PGA Results: 2012 Franklin Templeton Shootout
Franklin Templeton Shootout - Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.
This past weekend some big name players played together as two-man teams in the Franklin Templeton Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The Shootout is a scramble format. With PGA Tour pros, mega-low scores abound. In fact the two-man team of Rory Sabbatini and Charles Howell fired a 57 in the 3rd round. They finished one shot behind.
Kenny Perry and Sean O'Hair fired rounds of 64-61-60 to take home the 1st place trophy and $375,000 each. Perry became the oldest player to win the Shootout and has won the event with three different partners.
Emirates Australian Open - The Lakes Golf Club, Sydney, Australia
Peter Senior took home the 1st place trophy and prize money in Sydney, Australia at the Emirates Australian Open. Senior bettered Brendan Jones by one, Cameron Percy by to and several players by three shots. Other notables in the field: Stuart Appleby (T7), Adam Scott (T14), Tom Watson (T28).
Nelson Mandela Championship - Royal Durban Golf Club, Durban, South Africa
Scotland's Scott jamieson won his first European Tour event on Sunday, beating England's Steve Webster and Spain's Eduaro de la Riva in a playoff in the rain-shortened Nelson Mandela Championship. Nelson carded a 57 on the final day, but the course par was reduced to 65 due to the deluge of rain.
Thailand Golf Championship - Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand
It took 20 months for 2011 Masters Champion to enter the winner's circle again, but he finally did it. Charl Schartzel recording a brilliant 11 shot victory in Bangkok, Thailand at the Thailand Golf Championship. Other notables in the field included Spaniard Sergio Garcia (4th) and Bubba Watson (2nd).
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters - Emirates Golf Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Shanshan Feng of China, ranked #5 in the world, recorded a wire-to-wire victory in Dubai at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. The 23-year-old recorded rounds of 66-65-67-67 to finish -21 for the tournament, the lowest winning total in the event's 7-year history.
