The 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open is one of the most unique in golf as three tiers of fans in stadium-style seating forgo the usual decorum of the sport and instead loudly cheer and jeer competitors as they hit from the tee box.
Sam Ryder, 32, got the best of the experience in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Saturday when he whipped the crowd into a frenzy by nailing a hole-in-one on the tournament's most famous hole.
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There was a slight delay as a cleanup crew was sent out to pick up the avalanche of beer cans and cups that were tossed on to the course by the raucous crowd.
Ryder had an up-and-down day Saturday before the ace with three birdies, two bogeys, and a double bogey in the six holes before his shot on the 16th.
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