Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell continue to plunder the world of golf prize funds, this time at the Greg Norman Shark Shootout in Florida and this time Poulter was first with his partner Dustin Johnson and McDowell was second with his pal Darren Clarke..
This time Poulter split the $750,000 first prize and McDowell collected $235,000 Full results are listed below..
I have done some quick math and Poulter has won $ 2,052,626 US in the last 6 weeks alone and McDowell will be even more since he picked up $1.2m just for beating Tiger at the Chevron Challenge last week !!
Here is the AP story
Ian Poulter and Dustin Johnson shot a 13 under 59 in the scramble format to beat Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell by two shots.
Johnson and Poulter took the lead with birdies on their first four holes and had no trouble the rest of the way in finishing at 30-under 186. Clarke and McDowell (59) never came closer than two strokes.
The two teams passed second-round co-leaders Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker (64) and Fred Funk and Kenny Perry (66). Kelly and Stricker, the defending champions, tied for third at 26 under with Chris DiMarco and Anthony Kim (61).
Canadian Mike Weir and playing partner K.J. Choi finished in a tie for fifth at 24-under.
The 12 teams in the tournament hosted by Greg Norman at Tiburon Golf Club played modified alternate shot in the first round and better ball in the second. Johnson and Poulter split US$750,000 from the $3 million purse.
Johnson and Poulter, who played for the rival U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams two months ago, made the perfect duo in the three-format tournament.
After a birdie on No. 3, they maintained sole possession of the lead, although Clarke and McDowell gave chase.
"They kind of pushed us around," Poulter said. "You know what, making the birdies they did, it was kind of good for us to see good shot after good shot, and good putts going in. It's a lot easier to hole putts when your playing partners do."
Funk-Perry and Kelly-Stricker started the day in front by a shot, but both teams started slowly. Funk-Perry made a birdie, then eight straight pars. Kelly-Stricker had three birdies on the front.
With Johnson putting first in the scramble format, Poulter took advantage, perhaps nowhere more so than on the par-4 15th. Holding a two-shot lead, Poulter knocked his approach to seven feet after Clarke had put his close. After Johnson missed his putt, Poulter made his to keep the two-shot advantage.
The two teams parred the par-3 16th, but with the par-5 17th ahead, Clarke and McDowell had another chance. They couldn't reach the green in two, but neither could Johnson and Poulter.
"It was definitely a lot harder than it looked," Johnson said. "Standing there we were like, 'Oh, this is a piece of cake."'
Poulter came through, pitching to seven feet. Then Johnson made the putt to follow Clarke and McDowell's birdie.
"Ian is one of the best chippers of the ball in the world, and he was the man for the job," McDowell said. "He was pretty clutch today. He played great."
1 Dustin Johnson & Ian Poulter -9 -8 -13 -30 $375,000 each
2 Darren Clarke & Graeme McDowell -5 -10 -13 -28 $235,000 each
T3 Jerry Kelly & Steve Stricker -9 -9 -8 -26 $125,000 each
T3 Chris DiMarco & Anthony Kim -5 -10 -11 -26 $125,000 each
T5 David Duval & Davis Love III -5 -6 -13 -24 $86,250 each
T5 Jason Day & Rory Sabbatini -4 -9 -11 -24 $86,250 each
T5 K.J. Choi & Mike Weir -5 -10 -9 -24 $86,250 each
T5 Fred Funk & Kenny Perry -8 -10 -6 -24 $86,250 each
9 Matt Kuchar & Greg Norman E -9 -13 -22 $77,500 each
T10 Justin Leonard & Scott Verplank -6 -6 -8 -20 $72,500 each
T10 Mark Calcavecchia & Jeff Overton -8 -5 -7 -20 $72,500 each
T10 Rickie Fowler & Bubba Watson -4 -4 -12 -20 $72,500 each
Bryan Angus
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