Sam Ryder and Carlos Ortiz became legends of TBC Scottsdale as their hole-in-ones at the iconic 16th sparked scenes of pandemonium in the 20,000-strong crowd this weekend, while two pars were also greeted with shirtless scenes of celebration.
"You will never see anything like this in the world of golf. We need showers!"
Golf presenter Amanda Balionis could even have gone one step further and swapped the word 'golf' for 'sport' during her summary of the wild beer-throwing celebrations that greeted Ryder's first ever ace at the aptly named Waste Management Phoenix Open on Saturday.
Here is an incredible view of the magic moment but wait for the crowd scenes and the state of the clean up operation that was needed.
SAM RYDER! ACE ON 16!
β GOLF on CBS β³ (@GOLFonCBS) February 12, 2022
WHAT A MOMENT. pic.twitter.com/bY3oSFM4nx
"I was looking kind of just out to the right and wanted to kind of come down around [Kirk's] ball and maybe it was an accidental one-yard pull or something, but it didn't look like it was moving too fast on the camera when I saw it, but in the air it just looked perfect," Ryder said.
"It was honestly amazing how quickly they were able to get everything up. There was debris everywhere and, you know, it was such a fun, exciting thing and I didn't want any kind of like negativity to kind of overshadow something that was really so much fun and happy and everything. But the crew did such a good job.
"How quickly they got it all cleaned up was pretty incredible. So, hat's off to them for being able to do that and hopefully it didn't create too much of a logjam with the pace of play, but all in all I think it was pretty positive thing."
During Sunday's final round, Carlos Ortiz also sent the beers flying in the desert with another ace on the 16th - and the novelty certainly hadn't worn off.
π»π The novelty of a hole-in-one at the 16th isn't waring off!
β Sporting Life π―π΄πΎβ³οΈπ₯ππ π (@SportingLifeFC) February 13, 2022
Today the drinks are on Carlos Ortiz!pic.twitter.com/ct7rJiTfwH
But just when you thought you'd seen it all, playing partners Harry Higgs and Joel Dahmen were also able to whip the crowd on the 16th into a frenzy by taking off their shirts in celebration of two pars!
As the commentator put it: "This is not your typical PGA Tour event...this is celebrating two pars."
When people look back on the 2022 staging of the Phoenix Open, the winner may just be a mere footnote.
Shirtless @HarryHiggs1991.
β PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 13, 2022
That's the tweet. pic.twitter.com/rozVsGD6EO
π€£ "This is not your typical PGA Tour event...this is celebrating two pars."pic.twitter.com/nwUo88I4i7
β Sporting Life π―π΄πΎβ³οΈπ₯ππ π (@SportingLifeFC) February 13, 2022

