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Welcome to the third match: Poulter/Fisher v Stricker/Woods
First shot duty on this third match lies with Steve Stricker
Stricker pulls his tee shot left of fairway into the rough
Tiger Woods also pulls his shot left into rough
Ian Poulter makes it the third shot to pull left into rough
Incredible, Fisher pulls his shot left into the rough as well
All four balls within a few feet of each other, Stricker next
Stricker finds a bunker on his second shot
Apparently Ross Fisher's first shot landed inside an umbrella
Ross Fisher's second shot finds green
Woods now, difficult line, shanks it only a few yards
Tiger gets his ball onto the green, ten feet from flag
Stricker from the bunker overshoots the entire green
Poulter from the bunker, lovely shot within ten feet of hole
Staff trying to squeegee first greeen for play to continue
Fisher misses thirty foot putt, will settle for par
Stricker chips from down slope, misses - Europe 1 up
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Ian Poulter on his third shot within 18 feet of flag
Woods 100 yards to pin, hits a beauty, spins within 3 feet
Fisher's shot hits green, spins and within lies 15 feet
Woods sinks 4 foot putt for birdie, Europe can half
Fisher can par, but misses by inches, United States square up
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Stricker hits his tee shot into a water hazard - crowd jeers
Tiger hits his tee shot past the green on this 189-yard par 3
Poulter takes raincoat off, tee shot finds green
From tee Fisher finds just misses green, avoids bunker
Tiger pitches ball into slope but will have 7-foot putt
Poulter makes magnificent 25 foot putt for birdie, wins hole
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Europe 1 up after third hole, crowd loving Poulter's putt
Stricker the only player to make the fairway, 240 yards out
Woods and Poulter made rough to right, Fisher in right bunker
Stricker having issue with ball drop, trying to avoid water
Play is suspended at 9:43am due to standing water on fairways
Welcome back
Poulter now, out of the rough, and further down the fairway
Poulter moves his next shot onto the green, within ten feet
Stricker from the rough chips onto the green, chance to par
Tiger 82 feet away, chips onto green, runs past hole, 17 feet
Stricker for par, moves left and within a foot - bogey
Tiger now, 17 foot save, good work from him this hole
Poulter has chance to halve...
...and Poulter does - hole halved
Both Woods and Poulter shot par on hole four
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All four players drive onto fairway, Americans a bit further
Poulter sensible shot onto the back of green, within 25 feet
Fisher lovely shot over water hazard onto green
And Woods misses the green, overhits it down the slight slope
Stricker hits the same shot onto green within 20 feet
Stricker, Poulter and Fisher with a good chance to birdie
Woods though misses his chip, never really threatened the cup
Poulter with 25 plus foot putt, moves left and misses
Fisher now, it cup-bound all the way, but agonising miss
Stricker for the hole, twelve feet, moved right and missed
Hole halved, both Fisher and Stricker could have swung this
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Woods first onto the fairway
Woods second short of the green
Fisher from fairway nice second onto the green, 20 feet
Poulter within a foot of Fisher's on the green
Stricker, decent shot onto green within 17 feet
Tiger putts to within a foot, but misses
Fisher for birdie, puts to within a foot also, Poulter next
Poulter, with the exact same putt, pushes it 18 inches over
Finally Stricker for birdie, looks good, but just left
Hole halved
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Poulter drive pulls left and doesn't find the green
Fisher from tee, finds the green within 20 feet for birdie
Stricker with a lovely shot onto green within ten feet of cup
Woods now doesn't like it, finds left hand trap down slope
Here goes Poulter from rough 76 feet, poor chip, within 12
Woods not much better
Fisher putt slightly uphill, just stays left, misses cup
Stricker for the hole, 12 feet, looks simple, but he misses!
Hole halved
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All four drives onto fairway, within 170 of pin
Woods 166 yards launches spectacular shot onto green
Fisher now, bounces onto the green but lands on edge of green
Poulter shoots short, hits ledge and rolls back on green
Stricker, high shot, drops to 30 foot range
Stricker, brilliant putt, holes his from 30 feet. Superb.
Fisher now, powerful putt, just runs left downhill, misses
Poulter 30 foot putt, uphill, just slides right
USA wins the hole. It's all square on match three!
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Stricker lands it on the right side of the fairway from tee
Tiger second shot, gets about 50 yards short of green, nice
Steve third, 109 yards plus, onto green, spins towards flag
Poulter, third effort, getting dark in Usk Valley...
...shot goes up and down, but he's short, up against fringe
Tiger now, 50 yards, up and down, to within eighteen inches
Poulter, hits the lip of the hole from the fringe
Fisher, 30 foot putt, on a perfect line. Just short.
USA wins hole - 1 up they go
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Stricker hits his tee drive within 15 feet of pin
Hole in one opportunity for Woods, but it stays well right
Poulter, decent tee shot, within 20 feet
Ross Fisher now, leaves his tee shot right
Last putts coming up now before nightfall
Fisher's put, moves right to left, but misses just right
Ian Poulter who? Ask the crowd, he sinks it. Beauty.
