Rory Sabbatini wins the PGA Honda Classic 2011 – Golf news
Rory Sabbatini hammered a score of 9-under-par to waive off his closest rival Y.E. Yang and win the PGA Honda Classic 2011 which wrapped up on Sunday at the par-70 Champion Course in Florida.
The South African took two years to add another trophy to his showcase. The last time Sabbatini won a title was back in 2009, when he lifted the Byron Nelson Championship.
On Sunday, the South African reeled two birdies on the third and sixteenth hole, but dropped off the edge after carding an equal set of bogeys. He capped the round at par, but won in courtesy to the 66 he anchored on Saturday and 64, which he carded on Friday.
This was Sabbatini’s fifth victory on the Professional Golf Association Tour. The winner was overwhelmed with his accomplishment. While speaking to the press Sabbatini said, “I'm just beside myself. It is fantastic. It has been awhile since my last win.
I will be going back to Maui for the winner's only Hyundai Tournament of Champions. It's always a goal every year to go to Maui.”
Sabbatini termed the victory as the turning point in his life. He said that he needed the victory to shed away the tough period he and his family had been facing. He explained that his wife gave birth to his son and he himself was suffering from skin cancer,
but the victory lifted has lifted his spirits.
Meanwhile, Korea’s pride, Yang finished one stroke shy of the winner. The 2009 PGA Championship winner fired 66 in the last round to compile an aggregate of eight-under par. Yang dropped a single shot on the second hole, when he failed to putt for a par.
However, he soon countered off the loss with five birdies later in the day.
Yang finished as the semi-finalist in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and conquered yet another high spot in the $5.7 million tournament.
Glad over his high finish, Yang told the press, “My swing and everything, I feel quite confident about everything when I go on to the course. So I'm taking a lot of positives out of this week.”
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