The 2007 Merrill Lynch Shootout / "Shark Shootout"

The Merrill Lynch Shootout is a team golf event that takes place during the PGA Tour's Challenge Season, which begins after the last official money event of the season, The TOUR Championship.

The event began in 1989, and is hosted by Australian golfer Greg Norman. The shootout takes place at The Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. It is a 3-day, 54-hole strokeplay event in which teams of two compete. The first round, on Friday, uses the modified alternate shot rule; round two, Saturday, utilizes the better ball rule; and the final round, on Sunday, uses the scramble rule.

The Merrill Lynch Shootout was formerly known as the Franklin Templeton Shootout, and is often called the Shark Shootout dut to Greg Norman's nickname the "Shark".

Tiburon is a Greg Norman-designed course which has been carved from 800 acres of beautiful Southwest Florida real estate. The course sculpting was limited to 230 acres to preserve as many native areas as possible. Of the 230 acres only 90 acres are maintained as playable.

Driving areas are relatively open, but it's still an advantage to hit the ball straight. Unlike an errand shot at other courses, Tiburón will leave a golfer searching in the bag for something with a little more kick. Tiburón has a total of 36 holes of golf divided into two 18-hole courses.

Purse: $2,760,000
Winning Team Share: $337,500 per team member
Yards: 7,288

	Hole #1 Par 5 \| 573 Yards Tiburón opens with a long par 5. Players are advised to check the distance to the lake off the tee, as it is reachable. Hugging the right side of the fairway will present a chance to go for the green in two. Those laying up should take the water out of play and aim just left of the fairway bunker. This will leave a wedge into the small green.
	Hole #2 Par 4 \| 440 Yards Finding the fairway is paramount on this tight, right-to-left par 4. The support slope on the right side of the fairway will help kick the drive around the dogleg. an accurate second shot is required to this deep but narrow crowned green.
	Hole #3 Par 4 \| 458 Yards Like the previous hole, the support slope on the right side of the fairway can used to avoid the waste bunker that protects the entire left side of the hole and extends behind the green. The generous green is protected left by the waste bunker and right by a collection swell.
	Hole #4 Par 4 \| 428 Yards Aiming left of the fairway bunker from the tee leaves an open approach to the large rolling green. The green complex is protected on the left by the large lake that runs along the entire hole and on the right side by the sod-wall bunker. The smart play is to the center of the green on the approach to take the hazards out of play.
	Hole #5 Par 3 \| 223 Yards Wind conditions can dictate club selection on the longest par 3 on the course. The large green is well protected by sod-wall bunkers left and right. Again, playing to the center of the green is the smart move here. Par is a very good score.
	Hole #6 Par 5 \| 592 Yards The sixth is the longest hole on the course, and the ideal drive is up the left center of the fairway. Only the longest players can reach the green in two, so laying up on the left side of the fairway near the fairway bunkers leaves the best approach to this small shallow green.
	Hole #7 Par 4 \| 396 Yards This short par 4 demands a right-to-left drive to find the fairway. Driver is not necessary off the tee since the left side of the fairway leaves the best angle to the small green.
	Hole #8 Par 3 \| 172 Yards This short par 3 is protected by a lake and sod-wall bunker left and waste bunkers right. A high fade to the right center of the green is the safest play. The slope of the green can be used to collect shots to the protected left pin placements.
	Hole #9 Par 4 \| 446 Yards Finding the fairway is paramount off the tee to this long par 4. The right side of the fairway will leave an approach that requires little or no carry over the water. The safe play is to the right center of the green. Don't come up short, as sand and water protect the front and left of the green.
	Hole #10 Par 4 \| 374 Yards This short left-to-right par-4 hole gives a player many options off the tee. The conservative play is to lay up short of the left fairway bunkers with a long iron or fairway wood, leaving a short iron to an open green. Those choosing driver off the tee need to play up the right side to avoid driving through the fairway.
	Hole #11 Par 4 \| 408 Yards The play here is a drive up the left side of this straightaway par 4 to leave an open approach. The green is protected on the right side by water and a sod-wall bunker.
	Hole #12 Par 3 \| 205 Yards This long par 3 is protected by water and several large sod-wall bunkers. Wind conditions and pin placement will significantly affect club selection to the large green.
	Hole #13 Par 4 \| 370 Yards Accuracy off the tee is paramount on this short par 4. Like the 10th hole, a long iron or fairway wood is the smart play off the tee. Favoring the right side of the fairway will leave the best approach angle. The distance can be tricky on the approach to this small crowned green.
	Hole #14 Par 5 \| 578 Yards This left-to-right par 5 is a three-shot hole for most players. The longest players can cut the corner off the tee and avoid the water to the right. The left side of the fairway leaves the best angle for the second shot, and players are advised to take enough club to safely clear the water. The green is protected on the right by a large bunker, but attention must be paid to the steep collection swale to the left of the green
	Hole #15 Par 4 \| 435 Yards The target off the tee on this straightaway par 4 is the bunker on the right side of the fairway. This will leave a medium iron to a large green protected on the left by a large sod-wall bunker.
	Hole #16 Par 3 \| 205 Yards Golfers shouldn't let the bunker short of the green cause them to misjudge the distance to this par 3. Trust the yardage for club selection on the course's final par 3.
	Hole #17 Par 5 \| 534 Yards This par 5 is reachable with a good drive up the left side. Be aware of the water up the right side on your second shot. Those laying up should play short of the approach bunkers or up into the generous collection areas left of the green. This leaves a short pitch to a small rolling green.
	Hole #18 A fantastic dogleg left awaits the players as they prepare to finish their rounds. Constant accuracy is of the utmost importance on this hole. Water guards the full length of the hole to the left, while large spectator mounds and trees line the right side. A collection of grass bunkers is situated in the front-right section of the green, while a lone sand bunker stops shots hit left and long. This 18th has become one of the premier finishing holes in golf. There is a new spectator mound behind the green.