Poulter wins his first World Title.

Ian Poulter defeated Paul Casey 4 and 2 in the first ever all-European World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship final.

An extraordinary week for The European Tour - which provided all four semi-finalists and seven of the last eight - ended with Poulter, dressed all in pink, achieving a brilliant maiden victory on US soil.

Poulter takes home the Walter Hagen trophy for his win at Dove Mountain, which is appropriate given both men's notorious attention to detail when it comes to what to wear on the course.

"He was very snappy," quipped Poulter. "Are you saying I'm a snappy dresser?"

Poulter moved hotel rooms at the start of the week due to noise, but had become paranoid when the new room number ended in 13. After taking the biggest prize of his career the 34 year old admitted his concern had been misplaced.

"I kind of like Number 13," he added. "I was very concerned, I should say, more concerned than what most people would think. I was very much thinking about moving rooms again, but I guess it worked."

Casey, who broke his duck across the Atlantic at last season's Houston Open, was defeated in the 36-hole final a year after going down 4 and 3 to Australian Geoff Ogilvy.

The pair were competing not just for the title and a difference in prize money of around €400,000 - the winner's cheque was €1,019,635 and the runner-up received € 619,064- but also the World Number Five spot.

Camilo Villegas finished in 3rd place with a 5/4 win over an out of form Sergio Garcia.

It was a bad week for the Irish.Padraig Harrington went down 3/1 to Jeev Milka Singh in the first round and Graeme McDowell lost to Luke Donald on the 17th in the same round.

Rory McIlroy who came from 4 down after 6 holes to beat Kevin Na on the final green in the first round,lost his game in the second round to lose to Oliver Wilson on the 20th hole.McIlroy could only register one birdie in 20 holes.