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After Ben Hogan presented on the site last weekend, make way for the English phenomenon.

Although relations between Tiger Woods and Ian Poulter are only cordial, one of the most famous British players in the world was able to respond to journalists after the Tiger scandal in 2009: " I don't know anything about Tiger Woods' private life. I'm not with him outside of tournaments. The only Tiger I know is the world number 1. The most ruthless person I have ever met on the Tour. "

On April 14, 2019, at Augusta National Golf Club, before the Tiger registers his card, Poulter is one of the first to congratulate him on his victory and his 15^e Major.

“I remember the day Nick Faldo came to inaugurate The Jack O 'Legs Golf. I was 15 years old. Arrived aboard a superb automobile, he went to the driving range to strike balls. It was impressive. He was number one in the world at the time. The crowd was hysterical. I said to myself: this is what I want to do. " - © Exhibition Tiger Woods, 18, the legends of Golf

Ian Poulter has followed an unusual path compared to that of his colleagues. " Except maybe for Robert Rock ».

Born on January 10, 1976 into a working family in the County of Hertfordshire, he did not attend the prestigious private schools of England, nor did he take golf lessons as did his compatriots such as Luke Donald or Justin Rose.

His first love was football and it was his father, a single player, who introduced him to golf. " I was carrying his bag and I was hoping he would let me play a bit. »

With an index of 4, Ian Poulter must pay his fees to claim his first qualifications. " I am unable to name the best amateurs of my time. I have never met them and I have not participated in any major amateur tournament. When I was 11, you know, I worked in a pro-shop. "

When in 1958, Bobby Jones received the Medal of Freedom at Saint Andrews, the author of the grand slam thanked the assembly and confided with emotion: “We could take away everything that I have experienced in my life and left me that the games played here in Saint Andrews, my life would still be beautiful and rich. »

Ian Poulter could make that same statement, remembering the highlights of the Ryder Cup.

“A man is never as tall as when he puts himself within reach of a child. " : Bobby Jones - © Exhibition Tiger Woods, 18, the legends of Golf

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