Sabbatini chips away for victory at rain-delayed Capital Open

POTOMAC, Md. -- Rory Sabbatini's second PGA Tour victory was a chip shot.

Actually several of them, but none bigger than the one that found the hole from 60 feet at the par-5 13th. The eagle swung the momentum back to the South African, and he held off Duffy Waldorf on Monday to win the FBR Capital Open.

"I hit a great chip, and it worked absolutely perfect," Sabbatini said. "It's not often you can hit shots like that, that come off like you want and react like you want. That was definitely a big confidence booster, and that kind of settled me down a little bit."

Sabbatini shot a 68 to finish with a 14-under-par 270 on the par-71 TPC at Avenel course. He was the only player to shoot in the 60s all four rounds.

Waldorf, assessed a two-shot penalty after his round was over, shot a 69 to finish at 274. Waldorf was penalized for using his club to pat down a rough area in front of his ball before taking his second shot at the 12th hole.

The gaffe cost Waldorf sole possession of second place. He finished tied with Joe Durant and Fred Funk, all four shots behind Sabbatini.

Sabbatini's first tour win was the 2000 Air Canada Championship, when he was just 24 years old. He said Sunday that winning for the second time on the tour was harder because of the self-induced pressure to repeat.

The 18-hole Monday finish was needed after rain washed out play Saturday, leaving the course so waterlogged that a 36-hole Sunday finish was not feasible.