| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole Highlights |
| 1 | 448 | 4 | Ian Poulter, Europe's leading point scorer from the first two days, started strongly again with a 15-foot birdie putt for a win to go-1 up over Steve Stricker. |
| 2 | 505 | 4 | At the long 2nd, it was Poulter to putt first for birdie. He holed from 12 feet, but Stricker halved the hole with a 6-foot birdie putt of his own. |
| 3 | 206 | 3 | The first par-3 hole on the course was halved in par. Poulter remains 1-up. |
| 4 | 375 | 4 | Poulter secured his fourth consecutive 3 with a 6-foot birdie putt for a win to go 2-up. |
| 5 | 463 | 4 | This hole was halved in par 4s. |
| 6 | 500 | 4 | Poulter moved farther ahead with 5-foot putt for a par 4. He is now 3-up. |
| 7 | 601 | 5 | This par 5 finished with a halve in 5, with Poulter remaining 3-up. |
| 8 | 180 | 4 | Stricker missed the green with his tee shot and used the slope with his 2nd, which finished stone dead. Poulter calmly holed his 5-foot par putt to remain 3-up. |
| 9 | 416 | 4 | Poulter completed a sensational front 9 with a further birdie, which Stricker failed to match. Poulter 4-up. |
| 10 | 594 | 5 | Stricker won his first hole of the match as he calmly slotted an 8-footer for a birdie 4. Poulter 3-up. |
| 11 | 208 | 3 | Both players made par 3s here and Poulter held on to his 3-hole lead. |
| 12 | 464 | 4 | Stricker's par putt slid by the hole on the right and he conceded to Poulter, who was in tight in 2. Poulter back to 4-up. |
| 13 | 352 | 4 | Poulter was the first to hole out for birdie for 12 feet, but he was followed in by Stricker from 8 feet for a halve. Poulter remains 4-up. |
| 14 | 215 | 3 | Poulter's first bogey of the day cost him the 14th, and his lead was cut to 3-up. |
| 15 | 434 | 4 | Amid scenes of USA celebration a couple of holes ahead, the hole was halved. Poulter remained 3-up. |
| 16 | 511 | 4 | Both players found the greenside bunker short of the green. Poulter splashed out to 5 feet and he calmly slotted his par putt to secure the match, 3 and 2. |