Jason Day and Cameron Tringale fired a final round of 65 to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout by a single shot from defending champions Harris English and Matt Kuchar.
Jason Day and Cameron Tringale fired a final round of 65 to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout by a single shot from defending champions Harris English and Matt Kuchar.
Day and Tringale opened with a sensational round of 55 in the scramble format and they extended their advantage with a fine 64 in the modified alternate-shot second round.
But in the final round, playing better-ball, Day and Tringale mustered just one birdie in their first eight holes. That allowed the chasing pack back into the tournament and, for a time on Saturday, the event was wide open. But Day and Tringale regained control with five birdies in a row from the 9th to the 13th.
Day and Tringale, the youngest team in the event, managed to hold on down the stretch to win by a single shot from English and Kuchar. The defending champions fired a closing 62.
Tied in third place were Keegan Bradley with Camilo Villegas and Ian Poulter with Billy Horschel.
Franklin Templeton Shootout Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Flordia Dec 11-13, purse $3,100,000, par 72
T1 Jason Day (Aus) 55 64 65 184 $385,000 T1 Cameron Tringale (USA) 55 64 65 184 $385,000 T2 Harris English (USA) 57 66 62 185 $242,500 T2 Matt Kuchar (USA) 57 66 62 185 $242,500 T3 Keegan Bradley (USA) 59 67 61 187 $130,000 T3 Camilo Villegas (Col) 59 67 61 187 $130,000 T3 Ian Poulter (Eng) 61 65 61 187 $130,000 T3 Billy Horschel (USA) 61 65 61 187 $130,000 T5 Jerry Kelly (USA) 60 68 60 188 $95,000 T5 Steve Stricker (USA) 60 68 60 188 $95,000 T5 Graeme McDowell (NIR) 59 63 66 188 $95,000 T5 Gary Woodland (USA) 59 63 66 188 $95,000
Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage
