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Ian Poulter secured his first victory of the year when he won the Dunlop Phoenix tournament held at the Phoenix Country Club in Japan on Sunday. Poulter admitted that a return to winning ways was a welcome feeling particularly at the last stroke play event of the year

The 31-year-old Englishaman led the tournament from start to finish and shot 69 to end at 11-under-par 269, three strokes ahead of Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (68) claiming second on eight-under-par.

Final-round leaderboard

Phoenix Country Club, par 70
-11 I Poulter Eng
-8 G Fdez-Castano Spa
-7 L Donald Eng
-7 S Katayama Jap
-5 P Harrington Ire

Poulter now heads across the waters to China’s plush, Mission Hills complex, where he will team up with fellow Englishman, Justin Rose for the World Cup of Golf.  With both men coming to the tournament fresh from recent success, they will be among the favourites to lift the trophy. 

Poulter is also keen to put in an eye-catching performance for Ryder Cup captain, Nick Faldo, saying, “The World Cup is going to be an awesome week and it is a great opportunity for Justin and me to show how well we can play together.”

The two men who are good friends and neighbours (Poulter has a house yards away from Rose on the Lake Nona Estate in Orlando) understand each other’s game and would appear to be an ideal pairing. Both players are playing the golf of their lives (Rose is ranked 7th in the world and Poulter 23rd -see Official Golf World Rankings) and are well placed to sign off 2007 with further success.

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