FBR Open From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search FBR Open Tournament information Location Scottsdale, Arizona Established 1932 Course(s) TPC of Scottsdale Par 71 Yardage 7,216 Tour(s) PGA Tour Format Stroke play Purse $6,000,000 Month Played January Tournament record score Aggregate 256 Mark Calcavecchia (2001) To-par -28 Mark Calcavecchia (2001) Current champion Kenny Perry 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. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Records – scoring and victories 3 Winners 4 Multiple winners 5 References 6 External links [edit] History The Phoenix Open began in 1932 but was discontinued after the 1935 tournament. The rebirth of the Phoenix Open came in 1939 when the vision of a dedicated golfer, Bob Goldwater, Sr. convinced fellow Thunderbirds into running the event. The Thunderbirds (a prominent civic organization in Phoenix) were not enthusiastic about running the event as he was as he did most of the work in getting a golf open started. The event was played at the Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix, Arizona, both in its earlier incarnations and after Goldwater resuscitated it. Beginning in 1955, the Arizona Country Club (also in Phoenix) alternated as event host with Phoenix Country Club; this arrangement lasted until Phoenix Country Club took The Arizona Country Club's turn in 1975 and became the event's permanent home again. In 1987, the tournament was moved to its current home, the TPC of Scottsdale's Stadium Course. The 4-day attendance of the tournament 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 FBR 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. 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 U.S. This 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. The Thunderbirds are still highly active in the organization of the FBR Open. Portions of the proceeds are used by the Thunderbirds to fund Special Olympics activities in Phoenix. [edit] Records – scoring and victories The lowest 4-day score (72 holes) for the tournament was Mark Calcavecchia in 2001 with a total score of 256, which was an incredible 28 under par. In the second round he scored a 60, which was the lowest score in the history of the Phoenix Open tied with Grant Waite in 1996. Calcavecchia had 32 birdies in the tournament, which was also an all-time record. There have been only two double eagles in the history of the FBR-Phoenix Open. Tom Pernice, Jr. made the first one on the 558-yard par-5 15th hole in 1990. Andrew Magee scored the second on the 332-yard par-4 17th hole in 2001. Magee's shot is believed to be the first-ever hole in one on a par-4 in PGA Tour history. Mark Calcavecchia (1989, 1992 and 2001) shares the most wins record of three with Gene Littler (1955, 1959, and 1969) and Arnold

Palmer (1961, 1962, and 1963). [edit] Winners Year Player Country Score To par 1st Prize ($) Purse ($) FBR Open 2009 Kenny Perry United States 270 -14 1,080,000 6,000,000 2008 J. B. Holmes United States 270 -14 1,080,000 6,000,000 2007 Aaron Baddeley Australia 263 -21 1,080,000 6,000,000 2006 J. B. Holmes United States 263 -21 936,000 5,200,000 2005 Phil Mickelson United States 267 -17 936,000 5,200,000 2004 Jonathan Kaye United States 266 -18 936,000 5,200,000 Phoenix Open 2003 Vijay Singh Fiji 261 -23 720,000 4,000,000 2002 Chris DiMarco United States 267 -17 720,000 4,000,000 2001 Mark Calcavecchia United States 256 -28 720,000 4,000,000 2000 Tom Lehman United States 270 -14 576,000 3,200,000 1999 Rocco Mediate United States 273 -11 540,000 3,000,000 1998 Jesper Parnevik Sweden 269 -15 450,000 2,500,000 1997 Steve Jones United States 258 -26 270,000 1,500,000 1996 Phil Mickelson United States 269 -15 234,000 1,300,000 1995 Vijay Singh Fiji 269 -15 234,000 1,300,000 1994 Bill Glasson United States 268 -16 216,000 1,200,000 1993 Lee Janzen United States 273 -11 180,000 1,000,000 1992 Mark Calcavecchia United States 264 -20 180,000 1,000,000 1991 Nolan Henke United States 268 -16 180,000 1,000,000 1990 Tommy Armour III United States 267 -17 162,000 900,000 1989 Mark Calcavecchia United States 263 -21 126,000 700,000 1988 Sandy Lyle Scotland 269 -15 117,000 650,000 1987 Paul Azinger United States 268 -16 108,000 600,000 1986 Hal Sutton United States 267 -21 90,000 500,000 1985 Calvin Peete United States 270 -14 81,000 450,000 1984 Tom Purtzer United States 268 -16 72,000 400,000 1983 Bob Gilder United States 271 -13 63,000 350,000 1982 Lanny Wadkins United States 263 -21 54,000 300,000 1981 David Graham Australia 268 -16 54,000 300,000 1980 Jeff Mitchell United States 272 -12 54,000 300,000 1979 Ben Crenshaw United States 199* -14 33,750 250,000 1978 Miller Barber United States 272 -12 40,000 200,000 1977 Jerry Pate United States 277 -7 40,000 200,000 1976 Bob Gilder United States 268 -16 40,000 200,000 1975 Johnny Miller United States 260 -24 30,000 150,000 1974 Johnny Miller United States 271 -13 30,000 