Stricker now, has words with Tiger... tension before sunset
Stricker, it's going in, surely, nice curve, just misses
Glorious sunset here at The Twenty Ten Course at Celtic Manor
Now we say 'nos da' (goodnight) this match continues tomorrow
Europe won that hole by the way, all square after ten holes
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'Bore da' (good morning) here we're on 11th for an 8am start
Sunshine, dew and mist, this is a very Welsh morning
Tiger hits his tee shot left into the rough
All other tee drives on the fairway, about 240 yards
Third shots, Tiger is first, cold conditions here
Woods hits it left of the pin, within 25 feet
Poulter hits a poor third shot, rolls off the green
Stricker hits a lovely shot close to pin, rolls away, 15 feet
Fisher up, uses the spin to his advantage, within 6 feet
Stricker and Fisher most likely candidates now for birdie
Poulter pitches up fourth shot onto green, within 3 feet
Tiger now, not happy with last shot, very close, inches away
Stricker now, takes his time and sinks it for birdie
All on Fisher to halve, and he does, birdie from him
Still all square in this match going into 12
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458 yards on this par four
All four drives onto fairway
Woods furthest, 299 yard drive, 150 out
Stricker over the water leaves it short and left of green
Poulter 180 to flag, two swans fly in front of his shot...
and Poulter flirts with the water, wrong club, 35 foot putt
Fisher, slightly better, onto green to within 30 feet
Woods, about the same, ball spins away, just stays on green
Poulter to chip, very tidy shot, slows to within 2 feet
Stricker, no green to work with incredibly holes it, birdie!
Fisher on his own, 35 foot putt, just misses on the right
Stricker is carrying US in this match, outstanding winner
United States now 1 up
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Poulter gets it safely on the green, 20 foot putting chance
Fisher lays a beautiful tee shot over water to within 12 feet
All four within Poulter's 35 foot distance for birdie chances
Poulter first, gentle upward slope, doesn't quite turn left
Stricker takes advice from Tiger, 21 feet, just right though
Woods from 17 feet could use this, just overhits it
Ross Fisher now for a birdie opportunity to square
But Fisher just drags it left, misses by three inches
Halved
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485-yard par four on 14, this is one of our long par-fours
Woods and Poulter have found the water on this hole
Stricker on his second shot, finds the bunker, miles from pin
This hole will be between Fisher and Stricker now
Fisher finds the green, 40 foot putt opportunity for him
Stricker onto the green within 20 foot of pin
Fisher now, big putt, nice line but a foot or so short
Fisher sinks for the half
United States still 1 up, Fisher and Stricker hit par
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Everyone's been talking about this dog-leg par-four 15th
You can hit the green from the tee, or play safe on fairway
Stricker guns for green and makes it, 15 foot putt, superb!
Tiger now, 242 yards from tee to green, too long into crowd
Woods seriously hasn't found his radar in this match
Guess where Poulter's going?
Hits a nice shot, just off the fringe, within 25 feet
Fisher doesn't like it, no surprises it's high up on the bank
Fisher hits down the bank, within six feet of pin
Poulter, big shot, chips onto the green, not enough engine
Steve Stricker, for two on the 15th, for two up USA
But he doesn't hole it, gives Fisher the 25 foot chance
Fisher then for birdie, and it's in!
Hole halved, onto the the saunter down the valley
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Could Fisher turn this match at the last? Three holes to go
Starts with this narrow fairway on the 16th, beware bunkers!
Tiger hit his first shot into the rough
Second shot though, Tiger his a nice shot onto the green
Fisher for a par attempt on 16, misses
Poulter not having success on the greens, concedes par
Woods now for a birdie opportunity, drifts six inches right
Hole halved
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Stricker on tee, lays it to within ten feet, but sloping
Woods now from tee, lovely, finds top tier, 18 feet away
Fisher will have to make a two to square, right side 25 feet
Poulter from the tee, pulls left a little, rolls to within 35
Stricker could wrap this match up here on the green
Sunny in south Wales, an oak tree shadows much of the green
Poulter consults this putt with Fisher
It's Fisher to putt first, doesn't swing enough, good effort
Poulter overhits his putt, didn't swing left-right
Stricker puts a nice pace on his putt, but it's an inch left
Tiger 'guaranteed' to sink this putt according to commentary
But he misses
Very disappointing from Woods, hole halved
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Stricker to tee off on challenging par-five 18th
It's soft though from Stricker, flirts with bunker
Tiger puts his on the down slope, on the fairway
Poulter now, huge roars from the crowd, safely on fairway
Fisher, similarly, safely on fairway
Doubtful whether any of these four will make green with 2nd
Actually Woods can probably reach it, but on downward slope
Tiger's first shot was 261 yards
Stricker now down the fairway, plenty of green to pitch to
Fisher plays a similar distance, but more central fairway
Poulter went first, he's got a pitch chance to green
Woods, massive hit! But into the gallery and the fans
Anything can happen now, it's down to the wire on 18
Poulter pitches onto the green safely, within around 35 feet
Fisher next, Poulter lecturing at length to his compatriot
Fisher tries to spin, but doesn't come back, on green 35 feet
Steve Stricker now up and down onto green, within 12 feet
Now Woods is in the trodden crowd grass
Horrible pitch, hits half inch behind the ball, goes 15 yards
Steve Williams complaining to fans not to photograph
Tiger eventually gets it onto green, within 15 feet, costly
Europe have to go for this, to scrape a half
Fisher taking ages over this, up slope from the hole
Fisher now, swings right-left, but curves to much, not quite
If this doesn't go in, will Stricker have to putt?
Poulter: 22 feet for birdie
Does not go in, not enough power, slope takes it
So Stricker doesn't need to putt, USA win this match, 2 up
Steve Stricker with some massive shots for the USA in this
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S. Stricker
T. Woods
I. Poulter
R. Fisher
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