FBR Open Tickets
The FBR Open is a nationally televised golf tournament, a part of the PGA Tour, held at the
Tournament Players Club (TPC) of Scottsdale, Arizona around the last weekend in January.
The tournament was originally the Arizona Open, but was known for most of its history as the
Phoenix Open until the investment bank, Friedman Billings Ramsey, became the title sponsor
in October 2003.
The FBR Open is the opportunity to see the best golfers in this nationally televised
event that gives the City of Scottsdale more name recognition across the US. It is the best
attended golf tournament of every calendar year, and in 2006 the FBR Open set a
PGA Tour single day attendance record with over 168,000 fans in attendance on Saturday,
Feb. 4, as well as a tournament week attendance record of 536,367 fans. Order your FBR Open Tickets online today!
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The FBR Open's 4-day attendance is usually around 500,000. The most popular hole for spectators to watch is the 16th hole due to the "Amphitheatre" atmosphere of the hole, created by the stands erected every year before the tournament. The hole could be described as "one big party", with many students from the nearby Arizona State University. Poor shots at the 16th hole receive boos, because the hole is very easy by the PGA's standards. Good shots, however, are cheered for loudly. Famous moments at the 16th include Tiger Woods' hole-in-one in 1997, which caused the gallery to erupt, throwing cups and other objects in celebration, and Justin Leonard giving the finger to the gallery after a poor shot. The most popular golfer at the FBR Open is unquestionably Phil Mickelson, an Arizona State alum. In addition to the golf, there is a concert/party held in the Scottsdale area called the Birds Nest, in which music artists like Huey Lewis and the News play.
Past winners of the FBR Open include:
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2006: J.B. Holmes
2005: Phil Mickelson
2004: Jonathan Kaye
2003: Vijay Singh
2002: Chris DiMarco
2001: Mark Calcavecchia
2000: Tom Lehman
1999: Rocco Mediate
1998: Jesper Parnevik
1997: Steve Jones
1996: Phil Mickelson
1995: Vijay Singh
1994: Bill Glasson
1993: Lee Janzen
1992 Mark Calcavecchia
1991: Nolan Henke
1990: Tommy Armour III
1989: Mark Calcavecchia
1988: Sandy Lyle
1987: Paul Azinger
1986: Hal Sutton
1985: Calvin Peete
1984: Tom Purtzer
1983: Bob Gilder
1982: Lanny Wadkins
1981: David Graham
1980: Jeff Mitchell
1979: Ben Crenshaw
1978: Miller Barber
1977: Jerry Pate
1976: Bob Gilder
1975: Johnny Miller
1974: Johnny Miller
1973: Bruce Crampton
1972: Homero Blancas
1971: Miller Barber
1970: Dale Douglass
1969: Gene Littler
1968: George Knudson
1967: Julius Boros
1966: Dudley Wysong
1965: Rod Funseth
1964: Jack Nicklaus
1963: Arnold Palmer
1962: Arnold Palmer
1961: Arnold Palmer
1960: Jack Fleck
1959: Gene Littler
1958: Ken Venturi
1957: Billy Casper
1956: Cary Middlecoff
1955: Gene Littler
1954: Ed Furgot
1953: Lloyd Mangrum
1952: Lloyd Mangrum
1951: Lew Worsham
1950: Jimmy Demaret
1949: Jimmy Demaret
1948: Bobby Locke
1947: Ben Hogan
1946: Ben Hogan
1945: Byron Nelson
1944: Harold McSpaden
1941-43: No tournament
1940: Ed Oliver
1939: Byron Nelson
1936-38: No tournament
1935: Ky Laffoon
1934: No tournament
1933: Harry Cooper
1932: Ralph Guldahl
