17th February 2006
Justin Rose and Dean Wilson share the lead in the Nissan Open after bogey free rounds saw the duo shoot 7 under par rounds of 64 at the Riviera Country Club.
Rose is looking to break an eight year drought and become the first Englishman to win an event on the PGA Tour since Nick Faldo won the 1998 US Masters at Augusta.
Rose and Wilson are two shots clear of the chasing pack that includes former Nissan Open champions Fred Couples and Billy Mayfair and Jesper Parnevik and Bob Estes.
Harrison Frazar, Rod Pampling and Rory Sabbatini are a further shot back at 4 under the card. World Number 1 Tiger Woods shot a 68 as he strives to win his first Nissan Open while Ernie Els made an auspicious return tot he PGA Tour shooting an opening round of 69 to finish at 1 under the card.
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| 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.