mahoney also wanted a better fan experience at the par-3 12th hole so he told a fellow Thunderbird, “Find something to do over there and make it cool so people go.” The result: El Rancho, a themed area that will feature Mexican food and premade margaritas. It will be open to the general public. Long-term the Thunderbirds have talked about making the par-3 4th hole more accessible to guests of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort, which borders the hole. There’s also been discussion about finding ways to move fans west – and toward the front nine – to help alleviate the congestion around Nos. 16, 17 and 18. Oh, and if you think No. 16 can’t get any bigger or better, think again. “Who knows?” Mahoney said. “We are always pushing the envelope to see what we can get away with.”

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Top Open moments at TPC Scottsdale SCOTT BORDOW AZCENTRAL SPORTS

The Waste Management Phoenix Open will be played at the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale for the 30th time this week. There have been many memorable moments and many more to come for sure. But here are the top five in the tournamentâ€™s history at the TPC since 1987.

Tigerâ€™s ace Itâ€™s an exaggeration to say Tiger Woodsâ€™ ace in 1997 made the par-3 16th hole what it is today â€“ the rowdiest, loudest and most unique hole on the PGA Tour. But it did add to the growing legend of No. 16 and to this day it remains the most memorable shot since the Open moved to the TPC. Who can forget the ball taking two bounces and then settling into the cup â€Ś Woods pumping his right fist in exultation and high-fiving his playing partners ... and then, as he walked toward the green, fans raining the tee box with their beer cups? When Woods returned to the Open in 2015, he was asked what memories he had of the shot. â€œI think I broke Fluffâ€™s hand,â€? Woods said, in reference to his then-caddy Fluff Cowan â€Ś â€œThen just smelling and hearing the beer hit behind me on the tee box. To see all the beer flying was crazy. And then the more eerie part was when we were playing 17 and 18 everybody was walking in because they had seen what they wanted to see and 16 was empty.â€? Google â€œTiger Woods hole in one Phoenix Openâ€? and 173,000 results come up. But thatâ€™s just a search engine pumping out pages. Even now, 19 years later, those who were lucky enough to be there that Saturday can picture in their mind the shot and the ensuing celebration. They will have the moment forever. So will the Phoenix Open.

Mickelsonâ€™s chase of 59 Thereâ€™s no question that Phil Mickelson has been the most popular player in Open history. Heâ€™s a local favorite, having played college golf at Arizona State, heâ€™s won the tournament three times and heâ€™s great with the fans. No matter what he shoots or how heâ€™s feeling, heâ€™ll take time to give autographs as he walks toward the clubhouse after a round.

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Fans throw beer cans and cups on to the tee box at the 16th hole in 1997 after Tiger Woods made a hole in one at the Phoenix Open.

You can imagine, then, the thunder that roared through the TPC course in the first round of the 2013 tournament when Mickelson threatened to become the sixth player ever to shoot 59 in an official PGA Tour event. He came to the par-4 ninth hole, his final hole of the day, needing a birdie to shoot 59. His approach shot landed 25 feet from the pin. With a huge crowd surrounding the green he purely struck his birdie putt and watched as it confidently rolled straight toward the hole. â€œHe could not have hit a better putt,â€? said his caddy, Jim â€œBonesâ€? MacKay. As the ball got within two feet of the hole Mickelson raised his putter and started to move forward. He thought he had his 59. The ball hit the right side of the cup and then, disobeying history, spun out. Mickelson dropped to his knees in disbelief. â€œSix feet to go, it was in the center,â€? Mickelson said. â€œThree feet to go, it was in the center. A foot to go, it was in the center, and even as itâ€™s approaching the hole, I couldnâ€™t envision which side of the hole it could possibly miss on, and it ended up somehow just dying off at the end, catching the lip.â€? The putt â€“ and Mickelson â€“ deserved better.

tion in the 1999 tournament, only this time it wasnâ€™t for a shot he made but an assist he was given. Woods drove left on the par-5 13th hole and his ball ended up behind a boulder. Woods asked a PGA Tour official if the boulder was a â€œloose impedimentâ€? and could be moved. Yes, he was told. Woods then enlisted Cowan and several members of the gallery to move the boulder. He wound up making birdie on the hole. Afterward it was suggested that Woods received special treatment because of his stature in the game. But a USGA rules official cited Decision 23-1/3: â€œMay spectators, caddies, fellow-competitors, etc., assist a player in removing a large loose impediment?â€? The answer is â€œYes.â€?

ing a surprised Pate to jump out of the way before warning Nicklaus a ball was coming. Byrum, however, was studying the line of his putt and didnâ€™t notice. Mageeâ€™s ball rolled through his legs, struck his putter and caromed about eight feet, straight into the cup. The best line about the ace came from Nicklausâ€™ caddie, Rusty Uresti, who said, â€œIt was the first putt Tom Byrum made all day.â€?

