SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It’s 9 a.m. at TPC Scottsdale, and the cool nighttime temperatures that descend upon the desert are beginning to give way to the heat radiated from the abundant daytime sunshine. The course is starting to warm up, and so are the scenes at the famous 16th hole, the 145-yard par-3 surrounded by a stadium that seats over 20,000.
Countless fans have been there for hours already, hooting, hollering, and singing their way through dawn. Many line up at the front gates as early as 4:30, racing to the 16th hole as soon as the entrance officially opens at 7. But 9 a.m. marks a special occasion:
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