November: Poulter maintained his Ryder Cup form into an excellent final round of 65 to win the WGC Champions in China by two strokes. "It was good for me to come back after having not played since the Ryder Cup and pick up where I left off," he said. But he was trumped by McIlroy as he trumped winning both the US and European money lists at the DP World Tour Championship, what he described as "a great way to end the season".