Santiago Tarrio hit a shot on the 71st hole in Abu Dhabi that he can fondly remember if for nothing other than the remarkable absurdity that he actually managed to pull it off.
The exchange occurred on the fifth hole where Poulter and longtime caddie Terry Mundy began to discuss his upcoming approach shot, specifically about where the pin was located.
Gone are the Januarys when McIlroy would scribble those ambitions on his airline boarding pass en route to the Middle East. Instead, he now uses a journal.