150,000 1973 Bruce Crampton Australia 268 -12 30,000 150,000 1972 Homero Blancas United States 273 -11 25,000 125,000 Phoenix Open Invitational 1971 Miller Barber United States 261 -23 25,000 125,000 1970 Dale Douglass United States 271 -13 20,000 100,000 1969 Gene Littler United States 263 -21 20,000 100,000 1968 George Knudson Canada 272 -12 20,000 100,000 1967 Julius Boros United States 272 -12 14,000 70,000 1966 Dudley Wysong United States 278 -6 9,000 60,000 1965 Rod Funseth United States 274 -14 10,500 65,000 1964 Jack Nicklaus United States 271 -17 7,500 50,000 1963 Arnold Palmer United States 273 -15 5,300 35,000 1962 Arnold Palmer United States 269 -15 5,300 35,000 1961 Arnold Palmer United States 270 -10 4,300 30,000 1960 Jack Fleck United States 273 -11 3,150 22,500 1959 Gene Littler United States 268 -12 2,400 20,000 1958 Ken Venturi United States 274 -10 2,000 15,000 1957 Billy Casper United States 271 -9 2,000 15,000 Phoenix Open 1956 Cary Middlecoff United States 276 -8 2,400 15,000 1955 Gene Littler United States 275 -5 2,400 15,000 1954 Ed Furgol United States 272 -12 2,000 10,000 1953 Lloyd Mangrum United States 272 -12 2,000 10,000 1952 Lloyd Mangrum United States 274 -10 2,000 10,000 1951 Lew Worsham United States 272 -12 2,000 10,000 Ben Hogan Open 1950 Jimmy Demaret United States 269 -15 2,000 10,000 Phoenix Open 1949 Jimmy Demaret United States 278 -6 2,000 10,000 1948 Bobby Locke South Africa 268 -16 2,000 10,000 1947 Ben Hogan United States 270 -14 2,000 10,000 1946 Ben Hogan United States 273 -11 1,500 7,500 1945 Byron Nelson United States 274 -10 1,000 5,000 1944 Harold "Jug" McSpaden United States 273 -11 1,000 5,000 1943 No tournament 1942 No tournament - hosted Western Open 1941 No tournament - hosted Western Open 1940 Ed Oliver United States 205^ -8 700 3,000 1939 Byron Nelson United States 198^ -15 700 3,000 1936-38 No tournament 1935 Ky Laffoon United States 281 -3 500 2,500 1934 No tournament Arizona Open 1933 Harry Cooper United States 281 -3 400 1,500 1932 Ralph Guldahl United States 285 -1 600 2,500 * rain-shortened to 54 holes ^ scheduled 54 holes Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Sources[1][2][3] [edit] Multiple winners Thirteen men have won this tournament more than once. 3 wins Mark Calcavecchia: 1989, 1992, 2001 Gene Littler: 1955, 1959, 1969 Arnold Palmer: 1961, 1962, 1963 2 wins J. B. Holmes: 2006, 2008 Phil Mickelson: 1996, 2005 Vijay Singh: 1995, 2003 Bob Gilder: 1976, 1983 Miller Barber: 1971, 1978 Johnny Miller: 1974, 1975 Lloyd Mangrum: 1952, 1953 Jimmy Demaret: 1949, 1950 Ben Hogan: 1946, 1947 Byron Nelson: 1939, 1945 [edit] References ^ FBR Open - Year-by-year Top Finishers - at www.fbropen.com ^ FBR Open - Winners - at www.pgatour.com ^ FBR Open - Winners - at golfobserver.com [edit] External links Official site Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site FBR Open results since 1970 - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings [hide]v • d • ePGA Tour Events Major championships in playing order: The Masters · U.S. Open · The Open Championship (British Open) · PGA Championship Other FedEx Cup tournaments in playing order: Mercedes-Benz Championship · Sony Open in Hawaii · Bob Hope Classic · FBR Open · Buick Invitational · AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am · Northern Trust Open · WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship · Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya · Honda Classic · WGC-CA Championship · Puerto Rico Open · Transitions Championship · Arnold Palmer Invitational · Shell Houston Open · Verizon Heritage · Zurich Classic of New Orleans · Quail Hollow Championship · The Players Championship · Valero Texas Open · HP Byron Nelson Championship · Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial · Memorial Tournament · Stanford St. Jude Championship · Travelers Championship · AT&T National · John Deere Classic · U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee · RBC Canadian Open · Buick Open · WGC-Bridgestone Invitational · Legends Reno-Tahoe Open · Wyndham Championship FedEx Cup playoff events: The Barclays · Deutsche Bank Championship · BMW Championship · The Tour Championship Fall Series in playing order: Turning Stone Resort Championship · Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open · Frys.com Open · Viking Classic · Children's Miracle Network Classic Team events (played alternate years): Presidents Cup · Ryder Cup Challenge season events in playing order (unofficial money): Tavistock Cup · CVS Caremark Charity Classic · PGA Grand Slam of Golf · ADT Skills Challenge · Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge · World Cup · Skins Game · Father/Son Challenge · Merrill Lynch Shootout · Chevron World Challenge · Kiwi Challenge Former Events Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBR_Open" Categories: PGA Tour events | Golf in Arizona | Sports in Phoenix, Arizona | Sports in Scottsdale, Arizona