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The 2024 WM Phoenix Open has come to an exciting end with thousands of golf fans once again pushing off the Super Bowl to see who would be crowned the 2024 WM Phoenix Open champion. Finding the winner’s circle for the fourth time in his PGA TOUR career was Nick Taylor who raced darkness to best Charley Hoffman in a two-hole, sudden-death playoff.

To those who checked Saturday at “The People’s Open” off their bucket list, congratulations! You did it. And to our seasoned vets, welcome back to the setting of one of the most electrifying days on the PGA TOUR calendar. The WM Phoenix Open is “The People’s Open,” and the people were out in droves.

Through a unique partnership with First Tee-Phoenix and the WM Phoenix Open, Thursday, Feb. 8 was our first day of junior course reporting. I was accompanied by my fellow reporter and First Tee member, Payton. Throughout this experience, Payton and I spent the entire day learning how people in the golf realm deal with challenges and overcome adversity.

Through a partnership with the WM Phoenix Open and the First Tee - Phoenix, I was able to experience what life is like through the eyes of the media and exclusive behind the scenes on the PGA TOUR. It was incredible being able to speak with many of the people that work in the sports media industry! 

Yes, a lot goes on at the WM Phoenix Open before the actual tournament begins, but Thursday marked the official start of the 2024 edition of “The People’s Open.”

The highly anticipated, celebrity infused Annexus Pro-Am teed off today, with superstars like Larry Fitzgerald Jr., Michael Phelps, Adrian Beltre, Nate Bargatze, Nick Saban, Glen Powell, Carli Lloyd and other VIPs and trendsetters. But Mother Nature swooped in with enough rain to delay and then cancel the annual Wednesday event, the first time since 2011.