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‘Instant bedlam’ – Tiger Woods shook clubhouse and beers went flying after famous ace at Phoenix Open’s iconic 16th hole
“Fore, please. Now driving, Tiger Woods. Prepare to go nuts.” In just a couple of months, golf fans will be transported to the tranquillity of Augusta National, a peaceful safe haven for the sport’s etiquette. This is nothing like AugustaGetty Think you get nervous playing golf? Try hitting this shotGetty But this week, we have the antithetical WM Phoenix Open, golf’s answer to the Old Firm derby between Scottish football rivals Rangers and Celtic. Crowds of more than 200,000 turn up each day to watch the most bonkers week on the PGA Tour – but only 20,000 seats interest them. They surround the iconic 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale, a 163-yard par three, otherwise known as the loudest place in golf. While mobile phones and running are forbidden at Augusta, boisterous chanting and the smell of beer fill the air in Arizona. The tiniest distraction is enough for the top players to pull out of a shot, but here they actively encourage mayhem on the backswing. There was no stadium back in 1997 and Woods won’t be there this week – but he still owns the most deafening moment in the 16th hole’s history. As with most iconic Woods moments – the ‘better-than-most’ putt, the ‘oh-my-goodness’ chip – it’s preceded by a now-famous line: ‘They’re gonna go nuts when he hits this thing’. His playing partner, Omar Uresti, just struck one to within three feet, but Tiger goes and aces it in front of 15,000 wild fans. Pints go flying as if England had just scored in a major tournament, Woods starts trying to break everyone’s hand with some questionable high-fiving, and then he throws a classic nineties move. Woods recalled his celebration, saying: “I missed Omar, or was it Rusty? Omar? I missed his hand. This is arguably the most famous hole-in-one everPGA Tour The celebration did not match the shot, thoughPGA Tour “And then old school, back in the day, raise the roof, you know, that was the thing back in the day. “Then on top of that, just smelling and hearing the beer hit behind me on the tee box. “To turn around and see all this beer flying was crazy.” After the legendary hole-in-one, broadcaster Jim Kelly revealed that the noise rocked the clubhouse from 600 yards away. He said: “It was instant bedlam. I mean instant pandemonium. “The roar was so loud it actually rattled the windows at the clubhouse.” That was a notion backed up by Allen Doyle who was playing in the group two holes ahead of Woods and Uresti. He explained to ESPN in 2022: “The roar was unlike anything I’ve ever heard. The ground literally shook. “It was the loudest roar I’ve ever heard in sports.” talkSPORT 2 will have live commentary of all four days of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy look to recreate Wood’s iconic moment. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. talkSPORT BET Offer Sign Up Offer: Bet £10 and get £30 in free bets – CLAIM HERE T&Cs: 18+ New customers only. Opt in via mobile or app & bet £10+ on any football market at 2.00+ odds within 7 days. No Cash out. Get 6x £5 Free Bets on selected markets. Free bets expire in 7 days. T&Cs apply, see below. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsibly
“Fore, please. Now driving, Tiger Woods. Prepare to go nuts.”
In just a couple of months, golf fans will be transported to the tranquillity of Augusta National, a peaceful safe haven for the sport’s etiquette.
But this week, we have the antithetical WM Phoenix Open, golf’s answer to the Old Firm derby between Scottish football rivals Rangers and Celtic.
Crowds of more than 200,000 turn up each day to watch the most bonkers week on the PGA Tour – but only 20,000 seats interest them.
They surround the iconic 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale, a 163-yard par three, otherwise known as the loudest place in golf.
While mobile phones and running are forbidden at Augusta, boisterous chanting and the smell of beer fill the air in Arizona.
The tiniest distraction is enough for the top players to pull out of a shot, but here they actively encourage mayhem on the backswing.
There was no stadium back in 1997 and Woods won’t be there this week – but he still owns the most deafening moment in the 16th hole’s history.
As with most iconic Woods moments – the ‘better-than-most’ putt, the ‘oh-my-goodness’ chip – it’s preceded by a now-famous line: ‘They’re gonna go nuts when he hits this thing’.
His playing partner, Omar Uresti, just struck one to within three feet, but Tiger goes and aces it in front of 15,000 wild fans.
Pints go flying as if England had just scored in a major tournament, Woods starts trying to break everyone’s hand with some questionable high-fiving, and then he throws a classic nineties move.
Woods recalled his celebration, saying: “I missed Omar, or was it Rusty? Omar? I missed his hand.
“And then old school, back in the day, raise the roof, you know, that was the thing back in the day.
“Then on top of that, just smelling and hearing the beer hit behind me on the tee box.
“To turn around and see all this beer flying was crazy.”
After the legendary hole-in-one, broadcaster Jim Kelly revealed that the noise rocked the clubhouse from 600 yards away.
He said: “It was instant bedlam. I mean instant pandemonium.
“The roar was so loud it actually rattled the windows at the clubhouse.”
That was a notion backed up by Allen Doyle who was playing in the group two holes ahead of Woods and Uresti.
He explained to ESPN in 2022: “The roar was unlike anything I’ve ever heard. The ground literally shook.
“It was the loudest roar I’ve ever heard in sports.”
talkSPORT 2 will have live commentary of all four days of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy look to recreate Wood’s iconic moment.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
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