Ian Poulter - Media Guide

 
 
 
MEDIA GUIDE
 International Victories
(7): 2000 Italian Open [Eur]. 2001 Moroccan Open [Eur]. 2002 Italian Open [Eur]. 2003 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open [Eur], Nordic Open [Eur]. 2004 Volvo Masters Andalucia [Eur]. 2006 Open de Madrid Masters [Eur].
 Other Victories
(1): 1999 Open de Cote d'Ivoire.
 Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position
$1,431,390 (64)
Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T3-- EDS Byron Nelson Championship. T4-- *OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup. T9-- Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, The Barclays. T10-- BMW Championship.
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
65 at Round 3, EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights
Had career-best number of top-10s (5) and top-25s (8) as he earned more than $1 million for a second consecutive season...In second start of the season, posted four rounds of par or better to finish T9 at the Buick Invitational...Finished T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Defeated Bart Bryant and Bradley Dredge before falling to Trevor Immelman, 2 and 1, in the third round...Followed that with another top-20 at the Masters, finishing T13...Best finish of the year came in April at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, finishing T3...Fourth top-10 came in August at The Barclays, a T9, his second top-10 finish in two starts at Westchester Country Club. Moved up 14 spots in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings from 73rd to 59th...Ended season with a T10 at the BMW Championship, his fifth top-10 of the season.
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Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T2-- World Golf Championships-American Express Championship.
2006 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T2-- World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. T7-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans. T9-- Barclays Classic, PGA Championship.
2006 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--15; in money--13; Top 10 finishes--4
 Career Highlights
2006: Recorded four top-10s in 15 starts, made 13 cuts and earned more than $1.5 million...Finished T7 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for first top-10 in eighth start...In June, added a T9 at the Barclays Classic...The next week finished T12 at the U.S. Open...Recorded his first top-10
in a major championship with a T9 at the PGA Championship...Won the Banco Madrid Valle Romano Open de Madrid Golf Masters on the European Tour by five strokes in September...Finished T2 at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship in London, his first top-10 at the event...Finished T9 at the Volvo Masters the last European Tour event of the season. Finished ninth on the European Tour Order of Merit. 2005: Did not win on European Tour for the first season since joining the tour in 2000...Played in a career-high 20 TOUR events with two top-10s...Playing in his third event of the season, posted a T8 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...Semifinalist at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship where he fell to eventual champion David Toms 3 and 2. Defeated Jim Furyk, Stuart Appleby, Rory Sabbatini and Nick O'Hern before losing to Toms. Lost in 20 holes to Retief Goosen in consolation match to finish fourth and earn $450,000. 2004: Joined the TOUR as a Special Temporary Member the week of August 4...At the European Tour's season-ending Volvo Masters, defeated Sergio Garcia in a playoff and finished ninth in European Tour's Volvo Order of Merit...In first TOUR start, finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing to Stephen Leaney, 1-up, in the fourth round. In first three rounds, defeated Chris Riley, Duffy Waldorf and John Huston...Member of victorious European Ryder Cup squad and posted a 1-1 record in Ryder Cup debut. 2003: Victorious twice in Europe at the Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open and the Nordic Open, and finished career-best fifth in Volvo Order of Merit. 2002: Captured the 59th Italian Open Telecom Italia. 2001: Capped successful sophomore campaign with victory at the Moroccan Open. 2000: His first year culminated in winning the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award thanks to a first in the Italian Open in October, ultimately finishing 31st on the Volvo Order of Merit. 1999: Played the European Challenge Tour with a win at the Open de Cote d'Ivoire.
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 Personal
Took up the game at age 4 when his father, Terry, a single-digit handicapper, gave him a cut-down 3-wood...Older brother Danny is also a professional...Noted for his colorful hairstyles and clothing, most notably the 2004 majors where he wore trousers that featured pink (Masters Tournament), Union Jack (British Open)
and United States stars and stripes (PGA Championship) designs. Has developed his own clothing line, which is available at his Web site, ianpoulter.co.uk. His design company will design the uniforms for the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 2008 Curtis Cup.
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 National Teams
Ryder Cup (1), 2004.