Ian Poulter reveals true colors with message to Team Europe after Ryder Cup snub

Ian Poulter has put his private Ryder Cup frustration behind him by sending a message of congratulations to the European Team following their emphatic triumph towards the USA in Rome on Sunday.

Luke Donald’s group appeared dialled in as they recorded an outstanding 16.5-11.5 victory which included a surprising 4-0 whitewash within the morning foursomes session of the primary day.

They did all of it with out Poulter, who so typically has been the talisman of the European aspect. But following his defection to the LIV Golf tour and subsequent resignation from the DP World Tour, the 47-year-old rendered himself ineligible for choice.

It meant that this 12 months’s European group had a unique look to it, with fellow LIV rebels Lee Westwood and the Ryder Cup’s all-time highest factors scorer Sergio Garcia additionally ineligible.

But while Poulter was ready to show his again on the PGA and DP World excursions to chase a profitable new journey with LIV, his affinity to the Ryder Cup stays as robust as ever.

Posting on Instagram, Poulter wrote: “I couldn’t be more proud to see this great team win back the Ryder Cup. You just don’t see emotion like it at any other event. Enjoy the night lads and congratulations.”

Poulter’s 15-8-2 document on the Ryder Cup consists of an undefeated 6-0-1 document in singles matches. The feat earned him the nickname ‘The Postman’ from his teammates as a result of he at all times delivers some extent for the group on a Sunday.

His resignation from the DP World tour and his age places an enormous query mark over whether or not he’ll ever be seen at a Ryder Cup once more but when it was right down to Poulter himself, he would most definitely be again in some type of capability, whether or not it was enjoying or in any other case.

In July, he advised GQ Magazine: “Hopefully, going forward, I can be part of a team at some stage. Maybe not playing, but if I can help to captain or vice-captain – or just be there for the young guys that need a bit of support, because they’re big, stressful weeks. They’re very demanding.”

Whilst Team Europe dominated that every one LIV gamers have been successfully ineligible for choice on the 2023 Ryder Cup, Team USA’s guidelines weren’t fairly as formal. That ensured that USA PGA Champion Brooks Koepka could possibly be included in Zach Johnson’s group regardless that he’s additionally a defector to LIV. He was the one participant from the breakaway tour to characteristic in both the USA or European sides.