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2 weeks ago | 
palmspringslife.com | Tom Mackin
Is it possible to adequately capture the essence of one of the country’s premier private golf clubs in only nine seconds? Unlikely. Except perhaps in the case of BIGHORN Golf Club, where that specific amount of time represents a singular moment in a golf experience found nowhere else. To do so, make your way to the back tee of the sixth hole on the Mountains Course, designed by Arthur Hills and opened in 1991.
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2 months ago | 
golftravelwire.com | Tom Mackin
With the Open Championship returning to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland in July, the golf world’s attention will once again fall on a region still experiencing a post-COVID boom of visiting golfers. At the recent PGA Show in Orlando, Florida, a number of courses, tour operators, and accommodation providers in Northwest and Northern Ireland spoke about the growing amount of traveling golfers headed that way, not least because of the upcoming major.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Tom Mackin
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2 months ago | 
golfdigest.com | Tom Mackin
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Thunderbirds almost lost Mike Leonard. He’s not a player, sponsor, or corporate suite buyer. But he is one of the WM Phoenix Open’s most loyal fans, traveling from Minnesota annually since 2000 with a small but vocal entourage, all clad in Vikings jerseys, who make their presence known on Fridays and Saturdays at TPC Scottsdale’s infamous 16th hole.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Tom Mackin
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msn.com | Tom Mackin
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2 months ago | 
golfdigest.com | Tom Mackin
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Matt Mooney might need to upload a new version of the Weather.com app to his phone shortly. He has been wearing it out for the past month, anxiously checking this week’s forecast. Such is life as tournament chairman for the 2025 WM Phoenix Open, a year after some rain-soaked days at TPC Scottsdale resulted in overcrowding issues and a muddy mess, most notably on Saturday when both the main entrance and alcohol sales were temporarily closed.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
phoenixmag.com | Tom Mackin
100%Waste from the 2024 tournament diverted from landfill. All of it was recycled, composted, converted to energy or donated. 90K+Square feet of signage reused during the 2022 Open. 60Number of solar-powered compactors across the course that collect recycling and compost materials. 5.6 tonsBuilding materials from the 2022 tournament donated to local organizations. 4,060Pounds of unused food donated to local nonprofits in 2022. 368MGallons of water restored to the TPC since 2015.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
phoenixmag.com | Tom Mackin
The Phoenix Open celebrates its 38th year at the TPC Scottsdale in 2025. Look for these historical landmarks and monuments accrued during the Open’s nearly four-decade history at the TPC on your next visit. Tiger’s RockLocation: 13th holePGA superstar Tiger Woods enjoyed a strong fan following during his four appearances at the Phoenix Open – that was proven literally when a group of them moved a large boulder blocking his ball on the 13th hole during the final round in 1999.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
phoenixmag.com | Tom Mackin
The scoring is the hardest part at TPC Scottsdale’s scorecard-busting 11th hole. An in-depth analysis. The numbers don’t lie. The par-4 11th at TPC Scottsdale is perennially ranked as the toughest scoring hole during the WM Phoenix Open. Defending champion Nick Taylor birdied it twice last year, but even he declares it to be “the hardest hole on the course.”Why?
