Miami — Steve Stricker and Sean O’Hair captured the QBE Shootout event on Sunday, finishing off a wire-to-wire victory with a best-ball eight-under 64 in the final round. The duo finished two strokes ahead of Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry to win the 24-player unofficial PGA Tour team event in Naples, Florida. Pat Perez and Brian Harman placed third, four strokes adrift of O’Hair and Stricker. Lexi Thompson, the lone woman in the event, tied for fourth with her playing partner, Tony Finau. O’Hair and Stricker finished the tournament at the Tiburon Golf Club at 26-under 190. The US pair set the tone in the tournament with a superb 15-under 57 during the opening round scramble. "We just really jelled well together," Stricker said. "With his length the first day, getting some clubs into the greens, some short irons for me, we just fed off that first day quite a bit. We felt comfortable with one another." This is the second time that both players have won this event — Stricker having w...
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