iChat - Ian Poulter wins Australian Masters troange - Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:08 pm Post subject: Ian Poulter wins Australian Masters
Ian Poulter wins Australian Masters
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - England's Ian Poulter won the Australian Masters on Sunday, Buy Golf Clubs
spoiling Geoff Ogilvy's bid for a victory on his boyhood course.
Poulter, two strokes behind Ogilvy entering the round, closed with a 4-under 67 in windy conditions to finish at 15-under 269 at Victoria Golf Club.
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Poulter said. ``I had a message from (former champion) Justin Rose, who said, `Put a nice gold jacket in your wardrobe like I have,' and it's nice to do that.''
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three strokes back. Ogilvy, the 2006 U.S. Open champion who matched the course record with a 63 on Saturday, shot a 73 to end up third at 11 under.
Poulter erased Ogilvy's lead with a 15-foot eagle putt on the short par-4 first hole.
The Englishman birdied the seventh to take the outright lead and added another on the ninth taylormade burner 2.0
- after nearly making another eagle - to make the turn with a two-shot advantage.