friedman billings ramsey sponsored the phoenix open before waste management.
friedman billings ramsey sponsored the phoenix open before waste management.
who sponsored the phoenix open before waste management?
friedman billings ramsey
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the phoenix open (known as the waste management phoenix open for title sponsorship reasons) is a professional golf tournament on the pga tour, held in late january/early february at the tournament players club (tpc) of scottsdale, arizona.









































the tournament was originally the arizona open, but was known for most of its history as the phoenix open until the investment bank friedman billings ramsey became the title sponsor in october 2003, and it was known as the fbr open for the next six editions. waste management began its sponsorship in 2010.
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rob fredrickson continues to be active in the phoenix community and is a member of the phoenix charitable volunteer group, the thunderbirds. as hosts of the waste management phoenix open, the thunderbirds raised a record $13.2 million ($13,254,334) for local charities through proceeds from the 2019 tournament. the thunderbirds and the waste management phoenix open have raised more than $81 million ($81,672,224) for local charities since 2010 when waste management became title sponsor. in its history, dating back to 1932, the thunderbirds and the phoenix open have raised more than $147 million ($147,718,790) for charities in arizona.
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