News about Ian Poulter

Will Rory McIlroy's divorce have an eye-watering price tag? Golf star worth £200 million, who signed a prenup with Erica Stoll, has splashed out on mansions, luxury cars and designer watches (not to mention her enormous engagement ring!)

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 15, 2024
After the Northern Irish star filed for divorce from his wife of seven years in a Florida court, fans will be left wondering who gets what in the terms of the sealed pre-nuptial agreement. In what is surely the biggest split of the year so far in the world of sport, fans may be left wondering about how such a settlement may pan out - particularly considering that the 35-year-old, Holywood-born golfer appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List last year with an estimated net worth of £200 million.

At 17, an English major winner, a young-faced golf cult hero, and two others, who all made the big money, but do you know these celebrities from their youth and present?

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 2, 2024
Golfers must commit to the game from an early age, forgoing childhood pleasures in the search of a dream to make it to the top. That deal, unfortunately, is unfulfilled for the most part. Only a select few make it to the elite level of the game, whether due to injury, appearance, or simply bad luck. That's why it's so rare to see some of the early images of the stars of today's day, who have managed to defyse and, in even rarer cases, win the major awards of the sport.

Ian Poulter blasts 'two-faced' opponents for a U-turn on their anti-LIV Golf position, but insists that his rant was not directed at Rory McIlroy: "Enough bulls***."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 16, 2024
On social media, the Ryder Cup legend confirmed that he isn't upset by some of the vehement criticism directed at his choice to be one of the first batch of players to sign with LIV in June 2022. In an interview with Golfweek on Sunday, Poulter said that in a short interview with Golfweek, Rickie Fowler said that his followers' didn't have to be concerned about him leaving the PGA Tour behind in favour of the Saudi-backed circuit. On Wednesday, Poulter wrote, 'Being two faces is a terrible characteristic.' I'd be embarrassed if I had to change my story now and come out and try and look smart.'

Sunderland's 26-year-old owner is the youngest in English football but billionaire's Black Cats are DWARFED by the financial might of Saudi-backed Newcastle - as the two rivals prepare to face off in the FA Cup, Mail Sport looks at a tale of two ownership

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 4, 2024
Neither Newcastle nor Sunderland were joking about the less than four years ago, with both clubs struggling under new ownership that was announced by the fans and in dire need of reform. But 2021 heralded seismic transition on both directions of the Tyne, first with Sunderland's takeover led by French businessman Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Newcastle's blockbuster October sale to a consortium dominated by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund later this year.

Jon Rahm's £400 million contract to join LIV Golf is a problem for the PGA Tour, as the floodgates are now open to new players to join the Saudi-backed golf league, but how long will a rival tour last?

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 30, 2023
The attritional link between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf has ignited feuds, broken down friendships, and has dramatically changed the golfing landscape as we know it. The past 12 months have been particularly transformative. From the utter blending of the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, and LIV Golf to Jon Rahm's announcement that he will be playing in the breakaway Saudi-backed golf league, it has certainly been an eventful year for the game. Despite all of the drama, the game has risen in popularity, and according to a study published by the R&A earlier this summer, there has been a 15 percent rise in adult golfers since 2020, with nearly 39.6 million players taking up golf. It's likely that it's partially due to the increased attention that the sport has gained over the past two years from the tensions between the two groups of contention.

Ian Poulter, a LIV Golfer, taunts Billy Horschel for his inability to join the breakaway series amid the American accuses him of 'overexaggerating' his club head speed

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 23, 2023
Ian Poulter, a LIV golfer, responded to allegations made by fellow player Billy Horschel that he exaggerated his club head speed on social media. In 2022, the Englishman was one of the first high-profile players to be tempted to the breakaway Saudi Arabia-backed league and has been a vocal mouthpiece for the big-money game. The launch of LIV Golf in the United States ignited a bitter civil war in the game as a slew of golfers left the tour to join the new brand, but only after a surprise merger between the DP and LIV was revealed in June, a tumultuous clash of the DP and PGA tours and LIV followed.

Despite his $500 million departure from the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy U-turns on his LIV Golf-Ryder Cup position, and argues that the chiefs must find a way for Jon Rahm to play on Europe's team in 2025

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 8, 2023
The Spaniard, 28, announced his decision to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf on Thursday night after inkling a multi-year contract worth $500 million in the Saudi-backed circuit's biggest coup to date. However, McIlroy, the PGA Tour's most ardent supporter, didn't have the same animosity against the Masters champions as he had with LIV's other rebels in the past. Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood, among others in golf's civil war, have created a huge divide between the Northern Irishman and his former European Ryder Cup teammates. However, although McIlroy took a skepticism against allowing the migrants to represent Europe in Rome in September, just over two months later, he seems to have a different viewpoint when it comes to Rahm.

