Waste Management Phoenix Open

2010 WM Phoenix Open Final Round Highights Video

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:17:55 +0000

Hunter Mahan takes the lead with four birdies and one eagle on his way to victory during the final round of the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open. For complete coverage, visit PGATOUR.COM.

Where’s Hunter?

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:07:06 +0000

After tying for 37^th at the Open Championship at 1-under par 287, Hunter Mahan flies back across the Atlantic and is scheduled to compete in this week’s RBC Canadian Open in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

So far in 2010, Hunter has played in 17 events, made 11 cuts, has two top 10 finishes and has earned $1,709,800.

All of us at the Waste Management Phoenix Open wish Hunter best of luck playing St. Georges Golf and Country Club, host course for the RBC Canadian Open.

Saturday Night at Birds Nest

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:57:44 +0000

What an amazing week we had at the Birds Nest. Legendary performances by Arizona’s own Alice Cooper, Collective Soul, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rev Run of RUN-D.M.C., O.A.R. and several great cover bands helped attract nearly 20,000 guests over the course of four nights. On behalf of The Thunderbirds, our sponsors, vendors and partners the Scottsdale Police and Fire Departments, we’d like to thank everyone who attended the 2010 Birds Nest. Your support of the Birds Nest along with the WM Phoenix Open helps raise much needed funds for local charities, which last year amounted to nearly $5 million.

With regard to Saturday night, while overall attendance for the entire Birds Nest property always remained below fire code capacity, we deeply regret that some guests were not able to fit inside the tent where the concert was taking place. For safety purposes, we had to turn away some of these guests and immediately began issuing full refunds at the Birds Nest box office on Saturday night. We sincerely apologize for the frustration and inconvenience this caused.

On Sunday we continued to issue refunds to guests with unscanned tickets who were not permitted admittance to the Nest due to these circumstances. For those with unscanned tickets who purchased their tickets at the Birds Nest box office or at one of the on-course ticket booths, refunds will continue to be honored on Monday, Mar. 1 from 10 AM – 3 PM at the Birds Nest Box office located at the main entrance to the Nest (82nd Street & Bell Road). Refunds will resume on Tuesday, Mar. 2 – Thursday, Mar. 4 from 9 AM – 4 PM and Friday, Mar. 5 from 9 AM – 2 PM at the WM Phoenix Open Office (7226 N. 16th St. #100, Phoenix, AZ, 85020). Those preferring to receive a refund by mail can mail their purchase receipt and unscanned ticket to the WM Phoenix Open Office. Unscanned tickets purchased through Ticketmaster must be refunded at the point of purchase (TM outlets, 800-745-3000).

Since net proceeds generated at the Birds Nest from the sale of tickets, food & beverage, etc. get donated to local charities, those eligible for a refund may also choose to consider their purchased ticket as a charitable contribution. In that case, they can redeem their unscanned ticket in exchange for a receipt acknowledging their donation at the WM Phoenix Open Office according the schedule listed above or simply mail their ticket to WM Phoenix Open Office and a receipt will be mailed back to them.

Rickie Fowler Wins “Going For The Green” Closest-To-The-Pin Contest With Contender Less Than Four Feet Away

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:28:44 +0000

Rickie Fowler stepped to up to the par-3, 16th hole in Round 4 yesterday of the Waste Management Phoenix Open needing to hit it within 18 feet of the hole to win the inaugural “Going for the Green” closest-to-the-pin contest, donating $25,000 to Keep America Beautiful in Fowler’s name. The 21-year-old TOUR rookie’s cumulative score of 45 feet, 3 inches beat out contender, Scott Verplank by 3 feet 6 inches.

In its first year as title sponsor, Waste Management introduced the “Going for the Green” contest offering to donate $25,000 to Keep America Beautiful in the name of the player who is closest to the pin at the par 3, 16th. The player’s distance to the hole each round was added together to reach a cumulative total. Of the proceeds, 50 percent will go to the local Keep Phoenix Beautiful chapter and 50 percent will go to Keep America Beautiful’s national ThinkGreenÒ grant in Fowler’s name.

“The ‘Going for the Green’ contest is only one of the exciting initiatives we will be introducing to the Waste Management Phoenix Open and PGA TOUR over the next several years as title sponsors,” said David Steiner, CEO, Waste Management. “We will continue to implement smart solutions to turn waste into resource at the tournament and showcase Think Greenâ solutions that encourage social responsibility and a renewed commitment to leaving the planet in better condition for generations to come. We proudly congratulate Rickie Fowler as the first “Going for the Green” winner.”

Coming in second for the “Going for the Green” contest was Scott Verplank hitting a cumulative score of 48 feet, 9 inches. Third and fourth place were Ryan Moore 54 feet, 10 inches, and Johnson Wagner 59 feet, 4 inches, followed by Mark Wilson at fifth with a cumulative score of 60 feet, 8 inches.

Hunter Mahan shot 65-65 on the weekend to beat Fowler by one shot to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Fowler’s second place finish is his second runner-up finish of his young career, both in Arizona.

