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Sunday 19 February 2006PGA TourYear in Review
Sabbatini wins Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 February 2006 · Rory Sabbatini’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,100,000 USD · Nissan
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/6°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/8°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/7°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R413°/8°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 34 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Adam Scott AUS · 272Started the final round nine shots out of the lead, shot 31 on the back nine for a closing 64 and waited on the range in case of a playoff, but Sabbatini birdied the 16th and two-putted from 45 feet for par at the 18th to win by one Rory Sabbatini holds on to claim victory (Golf Today report, unattributed; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nissan Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory Sabbatini
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Rory Sabbatini holds on to claim victory (Golf Today report, unattributed; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
19 February 2006
That was definitely one of the hardest rounds of golf I've played in my life,
Rory Sabbatini holds on to claim victory (Golf Today report, unattributed; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
19 February 2006
I thought it must be on the green, but I was wrong. That was the Freddie Couples Support Team.
Rory Sabbatini holds on to claim victory (Golf Today report, unattributed; Wayback Machine copy of dead page)
19 February 2006
It's totally a game of confidence. When you've got that confidence, you've got to run with it because who knows how long it's going to last?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Sabbatini | 67 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Adam Scott | 68 · 71 · 69 · 64 | 272 | −12 |
| 3 | Craig Barlow | 67 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| 4 | Fred Couples | 66 · 72 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 71 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | John Rollins | 70 · 71 · 64 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Carl Pettersson | 70 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Tom Lehman | 67 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Dean Wilson | 64 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Trevor Immelman | 67 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-02, Durban, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet