More Sports Golf Golf Poulter forgets Oosthuizen's Masters nightmare Louis Oosthuizen was beaten in a play-off for the Masters title in 2012, a fact Ian Poulter forgot after his Match Play win. Alex Fisher 25 March, 2018 02:42 IST Louis Oosthuizen and Ian Poulter - Getty Images Alex Fisher 25 March, 2018 02:42 IST Ian Poulter was so impressed with Louis Oosthuizen's battling qualities at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play that he mistakenly awarded the South African a Masters green jacket. Poulter and Oosthuizen were drawn together in the last-16 in Texas on Saturday and battled right to the 17th hole to decide who would progress to the quarter finals. It was Poulter who prevailed – winning 2 and 1 – but he had led by four shots with five to play after a scintillating round that almost saw a hole-in-one at the 11th. Oosthuizen was not going out without a fight, though, and recorded birdies at 14 and 16 to take the match to the wire. Poulter was able to hold on as both men parred the penultimate hole, and he cut a relieved figure ahead of his last eight match with Kevin Kisner, which he went on to lose 8 and 6. But his victory appeared to affect his memory, Poulter praising Oosthuizen for being a Masters winner – a tournament he never won. "You're going to be tough to beat if you make eight birdies, and I knew I needed that against Louis," said the Englishman. "I knew Louis wasn't going to back off, that's why he's got a green jacket in his closet." Oosthuizen – who's only major is the 2010 Open – nearly won the Masters in 2012, but lost out to Bubba Watson in a play-off at Augusta. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.