27th November 2005
Robert Allenby won his second Australian Open title by a stroke despite shooting a five-over 77 in the final round at the Moonah Links Golf Course. Allenby, the 1994 winner, finished on a four-under total of 284, one ahead of fellow Australian`s John Senden, Nick O'Hern and Paul Sheehan.
Allenby started the day on nine under but in trying conditions was quickly back within reach of the field after making the turn three over the card after shooting 39.
West Australian Nick O'Hern shot a final round of 72 to earn a share of second on three-under, while Sheehan had a one-over 73 and Senden a two-under 70.
Allenby said after claiming victory at the last, "I was too scared to commit to shots, especially those first five or six holes,"
"Once I was 4-over after about six holes, I pretty much said 'I've got to do something, I've got to forget about the hand and just go and play golf'."
"It's your national title, it's like a U.S. Open, that's the way it's meant to play," Allenby said. "You can't say, 'oh it's too tough'."
| Game | Odds |
|---|
Any comments or feedback? We appreciate your input! Contact us here to leave your suggestions or subscribe to our monthly newsletter.
| Date | Tournament | 2004 Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27-30 | Chrysler Championship | Vijay Singh |
| Nov 3-6 | The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola | Retief Goosen |
| Nov 10-13 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Hank Kuehne/Jeff Sluman |
| Nov 17-20 | WGC World Cup | England |
| Nov 26-27 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | Fred Couples |
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | FIJ |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | SAf |
| 5 | Ernie Els | SAF |
| 6 | Sergio Garcia | ESP |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | USA |
| 8 | Adam Scott | AUS |
| 9 | Chris DiMarco | USA |
| 10 | David Toms | USA |
Adam Scott is regarded as the most exciting young Australian golfer since Greg Norman. At the age of 23 years, eight months and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, an event considered by many to be the game's fifth Major.
Scott is a four-time winner on the US PGA Tour. His initial breakthrough came at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship after a second round 62 set up a four stroke win and saw Adam break into the top 20 in the World Rankings for the first time.