Super playoff The year was 1996 and Super Bowl XXX was set to be played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. But in Scottsdale, they moved all the Phoenix Open tournament rounds up a day so as to have the final round on Saturday. Good thing, too, considering there was a playoff between Mickelson and Justin Leonard that finished just before it got dark. As the two dueled throughout the day, the pro-Mickelson crowd at the TPC occasionally turned ugly, heckling Leonard. The sudden-death playoff was a classic. Mickelson had to sink an 8-foot birdie putt on the first hole to match Leonardâ€™s 6-footer. On the second hole he had to make a 20-foot par putt to keep the tournament going. Finally, on the third playoff hole Mickelson prevailed with a birdie. â€œOn the last three holes it was very distracting. Thatâ€™s about as nice as can put it,â€? Leonard said.

Fore!!! It couldnâ€™t match the excitement of Woodsâ€™ ace in â€™1997 but Andrew Mageeâ€™s hole-in-one in 2001 still carries historical significance as the only time a PGA Tour player has made an ace on a par-4 in a Tour event. It happened on the par-4 17th hole. Magee was steaming, having just double-bogeyed the par-3 16th. Rather than waiting for the group ahead to clear he took out his driver and lashed at his ball while Tom Bryum, Steve Pate and Gary Nicklaus were on the green. The ball bounced onto the green, forc-

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Phil Mickelson reacts after missing a birdie putt that would have given him a 59 in the 2013 Phoenix Open.

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Layup off the tee is in order with short fairway, and a bunker lurks in primary, left-side landing area.

Hole plays 30 yards longer, with fairway bunkers and the green left of the original.

Long par 5 is difficult to reach in two shots with a tiered green placed closer to the wash.

2015 Statistics Scoring Average Rank Eagles Birdies Bogeys Double bogeys Triple-plus:

3.973 12 1 68 53 3 0

Par 3 183 Yards

4.077 8 0 53 64 9 1

Par 4 470 Yards

4.706 17 6 144 28 3 0

Par 4 432 Yards

Golfers will play to a slightly elevated green shifted about 30 yards left of the original location.

Tough par 4 features expanded bunkers and out-ofbounds down the preferred right side.

Wind can be a big factor on this hole with expanded cross bunkers and green reshaped to add back-right pin.

2015 Statistics Scoring Average Rank Eagles Birdies Bogeys Double bogeys Triple-plus:

2.937 14 0 66 36 2 0

Par 3 215 Yards

4.125 3 0 61 71 15 4

Par 4 475 Yards

4.082 6 0 60 83 4 1

Par 4 453 Yards

Longest par 3 is heavily bunkered on both sides of a green with an abrupt slope along the front edge.

Slight dogleg left features a daunting greenside bunker that was wrapped around the right-front edge.

Bunkers were expanded in primary landing area on a hole with a wide but shallow green guarded by bunker.

2015 Statistics Scoring Average Rank Eagles Birdies Bogeys Double bogeys Triple-plus:

3.104 5 0 30 71 1 0

4.082 6 1 38 70 2 0

4.055 9 0 59 71 4 1

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Par 4 472 Yards

Par 3 192 Yards

Dogleg right has an expanded bunker down right side and a directional bunker on the left.

Trees on right and a lake down the left make this a demanding driving hole with a well-bunkered green.

Shots to a long, narrow green need to avoid water down the left side.

2015 Statistics Scoring Average Rank Eagles Birdies Bogeys Double bogeys Triple-plus:

3.966 13 0 64 42 4 0

Par 5 558 Yards

4.125 3 0 44 74 11 0

Par 4 490 Yards

3.043 10 0 44 56 3 0

Par 5 553 Yards

“Tiger boulder” par-5 features a tight fairway and a “coffin” green-front bunker with awkward stances.

Toughest hole on the course is a par-4 beast at 490 yards, uphill, to a heavily-bunkered, elevated green.

Risk-reward par-5 entices golfers to go for an island green on a second shot that is harder than it appears.

2015 Statistics Scoring Average Rank Eagles Birdies Bogeys Double bogeys Triple-plus:

4.627 18 5 178 31 1 0

Par 3 163 Yards

4.188 1 0 37 98 4 3

Par 4 332 Yards

4.812 15 4 135 43 8 2

Par 4 442 Yards

It’s only 163 yards, but the stadium setting and raucous fans make tee shot a nerve-racking experience.

