Phoenix Open Tickets
There is hardly a better place to be mid-winter than Phoenix Arizona. Sure we locals pay a price for living here from May through September but October through April tend to be jussssst riiiight. And one of the great annual events here in Phoenix every winter is the Phoenix Open out in Scottsdale.
Getting tickets to the event isn’t always all that easy though. But when tickets run out there always are a few brokers will to sell you some tickets at a markup. Of course not all ticket brokers are created equal so here are my three favorite places top look for these sorts of tickets. These guys tend to have the best prices (but not always the best inventory). These guys usually have a great inventory (but not always best prices). And these guys often have tickets that neither of the other two have along with letting you sell unneeded tickets through their system. I recommend you check them all out.
Now for your trivial pusuit pleasure here is some largely useless trivia about the Phoenix Open (actually called the FBR Open) from its wiki:
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 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 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 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 the TPC of Scottsdale’s Stadium Course.
In 1939 the total payout was $3000 and has increased dramatically with $4,000,000 being the total payout now. The winner of the tournament receives $720,000 of that money (i.e., 18% of the purse, the standard winner’s share on the PGA Tour). The reigning champion (2006) is J.B. Holmes. Other well-known winners in recent years included Phil Mickelson in 2005 and 1996, Vijay Singh in 2003 and 1995, Chris DiMarco in 2002, and Mark Calcavecchia in 2001, 1992, and 1989.
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.
Now then — don’t you feel enriched? 