The Waste Management Phoenix Open was played February 22 – 28, 2010, at the TPC Scottsdale. The tournament host Thunderbirds have raised more than $65.9 million for charities, with more than $37.9 million generated since 2004. The 2010 edition marked the 75th playing of the event, making it one of the five oldest events on the PGA TOUR, not including the major championships.

Title sponsor Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. For more information on Waste Management visit wm.com or thinkgreen.com.

For more information on the Waste Management Phoenix Open, please visit, www.WMPhoenixOpen.com.

Congratulations to Hunter Mahan For Winning the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:37:52 +0000

With This Victory Hunter Mahan Earns Second PGA TOUR Victory in 188th Career Start at the age of 27 years, 9 months, 11 days.

PGA TOUR Career Victories (2):
2007 Travelers Championship
2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open

HIGHLIGHTS
· Exempt through the 2012 season.
· Invitations secured include:
o 2010 WGC-CA Championship
o 2010 Masters
o 2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
o 2010 PGA Championship
o 2011 SBS Championship
· With 500 points for victory this week, owns 570 points and sits 6th in FedExCup standings.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN NOTES
Shot 65-65 for the weekend and is the only player in the field to go bogey-free over the final 36 holes.
For the week, finished 3-under on the par-3s, 6-under on the par-4s and 7-under on the par-5s.

2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open Statistics
Category Number/Percentage Rank
Driving Distance 292.5 yards 31
Driving Accuracy 42 of 56 (75%) T6
Greens in Regulation 60 of 72 (83.3%) 1
Putting Average (GIR) 1.767 54
Putts Per Round 30.5 T71

2010 NOTES
With paycheck of $1,080,000, moves to No. 5 on PGA TOUR Official Money List with $1,174,793.
Coming into the week only had two rounds in the 60s and eight rounds in the 70s in previous three
stroke-play events (Farmers Insurance Open, Northern Trust Open and AT&T Pebble Beach National
Pro-Am). Finished this week with three rounds in the 60s (68-70-65-65—268).

CAREER NOTES
Joins seven other United States natives under the age of 30 with multiple PGA TOUR victories (Dustin
Johnson, J.B. Holmes, D.J. Trahan, Sean O’Hair, Anthony Kim, Nick Watney, Charles Howell III).

2010 PGA TOUR SUMMARY
Tournaments entered-5; in money-4; Top-10s-1; Wins-1
BIRTHDATE: May 17, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Orange, CA
RESIDES: Colleyville, TX FAMILY: Single
COLLEGE: Oklahoma State University (1998) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003

Final Tournament Standings For the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:35:07 +0000

What an exciting final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Hunter Mahan squeaked out a 1-shot victory over PGA TOUR rookie Rickie Fowler. 2009 PGA Championship winner Y.E. Yang finished third, two-shots back of Mahan.

2009 FBR Open winner Kenny Perry finished T-53rd at 5-under (279), while crowd favorite Phil Mickelson finished T-24 at 9-under (275). For a complete Final Round Tournament Summary, CLICK HERE

Final Round to be Played as Scheduled

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:00:21 +0000

The final round of the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open will be played as scheduled despite light rain at the TPC Scottsdale. First tee times are at 10 am with the leaders, Piercy, Snedeker and Every teeing off at noon.

Up-to-Date Round 1 Pairings and Tee Times for the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:29:11 +0000

Round 1 of the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open kicks off shortly after 7 AM on Thursday morning of this week. With temperatures warming up and more hours of daylight, this 144 player full-field event promises great golf right through Sunday’s finale.

With a few last minute changes in the pairings and tee times, we’ve updated Round 1 information that you can access through the link below. This will open a PDF document that you can save or print.

Click Here To Save or Print Your Copy of the Round 1 Pairings Sheet (PDF document)

4 Monday Qualifiers Make the Field for the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:26:32 +0000

Here are the four Monday Qualifiers for the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open played earlier on Monday, February 22 at McCormick Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ. Two amateurs with local roots both made the field.

67 – Philip Francis (amateur) – from Scottsdale, Arizona. Junior at ASU

68 – Braxton Marquez (amateur) – from Scottsdale, Arizona. Senior at Arizona State University

68 – Bret Guetz (professional) – from Fresno, California.

68 – Ben Fox (professional) – from Sherman Oaks, California.

Results from the i/o Data Centers Pro-Am at The Waste Management Phoenix Open

WM Phoenix Open Staff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:48:48 +0000

Played in cool, brisk winds and light rain throughout the day, the winners prevailed with some excellent scores.

1^st Place

Jonathan Kaye (56)

Dave Steingart

James Carusone

Jeff Williamson

Joe Nonno

2^nd Place

Rocco Mediate (56)

Kevin Fleming

Brad Booth

Steve McCray

William Harter

3^rd Place

D.J. Trahan (57)

David Solheim

Andrew Solheim

Stacey Pauwels

Rawleigh Grove

4^th Place

Michael Allen (57)

Jeff Worm

Phil Schindler

Pat Schindler

Tony Schindler