Drivable, birdie-fest par-4 has ruined several championship hopes with sand and water hazards lurking left.

“Church pew” bunkers will dissuade left-side bombers, and back-right pin placement is always tricky on Sundays.

2015 Statistics Scoring Average Rank Eagles Birdies Bogeys Double bogeys Triple-plus:

2.981 11 1 62 54 1 0

3.723 16 4 144 29 4 0

4.145 2 0 45 80 7 3

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Openâ€™s party adds a little more country KELLIE HWANG THE REPUBLIC | AZCENTRAL.COM

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is no stranger to putting on a big show, and its Birds Nest party tent is the epicenter for music fans. This yearâ€™s main-stage acts are national and international headliners, and itâ€™s the first time two major country acts are on the bill. â€œFour years ago we had Dierks (Bentley) out, and we were a little leery that country might not work at the Birds Nest,â€? said Kevin Kopp, Birds Nest chairman. â€œWe had an unbelievable crowd that night, so we continued that run with Jake Owen and Darius Rucker. Due to the success with country, I figured, letâ€™s do two nights of country.â€? The Dierks Bentley show is sold out, and the other shows are nearing sellouts as well, so get your tickets soon. The 21-and-older Birds Nest entertainment tent will be the same freestanding arrangement as last year â€” the largest of its kind in North America â€” offering ample space for patrons to move around. Out on the main patio, El Hefe will bring a mobile version of its popular Scottsdale bar complete with a DJ booth. Patron tequila will have an attraction, and Coors Light and Jameson Whiskey will sponsor the many bars. For VIP ticket holders, the main area in the back is sponsored by Absolut, and will feature a full catered meal from Rojo Hospitality Group. New is a VIP Pit area, a separate pass that allows holders access to the main VIP area as well as an area near the front of the stage with bars and food.

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Dierks Bentley performs as a part of the Sounds of Summer Tour 2015 at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on Aug. 15. Bentley will headline a show at the Birds Nest in Scottsdale on Thursday.

Slowdown.â€? Opener: Davey Arnold, country singer-songwriter from Tempe.

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Friday

Headliner: Rascal Flatts, country pop group from Columbus, Ohio, whose top singles include â€œBless the Broken Road,â€? â€œWhat Hurts the Mostâ€? and â€œPrayinâ€™ for Daylight.â€? Opener: Dylan Scott, country singer from Louisiana.

Headliner: Robin Thicke, R&B artist known for â€œBlurred Linesâ€? and â€œLost Without U.â€? Opener: Kelley James, singer-songwriter from Los Altos, Calif.

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Thursday (sold out) Headliner: Dierks Bentley, hometown country star known for 13 No. 1 singles including â€œWhat Was I Thinkinâ€™,â€? â€œCome a Little Closerâ€? and â€œSettle for a

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Fans cheer at the Birds Nest at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale on Jan. 30, 2015. Music acts are scheduled to perform from Wednesday through Saturday in the party tent.

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A look at yearly TPC Scottsdale winners JOHN DAVIS SPECIAL FOR AZCENTRAL SPORTS

he 2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open marks the 30th time the event will be held at the TPC Scottsdale. From the first event in 1987, which was won by Paul Azinger, to memorable moments by Tiger Woods, to record-setting

performances by Phil Mickelson and Mark Calcavecchia, here is a recap of the first 29 tournaments held at the Stadium Course. 1987

1995

Paul Azinger came from 1 stroke off the lead, shooting 67 in the final round, to edge 1986 winner Hal Sutton by 1 shot to win his first PGA Tour title in the first Open played at TPC Scottsdale. Attendance: 246,000. Fast fact: Azinger went on to capture PGA Tour Player of the Year honors.

Vijay Singh won on the first playoff hole when Phoenix native Billy Mayfair missed an 8-foot par putt. Mayfair forced the playoff by saving par from a bunker on the 18th hole. Attendance: 392,530. Fast fact: The third-round attendance of 165,168 set a then-record for a single day.

1988 Sandy Lyle, who was 7 strokes off the pace to start the final round, shot 65 to reach a playoff, then defeated Fred Couples on the third playoff hole with a bogey after Couples hit his tee shot in the water. Attendance: 258,000. Fast fact: Lyle’s victory made the Scotsman the first European winner of the event.

