Albany ruined Lake Nona’s bid for a fifth consecutive Tavistock Cup title when Ian Poulter made a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.

The event, shortened to one day of stroke play because of the Monday finish to the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, saw four-man teams from Albany and Lake Nona finish the day at 7-over, tied for the lowest composite total in the six-team field.

Poulter, who shot a team-low 72 Tuesday at Isleworth, was joined by Tiger Woods (73), Tim Clark (73) and Justin Rose (77) on the victorious side. Woods joined Poulter in the best-ball playoff against Lake Nona’s Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson.

McDowell carded a 71 to be one of just two players in red numbers for the day. Ross Fisher (72), Stenson (74) and Peter Hanson (78) rounded out the scoring for Lake Nona.

Primland and host team Isleworth finished one shot off the pace while Oak Tree National was 12-over and Queenwood was 20-over.

Webb Simpson, representing Primland, had the day’s best round: a 2-under 70.

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Tim Clark and Adam Scott carded an 8-under total in Monday’s better-ball format to post the day’s low round at the Tavistock on Monday.

Because one-third of the 24-man field was competing in the Monday finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, the opening day’s results will not count toward crowning a winner in this year’s event.

Playing in the same group as Clark and Scott at Isleworth were Ross Fisher and Graeme McDowell, who finished a shot behind at 7-under, tied with Fred Couples and Jay Haas. The pairings of Bo Van Pelt -Bubba Watson and Peter Hanson-Webb Simpson carded 6-under totals.

The winner of the Tavistock Cup will be decided Tuesday when the entire 24-man field, composed of four representatives each from six clubs, plays 18 holes of stroke play. Arnold Palmer Invitational Champion Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler, who competed in Monday’s final pairing with Woods, will be grouped with Fred Couples in the 11:05 tee time.

Here’s a look at the tee times for Tuesday at Isleworth:

TIME	GROUP
9:20 a.m.	Graeme McDowell (Team Lake Nona) Ian Poulter (Team Albany) Adam Scott (Team Queenwood)
9:35 a.m.	Ross Fisher (Team Lake Nona) Bill Haas (Team Primland) D.A. Points (Team Isleworth)
9:50 a.m.	Jay Haas (Team Primland) Paul McGinley (Team Queenwood) Bob Tway (Team Oak Tree National)
10:05 a.m.	Charles Howell III (Team Oak Tree National) Justin Rose (Team Albany) Bubba Watson (Team Isleworth)
10:20 a.m.	Tim Clark (Team Albany) Henrik Stenson (Team Lake Nona) Bo Van Pelt (Team Isleworth)
10:35 a.m.	Peter Hanson (Team Lake Nona) Martin Laird (Team Queenwood) Webb Simpson (Team Primland)
10:50 a.m.	Brian Davis (Team Isleworth) Tom Lewis (Team Queenwood) Scott Verplank (Team Oak Tree National)
11:05 a.m.	Fred Couples (Team Primland) Rickie Fowler (Team Oak Tree National) Tiger Woods (Team Albany)

By Jeff Shain, PGATOUR.COM contributor

U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson and incoming Hall of Famer Fred Couples will make their Tavistock Cup debuts later this month, as rosters were finalized Tuesday for an expanded 10th edition that now features six high-profile clubs.

Simpson, Couples and the father-son duo of Jay and Bill Haas will represent Virginia’s Primland Club, which joins the competition this year along with Oklahoma’s Oak Tree National.

Charles Howell III, an Isleworth mainstay in the first nine Tavistock Cups, instead will anchor Oak Tree National’s lineup of Oklahoma State alums. He’ll be joined by Rickie Fowler, Scott Verplank and Champions Tour veteran Bob Tway.

Lake Nona seeks a fifth consecutive title in the made-for-TV competition, to be played March 25-26 at Isleworth. Graeme McDowell, the lone constant in Lake Nona’s previous wins, will be joined by Peter Hanson, Ross Fisher and Henrik Stenson.

Tiger Woods will play a third consecutive year for Bahamas club Albany, alongside European Ryder Cup heroes Ian Poulter and Justin Rose. England’s Queenwood Club rounds out the Tavistock lineup, with Adam Scott and new European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley.

With Primland and Oak Tree National expanding the competition to six clubs, rosters were reduced to four players. This also marks the first edition without Ernie Els, who played for Lake Nona and later Albany.

