Golfweek number crunching: Streelman on the rise

johnwiler — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:59:23 +0000

Ranking/movement: +62 (No. 119 to No. 57).

Why the rise? There isn’t a lot of flash and sizzle to Streelman’s game, just a huge amount of consistency and perseverance. Streelman has put together four seasons that virtually mirror one another. While nothing jumps out at you, neither does anything set of off alarms that there is something horribly amiss with the 33-year-old’s game.

Poulter comes from behind to win Australian Masters

johnwiler — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:09:45 +0000

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — England’s Ian Poulter won the Australian Masters on Sunday, 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.

Australian Marcus Fraser had a 64 to finish second, 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 quickly erased Ogilvy’s overnight lead with a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-4 first hole. He then hit a birdie on the seventh to take the outright lead and added another on the ninth to make the turn with a two-shot advantage.

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Golfweek number crunching: Streelman on the rise

Poulter comes from behind to win Australian Masters