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January 17th, 2009, 07:55 AM
1/16/2000:
Paul Azinger wins a tournament on the PGA Tour for the first time since a bout with cancer nearly derailed his career in 1993. He leads wire-to-wire at the Sony/Hawaiian Open in Honolulu and rolls to a seven-stroke victory over Stuart Appleby at the Waialae Country Club. Azinger finally breaks through in this event after carding eight top-10 finishes here over the years, including three runner-up performances. It’s a well-received triumph for the courageous ‘Zinger, one of the most popular players on the circuit.
B I R T H D A Y S
Dizzy Dean b. 1911
A.J. Foyt b. 1935
Jack McDowell b. 1966
Roy Jones Jr. b. 1969
Albert Pujols b. 1980
Paul Azinger wins a tournament on the PGA Tour for the first time since a bout with cancer nearly derailed his career in 1993. He leads wire-to-wire at the Sony/Hawaiian Open in Honolulu and rolls to a seven-stroke victory over Stuart Appleby at the Waialae Country Club. Azinger finally breaks through in this event after carding eight top-10 finishes here over the years, including three runner-up performances. It’s a well-received triumph for the courageous ‘Zinger, one of the most popular players on the circuit.
B I R T H D A Y S
Dizzy Dean b. 1911
A.J. Foyt b. 1935
Jack McDowell b. 1966
Roy Jones Jr. b. 1969
Albert Pujols b. 1980