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16th July 2018, 1:12 pm == IAN POULTER has denied claims he unleashed a "shower of expletives" at self-proclaimed 'crime overlord' author Quintin Jardine at the Scottish Open. Best-selling author Jardine, a member of the host course Gullane, was marshalling on Saturday when Poulter hit a wayward drive on the first hole. Getty Images - Getty Ian Poulter denied claims he abused a marshall at the Scottish Open In a letter to the European Tour, the 73-year-old writer claimed that Poulter "arrived in a shower of expletives" as he asked for the location of his ball. Jardine wrote: "I told him and said that I had not ventured into the bush for fear of standing on it. "I wasn't expecting thanks, but I wasn't expecting aggression either. "He told me in essence that I should have, his reasoning being that if I stood on the ball it was a free drop, whereas if he did it was a penalty. "Basically I take no s**t from no man. Industrial langua...

17th June 2018, 5:41 pm == IAN POULTER let rip at the abusive New York fan - and the 'clowns' running the US Golf Association - before the final round at Shinnecock Hills. Poulter, who set off four shots off the lead at seven over par, revealed that he had been heckled on every hole at this US Open. Getty Images - Getty Ian Poulter raged at abusive fans and US Open organisers He has always been the man American fans love to hate at Ryder Cups because of his unbridled passion – and his ability to get the job done. The beer-filled New Yorkers have turned on him again, and Poulter warned things could turn really ugly when the Ryder Cup is held at nearby Bethpage in 2024 – especially as he could easily be the European captain by then Poulter, 42, voiced his disgust via Twitter. He fumed: “Verbally abused on every hole does get a little old.. That’s not really golf either. Ryder Cup in 2024 COULD become a little silly.” Poulter said the USGA had already made themselves look fooli...

14th June 2018, 7:18 pm 17th July 2018, 10:27 am == IAN POULTER said the opening round of the US Open was like a visit to the dentist – but he bit back to emerge as one of the early leaders. Poulter was one of only four men to break par at Shinnecock Hills, as winds gusting to 20mph dried out the course much quicker than anyone expected. AP:Associated Press Ian Poulter finished his first round of the US Open with a share of the lead It was nowhere near as bad as the 2004 farce here, when the greens got out of control and the organisers were forced to start watering them after the final round began. But Poulter’s one under par 69 – which was matched by Americans Dustin Johnson, Russell Henley and Scott Piercy -  was another example of the fighting qualities that have made the English scrapper such a formidable force in the Ryder Cup. Poulter said: I didn't enjoy it at all. I have to say, through most of the US Opens, I haven't enjoyed very many, to be honest. They're diff...