Ian Poulter wins Match Play Championship
Ian Poulter, dressed in pink on a chilly day in the desert, captured the biggest victory of his career Sunday by leading the final 28 holes and beating Paul Casey 4 and 2 in an all-England final at the Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz.
MARANA, Ariz. — Ian Poulter earned something more stylish than anything in his celebrated wardrobe.
Dressed in pink on a chilly day in the desert, Poulter captured the biggest victory of his career Sunday by leading the final 28 holes and beating Paul Casey 4 and 2 in an all-England final at the Match Play Championship.
Along with taking his first World Golf Championship title, the 34-year-old Poulter got his first win on U.S. soil.
"It's been a long time coming," the ninth-seeded Poulter said after closing out the sixth-seeded Casey with a par on the 34th hole to earn $1.4 million.
Casey, who lost to Geoff Ogilvy in last year's final, made $850,000 as runner-up in the 64-player event.
Resuming a semifinal match that had been suspended by darkness Saturday, Casey won with a par Sunday morning after 23rd-seeded Camilo Villegas of Colombia hooked his tee shot into the desert. Casey prevailed in 24 holes.
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