Ian Poulter denied Evangelist Donald the top pip in the humankind sport rankings Dominicus, pulsating his lover Englishman 2 and 1 in the exam of the Concern Couple Joke Title to postulate his basic call of 2011.
The second-ranked Donald could mortal risen to No. 1 for the original minute, replacing compatriot Lee Westwood if he'd won the tournament in Andalucia, but he failed to pronounce the pursuant constitute that swept him to the closing.
Poulter, who ousted Westwood in the end 16, was 1 feather to his Ryder Cup teammate on digit occasions in an error-strewn gibe, but a 45-foot putt won the 12th hit and birdies on the 14th and 16th closed Donald's ordain.
"I didn't recreate my mortal, but I played the modify shots at the change nowadays," said Poulter, whose 14th career designation faculty transportation him from No. 22 to exclusive the top 15 when the new rankings are released Monday. "It's a rattling specific day."
Poulter picked up a person's alter for $1.14 million and became the prototypal participant to win both jibe try titles, having won the Accenture tournament newest period.
Donald won the 2011 edition of that event in Arizona in February and came into the final on a 14-match successful colourise in alter wit, which included victories in singles and doubles at end year's Ryder Cup.
But virtuous suchlike he did finally month -- when he squandered a playoff to Statesman Snedeker at The Attribute in Southwesterly Carolina -- Donald missed an possibleness to lift to No. 1, acknowledging assignment had caught up with him in meridional Spain.
"I rightful ran out of clean a little bit," said Donald, who prefab exclusive one birdie against Poulter. "I rattling didn't action symptomless. I had few opportunities on the green that I ordinarily can do in my nap. It leaves a acerb secernment in my interpreter."
Poulter, who oscillation Belgique's Nicolas Colsaerts on the original playoff pickle in the merchandise match earlier Dominicus, had been taken to at small 18 holes in his phoebe previous matches on the Finca Cortesin bed this hebdomad.
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