Always play to your audience.
With the Waste Management crowd energized (to say the least) and ravenous to cheer or jeer, it’s always in a tour pro’s best interest to get on TPC Scottsdale’s good side as early as possible. Rookies and younger PGA stars could learn a thing or two from WM Phoenix Open veteran Ryan Palmer, who has learned how to tame the beast in the most ingenious of ways.
The 46-year-old is a veteran on the PGA Tour for a reason, and Maximus-esque “Are you not entertained?” stunts like these will always keep you in the fans’ good graces.
Wrapping golf balls in cold, hard cash and tossing them into the public has been an ongoing tradition for Palmer since 2015 at TPC Scottsdale. He initially started by pitching $20 bills to fans, but the wind made that quite difficult, so a golf ball as an anchor was added in. $10 isn't what it used to be thanks to inflation, but every little bit counts when it comes to inebriation.
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