The FBR Open set a PGA Tour attendance record Sunday with an estimated 538,356 visitors, which surpassed the previous record of 536,777 set by the tournament in 2006. Sunday's attendance was reported at just 71,805, a modest estimate compared with last year's showing of 93,475 on Sunday, according to the golf tournament's organizer.
While FBR officials said the tournament's close proximity to the Super Bowl might have been one of the reasons for lower numbers on Sunday, overall the event was credited with drawing scores of guests to the Valley and to TPC Scottsdale.
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