The 2026 WM Phoenix Open this month saw fewer ejections and trespassers, but once again set a record for arrests.
Scottsdale Police reportedly made 99 arrests at this year’s weeklong tournament at TPC Scottsdale, nearly a third for underage drinking.
Outside the facility, a task force of officers from multiple agencies collectively made 109 DUI arrests — 29 more than last year — according to statistics shared by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
The latest tally of arrests inside the 91st annual event, which ran from Feb. 2-8, represents another sharp rise since 2022, when no one was arrested. It also comes two years after the WM Phoenix Open devolved into chaos amid reports of drunken fans in muddy, crowded conditions…