Oberholser equals record in Tour win

Published February 14, 2006

PEBBLE BEACH (California), Feb 13: Arron Oberholser survived a shaky finish to clinch his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am by a record-equalling five shots on Sunday.

The 31-year-old American, tied for the lead with Canada’s Mike Weir at the start of the day, fired a level-par 72 in bright sunshine at the Pebble Beach Golf Links to finish at 17-under 271.

Leading final round scores:

271 — Arron Oberholser (US) 65, 68, 66, 72.

276 — Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 69, 69, 68, 70.

277 — Jonathan Byrd (US) 69, 65, 74, 69; Mike Weir (Canada) 63, 67, 69, 78.

278 — Craig Barlow (US) 69, 68, 72, 69; Daniel Chopra (Sweden) 71, 67, 69, 71.

279 — Vijay Singh (Fiji) 68, 71, 72, 68; Tom Lehman (US) 72, 65, 72, 70; Brian Davis (Britain) 66, 72, 68, 73; Luke Donald (Britain) 62, 72, 71, 74; Nick Watney (US) 65, 71, 70, 73.

280 — Paul McGinley (Ireland) 71, 68, 71, 70; Tim Clark (South Africa) 66, 71, 70, 73.—Reuters

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