Whether you’re sitting in a luxurious skybox on hole 16 or on a hillside overlooking the 8th hole, there are a million great places to hang out at The Open.
Thanks to the TPC Scottsdale’s fan-friendly design, fans don’t have to travel very far for a great view of golf action. In fact, many fans [...]
By BILL HUFFMAN
Johnny Miller captured two Phoenix Opens in record fashion during the prime of his career, including a then record-setting 14-shot victory over Jerry Heard at Phoenix Country Club in 1975.
“I was coming off the biggest year of my career (1974, when he won eight times), and yet that Phoenix Open in ’75 was [...]
Robert W. “Bob” Goldwater, Sr., The Father of the Phoenix Open, passed away on November 4, 2006. As Arizona golf heroes go, Bob Goldwater is a combination of King Arthur, John Wayne and George Washington all rolled into one. In other words, he has no superiors and no equals.
“Bob Goldwater is the reason the [...]
Welcome to the Waste Management Phoenix Open Blog on the new WMPhoenixOpen.com.
We’re excited to have Waste Management on board as the new title sponsor for the golf tournament. Waste Management’s involvement with the tournament will not only allow the tournament host Thunderbirds to continue to raise millions of dollars for charity each year, but will [...]
Mission Statement
The Phoenix Thunderbirds have been an integral part of the Valley of the Sun since 1937. Although, better known as the host organization for the Waste Management Phoenix Open, we are equally proud of our contribution to charity.
In 1986 Thunderbirds Charities, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation was established for the purpose of distributing money to [...]
Arizona-based i/o Data Centers, a leading provider of wholesale colocation and data center solutions, and Waste Management Phoenix Open hosts The Thunderbirds, have agreed on a multi-level sponsorship and charitable partnership for the 2010 tournament. Under the agreement i/o Data Centers will become the official sponsor of the i/o Data Centers Pro-Am, to be played [...]
The Thunderbirds and United Blood Services have partnered to save lives by offering all January blood donors a free ticket to the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open, formerly known as the FBR Open. The two local organizations have teamed up for the seventh consecutive year to help Arizona’s blood donors experience the “Greatest and Greenest [...]
Dancing and Prancing all night long
Thunderbirds Charities, the charitable giving arm of the Thunderbirds – hosts of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, recently donated more than $1.3 million to 40 Arizona charities during the group’s fall giving cycle.
“We’re thrilled to be able to help so many great charities,” said Thunderbirds Big Chief John Felix. “Giving back to the community is [...]
In honor of the men and women who actively serve this country in law enforcement, fire prevention and the armed forces, they along with one accompanied guest are invited to be guests of The Thunderbirds (free of charge) at the upcoming Waste Management Phoenix Open, February 22nd – 28th at the TPC Scottsdale.
This is the [...]
By JEFF SIMON
Has it really been this long? Something this good, this positive, this fresh can’t last this long can it?
But the Phoenix Open has survived. No, the Phoenix Open has thrived here in the desert since 1932. The last two years, in these the most difficult of economic conditions, we’ve all seen what it [...]
With the Waste Management Phoenix Open moving from late January to late February, fans can expect to see and feel a few differences in the tournament.
First, daytime temperatures “should be” warmer in late February than they are in January. In fact, according to The Weather Channel, the average daily high in Phoenix in late February [...]
FBR Open hosts, The Thunderbirds, will distribute $4,296,000 to local charities through proceeds raised from the 2009 tournament, Thunderbirds Big Chief John Felix announced today.Since October 2003, when FBR became the title sponsor of the event, The Thunderbirds and the FBR Open have raised more than $37.9 million for charities ($37,929,470). In its history, the [...]
