HOLE OF THE DAY : NO. 12 PAR 4 413 YARDS.This hole had absolutely no effect on winner Nick Faldo Nicholas "Nick" Alexander Faldo MBE (born 18 July 1957) is an English golfer on the European Tour, and one of Europe's most successful players of all time. Over his career, he has won three Open Championship titles and three US Masters titles. He was ranked the World No. , who led wire-to-wire and was four strokes ahead of his closest pursuer going into the 12th. But No. 12 was a huge swing hole in the more-competitive battle for second place. Craig Stadler Craig Robert Stadler (born June 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Stadler was born in San Diego, California and attended La Jolla High School. birdied to take a one-stroke lead over Scott Hoch Scott Mabon Hoch (born November 24, 1955) is an American golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002. Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. , who led Stadler by a stroke before bogeying No. 12 while playing one group ahead of Stadler. Tom Purtzer bogeyed to drop to 7-under and finished there, one stroke back of third-place Hoch and two behind runner-up Stadler. CAPTION(S): Map Map: (color) HOLE OF THE DAY Map courtesy of Fairway Graphics; Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. |
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