Third-placed Poulter says he won't be back

Kaymer beats Westwood in

French Open play-off

Martin Kaymer of Germany won the 4million euros French Open at Le Golf National today after a dramatic play-off victory over England’s Lee Westwood.
They both finished the regulation 72 holes at 13-under par 271, Westwood closing with a 65 and Kaymer with a 68 to set up the decider which was decided over the spectacular 18th hole..
Both found deep rough left off the tee. Kaymer’s second from 175 yards out just cleared the large lake guarding the green, but Westwood then looked on aghast as his ball plunged in.
The Englishman came up short with his pitch, his fourth shot, and Kaymer clinched the biggest win of his career, worth 666,000 Euros, by sinking a 20ft par putt. He had two for it.
Alone in third place at 10-under was England’s Ian Poulter who carded a 67, with Anders Hansen of Denmark, who closed with a 66, and Peter Hanson of Sweden, who had a 70, tied for fourth a shot further back
It was the third win of 25-year-old Kaymer’s pro career after Abu Dhabi and the BMW International last year as he became the first German since Bernhard Langer 25 years ago to lift the French Open.
With overnight leader Rafa Echenique of Argentina falling away and Poulter’s charge from five strokes off the pace coming to grief at the 15th where he found water, it came down to a two-way battle down the back nine between Westwood and Kaymer.
The Englishman’s tremendous 65, which included seven birdies in the first 13 holes, set the target of 13-under par for Kaymer who had three holes to play at that stage and was also at 13-under.
The European Tour Rookie of the Year in 2007 had real birdie chances at the par-3 16th and par-4 17th, but his putts slid agonisingly past on both occasions.
But he then sank a five-footer for par at the last, setting up the play-off.

PHOTOGRAPHER PUTS POULTER OFF FRENCH OPEN
A fuming Ian Poulter finished the French Open in third place but said he would not be returning to the event next year - all because of the actions of a Press photographer.
Poulter was still challenging for the title when he pushed his approach to the 15th into the water. He blamed that on a camera clicking three times 25 yards away as he was swinging and was still furious when he also bogeyed the last.
"It's frustrating when you get a novice cameraman out here this week," he said. "It spoils the day, spoils the tournament. It's one I want to win and some stupid cameraman makes it difficult for you. It's a good tournament, but I won't be back next year."
He added: "He's trying to mess with our livelihoods. I'm playing for world ranking points and then you get some idiot. I've played here loads of times and I fight with them every year.
"It's so frustrating that they are let in. The spectators were magnificent, awesome and he ruins the whole week.
"What am I going to do about it? I'm going to take the tournament off my schedule. That's what I'm going to do about it."

FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
271 Martin Kaymer (Ger) 62 72 69 68, Lee Westwood 68 68 70 65 (Kaymer beat Westwood at first play-off hole).
274 Ian Poulter 72 69 66 67
275 Peter Hanson (Swe) 65 70 70 70, Anders Hansen (Den) 69 72 68 66
276 Paul Waring 66 70 68 72, Soren Hansen (Den) 68 71 72 65, Richard Green (Aus) 68 67 70 71, Kenneth Ferrie 70 68 71 67
278 Gareth Maybin 69 71 71 67, Scott Strange (Aus) 65 72 71 70, Danny Willett 68 71 70 69
279 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 71 69 69, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 67 74 69 69, Damien McGrane 70 72 69 68, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 68 66 72 73, Colin Montgomerie 69 74 65 71, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 67 72 71 69, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 65 67 70 77, Graeme Storm 69 72 67 71
280 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 69 71 71 69, Nick Dougherty 66 76 69 69, Peter Lawrie 71 71 71 67, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 73 70 71 66
281 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 67 70 71 73, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 75 68 70 68, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 67 73 73 68, Phillip Archer 69 73 67 72, Seve Benson 70 67 68 76, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 70 72 71 68
282 Daniel Vancsik (Arg) 72 67 72 71, David Horsey 72 71 68 71, Darren Clarke 73 69 68 72, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 70 72 69 71, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 65 75 68 74, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 67 73 74 68
283 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 67 71 68 77, Gary Lockerbie 68 75 70 70, Steve Webster 69 65 74 75, Gary Orr 73 70 67 73, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 70 70 69 74
284 David Lynn 69 74 69 72, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 71 65 76, Paul Broadhurst 73 69 71 71, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 72 71 70, Paul Lawrie 67 74 71 72, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 70 72 71 71, Mark Foster 69 74 70 71, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 68 74 72 70
285 David Drysdale 67 76 71 71, Shane Lowry 69 72 71 73, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 74 66 73 72, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 72 70 70 73
286 Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 74 69 72 71, Miguel Angel Martin (Spa) 72 71 73 70, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 70 72 69 75, Ross McGowan 69 72 74 71
287 Thomas Bjorn (Den) 70 70 77 70, Jean Van de Velde (Fra) 67 75 71 74
288 Marc Warren 68 72 71 77, James Kingston (Rsa) 71 70 72 75, Benn Barham 68 74 73 73, Jamie Donaldson 69 71 68 80, Alastair Forsyth 72 69 76 71, John Bickerton 65 77 75 71, Barry Lane 70 71 74 73
289 Steven O'Hara 71 72 70 76, Philip Golding 71 72 73 73
290 Thomas Levet (Fra) 67 73 75 75
291 Robert Rock 70 70 76 75, Oliver Wilson 72 69 71 79, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 69 71 71 80
292 Pablo Martin (Spa) 71 72 72 77
293 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 74 67 73 79, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 68 75 75 75
295 Sam Little 67 75 75 78, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 69 73 77 76
296 Paul Nilbrink (Swe) 73 69 79 75