Open season: PGA Tour’s most popular tournament is underway


SCOTTSDALE – The Waste Management Phoenix Open kicked off Monday with the Kadima.Ventures Pro-Am and practice rounds for PGA Tour pros.

The tournament, which began 87 years ago, bills itself as “The Greatest Show on the Grass” and boasts an attendance of nearly half a million over the four-day event. This year’s field is scheduled to include top-ranked players Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm and Tony Finau. Competition begins Thursday.

The view of the 18th green from the E18hteen private seats while a group putts during the Kadima.Ventures Pro-Am, which kicked off the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Monday. (Photo by John Mendoza/Cronkite News)

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