1989 Phoenix resident Mark Calcavecchia shot a final-round 64 and cruised to a 7-shot victory over Chip Beck. There were 103,000 fans on hand who watched the final round, making it the largest crowd to attend a sports event in Arizona. Attendance: 334,500. Fast fact: The win kick-started a season in which “Calc” won the British Open.

1990 Tommy Armour III, the grandson of the “Silver Scot,” captured his first PGA Tour victory by 5 strokes over Jim Thorpe. Attendance: 362,000. Fast fact: Armour won just one more tour title, in the 2003 Valero Texas Open, shooting 26-under 254, which set a 72-hole tour record.

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Former ASU star and fan favorite Phil Mickelson won his first title at TPC Scottsdale by defeating Justin Leonard on the third playoff hole, sinking a 3-foot birdie putt. Mickelson one-putted each of his last seven holes. Attendance: 421,095. Fast fact: With Super Bowl XXX being at Sun Devil Stadium, the event’s final round was held on Saturday.

1997 Valley resident Steve Jones went wire-towire and cruised to an 11-shot victory over Jesper Parnevik, setting a course record of 26-under 258. Attendance: 424,000. Fast fact: In his first Open appearance, Tiger Woods made a hole in one on the 16th hole that is regarded as one of the most thrilling shots in tour history.

1998 Jesper Parnevik of Sweden posted a 3-shot win over Tommy Armour III, Brent Geiberger, Steve Pate and Tom Watson. Attendance: 467,600. Fast fact: The victory was the first of five for Parnevik on the PGA Tour.

1991

1999

In one of the most dramatic finishes at the TPC course, Nolan Henke knocked in an 18foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 1-shot victory over Tom Watson, Curtis Strange and Gil Morgan. Attendance: 365,000. Fast fact: In 2015, Henke called this win “the highlight of my career.”

Rocco Mediate won by 2 shots over Justin Leonard, despite a final-round 71, which tied Henke for highest final-round score by a winner. Woods finished 3 shots back to tie for third, marking his best finish in the event. Attendance: 422,650. Fast fact: During the final round, fans moved a half-ton “loose impediment” boulder that was blocking Woods’ shot.

1992 Calcavecchia became a repeat winner, burning up the course with a final-round 63 for a 5-stroke victory over Duffy Waldorf. Calcavecchia holed a 75-yard wedge shot on the last hole to cap his first win since the ’89 British Open. Attendance: 388,000. Fast fact: “Calc” played the last 29 holes in 15 under.

1993 Lee Janzen held off Valley resident Andrew Magee for a 2-shot victory on a tough final day played in high winds, rain and a hailstorm. His 12-under 273 is the highest winning score at the TPC course. Attendance: 361,100. Fast fact: The victory jump-started a season in which Janzen won the U.S. Open, tying Jack Nicklaus’ scoring record.

1994 Bill Glasson fired a final-round 64, which tied for the best score of the week, to capture a 3-shot win over Bob Estes. It was the sixth tour title for Glasson, who rallied from a 2-shot deficit. Attendance: 365,500. Fast fact: CBS broadcaster Gary McCord shared the lead after the first round with a 65.

2000 Scottsdale’s Tom Lehman made a 10-foot par putt on the final hole for a 1-shot victory over Mediate and Robert Allenby. Attendance: 415,310. Fast fact: The victory was Lehman’s first since 1996, when he was PGA Tour Player of the Year, and marked his last win on the tour.

2001 Calcavecchia became the first three-time winner on the TPC course with an 8-shot victory over Mediate and set 14 tournament and PGA Tour records. Included was his score of 28-under-256, breaking a tour record that had stood for 46 years. Attendance: 428,930. Fast fact: On the 17th hole, Magee made the only hole in one on a par 4 in tour history.

2002 Chris DiMarco squandered a 4-shot lead in the span of three holes, then recovered to earn a 1-shot victory over Kenny Perry and Kaname Yokoo of Japan. Attendance: 529,210. Fast fact: It marked the first time that weekly attendance topped 500,000 in a golf event.

2003 Singh notched his second victory at TPC Scottsdale when he fired a 63 to earn a 3-shot

A plaque marks Andrew Magee's hole in one on the par-4 17th hole at TPC Scottsdale.

win over John Huston. Singh’s score tied Calcavecchia for the lowest final round on the course. Attendance: 477,000. Fast fact: It was the 12th career win for the Fijian, whose first name translates to “victory” in Hindi.

2004 Jonathan Kaye of Phoenix shot a finalround 67 to post a 2-shot victory over DiMarco. Attendance: 503,564. Fast fact: Three lefties – Steve Flesch, Mike Weir and Mickelson – finished in the top 10, marking the first time that had happened since 2000, when the same three players did so.

