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TicketManager, the leading SaaS platform for corporate ticketing and guest experience management, today announced a strategic partnership with the Bay Area Host Committee, naming TicketManager the preferred ticket and guest management technology provider for Super Bowl LX and multiple FIFA World Cup 2026 matches in the region. The Host Committee will leverage TicketManager’s enterprise-grade platform to streamline VIP invitations, registration, and onsite guest management across all major events.
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The partnership ensures a unified, secure, and scalable technology backbone to support one of the largest hospitality operations in sports. With Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium and global audiences arriving for FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area matches, the Bay Area Host Committee required a proven platform capable of managing thousands of high-profile guests, corporate partners, government officials, and community stakeholders.
“Hosting global events of this magnitude requires flawless execution, and TicketManager gives us the reliability, visibility, and control we need,” said Jessica Wong, Vice President, Partnerships & Client Services of the Bay Area Host Committee. “Their technology will help us deliver a world-class experience for every VIP guest from invitation through event day.”
TicketManager’s platform will centralize guest list management, automate invitation workflows, enforce credentialing requirements, and provide real-time reporting to the Host Committee and its partners. The system also offers seamless mobile access, ensuring staff and guests can navigate event logistics effortlessly.
“Super Bowl LX and the 2026 FIFA World Cup are two of the most significant sporting events in the world, and we’re honored to help the Bay Area Host Committee bring them to life,” said Tony Knopp, CEO and Co-Founder of TicketManager. “Our mission has always been to make live event experiences easy, transparent, and impactful for organizations – and there is no better stage to demonstrate that than these global events.”
The Bay Area partnership builds on TicketManager’s long track record supporting major sports organizations, Fortune 500 brands, and large-scale international events. With millions of tickets managed annually across the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, college sports, concerts, festivals, and global sporting events, TicketManager continues to redefine how organizations manage and measure live event engagement.
About TicketManager
TicketManager is the industry’s leading SaaS platform for managing corporate tickets, hospitality assets, and live event experiences. Trusted by thousands of enterprise brands and professional sports organizations, TicketManager makes it easy for companies to invite guests, manage ticket distribution, measure ROI, and stay compliant. TicketManager partners with major leagues, teams, and global event organizations to help businesses get more value from their sports and entertainment investments. Learn more at www.ticketmanager.com.
About the Bay Area Host Committee
The Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) is the region’s first long-term sports entity, dedicated to uniting the Bay Area through sport by building pride, connecting communities, and reenergizing the region. As a nonprofit, BAHC partners with local teams, civic leaders, and businesses to bring world-class sporting events to the Bay Area—driving lasting economic, cultural, and social impact. BAHC is proud to have Boston Consulting Group (BCG), EA SPORTS, Kaiser Permanente, Genentech, and other visionary organizations as founding partners, supporting its mission to bring communities together and create lasting legacies through world-class events and sports. For more information, visit www.bayareahostcommittee.com or email us at info@bayareahostcommittee.com.
TicketManager partners with the Bay Area Host Committee for Super Bowl 60 and FIFA World Cup events.
Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his SUV last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday that also shows deputies removing two pills from Woods' pocket.
Separate footage from the back of the patrol car shows the handcuffed golfer hiccuping, yawning and repeatedly appearing to nod off during the 15-minute ride.
Woods told authorities he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station when his speeding Land Rover clipped the back of a truck and rolled onto its side on a residential road on Jupiter Island. No one was injured in the March 27 afternoon crash.
“I looked down at my phone, and all of a sudden — boom,” Woods told an officer as he knelt on a lawn, prior to his arrest.
Bodycam footage shows Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Tatiana Levenar then conducting a roadside sobriety test and telling Woods: “I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you’re under an unknown substance, so at this time you’re under arrest for DUI."
“I’m being arrested?” Woods responded.
“Yes sir,” Levenar said.
After handcuffing Woods, authorities searched his pockets and found two white pills.
“That’s a Norco,” Woods said after an officer pulled out the pills, referring to a painkiller that contains acetaminophen and the opioid hydrocodone. Authorities would later confirm that Woods was in possession of hydrocodone.
In the bodycam footage, Woods told Levenar that he had not drunk any alcohol and that he had taken “a few” medications earlier in the day, though Woods’ words are muted in the released video as he describes some of the drugs.
At the sheriff’s office complex, after Woods was escorted into the “DUI room” where drivers are tested for being under the influence, Woods said, “I’m not drunk. I’m on a prescription medication,” according to a supplemental sheriff’s office report released Thursday.
Woods, 50, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to suspicion of driving under the influence. He posted a statement Tuesday night saying that he was stepping away indefinitely “to seek treatment and focus on my health.”
During the field sobriety test, deputies noticed Woods limping and that he had a compression sock over his right knee. Woods explained he had undergone seven back surgeries and over 20 surgeries on his right leg, and that his ankle seizes up while walking.
Woods, who was hiccuping during questioning, continuously moved his head during one of the sobriety tests and deputies had to tell him several times to keep his head straight, an arrest report said.
“Based on my observations of Woods, how he performed the exercises and based on my training, knowledge, and experience, I believed that Woods normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle,” Levenar wrote.
Woods is the most influential figure in golf and has become as recognizable as any athlete in the world. The first person of Black heritage to win the Masters in 1997, he has captivated golf fans with records likely never to be broken.
But his injuries have kept him from accomplishing more, including those suffered in a 2021 Los Angeles car crash that damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation. He has not played an official event since the 2024 British Open. He was recovering from a seventh back surgery in October and was trying to return at the Masters, where he is a five-time champion.
Following last week's crash, Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.
Under a change to Florida law last year, refusing an officer’s request to take a breath, blood or urine test became a misdemeanor, even for a first offense.
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Associated Press writer Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida, contributed to this report.
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods performs a field sobriety test for sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods speaks with sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, sheriff's deputies holds two pills from a search of golfer Tiger Woods' pants following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Department via AP)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods is taken into custody by sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, golfer Tiger Woods performs a field sobriety test for sheriff's deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
The Martin County Sheriff's Office welcome sign is displayed outside Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
This handout photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows Tiger Woods, in Stuart, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Tiger Woods leaves the Martin County Sheriff's Office jail facility following his involvement in a car crash where he was arrested on a DUI charge on Friday, March 27, 2026 (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
FILE- Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Oteri, File)
