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Article: Poulter in the pink as he ends victory drought.(Sports)
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- The Mercury (South Africa)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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BYLINE: Singapore
Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter won his first European Tour event in three years yesterday when he rode his luck to clinch the Barclays Singapore Open by a shot from China's Liang Wenchong.
The Englishman, colour co-ordinated in pink shoes, trousers and shirt, played a gruelling 30 holes in the weather-affected tournament, co-sanctioned by the European and Asian Tours, and it was a topsy-turvy ride.
He had seen a five-stroke half-way lead wiped out in just six holes of his third round on Saturday after paying the price for an aggressive approach before a thunderstorm halted play.
But he returned yesterday morning to ...