A small plane crashed at the TPC Scottsdale on Monday night, leaving all six passengers dead, local officials said.
A Piper PA-24 took off from Scottsdale Airpot near Phoenix around 8:45 p.m. local time and crashed shortly after at the TPC Scottsdale.
Six confirmed dead in #Scottsdale plane crash: https://t.co/2gNa371hih #abc15 pic.twitter.com/GZrMdpk8e0
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) April 10, 2018
I just talked to a TPC Scottsdale employee. He said the golf course is closed. He is turning fellow employees and golfers away after a horrific plane crash that killed 6 people last night. I’m waiting for an update now from @ScottsdalePD as @NTSB investigates. #abc15 pic.twitter.com/m6YddLCScP
— Megan Thompson (@MeganABC15) April 10, 2018
New Zealand Golfer Killed in Freak Accident
Scottsdale police did not release names of the six dead in the crash and the National Transportation Safety Board is at the scene investigating, according to ABC15 in Arizona.
The TPC remains closed pending investigation. The TPC Scottsdale is home to one of the biggest events on the PGA Tour in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. This past January, the Phoenix Open shattered attendance records by over 60,000 spectators as 719,179 people were on the course that week, an event won by Gary Woodland in a playoff. Phil Mickelsen, who calls Scottsdale home, is also a frequent participant in the event and is a three-time champion. He has played in the tournament 29 times in his career.
Man Arrested After Shooting At Topgolf
Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest goings-on in the world of golf by following the SwingxSwing Clubhouse on social media. We share stories, stats and breaking news on Twitter, keep the fun going off the course on Instagram and share any and all golf-related topics on Facebook.
Swing by Swing Golf, Inc. is a golf mobile app, media, and entertainment company. The company owns and operates businesses across the following golf categories: GPS, Scorecard & On-the-Course Statistics, Tee Times, Instruction, E-Sports, Publishing, Social Influencer Marketing, Research & Analytics, and Apparel. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut.
The SwingxSwing Clubhouse entertains its millions of golfer and golf enthusiast visitors with compelling content on professional golf, instruction, equipment, comedy and other lifestyle categories on a daily basis.
Never be the odd golfer out when your friends are talking about the latest or funniest happenings in golf. Sign up for the SxS newsletter today!
