Biography
Rory Sabbatini
He started playing golf at age 4, but concentrated on it from age 12. He was recruited by the University of Arizona, turned professional in 1998 and joined the PGA Tour in 1999. He was the youngest member of the tour that year. He has three career wins on the PGA Tour and has made a strong start to 2006, with a first and two seconds in the first two months of the season.
Sabbatini has represented South Africa in the WGC-World Cup three times and won the event with Trevor Immelman in 2003.
He currently resides at Southlake, Texas, USA.
Career Victories
PGA Tour
2 - 2000 Air Canada Championship, 2003 FBR Capital Open Career Summary
1999 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 27; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 72.07 (ranked T157th); money $381,322 (ranked 108th); best finish, 3rd, B.C. Open and T3rd BellSouth Classic.
2000 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 26; rounds played - 83 ; in money -16; top-10 finishes - 3; money $1,262,535 (ranked 36th); Winner at the Air Canada Championship
2000 Stats
Scoring - 71.60 / (132nd);
driving distance - 285.5 / (11th);
driving accuracy -61.0% / (178th); GIR - 63.1% / (161st);
putting - 1.750 / (27th);
birdie average - 3.89 per rd / (23rd) / total birdies - 323;
sand saves - 55.9% / (71st);
scrambling - 59.2% / (107th);
all-around rank - 606 / (59th)
2001 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 23;
rounds played - 69 ; in money -13;
top-10 finishes - 3; money $1,038,590 (ranked 52nd);
best finish 2nd at the Mercedes Championships and Invensys Classic at Las Vegas
2001 Stats
Scoring - 71.80 / (154th); driving distance - 288.5 / (20th);
driving accuracy -62.3% / (181st); GIR - 66.2% / (95);
putting - 1.785 / (125th);
birdie average - 3.61 per rd / (97th) / total birdies - 249;
sand saves - 50.9% / (113th); scrambling - 57.2% / (150th); all-around rank - 793 / (99th).
2002 Notes
More than half of his season's earnings and three of his four top-10s came during a four-week stretch, where he posted nothing worse than a T15th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. Stretch began with a T8th in his second tournament of the Year, the Phoenix Open. Week after Pebble finished T8th at the Buick Invitational then T2nd at the Nissan Open.
2002 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 23;
rounds played - 64 ;
in money -13;
top-10 finishes - 4;
money $936,664 (ranked 68th);
best finish T-2nd at the Nissan Open
2002 Stats
Scoring - 70.95 / (72nd);
driving distance - 289.0 / (23rd);
driving accuracy -61.3% / (186th);
GIR - 66.4% / (77th); putting - 1.800 / (178th);
birdie average - 3.67 per rd / (83rd) / total birdies - 235;
sand saves - 57.4% / (17th); all-around rank - 651 / (61st).
2003 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 27;
Rounds Played - 93;
in money - 20;
top -10 Finishes - 5;
money $1,604,701 Rank (41st);
Best finish: Won at the FBR Capital Open.
2003 Stats
Scoring - 70.84 / (70th);
Driving Distance - 293.3 / (44th);
Driving Accuracy - 62.9% / (138th);
GIR - 63.7% / (137th); Putting - 1.788 / (124th); Birdie Average - 3.73 per rd / (66th) / Total Birdies - 347;
Sand Saves - 53.1% / (49th);
All-Around Rank - 743 / (95th).
2004 Notes
Was part of a three-man playoff with Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington at the Buick Classic. Garcia won with a birdie on the third extra hole
2004 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 26;
Rounds Played - 86;
in money - 19;
top -10 Finishes - 7;
money $2,500,397 Rank (16th);
Best finish: T-2nd at the Buick Classic & WGC-NEC Invitational
2004 Stats
Scoring - 70.51 / (33rd);
Driving Distance - 292.2 / (48th);
Driving Accuracy - 59.2% / (160th);
GIR - 64.9% / (100th);
Putting - 1.792 / (137th);
Birdie Average - 3.73 per rd / (50th) / Total Birdies - 321;
Sand Saves - 48.9% / (101st);
All-Around Rank - 806 / (108th)
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Sabbatini
http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/scoring/profiles/23621.html
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