QBE Shootout

QBE Shootout

Tournament information
Location	Naples, Florida
Established	1989
Course(s)	Tiburón Golf Club (Gold Course)
Par	72
Length	7,288 yards (6,664 m)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour (unofficial event)
Format	Team stroke play
Prize fund	US$3,600,000
Month played	December
Final year	2022
Tournament record score
Aggregate	179 Harris English and Matt Kuchar (2020)
To par	−37 as above
Final champion
Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala
Location map
Tiburón GC Location in the United States Show map of the United States Tiburón GC Location in Florida Show map of Florida

The QBE Shootout ^[1] was a team golf tournament that took place on the PGA Tour as an unofficial money event. It was originally played during the off-season.

The event began in 1989, as the RMCC Invitational. It was hosted by golfer Greg Norman. The tournament was soon renamed the Shark Shootout after Norman's nickname, and has had several names since (see Winners below). The first eleven editions of the tournament were played at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California (1989–99). It was then played for one year at Doral Resort & Spa, on the Norman designed Great White Course, before moving to Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida in 2001, where it was played over the Norman designed Gold Course. ^[2]

In 2023, the PGA Tour replaced the QBE Shootout with the Grant Thornton Invitational, a 16-team event which features one male and one female pro golfer on each team. ^[3]

Format

The Shootout was a 3-day, 54-hole stroke play event in which teams of two compete. The format since 2014 has been: ^[4]

• First round: scramble, also known as ambrose or best-shot. Both players tee off on each hole; having decided which result is better, both play their next stroke from within a club-length of that position, but no closer to the hole. This procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.
• Second round: greensomes, also known as modified alternate shot or Scotch foursomes. Both players tee off on each hole and the ball finishing in the better position is chosen; alternate strokes are then played to complete the hole, with the player who did not play the chosen ball from the tee taking the next stroke.
• Final round: better ball, also known as best ball. Each golfer plays their own ball throughout, with the lower score being counted on each hole.

Broadcasting history

The event was originally broadcast in the United States by the USA Network and CBS, with USA broadcasting the first round on a tape-delayed basis, and CBS handling the second round live – it was then a two-round tournament. Not all the country saw the final round live, as CBS's commitment to the NFL only allowed part of the country to see the round as it took place, with the rest of the U.S. seeing the event beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

In 2007, the event was moved to December, and was broadcast live by both Golf Channel and NBC. It remained on these networks through 2013. In 2014, weekend coverage moved to Fox, where Norman had become an analyst. The telecast served as a prelude to Fox's coverage of the 2015 U.S. Open. ^[5] In 2017, weekend coverage returned to NBC.

Winners

Year	Winners	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
QBE Shootout
2022	Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala	182	−34	1 stroke	Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer
2021	Jason Kokrak and Kevin Na	183	−33	1 stroke	Sam Burns and Billy Horschel
2020	Harris English (3) and Matt Kuchar (3)	179	−37	9 strokes	Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway
2019	Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway	185	−31	2 strokes	Jason Kokrak and J. T. Poston
2018	Brian Harman and Patton Kizzire	186	−30	1 stroke	Emiliano Grillo and Graeme McDowell
2017	Sean O'Hair (2) and Steve Stricker (2)	190	−26	2 strokes	Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell
Franklin Templeton Shootout
2016	Harris English (2) and Matt Kuchar (2)	188	−28	1 stroke	Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker
2015	Jason Dufner and Brandt Snedeker	186	−30	2 strokes	Harris English and Matt Kuchar
2014	Jason Day and Cameron Tringale	184	−32	1 stroke	Harris English and Matt Kuchar
2013	Harris English and Matt Kuchar	182	−34	7 strokes	Retief Goosen and Freddie Jacobson
2012	Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry (3)	185	−31	1 stroke	Charles Howell III and Rory Sabbatini
2011	Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele	184	−32	3 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia and Nick Price Rory Sabbatini and Jhonattan Vegas
Shark Shootout
2010	Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter	186	−30	2 strokes	Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell
2009	Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker	190	−26	1 stroke	Chad Campbell and Tim Clark J. B. Holmes and Kenny Perry Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank
Merrill Lynch Shootout
2008	Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry (2)	185	−31	2 strokes	J. B. Holmes and Boo Weekley
2007	Woody Austin and Mark Calcavecchia (2)	187	−29	1 stroke	Greg Norman and Bubba Watson
2006	Jerry Kelly and Rod Pampling	185	−31	Playoff	Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank
Franklin Templeton Shootout
2005	John Huston and Kenny Perry	186	−30	1 stroke	Fred Couples and Adam Scott
2004	Hank Kuehne (2) and Jeff Sluman (2)	187	−29	2 strokes	Steve Flesch and Justin Leonard
2003	Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman	193	−23	Playoff	Chad Campbell and Shaun Micheel Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron
2002	Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate	185	−31	1 stroke	David Gossett and Matt Kuchar John Huston and Jeff Maggert
2001	Brad Faxon (3) and Scott McCarron (3)	183	−33	2 strokes	John Daly and Frank Lickliter
2000	Brad Faxon (2) and Scott McCarron (2)	190	−26	Playoff	Carlos Franco and Scott Hoch
Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout
1999	Fred Couples (3) and David Duval	184	−32	6 strokes	Scott Hoch and Scott McCarron
1998	Steve Elkington (3) and Greg Norman	189	−27	Playoff	John Cook and Peter Jacobsen
1997	Bruce Lietzke and Scott McCarron	186	−30	2 strokes	David Duval and Scott Hoch
1996	Jay Haas and Tom Kite (2)	187	−29	2 strokes	Hale Irwin and Lee Janzen Craig Stadler and Lanny Wadkins
1995	Mark Calcavecchia and Steve Elkington (2)	184	−32	1 stroke	Chip Beck and Lee Janzen
Franklin Funds Shark Shootout
1994	Fred Couples (2) and Brad Faxon	190	−26	2 strokes	Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange
1993	Steve Elkington and Raymond Floyd (2)	188	−28	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia and Brad Faxon Hale Irwin and Bruce Lietzke Tom Kite and Davis Love III Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange
1992	Tom Kite and Davis Love III	191	−25	1 stroke	Billy Ray Brown and Nick Price Fred Couples and Raymond Floyd Hale Irwin and Bruce Lietzke
Shark Shootout benefiting RMCC
1991	Tom Purtzer and Lanny Wadkins	189	−27	4 strokes	Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman
RMCC Invitational
1990	Fred Couples and Raymond Floyd	182	−34	5 strokes	Peter Jacobsen and Arnold Palmer
1989	Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange	190	−26	6 strokes	Bernhard Langer and John Mahaffey Lanny Wadkins and Tom Weiskopf

References

1. "QBE signs on as title sponsor for QBE Shootout". SponsorPitch.
2. "QBE Shootout".
3. Schlabach, Mark (February 22, 2023). "Mixed event for PGA, LPGA tours features 16 teams, $4M purse". ESPN.
4. "Silly-season event adjusts format". ESPN. October 28, 2014.
5. Handel, Craig (December 10, 2014). "Fox set for golf debut at new-look Franklin Templeton Shootout". Star Tribune . Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
• Tiburón Golf Club

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