2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open by the Numbers

If you are fascinated by numbers and their impact in sports, science, history, culture and gaming theory, then we’ve gathered a long list of numbers relating to the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open that we thought you’d enjoy.

0 — ZERO trash receptacles at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Instead, there will be two options for the disposal of waste: “Recycling Bins” and “Compost Bins.” These will collect and keep separate recoverable recycling waste and recoverable compostable waste which will divert nearly all tournament materials from the landfill.

3 — Number of years Waste Management has been the title sponsor of the tournament.

4 — Number of months it takes construction crews to build the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Construction starts in October.

12 — Number of concession stands at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open

55 — Active Thunderbirds who volunteer and coordinate the Waste Management Phoenix Open

60 — Waste Management solar-powered compactors along the course will allow patrons to dispose of their food waste more efficiently. These machines hold five times the amount of waste as a traditional non-compacting bin, which reduces the trips needed to service them.

69 — Millions of dollars raised by the Thunderbirds for charity since the tournament moved to the TPC Scottsdale in 1987

75 — Millions of dollars raised by the Thunderbirds for local charities in the tournament’s 77-year history

125 — Truckloads of scaffolding, wood and materials required to build the 16th-hole coliseum. All materials will be recycled and reused.

155 — Number of Skyboxes on the 16th hole at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open

210 — Total Number of Skyboxes at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open (155 on 16, 29 on the 17th hole and 26 on the 18th hole)

318 — Overall, the 2011 Waste Management Phoenix Open recycling efforts saved more than 318 cubic yards of landfill space.

350 — Number of companies sponsoring/supporting the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

495 — Trees saved. Waste Management recycled enough cardboard at the 2011 WMPO to save more than 495 trees.

489 — Number of credentialed media covering the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open

2,800 — General Admission seats on the 16th hole

4,000 — Volunteers helping at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open

15,000 — Approximate number of fans gathered around the 16th hole during the 3rd round

140,000 — Golf balls in the WM logo water feature. Waste Management will once again utilize its floating logo feature on the lake of the18th hole, reusing the letters from last year’s tournament. The sign will weigh more than eight tons and consist of approximately 140,000 used golf balls that would have otherwise been thrown away. Following the tournament, these balls will be donated to The First Tee, a local youth charity.

1,098,000 — Amount of Waste Management Phoenix Open winner’s check

6,100,000 — Amount of 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open purse.