As a result of a tie with the PGA Tour comes under strain, Ian Poulter shares his 'passionate' LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan has reassured him over the Saudi-backed long-run course long-term

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2023
Despite the recent merger between the breakaway series and the PGA Tour, Ian Poulter argues that LIV Golf has a long-term future. After the Saudi-backed series was launched and rewarded several major names from the PGA Tour, a bitter civil war broke out within golf last year. However, there was the surprise announcement in June of this year that PGA Tour and LIV Golf's plans to merge, although those discussions are also ongoing.

As Saudi defectors Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter warn of yet another big exodus of big-name golfers to the breakaway circuit, a shock merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is in danger of collapse

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 19, 2023
According to reports, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger is in danger of failure, although several celebrities of the game have been predicted to join the tumultuous breakaway circuit. After the Saudi-backed series was announced and rewarded several major names from the PGA Tour, a bitter civil war broke out within golf last year. However, in June of this year, there was the surprise announcement of plans for the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to merge, although those discussions are still ongoing.

Following America's triumph over the United States, the absence of LIV rebels allowed Europe to 'flourish' at the Ryder Cup, according to Rory McIlroy

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 2, 2023
RORY McIlroy says the absence of LIV rebels in the European side enabled him to'flourish' during the Ryder Cup victory over the United States. McIlroy reclaimed the trophy in Rome with four points, as Luke Donald's crew moved on from Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, and Ian Poulter. McIlroy admitted Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, and himself felt compelled to step up in the absence of those Cup champions. They accounted for 10.5 percent of Europe's 16.5 points.

The RYDER CUP FOURSOMES: As Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton face Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns in a thrilling opener, Mail Sport's picks for the morning match-ups

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 28, 2023
The 44th Ryder Cup will commence at the Marco Simeone Golf Club in Rome on Friday morning, with Team USA aiming to defeat Team Europe for the first time in 30 years on European soil. The Americans, on the other hand, have won two of the last three Ryder Cups since cruising to victory at Whistling Straits in 2021. Mail Sport's RIATH AL-SAMARRAI looks at the tee-off at 6.35 a.m. on Friday, taking a look at the thrilling match-ups.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The Ryder Cup's ceremonious build-up in Rome has brought syrup, singing, and schmaltz... Well, it's now time for the swinging

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 28, 2023
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN ROME: Now we've arrived at the swinging, despite all the pomp, all the food, all the speeches, schmaltz, and singing. On Friday morning, the 44th Ryder Cup will begin at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, bringing an end to the preamble of fluff and guff, and heralding - the actual game. A regal, magical sport. Zach Johnson, a student at the University of On the other hand, it is impossible to imagine a chap less fond of the glare and silliness of these occasions.

RYDER CUP DIARY: Inside the glamorous Gala Dinner menu, it's all smiles so far on the green - and next year's Team Europe captain is already causing a headache

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 28, 2023
MIKE KEEGAN IN ROME: Although the threads may have cost you a fortune, the reds did not. On Wednesday night, the WAGs in their finest dresses and their suited-and-booted other halves joined us on a rooftop terrace at Terme di Caracalla for the glamorous Ryder Cup Gala Dinner. However, a Diary menu reveals that at the glamorous shindig, Europe and the United States' stars and their partners were served £12.99 bottles of wine.

Rory McIlroy comes out swinging and shows LIV Golf battle scars are still raw as he says the likes of Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter 'will miss being at the Ryder Cup more than the players will miss them'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 27, 2023
OLIVER HOLT: The audience remained as Rory McIlroy mused the lingering spirits of some of Europe's finest Ryder Cup winners as if they were in the room with us on Wednesday. Europe may have been playing against the United States on this briskly rising course in the hills outside of the Italian capital this week, but it was evident that one victory had already been secured, as in McIlroy's opinion. If any of us miss Poulter's panache, especially this week of all weeks, if any of us lose our unbeatable ability to thrashes the Americans by promising victory and reveling in being called The Postman because he always delivers. The scars of LIV's agony, which he fought, are still raw.

As Rory McIlroy says the agony of not participating in the championship 'will strike home this week'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 27, 2023
The absence of Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood from the Ryder Cup will be felt more strongly by the LIV rebels than by the European team in Rome, according to Rory McIlroy. For two decades, the three stalwarts of the festival, but after joining the Saudi Arabia-backed revolution and resigning their tour tickets, they became ineligible. Despite Garcia, the Ryder Cup's all-time top points scorer, finding a way back into the fold, McIlroy said that the new team will not be dwelling on former teammates.

Tyrrell Hatton, the tyrant who rose to fame as the youngest man to one of Europe's greatest figures, is set to make memories at the Ryder Cup

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 23, 2023
Exclusive INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Tyrrell Hatton uses the phrase "develop" to refer to him as an elder statesman of Europe's Ryder Cup team. 'Mad' and, as the tumultuous golfer who is so often told he must grow up, it could be a term that could be used in a variety of ways.' He can be a ball of rage who seldom allows a bad shot to fly too far before he delivers a nice insult after it.

