FATHER OF THE PHOENIX OPEN: Robert W. Goldwater Served as Tournament Chairman from 1934-1951 FIRST TOURNAMENT: 1932 FIRST WINNER: Ralph Guldahl, won $600 FIRST FEMALE PARTICIPANT: Babe Zaharias (1945) FIRST…
BY THE NUMBERS 75 YEARS OF PHOENIX OPEN HISTORY 1 – Number of hole-in-ones on the par-4, 17th hole in tournament history 2 – Total number of wins on the…
By BILL HUFFMAN Johnny Miller captured two Phoenix Opens in record fashion during the prime of his career, including a then record-setting 14-shot victory over Jerry Heard at Phoenix Country…
Robert W. “Bob” Goldwater, Sr., The Father of the Phoenix Open, passed away on November 4, 2006. As Arizona golf heroes go, Bob Goldwater is a combination of King Arthur,…
By JEFF SIMON Has it really been this long? Something this good, this positive, this fresh can’t last this long can it? But the Phoenix Open has survived. No, the…
