Sabbatini capitalizes at Nissan

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, February, 2006 | by Joe Logan

You've got to wonder if the Nissan Open is cursed.

Last year, the tournament was washed out after two rounds by rainstorms of biblical proportions. This past week, amid all the hype over Tiger Woods going for his first win in 11 years at Riviera Country Club, the game's No. 1 attraction was forced to WD after two rounds, felled by the flu bug.

If that wasn't bad enough, in Sunday's final round, fan favorite Fred Couples couldn't get it going and defending champion's Adam Scott's stellar 64 came up one shot short, sealing the victory for noted hot-head Rory Sabbatini.

It was the South African's third win on the PGA Tour and the $918,000 paycheck - the largest of his career - jumped him to the top of the money list for the first time, with $2.1 million in...