2005 Mickelson joined Calcavecchia and Singh as the only players to win more than once on the TPC course as he notched a 5-shot victory over Scott McCarron and Kevin Na. Attendance: 517,847. Fast fact: Mickelson’s second-round 60 was his career low on the tour and tied the course record shared by Calcavecchia and Grant Waite.

2006 Rookie J.B. Holmes stormed to a 7-shot victory in his fourth tour start with a display of raw power, shooting 31 on the final nine holes to finish at 21-under 263. Attendance: 538,767, which set a tournament record. Fast fact: For the week, Holmes unleashed 12 drives longer than 300 yards, including a 354-yard blast on the final hole.

2007 Australian native Aaron Baddeley of Scottsdale overcame a 3-shot deficit with four holes to play and won by 1 shot over John Rollins and 2 shots over former ASU star Jeff Quinney, who led after the second and third rounds. Attendance: 507,990. Fast fact: Baddeley’s score of 128 covering the final 36 holes tied a course record shared by four others.

2008 Shortly before Super Bowl XLII kicked off in Glendale, Holmes won his second Open, edging Mickelson on the first playoff hole, after “Lefty” had battled back from a 4-shot deficit in the final round. Attendance: 538,356. Fast fact: Holmes was a golf prodigy who played on a high school varsity team when he was in third grade.

2009 After making a bogey on the final hole to fall into a playoff with Charley Hoffman, Perry won the event on the third extra hole by curling in a 22-foot birdie putt. Attendance: 470,294.

Fast fact: At 48, Perry became the oldest player to win at TPC Scottsdale.

2010 Hunter Mahan rallied from a 4-shot deficit to edge tour rookie Rickie Fowler by 1 stroke in the first event sponsored by Waste Management. Attendance: 425,905. Fast fact: Mahan’s then-girlfriend (now wife, Kandi) came to the rescue, retrieving a new driver from his car after his driver broke on the second hole of the final round.

2011 Mark Wilson knocked in a 9-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Jason Dufner to earn his fourth tour title. Attendance: 365,052. Fast fact: Frost and frozen greens forced numerous delays and caused the event to end on a Monday, with just 13,033 fans watching the finish.

2012 Kyle Stanley shot 65, overcoming an 8-shot deficit to win by 1 over Ben Crane in the biggest comeback in tournament history and tying for third-biggest in tour history. Attendance: 518,262. Fast fact: One week earlier, Stanley led by 7 shots after three rounds and lost in a playoff to Brandt Snedeker.

2013 Mickelson went wire-to-wire, winning by 4 shots over Snedeker, to join Calcavecchia as the only players to win three times at TPC Scottsdale and matching Calc’s tourney record of 28-under 256. Attendance: 525,821. Fast fact: Eighteen scoring records were set or tied, with Mickelson setting four and tying eight.

2014 Kevin Stadler shot a final-round 68 to win by 1 shot over Bubba Watson and Graham DeLaet. Watson took a 2-shot lead into the final round but shot 71, missing a 5-footer for par on the final hole. Attendance: 563,008. Fast fact: Along with the weekly record, the event set a single-day attendance mark of 189,722 on Saturday.

2015 Brooks Koepka shot a final-round 66, overcoming a 3-shot deficit to capture his first PGA Tour title by 1 stroke over Bubba Watson, Ryan Palmer and Hideki Matsuyama. Attendance: 564,368, setting a record. Fast fact: Woods returned to the event for the first time since 2001 but shot 82 in the second round, his worst score as a pro, leaving him in a tie for last place as he missed the cut by 12 shots. In June, Woods would post an even worse score, an 85 at the Memorial in Ohio.

LIST OF PHOENIX OPEN WINNERS The Phoenix Open was first played in 1932 but struggled in its early years. After 1935 it wasn't played at all but it resumed in 1939 and has been played every year since then. The event was played over the years at the Phoenix Country Club and the Arizona Country Club until 1987, when it moved to the TPC Scottsdale, where's it's been held every since.

The list of winners and prize money 2015: Brooks Koepka, $1,130,000. 2014: Kevin Stadler, $1,116,000. 2013: Phil Mickelson, $1,116,000. 2012: Kyle Stanley, $1,098,000. 2011: Mark Wilson, $1,098,000. 2010: Hunter Mahan, $1,080,000.

