Changes coming to WM Phoenix Open after chaotic weekend: ‘We have to make improvements’

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Golf fans flock to Scottsdale, Arizona, every year for the Waste Management Phoenix Open, which is well-known as the biggest party in the sport. 

But after a wild weekend in the desert, changes are coming to the "Greatest Show on Grass." 

Fans drink beer from their shoes in hospitality boxes on the 16th hole during the final round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) on Feb. 11, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty)

The Phoenix Open experienced overcrowding of the course on Saturday, which caused the suspension of admission and alcohol sales, and multiple videos of unruly fans went viral over the weekend. 

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"Due to steady rainfall in Scottsdale this week that created deteriorating course conditions, we unfortunately had to close the gates at the tournament entrance and stop allowing fans to enter the golf course on Saturday afternoon," The Thunderbirds, the group that puts on the event, said in a statement. 

Chance Cozby, the executive director of The Thunderbirds, joined the Golf Channel on Monday and said there will be changes moving forward. 

"We’re going to make changes. I think everybody probably agrees, we have a very unique culture at our event," Cozby said.  

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"The fine line was really when we felt like we were just at a point on Saturday where our fans could not move around the golf course," Cozby continued. "And at that moment, the right thing to do was to take the steps that we did."

Cozby said leadership spent "five to six hours" on Saturday