Ian Poulter put on a short game masterclass to gain the biggest victory of his career and claim the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Following on from successes over Nike golf clubs user Justin Leonard, Adam Scott, Jeev Milkha Singh, Thongchai Jaidee and Sergio Garcia, Poulter defeated Paul Casey in the 36-hole final.
Jim Furyk produced the goods with his golf putter at the vital time as he broke a two-year winless streak with victory at the Chevron World Challenge.
The Srixon golf equipment user shot a second successive 67 to gain a one-stroke victory in California over Graeme McDowell.
Despite both tournament host Tiger Woods and reigning champion Vijay Singh withdrawing from the 2009 Chevron World Challenge, the event still stands to be a tense affair with 18 of the game's current top players heading to California with their golf bags.
Sweden head into this week's Omega Mission Hills World Cup believing that they can repeat their display of 12 months ago and win the team event for a third time.
Srixon golf equipment user Henrik Stenson partnered Robert Karlsson to claim victory a year ago, finishing three shots clear of Spanish pairing Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal.
Tiger Woods' first trip to Australia to play golf since 1998 is the key talking point ahead of this week's JBWere Masters.
The Nike SQ Dymo golf driver user last made the trip halfway around the world from the US when appearing in the Presidents Cup as a 21-year-old over a decade ago.
