Poulter hits out again

Poulter: Frustrated

I am sick and tired of all this nonsense. I can't waste any more energy thinking about it. If I get the call, I will be ready to play and, trust me, I will do my job.

Ian Poulter
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Ian Poulter has hit out again, this time at the media, and blamed the drama surrounding him this week for missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.

The British golfer was playing in America instead of at Gleneagles and is solely reliant on a captain's pick from Nick Faldo to make the Ryder Cup.

The Open runner-up hoped a good first two rounds in Boston would put him at the top of Faldo's thinking as he prepares to pick his side on Sunday night for the Ryder Cup in Valhalla.

However, after a war of words between Poulter and the likes of Colin Montgomerie, the Englishman says that all the media attention has affected his form.

Fellow wildcard hopeful Paul Casey also missed the cut in Boston and after shooting a three-over round of 74 Poulter spoke his mind once again.

Spent

"I'm spent, to be honest with you," said Poulter.

"It's been a very long week and I think a lot of misspent energy has been taken up by press, the media, players, everybody.

"It's just so mentally draining to be in this position, to listen and read and to get all the b.s all week.

"It's seriously, seriously mentally draining."

Poulter came under criticism from eight-time Ryder Cup veteran Montgomerie when he revealed he had discussed his plans to play in American instead of Scotland with Faldo.

Having already denied that Faldo has 'given him the nod' about being given a wildcard for the Ryder Cup, Poulter hoped to enhance his chances of making the FedEx Cup play-offs, but says he had no chance of performing in Boston due to the ongoing saga.

"It's a joke," Poulter added.

"It's not the kind of buzz you want to go and play golf on.

"The kind of nonsense that has been in my head for a whole week is not the right kind of pressure.

"It's distraction pressure. Boy, what one hell of a week."

Poulter has insisted he deserves to be in the Ryder Cup team after his performances this year, but his chances of a second appearance in the competition have taken a hit with the latest wranglings.

Nonsense

Now it seems as though all the pressure has taken its toll on the flamboyant Poulter, and although his frustration is clear he is still insisting he can do a job for Europe.

"Do you know what? I am sick and tired of all this nonsense," Poulter fumed when asked about his Ryder Cup chances now.

"I am absolutely spent. I can't waste any more energy thinking about it.

"If I get the call, I will be ready to play and, trust me, I will do my job."

Casey's chances were also not enhanced as he too missed the cut in Boston, and he and Poulter are battling it out with Montgomerie and Darren Clarke for the two wildcard selections.

Clarke has two wins this season and his experience and partnership with Lee Westwood give him a sound chance, but Montgomerie has a wealth of experience while Casey and Poulter have been in solid form this year.

The Ryder Cup takes place in Kentucky at the Valhalla Golf Club starting on September 19th.