2003 Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman trailed Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry by four shots entering the final round of the 2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout, but they used an eagle chip by Kuehne on the par-5 first hole and eight birdies in a nine-hole stretch from Nos. 6-14 to surge to the lead at 22 under. Then Kuehne, the PGA TOUR's driving-distance leader in 2003, sunk a 4-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat the teams of Shaun Micheel and Chad Campbell, and Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron. J. Sluman/H. Kuehne 65-68-60 193 $275,000 each B. Faxon/S. McCarron 67-63-63 193 142,500 S. Micheel/C. Campbell 69-63-61 193 142,500 M. O'Meara/J. Cook 68-64-63 195 90,000 K. Perry/S. Hoch 66-63-67 196 77,500 R. Mediate/L. Janzen 69-66-63 198 75,000 C. Stadler/P. Jacobsen 69-68-62 199 71,250 M. Kuchar/F. Funk 67-68-64 199 71,250 G. Norman/S. Elkington 72-69-60 201 66,250 T. Kite/J. Huston 72-64-65 201 66,250 P. Azinger/O. Browne 68-70-65 203 62,500 R. Beem/M. Calcavecchia 72-70-63 205 60,000 2002 Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate started the final round of the 14th annual Franklin Templeton Shootout with a three-shot advantage. That lead evaporated quickly, thanks to a birdie binge from the field's young guns, David Gossett and Matt Kuchar. With the two teams tied at 30-under par, Janzen stuck a smooth 8- iron from 157 yards on the final hole to 3 feet. Mediate tapped in for birdie to secure a one-shot victory over the former U.S. Amateur champions and the team of John Huston and Jeff Maggert. R. Mediate/L. Janzen 65-60-60 185 $250,000 each M. Kuchar/D. Gossett 66-64-56 186 130,000 J. Huston/J. Maggert 64-64-58 186 130,000 M. O'Meara/J. Cook 65-65-58 188 85,000 D. Toms/ S. Cink 67-66-58 191 73,750 M. Calcavecchia/A. Magee 66-65-60 191 73,750 S. Elkington/P. Jacobsen 66-65-61 192 70,000 D. Hart/J. Sluman 68-62-64 194 66,250 S. McCarron/B. Faxon 71-63-60 194 66,250 J. Kelly/S. Hoch 68-64-63 195 62,500 G. Norman/F. Couples 68-69-62 199 60,000 F. Funk/L. Mattiace 68-70-62 200 57,500 2001 A 30-foot eagle putt that sprung off the long blade of Scott McCarron on the par-5 17th boosted he and partner Brad Faxon to their second consecutive Franklin Templeton Shootout victory. John Daly and Frank Lickliter could only manage birdie on the reachable 17th and finished two off the pace. Faxon-McCarron added another birdie on 18 to secure a come-from- behind victory and the $450,000 winner's check. They are the first team to successfully defend in the 13-year history of this event. It was the third Shootout victory for each, as Faxon won with Fred Couples in 1994 and McCarron rode the long putter of Bruce Lietzke to victory in 1997. "It seemed like it was going to be between three teams, and after we got off to such a hot start it was between two teams," Faxon said. "Every time we would make birdie, they would make birdie. It was just a great competition." Faxon-McCarron closed with a 15-under 57 in the scramble format, while Daly-Lickliter posted a 60. The winners finished one shot off the tournament record set by Couples and Raymond Floyd in 1992. "It's amazing how good 15-under-par is when you think about it now, because you need to have so many good things happen, but you really do get disappointed when you make a par," Faxon said. Two pivotal holes were almost identical for the champions, on another perfect day at Tiburon Golf Club. It started on No. 1, a 572-yard par-5 with a green that's not too receptive. After a well-placed tee ball on the left side of the fairway, Faxon and McCarron had 240 yards to the pin. Faxon lofted a soft 4- wood to the middle of the green that came to rest about 35 feet from the hole. McCarron putted first, and the ball grazed the left edge of the cup but didn't drop. Faxon, the PGA TOUR's best putter, stood over the eagle effort, put a little less pace on the ball and it dropped for what they called the perfect start. Daly and Lickliter had a chance for eagle as well, but neither putt fell. Then came the 17th, a 534-yard par 5 that played relatively