All it took was a wedge shot from just over 110 yards to set fire to the powder keg of hole number 16 at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona. The 17,000 spectators massed in this unique white-hot enclosure literally exploded when Sam Ryder’s ball disappeared into the hole.
In memory of spectators of “The People’s Open”, the People’s Open, we had never seen that. Even the delirium caused by the hole in 1 of Tiger Woods in 1997 had not given rise to such surreal scenes!
The grandstand shook
A real cataclysm, a deluge of beer, cries of joy, a hysterical crowd, the stands shaking, Sam Ryder will remember his first hole in 1 on the PGA Tour all his life.
For the record, it took more than 15 minutes for the volunteers to repair the hole so that Brian Harmann, who was playing with Ryder, could tap in turn!
Soak in the scene, @SamRyderSU. pic.twitter.com/sNLEOLJ8Wq
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 12, 2022
At the practice Matt Wallace is hallucinating
Roars for miles. @MattSJWallace‘s perspective from the driving range. ???? pic.twitter.com/CjpZ5j9tL2
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 13, 2022
The 10 holes in 1 to 16 in history
It has been 7 years since spectators attended a hole in 1 on the 16th at TPC Scottsdale. The latest was that of Francesco Molinari in 2015!
2022: Sam Ryder, wedge, 113 yards.
2015: Francesco Molinari, wedge, 131 meters.
2011: Jarrod Lyle, iron 8, 137 yards.
2002: Mike Sposa, fer 7.
1997: Steve Stricker, fer 6.
1997: Tiger Woods, fer 9.
1991: Jay Delsing, fer 9.
1990: Brad Bryan.
1990: David Edwards.
1988: Hal Sutton.
