Home of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale blends championship golf, scenic desert views, and top-tier amenities.

It is the place to be at the WM Phoenix Open, and the line proves it. The human chain snakes around the back of the immense temporary arena surrounding the par-3 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale and remains unbroken as it extends between the towering grandstands and the 11th fairway.

Contributing editor Rob Smith recently visited TPC Scottsdale and a handful of its exciting and very different neighbours

In the nearly 40 years since the pros first played it, the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale has morphed from "solid par 3" into over-the-top arena. The post How TPC Scottsdale’s 16th hole became the wildest place in golf appeared first on Golf.

The party is what gets the fans going, but it's the golf course that has the players' attention at the WM Phoenix Open.

No. 16 at TPC Scottsdale is a tourist attraction in and of itself SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Most of us already have a positive opinion of Scottsdale as a golf destination. After all, what’s not to like about dry, sunny weather with mountains as the backdrop?

Hideki Matsuyama has a strong record at the WM Phoenix Open, including two previous wins. During the second round, Matsuyama made six consecutive birdies on the back nine. He is one of only eight golfers to achieve six straight birdies in the tournament's history.

It was a Thursday back in 2013. Phil Mickelson approached the ninth green (his