Rory Sabbatini: Moron

Ya gotta love Rory Sabbatini. Guy plays golf only slightly better than me, and he thinks it's his place to call out Tiger Woods?

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- Rory Sabbatini didn't let the year end without getting under Tiger Woods' skin one last time.

In a move that left players shaking their head, Sabbatini withdrew from the final round of the Target World Challenge on Sunday citing "personal reasons," the first player in the nine-year history of the event to leave early.

A locker room attendant, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release information, said Sabbatini cleaned out his locker Saturday night saying he was headed to Maui, where he spends his Christmas vacation.

"They don't have any flights to Hawaii tonight?" Fred Couples said, shaking his head. "He's messing with the wrong guy."

Woods, the tournament host, shook his head when asked about Sabbatini but did not comment as he went to eat breakfast before preparing for the final round. Woods had a six-shot lead over Jim Furyk.

Sabbatini qualified for the 16-man field through his world ranking, which now is at No. 11. He finished at No. 6 on the PGA Tour money list with a career-high $4.5 million, but his year was best remembered for calling out Woods.

They played in the final round at the Wachovia Championship, where Woods overcame a one-shot deficit to win. Sabbatini, who had said he wanted Woods in the final group at Quail Hollow, said the following week that Woods looked as "beatable as ever."

"I've seen Tiger when he hits the ball well," Sabbatini said. "I've seen him when he figures it out. It's scary. I don't want to see that anymore. I like the new Tiger." (H/T - Yahoo!)

Hey, Rory - nice name, by the way - when you get to Hawaii, sit back, relax, and have a nice cool glass of shut the hell up!