Golf:Ian Poulter secured a three-shot victory at the JBWere Masters in Melbourne. The Arsenal fan, who won the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in May, finished on 15 under par for the tournament, with Australian Marcus Fraser on 12 under.

Another Australian, Geoff Ogilvy, was a shot further back. The only player apart from Poulter and Fraser to shoot four sub-par rounds, the ageless Peter Senior (70) shared fourth place at seven under with Adam Crawford (66), while world number one Luke Donald eased to the line with a 72 to sit alongside 2011 Australian Open and PGA champion Greg Chalmers at four under.

While “a little disappointed” with his finish, Donald said he was proud of his achievements in “an amazing year.” Poulter admitted of a victory that takes him into the top 20 in the world rankings: “For me it was a pure ball-striking round of golf.

“(My concentration) was flawless the whole day. I was happy how I approached every shot. I hit my targets, it was fairly methodical, but for me it was a nice round of golf.”