Day-Tringale hold on to win Franklin Templeton Shootout

Jason Day and Cameron Tringale overcame a slow start Saturday to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout by a shot.

Day and Tringale shot a 7-under 65 in the better-ball final round to finish at 32 under at Tiburon Golf Club.

Leading by three shots going into the final round, they had just one birdie in the first eight holes before closing with six in their last nine.

"He hit a lot of good, clutch putts," Day said about Tringale.

Day made 25-foot birdies putts on Nos. 10 and 12.

"Once I holed that putt, we started very well on the back nine," Day said.

Day and Tringale opened with a 55 on Thursday in the scramble round and shot a 64 on Friday in modified alternate-shot play.

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Matt Kuchar and Harris English, the 2013 winners, finished second after a 62. Kuchar just missed an eagle chip on No. 17.

"It came awfully close," he said. "I thought it was in. It was hard looking at the sun, I wasn't sure on the depth where the hole was but it had a great line and pretty good pace as well."

English then hit his approach shot 2 feet from the cup on No. 18

"Just take dead aim, that's what I did," he said.

The teams of Billy Horschel-Ian Poulter and Keegan Bradley-Camilo Villegas tied for third at 29 under.

Saturday's action included momentum swings, numerous ties for the lead and memorable shots off the green. At the same time Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly birdied eight of nine holes, Day and Tringale went birdieless on seven of their first eight holes, as did Graeme McDowell and Gary Woodland, who came into the day in second place.

Three hours into the tournament, there was a three-way tie at 25-under with nine teams within three shots. An hour later, six players were within a shot of the lead. With birdies from Nos. 9-13, Day and Tringale regained control.

FINAL-ROUND NOTES:

• The team of Jason Day and Cameron Tringale survived a final-round charge to claim the 26th playing of the Franklin Templeton Shootout in wire-to-wire fashion. The duo finished with a 54-hole total of 32-under 184, one better than the team of defending champions Matt Kuchar and Harris English. Day and Tringale split $770,000 with the victory.

• As a member of the winning team, Cameron Tringale became the 11th player to win the event in his first attempt. It also marks the second year in succession the event has had a player win in his first appearance. Harris English did so in 2013.

• Cameron Tringale became the second Georgia Tech product in as many years to be on the winning team at the Franklin Templeton Shootout. Matt Kuchar, another former Tech product, was on the winning team a year ago.

• The team of Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker, playing together for the seventh straight year, had the day’s best round in the Best-Ball format, a 12-under 60.

• The team of Billy Horschel and Ian Poulter rebounded from a three-way tie for last place after the opening round with scores of 65-61 the final two days to finish T3 along with Keegan Bradley and Camilo Villegas, who matched Horschel and Poulter’s 61.

• Despite finishing second, the team of Matt Kuchar and Harris English posted some impressive numbers in their two-year run together. The pair was a combined 65-under in their six rounds at the Franklin Templeton Shootout.

• Matt Kuchar started his day by competing in the Franklin Templeton Shootout 5K. Kuchar finished 19th overall in a field of 355 runners and was second in his age group (35-39). Kuchar’s wife, Sybi, also competed in the race.