easy this week. Faxon-McCarron had 243 yards to the pin after another drive that found the middle of the fairway. "Brad hit a great 4-wood to the front of the green, and that kind of gave me the go-sign to carve one in there," McCarron said. "I hit a really good 3-wood, and made about a 35-foot double breaker." That was the first time all day Faxon and McCarron found their names atop the leaderboard. Though a 3 that was posted on the scorecard after exiting the fifth hole was an innocent-looking par, it might have been the most important number of the day. If nothing else, it may have kept McCarron dry for the remaining 13 holes. The fifth is a punishing par 3, usually into the wind, measuring 223 yards. After a tee ball quite some distance from the pin was chosen, the first putts were less than stellar. Faxon and McCarron, both proficient with the flat stick, were left with a testy 10-footer for par. They coaxed it in, breathed a healthy sigh of relief and proceeded with a confident stride to the sixth tee. "If you miss that putt and you make bogey (in a scramble), you might as well jump in the lake right there," McCarron said. Of the 13 birdies and two eagles they made Sunday, only one shot was gained on the par 3s. Daly and Lickliter played steady for the first 51holes of this tournament, but two errant shots coming home may have cost them the title. The first mishap came on the par-3 16th, where the best tee shot was situated on a bed of pine straw. Even after exercising the right to move the ball one-club length, it required a delicate pitch and short putt just to save par. The 17th was supposed to set up perfectly for the combination of Daly's length and Lickliter's accuracy. However, neither landed a ball in the fairway. They were forced to hit an approach from the all-too- familiar pine straw, and couldn't get a long iron to sit near the pin. The resulting two-putt birdie knocked them into second place. "I don't care how far you drive it," Faxon said. "It comes down to making putts. You still have to hit it on the green and make the putts, and they did that really well all day long, but they just happened to hit two balls that weren't in play. No. 16 was the first time all day they didn't have a chance at birdie, and 17 was the first time they didn't have a drive in the fairway." It ended up costing Daly and Lickliter, $85,000 each to be exact. That was the difference between first and second prize. Raymond Floyd-Stewart Cink and Lee Janzen-Joe Durant shared third place and pocketed $82,500 each. B. Faxon/S. McCarron 64-62-57 183 $225,000 each J. Daly/F. Lickliter 66-59-60 185 140,000 R. Floyd/S. Cink 65-62-60 187 82,500 L. Janzen/J. Durant 66-63-58 187 82,500 P. Jacobsen/C. Stadler 68-62-61 191 66,250 J. Sluman/O. Browne 68-64-59 191 66,250 J. Maggert/M. Hulbert 66-67-60 193 62,500 S. Hoch/C. Franco 67-66-62 195 60,000 J. Cook/J. Huston 71-64-61 196 57,500 J. Haas/C. Pavin 68-64-65 197 55,000 J. Parnevik/P. Johansson 70-67-61 198 52,500 G. Norman/S. Elkington 68-67-65 200 50,000 2000 Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron birdied the first playoff hole to edge Scott Hoch and Carlos Franco for the 2001 Franklin Templeton Shootout title. McCarron and Faxon, who each earned $200,000, shot a 12-under-par 60 in the final-round scramble for a 26-under 190 total on the Greg Norman-designed Great White Course at Doral. Scott McCarron/Brad Faxon 64-66-60-190 $200,000 26-under Carlos Franco/Scott Hoch 67-61-62-190 $120,000 26-under Chris DiMarco/Olin Browne 69-63-60-192 $80,000 24-under Charles Howell/Adam Scott 66-66-61-193 $65,000 23-under John Cook/John Huston 70-64-60-194 $60,000 22-under Stewart Cink/Franklin Langham 71-63-63-197 $57,500 19-under Steve Elkington/Greg Norman 68-68-62-198 $55,000 18-under Rocco Mediate/Corey Pavin 70-67-63-200 $52,500 16-under Jack Nicklaus/Gary Nicklaus 71-68-63-202 $50,000 14-under Andrew Magee/Jay Haas 71-68-64-203 $46,250 13-under Ben Crenshaw/David Frost 72-67-64-203 $46,250 13-under Arnold Palmer/Peter Jacobsen 76-70-62-208 $42,500 8-under 1999 Fred Couples and David Duval cruised to a six-shot victory at the 1999 Greg Norman Shark Shootout.