Poulter victorious with second Italian Open title
BY iseekgolf.com | European PGA Tour | 2002 Italian Open | Wrap | 04 Nov 2002
Ian Poulter won his second Italian Open title in just three years in dramatic circumstances when England’s Paul Lawrie, went out of bounds on the final hole. Poulter posted a birdie at the 18th to close with a -3 (69), which left him at -19 and earned him the Open title by two strokes from Lawrie.
Lawrie had moved a stroke in front of Poulter at the 17th hole of the rain-reduced three round tournament, but then Lawrie, the 1999 British Open Champion, threw his tee shot into the trees at the 18th to double-bogey and posted a 70.
Jarrod Moseley finished the best of the nine-man Australasian contingent this week, after the tournament was reduced to just 54 holes. Moseley fired a final day 70 to finish with -14 and in equal 6th. Nick O’Hern was next best at -13 and in equal 10th closely followed by Peter Fowler at -10 (T23). Brett Rumford, the only other ANZ player to make the cut, finished at -7 (T44).
Final Round – Australasian Scores
T6 -14 Jarrod Moseley (66-66-70)
T10 -13 Nick O’Hern (71-69-63)
T23 -10 Peter Fowler (70-67-69)
T44 -7 Brett Rumford (67-73-69)
- Missed Cut ****
Richard Green (73-69)
Scott Gardiner (68-74)
Stephen Leaney (74-68)
Lucas Parsons (74-70)
Stephen Leaney (74-70)
