# QBE Shootout

The QBE Shootout was a team golf tournament that took place on the PGA Tour as an unofficial money event. It was originally played during the off-season.
The event began in 1989, as the RMCC Invitational. It was hosted by golfer Greg Norman. The tournament was soon renamed the Shark Shootout after Norman's nickname, and has had several names since (see Winners below). The first eleven editions of the tournament were played at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California (1989–99). It was then played for one year at Doral Resort & Spa, on the Norman designed Great White Course, before moving to Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida in 2001, where it was played over the Norman designed Gold Course.
In 2023, the PGA Tour replaced the QBE Shootout with the Grant Thornton Invitational, a 16-team event which features one male and one female pro golfer on each team.

## Format

The Shootout was a 3-day, 54-hole stroke play event in which teams of two compete. The format since 2014 has been:
* First round: scramble, also known as ambrose or best-shot. Both players tee off on each hole; having decided which result is better, both play their next stroke from within a club-length of that position, but no closer to the hole. This procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.
* Second round: greensomes, also known as modified alternate shot or Scotch foursomes. Both players tee off on each hole and the ball finishing in the better position is chosen; alternate strokes are then played to complete the hole, with the player who did not play the chosen ball from the tee taking the next stroke.
* Final round: better ball, also known as best ball. Each golfer plays their own ball throughout, with the lower score being counted on each hole.

## Broadcasting history

The event was originally broadcast in the United States by the USA Network and CBS, with USA broadcasting the first round on a tape-delayed basis, and CBS handling the second round live – it was then a two-round tournament. Not all the country saw the final round live, as CBS's commitment to the NFL only allowed part of the country to see the round as it took place, with the rest of the U.S. seeing the event beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
In 2007, the event was moved to December, and was broadcast live by both Golf Channel and NBC. It remained on these networks through 2013. In 2014, weekend coverage moved to Fox, where Norman had become an analyst. The telecast served as a prelude to Fox's coverage of the 2015 U.S. Open. In 2017, weekend coverage returned to NBC.

## Winners

| Year | Winners | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| QBE Shootout ||||||
| 2022 | Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala | 182 | −34 | 1 stroke | Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer |
| 2021 | Jason Kokrak and Kevin Na | 183 | −33 | 1 stroke | Sam Burns and Billy Horschel |
| 2020 | Harris English (3) and Matt Kuchar (3) | 179 | −37 | 9 strokes | Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway |
| 2019 | Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway | 185 | −31 | 2 strokes | Jason Kokrak and J. T. Poston |
| 2018 | Brian Harman and Patton Kizzire | 186 | −30 | 1 stroke | Emiliano Grillo and Graeme McDowell |
| 2017 | Sean O'Hair (2) and Steve Stricker (2) | 190 | −26 | 2 strokes | Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell |
| Franklin Templeton Shootout ||||||
| 2016 | Harris English (2) and Matt Kuchar (2) | 188 | −28 | 1 stroke | Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker |
| 2015 | Jason Dufner and Brandt Snedeker | 186 | −30 | 2 strokes | Harris English and Matt Kuchar |
| 2014 | Jason Day and Cameron Tringale | 184 | −32 | 1 stroke | Harris English and Matt Kuchar |
| 2013 | Harris English and Matt Kuchar | 182 | −34 | 7 strokes | Retief Goosen and Freddie Jacobson |
| 2012 | Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry (3) | 185 | −31 | 1 stroke | Charles Howell III and Rory Sabbatini |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele | 184 | −32 | 3 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia and Nick Price Rory Sabbatini and Jhonattan Vegas |
| Shark Shootout ||||||
| 2010 | Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter | 186 | −30 | 2 strokes | Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell |
| 2009 | Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker | 190 | −26 | 1 stroke | Chad Campbell and Tim Clark J. B. Holmes and Kenny Perry Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank |
| Merrill Lynch Shootout ||||||
| 2008 | Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry (2) | 185 | −31 | 2 strokes | J. B. Holmes and Boo Weekley |
| 2007 | Woody Austin and Mark Calcavecchia (2) | 187 | −29 | 1 stroke | Greg Norman and Bubba Watson |
| 2006 | Jerry Kelly and Rod Pampling | 185 | −31 | Playoff | Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank |
| Franklin Templeton Shootout ||||||
| 2005 | John Huston and Kenny Perry | 186 | −30 | 1 stroke | Fred Couples and Adam Scott |
| 2004 | Hank Kuehne (2) and Jeff Sluman (2) | 187 | −29 | 2 strokes | Steve Flesch and Justin Leonard |
| 2003 | Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman | 193 | −23 | Playoff | Chad Campbell and Shaun Micheel Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron |
| 2002 | Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate | 185 | −31 | 1 stroke | David Gossett and Matt Kuchar John Huston and Jeff Maggert |
| 2001 | Brad Faxon (3) and Scott McCarron (3) | 183 | −33 | 2 strokes | John Daly and Frank Lickliter |
| 2000 | Brad Faxon (2) and Scott McCarron (2) | 190 | −26 | Playoff | Carlos Franco and Scott Hoch |
| Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout ||||||
| 1999 | Fred Couples (3) and David Duval | 184 | −32 | 6 strokes | Scott Hoch and Scott McCarron |
| 1998 | Steve Elkington (3) and Greg Norman | 189 | −27 | Playoff | John Cook and Peter Jacobsen |
| 1997 | Bruce Lietzke and Scott McCarron | 186 | −30 | 2 strokes | David Duval and Scott Hoch |
| 1996 | Jay Haas and Tom Kite (2) | 187 | −29 | 2 strokes | Hale Irwin and Lee Janzen Craig Stadler and Lanny Wadkins |
| 1995 | Mark Calcavecchia and Steve Elkington (2) | 184 | −32 | 1 stroke | Chip Beck and Lee Janzen |
| Franklin Funds Shark Shootout ||||||
| 1994 | Fred Couples (2) and Brad Faxon | 190 | −26 | 2 strokes | Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange |
| 1993 | Steve Elkington and Raymond Floyd (2) | 188 | −28 | 1 stroke | Mark Calcavecchia and Brad Faxon Hale Irwin and Bruce Lietzke Tom Kite and Davis Love III Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange |
| 1992 | Tom Kite and Davis Love III | 191 | −25 | 1 stroke | Billy Ray Brown and Nick Price Fred Couples and Raymond Floyd Hale Irwin and Bruce Lietzke |
| Shark Shootout benefiting RMCC ||||||
| 1991 | Tom Purtzer and Lanny Wadkins | 189 | −27 | 4 strokes | Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman |
| RMCC Invitational ||||||
| 1990 | Fred Couples and Raymond Floyd | 182 | −34 | 5 strokes | Peter Jacobsen and Arnold Palmer |
| 1989 | Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange | 190 | −26 | 6 strokes | Bernhard Langer and John Mahaffey Lanny Wadkins and Tom Weiskopf |