Daily News | Eagles fans are ‘embodiment’ of the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — An early-morning move at the Waste Management Phoenix Open 16th hole during Thursday’s opening round: A Chiefs Kingdom flag was suddenly flying from a green-side suite.This little band of Eagles fans didn’t go near the flag. They were across the 16th green at the TPC of Scottsdale in the general admission seats. They merely got loud:You could hear this all around the hole because no golfers had even come through yet.
This year provided a new subplot: The craziest fans in football invading the craziest hole in golf. The 16th is sort of the 700 Level of golf, except it’s more like the Linc than the Vet since most of the 17,000 that completely surround the hole are in bare-bones suites, stacked on top of each on three levels, companies buying a slice of space — food and alcohol included.
Attire always matters. Davies, wearing the Hurts jersey, showed how he had an Eagles T-shirt layered under his Hurts jersey. Davies said he had packed nothing but Philly sports gear for the trip. Sixers jersey … check. “I’ve got a Steve Carlton jersey just in case,” Davies said.Davies interrupted the little interview when somebody walking by said, “Go Birds.”One thing about golf … it is an all-day event.
The first birdie of the day was greeted with a cheer that you’d have thought the guy won the tournament. The sight of Rory McIlrory up on the tee got the crowd chanting his name. Tony FinauThere was just enough Philly talk around to know the Eagles were involved.The suite that seemed to be having the most fun was overhanging the right of the tee box.
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