Poulter Doubles Down on Pursuing Legal Action: ‘I Had No Choice’

Poulter doubles down on his decision to pursue legal action against the DP World Tour, forcing their hand to allow him to play in the Scottish Open.

Arms folded, scowl on his face, the Postman spoke to the media today, justifying his actions.

He could have just, of course, not played. Same as Pat Perez when he missed the birth of his child to play in the Northern Trust. He could have just….not played. https://t.co/RopciCvHz3

— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) July 5, 2022

Poulter said that he didn’t have any other choice, but then some of us are left scratching our heads. He could have just not played.

The main message projected from the LIV defectors is that joining the LIV Series allows them more time with their family and away from the hectic, stressful life of being paid millions to play golf.

So Patrick Reed claims the reason for the move to LIV is he felt he was forced to play too much on the PGA tour. Over his career he avgd 30.5 tournaments a season. JT, Rory, and Rahm avg is 24! He chooses to play almost more than anyone!

— Colt Knost (@ColtKnost) June 29, 2022

I’m not sure how much longer the schedule-based comments will last, now it turns out Poulter is fighting to get into this week’s event with all his might, and Patrick Reed attempted to pull at the heartstrings by saying he watched his kids grow up on Facetime and yet has played an average of 30.5 tournaments a season with absolutely no obligation to do so.

All eyes will be on Poulter and the two other LIV signings, Harding and Otaegui, at this week’s Scottish Open. Requiring a court injunction to tee it up is pretty unique territory, and should be enough ammunition for a good performance!

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