Waste Management Phoenix Open 2016 attendance shatters record
Feb 7, 2016, 6:12 PM | Updated: 7:01 pm
Hideki Matsuyama reacts after forcing a sudden death playoff during the Phoenix Open golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Matsuyama defeated Rickie Fowler in the playoff. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The final day of the 2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale was the cherry on top of a record-setting weekend.
Sunday’s crowd of 65,330 people pushed the total to a record 618,365 people, shattering the previous mark of 564,368 set last year.
The event broke its own record Saturday at 201,003 after drawing a Friday-record 160,415.
Hideki Matsuyama defeated Rickie Fowler in a four-hole playoff to win the tournament.
