Ian Poulter blasts Ryder Cup treatment and offers frank admission over Team Europe return
Ian Poulter has lost his eligibility to compete in the Ryder Cup for Europe after the Englishman resigned from the DP World Tour last May due to his LIV Golf loyalties
Ian Poulter has admitted he may never be involved with the European Ryder Cup team again – unless those in charge are replaced.
Poulter is one Europe’s most prominent Ryder Glass players, gaining the epithet ‘The Postman’ much obliged to his capacity to convey in enormous minutes for his landmass against their American rivals. On the back of his move to LIV Golf though, the Englishman showed up to bring an conclusion to his relationship with the European group.
After being fined and suspended by the DP World Visit for abandoning to the LIV setup, Poulter picked to leave his enrollment from the Wentworth-based circuit final spring, hence giving up his Ryder Glass qualification.
This saw the Majesticks star miss final Autumn’s occasion in Rome nearby individual LIV members Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia. With the world of golf starting to mend in spite of the fact that, it shows up Poulter and co may have the chance to return to the European setup at a few point, with a system assention right now being arranged between the PGA Visit, DP World Visit and the Open Venture Finance (PIF) of Saudi Arabia.
For Poulter in any case it shows up he has presently plans to form a return in the midst of the treatment he and his individual deserters have gotten over the past two a long time. “As well much happened final time,” Poulter told Gulf News. “Too much was said and that’s greatly baffling from my point of view with the way certain individuals were treated and talked around with reference to the Ryder Glass.
“Particularly when certain individuals have committed a parcel of their life to work amazingly difficult for that item. So, the way it stands right presently, with the current individuals that run that level of the association, things would have to be alter for me to be included. That’s from an everything viewpoint, I’m not required, they didn’t require me final time.”
Formally affirming his playing days in European blue and gold were over, he included:
“My a long time of playing the Ryder Glass are done, I’m as well ancient. I’m 48, so I’d actually be 49 by the time following year’s version rolls around.”
Poulter played in seven Ryder Mugs, and found himself on the winning side in five of those as he built up himself as a master of the matchplay occasion.
He reported himself as a legend of the European group nearby Garcia, who has won more Ryder Glass focuses than any player within the history of the occasion. Whereas it shows up Poulter has finished his relationship with Group Europe, Garcia is still sharp to include to his record-breaking tally in 2025.
“I am planning to be a part once more of the European Tour,” Garcia told the Rick Shiels Golf Show earlier this month. “I continuously said that I needed to, when I joined LIV, keep being a member of the DP World Visit. Clearly they didn’t make it as well simple to be able to do that, [but] I need to deliver myself the finest possibility of playing the Ryder Container.”
It shows up there’s one key jump within the way of the Spaniard’s Ryder Glass return in spite of the fact that. Per The Telegraph, Garcia still owes the DP World Visit nearly £1million in fines taking after his move to LIV Golf and would be required to clear the extraordinary adjust to be able to qualified for determination at Bethpage Dark next September.
