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I am not trying to find excuses for him, just trying think of me in that situation (that would be the day)
Maybe he pulled out because he thougt, well I dont feel confident enough to win it with out my friver and so I dont want to waste funding in hotels etc? I dunno, maybe he had some kins of personal commitments that he could be taking care of who knows?
I Still think its a bit sad what he is doing, but does he really deserve all the stick? At the end of the day, Golf is a sport, sport is fun, if your not going to have fun why participate? I know he makes a living from it, but bloody hell am sure pro's are allowed a few days off like the rest of us
Sure, but then why not say, I'm not going to play, becuase I don't want to. However, the sponsors wouldn't like that, so you need an excuse, hence the driver story. Just tell the truth. I don't want to play in this tournament, I have changed my mind. Tell me your dog is dead, anything, but don't say you would love to play, but Cobra can't get you a new driver in time.
"Apparently, if he plays, and plays badly, he will lose out on world ranking points."
This was a statement in one of the early posts on this thread.
This is exactly why a certain Mr Woods will not play certain courses where he doesn't like the grass mix on the greens!
Poulter may be a bit of a Prima Donna, but compared with the others of his era he has incredible self confidence. Just look at his stats for this years Ryder Cup. That was after a real verbal roasting from press and fans alike.
I'm still not sure he will ever win a Big one, but this year has shown he can handle it if he wants to. Just remember, he sold mars bars to the members a few years ago. You have to be an arrogant, self centred prima donna to make that kind of progress.