Preview - Nissan Open 2006

 Dates: February 16h through February 19th
 Site: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
 Course Architect: George C. Thomas Jr and William P. Bell (1926),
                   Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw (1994), Tom Fazio (2001)
 Par: 71
 Yardage: 7,256
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 503 Yds   10 - Par 4 315 Yds
               2 - Par 4 463 Yds   11 - Par 5 564 Yds
               3 - Par 4 434 Yds   12 - Par 4 460 Yds
               4 - Par 3 236 Yds   13 - Par 4 459 Yds
               5 - Par 4 444 Yds   14 - Par 3 176 Yds
               6 - Par 3 200 Yds   15 - Par 4 443 Yds
               7 - Par 4 408 Yds   16 - Par 3 166 Yds
               8 - Par 4 462 Yds   17 - Par 5 576 Yds
               9 - Par 4 496 Yds   18 - Par 4 451 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    35 3,646 Yds         36 3,610 Yds
 
 Annual: 80th
 Defending Champion: Adam Scott
 Runner-up: Chad Campbell
 Tournament Record: 264 (Lanny Wadkins, 1985)
 54-Hole Record: 196 (Mike Weir, 2004)
 36-Hole Record: 130 (Davis Love III, 1992; 
 Mike Weir, Shigeki Maruyama, 2004)
 Course Record: 61 (Ted Tryba, 1999)
 18-Hole Record: 61 (George Archer, 1983)
 9-Hole Record: 28 (Andrew Magee, 1991; Brad Faxon, 1995;
                    Charles Howell III, 2002)
 Total Purse: $5,100,000
 Shares: 1st Place - $918,000; 
         2nd Place - $550,800; 3rd Place - $346,800
 
                        2005 Finish
                        -----------
 
 Player            Score       Player            Score
 ------            -----       ------            -----
 Adam Scott #*      133        Robert Allenby     136
 Chad Campbell      133        Aaron Baddeley     136
 Darren Clarke      134        Fred Funk          136
 Brian Davis        134        Billy Mayfair      136
 J.L. Lewis         135        Kevin Sutherland   136
 Colin Montgomerie  135        Bob Tway           136
 
 * - Won in playoff.
 # - Rain shortened.
 
                            Past Nissan Open Winners
                            ------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  #*Adam Scott (133) -- Chad Campbell
 2004  Mike Weir (267) -- Shigeki Maruyama
 2003  *Mike Weir (275) -- Charles Howell III
 2002  Len Mattiace (269) -- Brad Faxon, Scott McCarron, Rory Sabbatini
 2001  *Robert Allenby (276) -- Brandel Chamblee, Toshimitsu Izawa, Bob Tway,
                                Dennis Paulson, Jeff Sluman
 2000  Kirk Triplett (272) -- Jesper Parnevik
 1999  Ernie Els (270) -- Ted Tryba, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III
 1998  *Billy Mayfair (272) -- Tiger Woods
 1997  Nick Faldo (272) -- Craig Stadler
 1996  Craig Stadler (278) -- Mark Brooks, Fred Couples, Scott Simpson,
                              Mark Wiebe
 1995  Corey Pavin (268) -- Jay Don Blake, Kenny Perry
 1994  Corey Pavin (271) -- Fred Couples
 1993  #Tom Kite (206) -- Dave Barr, Fred Couples, Donnie Hammond,
                          Payne Stewart
 1992  *Fred Couples (269) -- Davis Love III
 1991  Ted Schulz (272) -- Jeff Sluman
 1990  Fred Couples (266) -- Gil Morgan
 1989  Mark Calcavecchia (272) -- Sandy Lyle
 1988  Chip Beck (267) -- Mac O'Grady, Bill Sander
 1987  *Tze-Chung Chen (275) -- Ben Crenshaw
 1986  Doug Tewell (270) -- Clarence Rose
 1985  Lanny Wadkins (264) -- Hal Sutton
 1984  David Edwards (279) -- Jack Renner
 1983  Gil Morgan (270) -- Gibby Gilbert, Mark McCumber, Lanny Wadkins
 1982  *Tom Watson (271) -- Johnny Miller
 1981  Johnny Miller (270) -- Tom Weiskopf
 1980  Tom Watson (276) -- Bob Gilder, Don January
 1979  Lanny Wadkins (276) -- Lon Hinkle
 1978  Gil Morgan (278) -- Jack Nicklaus