2009: Kenny Perry, $1,080,000. 2008: J.B. Holmes, $1,080,000. 2007: Aaron Baddeley, $1,080,000. 2006: J.B. Holmes, $936,000. 2005: Phil Mickelson, $936,000. 2004: Jonathan Kaye, $936,000. 2003: Vijay Singh, $720,000. 2002: Chris DiMarco, $720,000. 2001: Mark Calcavecchia, $720,000. 2000: Tom Lehman, $576,000. 1999: Rocco Mediate, $540,000. 1998: Jesper Parnevik, $450,000. 1997: Steve Jones, $270,000. 1996: Phil Mickelson, $235,000. 1995: Vijay Singh, $235,000. 1994: Bill Glasson, $216,000. 1993: Lee Janzen, $180,000. 1992: Mark Calcavecchia,

$180,000. 1991: Nolan Henke, $180,000. 1990: Tommy Armour, $162,000. 1989: Mark Calcavecchia, $126,000. 1988: Sandy Lyle, $117,000. 1987: Paul Azinger ( first year at TPC Scottsdale), $108,000. 1986: Hal Sutton ( final year at Phoenix Country Club), $90,000. 1985: Calvin Peete, $81,000. 1984: Tom Purtzer, $72,000. 1983: Bob Gilder, $63,000. 1982: Lanny Wadkins, $54,000. 1981: David Graham, $54,000. 1980: Jeff Mitchell, $54,000. 1979: Ben Crenshaw, $33,750. 1978: Miller Barber, $40,000. 1977: Jerry Pate, $40,000. 1976: Bob Gilder, $40,000. 1975: Johnny Miller, $30,000. 1974: Johnny Miller, $30,000. 1973: Bruce Crampton, $30,000. 1972: Homero Blancas,

$25,000. 1971: Miller Barber, $25,000. 1970: Dale Douglass, $30,000. 1969: Gene Littler, $30,000. 1968: George Knudson, $30,000. 1967: Julius Boros, $14,000. 1966: Dudley Wysong, $9,000. 1965: Rod Funseth, $10,500. 1964: Jack Nicklaus, $7,500. 1963: Arnold Palmer, $5,300. 1962: Arnold Palmer, $5,300. 1961: Arnold Palmer, $4,300. 1960: Jack Fleck, $3,150. 1959: Gene Littler, $2,400. 1958: Ken Venturi, $2,000. 1957: Billy Casper, $2,000. 1956: Cary Middlecoff, $2,400. 1955: Gene Littler, $2,400. 1954: Ed Furgol, $2,000. 1953: Lloyd Mangrum, $2,000. 1952: Lloyd Mangrum, $2,000. 1951: Lew Worsham, $2,000. 1950: Jimmy Demaret, $2,000.

1949: Jimmy Demaret, $2,000. 1948: Bobby Locke, $2,000. 1947: Ben Hogan, $2,000. 1946: Ben Hogan, $1,500. 1945: Byron Nelson, $1,000. 1944: Harold McSpaden, $1,000. 1943: No tournament 1942: Herman Barron, $1,000. 1941: Ed Oliver, $1,000. 1940: Ed Oliver, $700. 1939: Byron Nelson, $700. 1938: No tournament 1937: No tournament 1936: No tournament 1935: Ky Laffoon, $500. 1934: Pro-am only: Ky Laffoon and Barry Goldwater. 1933: Harry Cooper, $400. 1932: Ralph Guldahl, $600.

First and bests of the Phoenix Open First female participant: Babe Zaharias (1945). First Black participant: Charlie Sifford (1959). First televised tournament:

1973. First year of the Birds Nest: 1972 at Phoenix Country Club. First hole in one on a par 4 in PGA Tour history: Andrew Magee, 17th hole (first round, 2001). Largest margin of victory: Johnny Miller over Jerry Heard, 14 strokes (1975). Most tournament wins: Three — Mark Calcavecchia - 1989, 1992, 2001; Gene Littler 1955, 1959, 1969; Phil Mickelson - 1996, 2005, 2013; Arnold Palmer - 1961, 1962, 1963. Most years played in tournament history: Gene Littler (28); Mickelson (27 in 2016). Most rounds played in tournament history: Gene Littler (105). Largest single-day attendance: 189,722 for the third round in 2014. Largest week-long attendance: 564,368 in 2015.

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Phil Mickelson tees off on the 10th tee of the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Jan. 30, 2015.

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Rickie Fowler hits his drive on the 11th hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Jan. 29, 2015.

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Brooks Koepka

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The 2015 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year tied for 10th in his only previous appearance here, last year, when he entered the field on a sponsor exemption.

Defending champion of this event is well traveled and regarded by some as the tour’s “next big name.”

