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The Madrid Masters finished this morning with Ian Poulter no surrendering any part of his lead, and shooting 69 to get his first European Tour title in two years by five strokes. Poulter finished the Madrid Masters with a five stroke win, his first win on the European Tour since beating Sergio Garcia in a playoff at the Volvo Masters two years ago. Aside from Poulter's victory, Darren Clarke, whose wife died on August 13th, shot even par 72 to finish at 7 under par. Both Poulter and Clarke will be members of the European Ryder Cup team to be contested next week at the K Club. Both European Tour events were won this week by English European Ryder Cup team members, giving extra momentum to the European Squad as they roll into Ireland next week.