Poor dress sense - Point proven
My love for Ian Poulter isn’t as deep as most. He’s an Arsenal fan, his dress sense, contrary to popular belief, is awful, and he’s almost signed more commercial deals than Ian Wooseman – but being signed under the same management as Tiger Woods it’s not too surprising he has been badly managed. (I won’t even mention the “me and Tiger” comment.)
In saying that he has all the attributes I enjoy in a sportsman. Outspoken, a personality, arrogance confidence , ability. He’s also a fellow patriot and produced the best European performance in the Ryder cup under the pressure of being a controversial captain’s pick.
With a new more controlled impact phase of his swing I wasn’t surprised to see him in so much control of the golf ball. His once ropey swing, which got him his Tour nickname ‘Redemption’ after the movie The Shawshank Redemption (I’ll let you figure it out) is now looking first class. But what was truly amazing was his holing-out ability.
My point to all this? I’ve been reading reports about it spring boarding Ian Poulter to new heights. Or the opposite as one blogger recently outrageously wrote. Ian Poulter doesn’t need a spring board. He’s world class, proven long before this recent win. Hell, he’s been within a whisker of winning The British Open. This win won’t affect future tourney outcomes - believe it or not. He’ll just carry on with his job because he knows what he’s been doing is right, he knows what he’s been doing is constantly enhancing his game and he knows it’s just him and Tiger. That’s a good recipe for a springboard if you ask me.
