2021 Phoenix Open will serve as blueprint for other PGA Tour events Dana Gibbons Posted at 9:03 AM, Feb 26, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-26 11:03:14-05 In the weeks that have passed since the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Scott Jenkins is relieved his role running the annual golf tournament is over, but he is also proud of how it turned out in an unprecedented year. When Jenkins took over as tournament chairman following the 2020 Open, Covid-19 was just starting to make news but wasnât something that most people in February 2021 thought would disrupt sporting and other live events. Jenkins described 2020 as a âroller coaster of emotions,â as he and the Thunderbirds, the group that hosts the Phoenix Open, planned a handful of versions of what the 2021 tournament would look like â something he said was incredibly taxing and complicated.