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Monday 21 February 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Scott wins Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California · Thursday 17 to Monday 21 February 2005 · purse $4,800,000 USD · Nissan · rain: second round completed Sunday February 20; third round abandoned Monday February 21 after 2 inches of overnight rain, event reduced to 36 holes and decided by a sudden-death playoff on Monday; PGA Tour counts only events of at least 54 holes as official, so the win is unofficial (money counted toward the money list)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Chad Campbell USA · 133Co-leader at 9 under after 36 holes (finished his second round Friday and did not hit another shot until Monday); lost the playoff on the first extra hole, missing the 18th green with his approach and a four-footer for par Adam Scott beats Campbell in playoff (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Scott
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Adam Scott beats Campbell in playoff (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
21 February 2005
A win's a win and it's nice to be playing well here. I'm pretty pleased with my week at Riviera.
Rain forces Nissan Open to abort final round (ESPN.com news services, via ESPN)
21 February 2005
I did think this may be the last putt of the week here. So I better make it count.
Adam Scott beats Campbell in playoff (Golf Today report; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
21 February 2005
I hit a bad second shot there and then a poor putt. It's not the easiest of holes to slide in a four-footer.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 67 · 66 | 133 | −9 |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | 68 · 65 | 133 | −9 |
| T3 | Darren Clarke | 66 · 68 | 134 | −8 |
| T3 | Brian Davis | 65 · 69 | 134 | −8 |
| T5 | Colin Montgomerie | 71 · 64 | 135 | −7 |
| T5 | J.L. Lewis | 70 · 65 | 135 | −7 |
| T7 | Billy Mayfair | 70 · 66 | 136 | −6 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 67 | 136 | −6 |
| T7 | Aaron Baddeley | 69 · 67 | 136 | −6 |
| T7 | Fred Funk | 69 · 67 | 136 | −6 |
| T7 | Bob Tway | 68 · 68 | 136 | −6 |
| T7 | Kevin Sutherland | 67 · 69 | 136 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 24 that week; majors to date: 0; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet