Winner: Ian Poulter
Around the wider world of golf: The ANA is not in the books yet! The fifth hole of the Pernilla Lindberg-Inbee Park playoff airs today on GC at 11am ET; and Sam Burns won the Savannah Golf Championship on the Web.com Tour.
It's in no way a great idea to matter the Angry Peacock out. He has ripped the heart from america Ryder Cup group extra instances than I want to depend, and I do not consider you ever lose that kind of inner power.
It's actual that Ian Poulter has mystified me (and others a long way wiser than me) who honestly can not understand why that indomitable beast most effective seems to reveal up in healthy play -- be it a Ryder Cup or a fit play championship. Even Ian has sounded perplexed when asked about it. But I assume I even have an know-how of it now.
I accept as true with that internal beast -- who I suppose we'd all agree is driven by ardour -- in reality hasn't been passionate sufficient when its opponent cannot be easily visible. In fit play you face off against a unmarried opponent; in stroke play... Eh, not a lot.
But I trust that has now modified. And I agree with it happened actually due to the fact the beast needed to be pressured right into a corner.
After dealing with multiple years in which lifestyles probably failed to seem fair, Ian Poulter discovered himself having to combat for something besides Ryder Cup factors or the honour of the golfing international. The beast ought to live -- albeit unhappily -- without both of those. But the pressure of seeing the sport he loved slowly taken far from him simply because he had slipped down via the cracks, down in which the beancounters who tally stats and points ought to take it from him thru accounting mistakes, pushed the creature into a brand new evolution.
Over the final couple of years Ian has observed himself compelled into nook after corner, wherein he needed stroke play effects simply to survive... And he were given them. Those were highlighted by using a runner-up at THE PLAYERS, and now he's gotten a win on the Houston Open while that was the simplest way left to get into the Masters subsequent week. The Angry Peacock became out in force Sunday -- first pounding his chest while he sank a birdie putt on the 18th to make a playoff, then within the wild-eyed screams as he locked down the win.
Having found out what it's miles able to, I don't assume the beast may be so inclined to go again into its cage this time. Perspective won when the full weight of existence falls on you is difficult-gained and not without difficulty forgotten. The enemy now not desires an actual human face on an real healthy play associate; as a substitute, that face is now the face of what he was and the in shape is a duel along with his personal beyond. In a word, Ian Poulter has CHANGED and he'll not pass lower back.
The Angry Peacock has turned predatory. Be afraid... be very afraid.
Perhaps he'll take some moments from his flight to Augusta and devour this new Limerick Summary I've organized for him. I desire he likes it... I do not want to get on his bad side, you know?
Could it's pressure?S all Ian needs?
For even as none of his Ryder Cup deeds
Could undo his failures,
A journey to the Masters
Has pulled his game out of the weeds! The photo came from this page at sportsnet.ca.
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