Brooks Koepka hits out of a sand trap on the fourth hole during the final round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Salpointe grad Mahoney heads Phoenix Thunderbirdsย 

The PGA Tourโ€™s $6.3 million Waste Management Phoenix Open is operated by the Phoenix Thunderbirds, which is similar to the Tucson Conquistadores, the group that has operated a PGA Tour event in Tucson for 52 years. This yearโ€™s chairman of the Thunderbirds is former Salpointe Catholic basketball playerย Dan Mahoney, a graduate of the UA law school. Mahoney is now an attorney for Snell and Wilmer in Phoenix.ย 


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