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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