LIV Golf star Sergio Garcia reveals he 'asked to play at the Ryder Cup' following golf's shock merger but was rebuffed by DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley who said he had 'no chance' despite the Spaniard's 'offers to pay all his fines'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 22, 2023
Following the shockwave announcement that LIV Golf will be merged with the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, Sergio Garcia has revealed that he had 'asked to play in the 2023 Ryder Cup.' Last week, reports revealed that the Spaniard failed in a last-ditch attempt to get a spot on the European Ryder Cup team.' Garcia was reportedly speaking with DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley to ask if he could recover the bridges that were destroyed when he left to play for LIV Golf.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: We hate villains like Alex Carey, but let's not pretend it isn't part of the fun

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 8, 2023
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: First, a different tale about cricket's spirit. It goes back to August 2017 and two villages in Pembrokeshire - Carew and Cresselly. They're about two miles apart, and you'll get to that in four minutes on the A4075. It's a stunning part of the world. And it was also home to one of our time's best sporting rows. The league table is the best place to start. Carew was the best in the season's lowest place, Cresselly second, and the beauty of it all is that they were unable to face each other in the final game of the season. These were boys who knew each other well; they went to the same colleges, worked together, drank alcohol together, and played football together, as did a few of their parents. So that was the first impression of a match that would have travelled far beyond a Welsh county and onto the pages of the Indian Express, among others. It was the Bairstow run-out of its time and place, if you recall.

LIV's curtain-raiser in London last year sparked war - but how much has golf changed since?

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 7, 2023
Players playing at the Centurion Club in London this weekend will be up for grabs for players competing in the LIV Golf tournament. The tournament's champion will be rewarded with a whopping $4 million (£3.24 million), with the winning team expected to get a hefty pay check of $3 million (£2.35 million). Those are some troubling numbers, and to put them into perspective, the John Deere Classic winner of this weekend's PGA Tour event, the John Deere Classic, will win $1.33 million (£1 million).

After the union of golf's rival factions, Ian Poulter is hopeful for a reprieve in the Ryder Cup

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 5, 2023
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: After the unification of golf's warring factions, Ian Poulter is optimistic that doors will welcome a Ryder Cup return. The 47-year-old, a veteran of seven previous matches, is one of a group of LIV rebels who have effectively been frozen out of their sport's showpiece team competition due to the recent ructions. Poulter, who is back in Centurion, the fiery scene of LIV's debut last year, has boosted his hopes of seeing him again.

Since a shock merger, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Dismiss all legal claims against one another.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 17, 2023
According to a news, the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund had agreed to voluntarily dismiss the outstanding legal charges that had hurled at one another in a federal antitrust lawsuit. As the two companies look to move forward after their surprise merger on June 6, legal charges against PIF's governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan (pictured) have also been dismissed. The LIV Golf Tour of the PIF will see the companies form a new, as-yet unidentified entity in what PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said would improve the game of golf.

Lee Westwood is BANNED from the Senior Open due to 'outstanding fines' owed to DP World Tour

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 16, 2023
According to Lee Westwood, he has vowed to return to the DP World Tour after being barred from playing in this summer's Senior Open for not paying fines of over £800,000. The Tour's surprise merger with LIV Golf, owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, will see the PGA and European Tours united as a single enclave, with shunned LIV golfers reintegrated into Tour events. After facing severe discipline for joining the Saudi-backed circuit, Westwood, Sergio Garcia, and Ian Poulter were among the LIV rebels to resign from the Tour in May.

Sergio Garcia admits he's hopeful of a return as Europe's Ryder Cup captain

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 14, 2023
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Sergio Garcia, a golfer, is hoping that the shock of golf's dissolution has re-opened the door for him to serve as Europe's Ryder Cup captain. Despite the fact that the Spaniard admits that there is no chance' of him playing in Italy this fall, the possibility of a LIV rebel taking the captaincy is one of the unknowns thrown up by the new unified front between the DP World Tour, the PGA Tour, and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. When asked if the ever-evolving tale would allow him to fill the role, the 43-year-old, the highest scoring scorer in Cup history, said: You will think so, but we won't know until things are decided.' You would assume so, but you never know.

Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, and other LIV rebels are still INELIGIBLE,' according to the Ryder Cup

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 8, 2023
Despite the bombshell merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, nine golfers who resigned their DP World Tour memberships to join the Saudi-backed league are still ineligible for the Ryder Cup later this year. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV announced on Tuesday that an agreement to merge and form a single commercial entity in a bitter two-year conflict. However, the recovery of LIV defectors will not begin until the 2023 season is complete, meaning that high-profile names such as Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, and Ian Poulter will have to wait to return to the Ryder Cup.