HE HASN'T ALWAYS been the most popular player on the PGA Tour, but given the way his last few years have gone you have to feel good for Rory Sabbatini getting back in the winner's circle. When viewed with the advantage of hindsight, his major transgressions don't really seem that bad. The first was in 2005 when he walked to the 18th hole before his playing partner -- Ben Crane -- finished playing. As he's won on Tour and gained notoriety, we hear more and more about how slow Crane plays and pundits are always railing on the need for faster play. And, well, his comments about Tiger Woods being "more beatable than ever" may have been slightly premature, but they certainly ring true now, don't they? Put it all aside and this is a guy who beat skin cancer and recently went through another trying time when his wife had complications giving birth to their third child. It's his sixth win on the PGA Tour which is not an insignificant number when you consider that it ties him with the likes of Stewart Cink, Sandy Lyle and Jose Maria Olazabal.
Where it was won: Sabbatini really had to grind all day on Sunday. His 31 putts were the most he carded all week, but it was still good enough to pick up the victory. He really took command -- fittingly in the middle of the infamous Bear Trap -- by rolling in a 16-foot birdie putt at the par-four 16th.
Shots of the week
Yeah, it's pure laziness this week with the top five shots as decided by the PGA Tour. Boom, baby.
Stat of the week: Though Sabbatini only finished T5 in the field with 15 birdies, it should come as no surprise that he limited his lost shots with no double bogeys or worse and near the bottom of the field with just six bogeys.
How I did:
-Gary Woodland, T6
-Robert Allenby, T21
-Fredrik Jacobsen, T29
-Jason Dufner, T51
-Camilo Villegas, Cut
Early look at next week
-Another two tournament week and we'll have picks for both
-Going to start a couple of new features this week. The Futures Market, a look at the futures wager board and the Friday Fourball, a quick-hit foursome of opinion.
-Who I like: Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel, Nick Watney
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