WATCH: Drunk Streaker Invades Waste Management Phoenix Open
The Waste Management Phoenix Open always throws up surprises but this footage is quite extraordinary
The Waste Management Phoenix Open Pro-Am featured a streaker who was later confirmed as drunk
WATCH: Drunk Streaker Invades Waste Management Phoenix Open
The Waste Management Phoenix Open always throws up surprises but this footage from yesterday's Pro-Am is quite extraordinary.
It shows a nude man, who was later confirmed as drunk, prancing around on one of TPC Scottsdale's fairways with no sign of any security approaching him for around a minute.
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The streaker looks to have invaded the drivable par-4 17th hole and was seen practising his golf swing, doing some break dancing and playing around in a bunker.
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Sgt. Ben Hoster, a spokesman for Scottsdale police, said the man "showed signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication."
Watch the video here:
Warning: Contains nudity, although footage is filmed from a safe distance
The tournament gets underway today, you can read our preview and see TV times here.
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World number five Hideki Matsuyama has won the Waste Management Phoenix Open both of the last two years in playoffs. He beat Rickie Fowler in 2016 and Byeong-Hun An last time out.
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