Sean O’Hair and Kenny Perry win Franklin Templeton Shootout

Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry combined to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club in Florida by a single shot from Rory Sabbatini and Charles Howell III.

Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry win Franklin Templeton shootout (Getty Images)
Fergus Bisset
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Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry combined to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club in Florida by a single shot from Rory Sabbatini and Charles Howell III.

At 52 years old, Perry is the oldest player to have won the shootout and has now claimed victory in the event with three different partners. He won with John Huston in 2005 and Scott Hoch in 2008.

O'Hair and Perry took a two-shot lead into the final round but, by no means, had it their own way over the closing 18 holes.

Playing in a scramble format, the scoring was outstanding on Sunday. The round of the day came from Charles Howell III and South Africa's Rory Sabbatini. They posted a phenomenal 57 that included an eagle two on a par four. But, despite the brilliant effort, they came up a shot shy of O'Hair and Perry.

"We played really well and gave ourselves a lot of opportunities," Sabbatini said. "We put a good number up there and that's all we could really do. We had a lot of fun and Charles hit the ball fantastically."

O'Hair and Perry finished strongly to deny the chasing pack. The Americans fired five birdies in their last six holes to secure the victory and $375,000 each.

"The best thing about this was just we had a ton of fun," said O'Hair. "Just like being a kid enjoying what you're doing."

The pairings of Jason Dufner and Vijay Singh and Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker also broke 60 on the final day. They finished in third and tied fourth place respectively.

Franklin Templeton Shootout Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Florida Dec 7-9, purse $3,000,000 par 72

1   Sean O'Hair (USA)      64   61   60   185   $375,000           Kenny Perry (USA)                                 $375,000 2   Charles Howell III (USA)   66   63   57   186   $235,000     Rory Sabbatini (RSA)                                  $235,000 3   Jason Dufner (USA)      66   63   59   188   $140,000     Vijay Singh (Fij)                                     $140,000    T4   Jerry Kelly (USA)         68   63   58   189   $97,500       Steve Stricker (USA)                                $97,500 T4   Stewart Cink (USA)      67   62   60   189   $97,500      Carl Pettersson (Swe)                               $97,500 T4   Davis Love III (USA)      62   65   62   189   $97,500       Brandt Snedeker (USA)                             $97,500 T7   Keegan Bradley (USA)      67   64   60   191   $81,250       Brendan Steele (USA)                                 $81,250    T7   Dustin Johnson (USA)      67   65   59   191   $81,250        Ian Poulter (Eng)                                       $81,250

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

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Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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