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E-Notes from the PGA TOUR
 
Jan. 30, 2007
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By PGA TOUR Staff

  • His win last week at the Buick Invitational was the fifth in the event for Tiger Woods. He's now won three different events five times. The only other players in TOUR history to do it are Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus.

  • More on Tiger: The win at the Buick Invitational was his third in succession at the tournament. He's now won four different tournaments three times in a row, including four in a row at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Prior to Tiger, no one had accomplished the feat since Tom Watson won the Byron Nelson Classic three straight seasons in 1978-1980.

  • One more on Tiger: He now has 92 top-three finishes in 215 career starts. That means he finished either first, second or third 42.8 percent of the time.

  • When Brandt Snedeker got to 10 under through his first 10 holes last week at the Buick Invitational, it was the first time any player had done so since the TOUR started keeping records in 1970. Pat Perez came the closest during the 2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic when he was 10-under through 11 holes.

  • Mark Calcavecchia is always a man to watch at the FBR Open. A three-time winner of the tournament, Calcavecchia has nine top-10 finishes in 20 starts at the TPC Scottsdale and is a collective 165 under at the tournament. He comes in playing well, too, after a tie for fourth last week in San Diego.

  • Another good possibility this week is Chris DiMarco. The veteran earned his last TOUR win here in 2002 and has a strong record at the FBR Open over the past six seasons. During that span, DiMarco has five top-15 finishes, has posted 19 rounds in the 60s (out of 22) and is 66-under par.

  • The Nationwide Tour's Class of 2006 was well represented last week at the Buick Invitational with three players earning top-10 finishes--Brandt Snedeker (third), Andrew Buckle (T4) and Jeff Quinney (T7).