 1977  Tom Purtzer (273) -- Lanny Wadkins
 1976  Hale Irwin (272) -- Tom Watson
 1975  Pat Fitzsimons (275) -- Tom Kite
 1974  Dave Stockton (276) -- John Mahaffey, Sam Snead
 1973  Rod Funseth (276) -- Don Bies, David Graham, Dave Hill, Tom Weiskopf
 1972  *George Archer (270) -- Tommy Aaron, Dave Hill
 1971  *Bob Lunn (274) -- Billy Casper
 1970  *Billy Casper (276) -- Hale Irwin
 1969  *Charles Sifford (276) -- Harold Henning
 1968  Billy Casper (274) -- Arnold Palmer
 1967  Arnold Palmer (269) -- Gay Brewer
 1966  Arnold Palmer (273) -- Miller Barber, Paul Harney
 1965  Paul Harney (276) -- Dan Sikes
 1964  Paul Harney (280) -- Bobby Nichols
 1963  Arnold Palmer (274) -- Al Balding, Gary Player
 1962  Phil Rodgers (268) -- Bob Goalby, Fred Hawkins
 1961  Bob Goalby (275) -- Eric Brown, Art Wall
 1960  Dow Finsterwald (280) -- Bill Collins, Jay Hebert, Dave Ragan
 1959  Ken Venturi (278) -- Art Wall
 1958  Frank Stranahan (275) -- E.J. Harrison
 1957  Doug Ford (280) -- Jay Hebert
 1956  Lloyd Mangrum (272) -- Jerry Barber
 1955  Gene Littler (276) -- Ted Kroll
 1954  Fred Wampler (281) -- Jerry Barber, Chick Harbert
 1953  Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Jack Burke Jr
 1952  *Tommy Bolt (289) -- Jack Burke Jr
 1951  Lloyd Mangrum (280) -- Henry Ransom
 1950  *Sam Snead (280) -- Ben Hogan
 1949  Lloyd Mangrum (284) -- E.J. Harrison
 1948  Ben Hogan (275) -- Lloyd Mangrum
 1947  Ben Hogan (280) -- Tony Penna
 1946  Byron Nelson (284) -- Ben Hogan
 1945  Sam Snead (283) -- Harold McSpaden, Byron Nelson
 1944  Harold McSpaden (278) -- Johnny Bulla
 1943  Not held due to World War II
 1942  *Ben Hogan (282) -- Jimmy Thomson
 1941  Johnny Bulla (281) -- Craig Wood
 1940  Lawson Little (282) -- Clayton Heafner
 1939  Jimmy Demaret (274) -- Harold McSpaden
 1938  Jimmy Thomson (273) -- Johnny Revolta
 1937  Harry Cooper (274) -- Ralph Guldahl, Horton Smith
 1936  Jimmy Hines (280) -- Henry Picard, Jimmy Thomson
 1935  *Vic Ghezzi (285) -- Johnny Revolta
 1934  Mac Smith (280) -- Willie Hunter, Bill Mehlhorn
 1933  Craig Wood (281) -- Leo Diegel, Willie Hunter
 1932  Mac Smith (281) -- Leo Diegel, Olin Dutra, Joe Kirkwood Sr, Dick Metz
 1931  Ed Dudley (285) -- Al Espinosa, Eddie Loos
 1930  Densmore Shute (296) -- Bobby Cruickshank, Horton Smith
 1929  Mac Smith (285) -- Tommy Armour
 1928  Mac Smith (284) -- Harry Cooper
 1927  Bobby Cruickshank (282) -- Ed Dudley, Charles Guest
 1926  Harry Cooper (279) -- George Von Elm
 
 * - Won in playoff
 # - Rain shortened
 
 Note: Formerly called Nissan Los Angeles Open (1989-94), Los Angeles Open
       presented by Nissan (1987-88), Los Angeles Open (1926-70, 84-86), Glen
       Campbell Los Angeles Open (1971-83).