Vincent Publishing - Index

Vincent Publishing - 2008 Northern Trust Open - Index

Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Birthdate: April 2, 1976
Birthplace: Durban, South Africa
College: University of Arizona
Turned Pro: 1998
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2008 OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT MAGAZINE
Rory Sabbatini earned his fourth career
win and had his best showing in a major
in 2007. The defending champion of the
Open at Riviera finished T9 and, a few
months later, posted one of just three rounds in
the 60s at the Masters to finish T2, his first top-10
in a major championship. A final-round 64
jumped him to a T3 finish at the EDS Byron
Nelson Championship and he recorded a second
consecutive T3 finish at the Wachovia
Championship after entering the final round with
a one-shot lead over eventual winner Tiger
Woods. Sabbatini rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt
on the first playoff hole at the Crowne Plaza
PLAYER PROFILE
RORYSABBATINI
Invitational at Colonial to beat Jim Furyk and
Bernhard Langer for his fourth TOUR title and his
first in a playoff. Sabbatini’s solid play during
the year pushed him comfortably inside the top-
15 in the FedExCup standings. He was the only
player to post top-10s in all four Playoff events,
finishing third at The Barclays, T6 at the
Deutsche Bank Championship, T10 at the BMW
Championship and closing with a T9 at THE
TOUR Championship, his 10th top-10 of the season.
He finished fourth overall and earned a
$1.5-million bonus.