The rosters:

Albany – Tiger Woods, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Tim Clark.
Isleworth – Bubba Watson, Bo Van Pelt, Brian Davis, D.A. Points.
Lake Nona – Graeme McDowell, Peter Hanson, Henrik Stenson, Ross Fisher.
Oak Tree – Charles Howell III, Rickie Fowler, Scott Verplank, Bob Tway.
Primland – Webb Simpson, Bill Haas, Jay Haas, Fred Couples.

The home field advantage was all Lake Nona needed to take home the ninth Tavistock Cup.

Ross Fisher and Retief Goosen both fired 5-under 67s for Lake Nona at their home course, which hosted the second and final day of competition. The event features 24 of the top touring professional members of Albany, Isleworth Golf & Country Club, Lake Nona and Queenwood Golf Club.

Lake Nona finished at 41 under, two shots better than Isleworth. All six of its team members broke par on Tuesday.

It’s the fourth consecutive win for Lake Nona.

Monday’s first day consisted of better-ball stroke play, with Day 2 contested as a singles format. Robert Allenby (Isleworth),Thomas Bjorn (Queenwood) and Ernie Els (Albany) also shot 67s.

Tiger Woods, playing in his first competitive event since straining his Achilles tendon at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, finished with an even-par 72 after going out in 34. He made two bogeys and seven pars on the back nine for Team Albany, which finished fourth out of the four teams in the competition.

The Tavistock Cup exists to raise money for many worthy causes. The Tavistock Cup has generated more than $7 million for charity in its nine-year history.

TEAM STANDINGS

Teams	Players	Score
Team Lake Nona	Curtis, Fisher, Goosen, Hanson, McDowell, Woodland	41 under
Team Isleworth	Allenby, Chopra, Howell III, O’Hair, Van Pelt, Watson	39 under
Team Queenwood	Bjorn, Howell, Kjeldsen, Lewis, McGinley, Scott	31 under
Team Albany	Clark, Els, Immelman, Poulter, Rose, Woods	26 under

 

ROUND 2 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Player	Team	Score
Ross Fisher	Team Lake Nona	67 (5 under)
Robert Allenby	Team Isleworth	67 (5 under)
Retief Goosen	Team Lake Nona	67 (5 under)
Thomas Bjorn	Team Queenwood	67 (5 under)
Ernie Els	Team Albany	67 (5 under)
Bubba Watson	Team Isleworth	69 (3 under)
Tom Lewis	Team Queenwood	69 (3 under)
Sean O’Hair	Team Isleworth	69 (3 under)
Graeme McDowell	Team Lake Nona	69 (3 under)
Ben Curtis	Team Lake Nona	70 (2 under)
Paul McGinley	Team Queenwood	70 (2 under)
Justin Rose	Team Albany	70 (2 under)
Adam Scott	Team Queenwood	70 (2 under)
Peter Hanson	Team Lake Nona	71 (1 under)
Soren Kjeldsen	Team Queenwood	71 (1 under)
Charles Howell III	Team Isleworth	71 (1 under)
Daniel Chopra	Team Isleworth	71 (1 under)
Gary Woodland	Team Lake Nona	71 (1 under)
David Howell	Team Queenwood	71 (1 under)
Tiger Woods	Team Albany	72 (Even)
Tim Clark	Team Albany	72 (Even)
Bo Van Pelt	Team Isleworth	72 (Even)
Trevor Immelman	Team Albany	72 (Even)
Ian Poulter	Team Albany	76 (4 over)

The tandem of Bo Van Pelt and Sean O’Hair had the hottest hand of any team during Monday’s first round of the Tavistock Cup. The duo combined for a 13-under total to lead Team Isleworth to the top of the team standings after the first day of the two-day event.

The Tavistock Cup, now in its ninth year, features 24 of the top touring professional members of Albany, Isleworth Golf & Country Club, Lake Nona and Queenwood Golf Club.

Monday’s first day consisted of better-ball stroke play, with three two-man teams representing each of the clubs.

Van Pelt and O’Hair led Team Isleworth, which also included the duo of Bubba Watson and Charles Howell III (9 under on Monday) and Daniel Chopra and Robert Allenby (4 under). That gave the Isleworth team a combined score of 26 under.

Team Lake Nona is in second place at 24 under.

Tiger Woods is playing for Team Albany and was paired with Justin Rose on Monday. The duo finished at 9 under, with Albany moving into second place at 23 under.

Team Queenwood is at 17 under for fourth place.

