Ian Poulter says his Ryder Cup days "are done" as he blasts those in charge

Ian Poulter confirms his days of competing in the European Ryder Cup team "are done"

01 Mar 2024

Ian Poulter says his Ryder Cup days "are done" as he blasts those in charge

Ian Poulter has confirmed his days of playing in the Ryder Cup "are done" after "too much was said" following his switch to LIV Golf.

Poulter, 48, became ineligible to compete in the biennial contest last year following his decision to terminate his membership of the DP World Tour.

Other European Ryder Cup legends Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson followed suit as they confirmed their allegiance to LIV Golf.

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The above players were given the option to renew their DP World Tour membership for 2024 but they had to confirm by 19 November 2023.

Garcia had told Rick Shiels he wanted to get back on the DP World Tour to keep his Ryder Cup hopes alive, but he did not proceed, the DP World Tour confirmed to GolfMagic.

Poulter's career will forever be remembered for his Ryder Cup heroics but he has confirmed in an interview with Gulf News he will not be making an eighth appearance.

The Englishman is famously undefeated in Ryder Cup singles, losing just six of 22 overall matches and inspiring a number of European victories down the years.

Poulter admits he will be too old when the next Ryder Cup swings around at Bethpage Black in New York in September 2025.

But the biggest reason for him calling time on the Ryder Cup is because of the way he and other Europeans now on LIV Golf have been spoken about by others.

Poulter said:

"My years of playing the Ryder Cup are done, I'm too old. I'm 48, so I'd technically be 49 by the time next year's edition rolls around," Poulter told Gulf News.

"Too much happened last time, too much was said and that's extremely disappointing from my perspective with the way certain people were treated and spoken about with reference to the Ryder Cup, especially when certain people have committed a lot of their life to work extremely hard for that product.

"So the way it stands right now, with the current people that run that level of the organisation, things would have to change for me to be involved... I'm not needed, they didn't need me last time – some people said that we weren't needed."

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