Phoenix Open is scheduled to have

Jason Dufner

a field that includes 17 players in

A victory two weeks ago in the CareerBuilder Challenge at La Quinta, Calif., should help put his career back on a winning track.

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the Top 50 of the Official World

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highest-ranked golfer in the field at No. 4. ¶ Bubba Watson is No. 5, and both he and Fowler

Rickie Fowler World No. 4 who topped a stellar field two weeks ago in Abu Dhabi, Fowler embraces the hoopla of this event.

J.B. Holmes

are crowd favorites at the TPC Scottsdale. ¶

Two-time winner on TPC course has fully recovered from brain surgery and got back in winner’s circle in 2015.

Fowler and Watson are among 10 golfers that

Kevin Kisner

fans should keep an eye on this week.

Finished ninth or higher in first four events this season, including first tour win, after three runner-up finishes last season.

Phil Mickelson Offseason swing changes appear to be working for the fan favorite and three-time winner at TPC Scottsdale.

Kevin Na Has four Top 5s at TPC and started strong this season, finishing second or third in four of his first six events.

Justin Thomas Posted seven Top 10s as a rookie last season and went low, shooting 26 under, for first win in November.

Bubba Watson With plenty of power to tame TPC, Watson tied for second each of past two years and has two other Top 10s here.

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CTS 2.0T SEDAN #Q1372085

2015 CADILLAC

ESCALADE LUXURY #S6367015

MSRP ..................................... $46,535 COULTER SAVINGS................ $7,000

MSRP ..................................... $46,470 COULTER SAVINGS................ $8,000

MSRP ..................................... $78,600 COULTER SAVINGS................ $9,000

$39,535

$38,470

$69,600

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——-----------------——————————————— RETIRED COURTESY VEHICLE 2600 MILES

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2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC SALES EVENT FROM COULTER Locally ow ned and operated since 1923

1202 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX • 855-395-7522

ON CAMELBACK

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All vehicles advertised. Take delivery by 2/29/2016. Dealer retains all rebates. Price plus tax, title, license, and $499 doc fee, plus any dealer add-ons. Vehicles are for illustration purposes only and available at time production art was due. See dealer for details. Dealer not responsible for Typographical errors.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

2016

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PHOENIX OPEN PREVIEW

WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN FIELD (As of Jan. 29)

Russell Henley J.J. Henry Jim Herman Charley Hoffman Morgan Hoffmann J.B. Holmes Billy Horschel Charles Howell III Mark Hubbard John Huh

B Aaron Baddeley Blayne Barber Ricky Barnes Charlie Beljan Daniel Berger Zac Blair Jonas Blixt Jason Bohn Steven Bowditch Keegan Bradley Scott Brown

C Angel Cabrera Chad Campbell Alex Cejka Kevin Chappell K.J. Choi Chad Collins Erik Compton Ben Crane Jon Curran

D Brendon de Jonge Graham DeLaet Dennis Downs Jason Dufner Ken Duke

F Tony Finau Rickie Fowler

Freddie Jacobson Zach Johnson Matt Jones

Chez Reavie Kyle Reifers Patrick Rodgers

Smylie Kaufman Si Woo Kim Whee Kim Chris Kirk Kevin Kisner Patton Kizzire Colt Knost Brooks Koepka Jason Kokrak

John Senden Webb Simpson Cameron Smith Brandt Snedeker Scott Stallings Kyle Stanley Brendan Steele Shawn Stefani Brett Stegmaier Robert Streb Kevin Streelman Chris Stroud Daniel Summerhays Hudson Swafford

M Jack Maguire Hunter Mahan Peter Malnati Ben Martin Hideki Matsuyama William McGirt Troy Merritt Phil Mickelson Bryce Molder Ryan Moore

G Brian Gay Fabian Gomez Andres Gonzales Retief Goosen Jason Gore Emiliano Grillo

Chesson Hadley Adam Hadwin James Hahn Brian Harman Padraig Harrington David Hearn

Harris English Matt Every

Geoff Ogilvy Carlos Ortiz Jeff Overton Greg Owen

Ryo Ishikawa

Martin Laird Danny Lee Justin Leonard Spencer Levin David Lingmerth Jamie Lovemark Shane Lowry

PGA TOUR

Ryan Palmer Pat Perez John Peterson Carl Pettersson Scott Piercy Scott Pinckney Ian Poulter