Tuesday’s second round features individual stroke play. Each team will count six 18-hole individual scores. The team with the lowest score in relation to par at the end of both rounds will be crowned World Golf and Country Club Champion.

The Tavistock Cup exists to raise money for many worthy causes. The Tavistock Cup has generated more than $7 million for charity in its nine-year history.

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TAVISTOCK RESULTS: Standings after Round 1

Team	Score	Twosomes	Twosome scores
Team Isleworth	26 under	Bo Van Pelt-Sean O’Hair	13 under
		Bubba Watson-Charles Howell III	9 under
		Daniel Chopra-Robert Allenby	4 under
Team Lake Nona	24 under	Ben Curtis-Peter Hanson	9 under
		Ross Fisher-Retief Goosen	9 under
		Graeme McDowell-Gary Woodland	6 under
Team Albany	23 under	Tiger Woods-Justin Rose	9 under
		Tim Clark-Ernie Els	8 under
		Ian Poulter-Trevor Immelman	6 under
Team Queenwood	17 under	Soren Kjeldsen-Paul McGinley	7 under
		Adam Scott-Thomas Bjorn	6 under
		David Howell-Tom Lewis	4 under

ORLANDO, Fla. – Oliver Wilson fired a 65 on Tuesday at Isleworth Country Club to lead Lake Nona to a dominating victory in the Tavistock Cup.

Wilson’s 65 was the low score of the stroke-play portion of the competition and earned the Englishman the Payne Stewart Salver Award. Lake Nona finished with a two-day total of 43 under that was 16 strokes better than second-place Albany.

The home team, Isleworth, finished at 25 under while Queenwood had a total of 18 under. The second round of the two-day competition consisted of the combined total in relation to par of the six members on each team.

All six players on the Lake Nona team broke par for a total of 18 under on Tuesday – no more than three players on any of the other three teams managed to do the same. Robert Allenby had the low score for Isleworth with a 66 while Adam Scott of Queenwood shot 67 and Albany’s Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson of Lake Nona each shot 68s.

Tiger Woods, who played for Albany, had the only other sub-70 score at 69.

Following are Tuesday’s scores:

Score	Team	Players
43 under	Lake Nona	Oliver Wilson 65 Henrik Stenson 68 Graeme McDowell 70 Ross Fisher 70 Peter Hanson 70 Retief Goosen 71
27 under	Albany	Ian Poulter 68 Tiger Woods 69 Arjun Atwal 71 Justin Rose 73 Ernie Els 74 Trevor Immelman 78
25 under	Isleworth	Robert Allenby 66 J.B. Holmes  70 Stuart Appleby 73 Sean O’Hair 73 Lee Janzen 77 Brian Davis 78
18 under	Queenwood	Adam Scott 67 Thomas Bjorn 70 David Howell 71 Darren Clarke 74 Soren Kjeldsen 74 Paul McGinley 74

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Led by the duo of Brian Davis and J.B. Holmes, Team Isleworth has the lead after Monday’s first day of the two-day Tavistock Cup at Isleworth Golf and Country Club.

Davis and Holmes combined in the four-ball format to shoot 12 under, giving Team Isleworth a slim lead in the four-club competition. The three two-man teams for Isleworth combined to shot 30 under.

Team Albany, which includes Tiger Woods, is at 28 under. Team Lake Nona, which includes reigning U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell, is at 25 under. Team Queenwood, which includes Adam Scott, is at 16 under.

The team of Davis-Holmes tied for the day’s low score along with McDowell and Retief Goosen, who also shot 12 under.

Tuesday’s second day will include single stroke-play results from the 24 players in the field.

 

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TAVISTOCK CUP: MONDAY’S RESULTS

 

Score	Team	Players
30 under	TEAM ISLEWORTH	Brian Davis-J.B. Holmes, 12 under Lee Janzen-Sean O’Hair, 9 under Robert Allenby-Stuart Appleby, 9 under
28 under	TEAM ALBANY	Ian Poulter-Justin Rose, 11 under Ernie Els-Trevor Immelman, 9 under Arjun Atwal-Tiger Woods, 8 under
25 under	TEAM LAKE NONA	Retief Goosen-Graeme McDowell, 12 under Ross Fisher-Oliver Wilson, 8 under Peter Hanson-Henrik Stenson, 5 under
16 under	TEAM QUEENWOOD	Thomas Bjorn-Adam Scott, 7 under Darren Clarke-David Howell, 5 under Soren Kjeldsen-Paul McGinley, 4 under