Kevin Na Seung-Yul Noh

T Nick Taylor Justin Thomas Brendon Todd David Toms Cameron Tringale

V Tyrone Van Aswegen Bo Van Pelt Harold Varner III Camilo Villegas

W Nick Watney Bubba Watson Boo Weekley Steve Wheatcroft Will Wilcox Mark Wilson Gary Woodland

2015-16 schedule (Winners in parentheses) Oct. 15-18 â€” Frys.com Open (Emiliano Grillo) Oct. 22-25 â€” Shriners Hospital for Children Open (Smylie Kaufman) Oct. 29-Nov. 1 â€” CIMB Classic (Justin Thomas) Nov. 5-8 â€” Sanderson Farms Championship (Peter Malnati) Nov. 5-8 â€” WGC-HSBC Champions (Russell Knox) Nov. 12-15 â€” OHL Classic at Mayakoba (Graeme McDowell) Nov. 19-22 â€” RSM Classic (Kevin Kisner) Dec. 3-6 â€” Hero World Challenge (Bubba Watson) Dec. 10-12 â€” Franklin Templeton Shootout (Jason Dufner-Brandt Snedeker) Jan. 7-10 â€” Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Jordan Spieth) Jan. 14-17 â€” Sony Open, Honolulu (Fabian Gomez) Jan. 21-24 â€” CareerBuilder Challenge (Jason Dufner) Jan. 28-31 â€” Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego. Feb. 4-7 â€” Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale. Feb. 11-14 â€” AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach GL-Spyglass Hill GC-Monterey Peninsula (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, Calif. Feb. 18-21 â€” Northern Trust Open, Riviera CC, Los Angeles. Feb. 25-28 â€” Honda Classic, PGA National GC (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. March 3-6 â€” WGC-Cadillac Championship, Trump National Doral (Blue Monster), Doral, Fla. March 10-13 â€” Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla. March 17-20 â€” Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. March 23-27 â€” WGC-Match Play Championship, Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas. March 24-27 â€” Puerto Rico Open, Trump International GC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. March 31-April 3 â€” Shell Houston Open, Golf Club of Houston (Tournament Course), Humble, Texas. April 7-10 â€” Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. April 14-17 â€” RBC Heritage, Harbour Town GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C. April 21-24 â€” Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course), San Antonio. April 28-May 1 â€” Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La. May 5-8 â€” Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. May 12-15 â€” The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. May 19-22 â€” AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas. May 26-29 â€” Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas. June 2-5 â€” Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio. June 9-12â€” FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn. June 16-19 â€” U.S. Open, Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa. June 23-26 â€” Quicken Loans National, Congressional CC (Blue), Bethesda, Md. June 30-July 3 â€” Barracuda Championship, Montreux Golf & CC, Reno, Nev. June 30-July 3 â€” WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC (South Course), Akron, Ohio. July 7-10 â€” The Greenbrier Classic, The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. July 14-17 â€” Barbasol Championship, RTJ Trail (Grand National Lake Course), Opelika, Ala. July 14-17 â€” The Open Championship, Royal Troon GC, Ayshire, Scotland. July 21-24 â€” RBC Canadian Open, Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, Ontario. July 28-31 â€” PGA Championship, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, N.J. Aug. 4-7 â€” Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn. Aug. 11-14 â€” Olympic Menâ€™s Golf Competition, Olympic Golf Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Aug. 11-14 â€” John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. Aug. 18-21 â€” Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. Aug. 25-28 â€” The Barclays, Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale, N.Y. Sept. 2-5 â€” Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass. Sept. 8-11 â€” BMW Championship, Crooked Stick GC, Carmel, Ind. Sept. 22-25 â€” Tour Championship, East Lake GC, Atlanta Sept. 30-Oct. 2 â€” Ryder Cup, Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, Minn.

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2015 FORD F150 XLT #157470

299

+TAX

24 mo. RCL/Residual $25,836/ 10,500 miles per year, $0 Security Deposit, $3899 Total due @ lease signing, OAC**

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#160148

FOCUS

FUSION

MSRP $19,615

Discount includes $500 factory rebate, $1500 certificate program, $2715 Sanderson discount

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2016 FORD

2015 FORD

#166231

#157555

MSRP $24,275

MSRP $28,995

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Discount includes $2000 trade assist rebate****, $2375 Sanderson discount

$199+TAX

$19,900

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$24,900 2016 FORD

2016 FORD

F250 4X4 CREW CAB LARIAT DIESEL

MUSTANG #160345

#166625

MSRP $25,990

Discount includes $500 factory rebate, $2590 Sanderson disount

$22,900

MSRP $56,545

Discount includes $2500 factory rebate, $5445 Sanderson discount, $700 Ford credit

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