Spectacular situation of the 2022 Open
Poulter is one of 23 golfers who participated in the liv Golf Invitational Tournament of the Open this year. On the opening day, British players walked from Zone 4 of the first hole to the service area amid boos and jeers from the crowd. In this unfriendly atmosphere, Poulter approached the fence on the left side of the fairway while crossing the narrowest area for about 100 yards.
But since then, Poulter has kept par.
On the sixth hole, the European golfer scored-1 when he scored on a 4.2-meter putt. On the 9th, he added two points, demanding a hole of about 50 metres for Eagle after hitting Green and a putt.
To show an innate sense of humor, Poulter covered his eyebrows with his left and right hands, pretending to wait even if the ball went into the hole.
In the second half, he scored two birds and two bogeys. With this performance, Poulter finished the first round with 3 points, ranking T13, while the top of the standing-8 belongs to Cameron Young, a rookie of the PGA Tour who participated in the Open for the first time. On Young's heels, two shots out is Rory McIlroy, four Grand Slams including the 2014 Open. Collin Morikawa, the reigning champion of T55 (Even Par points).
R&A Major has just entered the 150th match at Old Par72 Stadium of Golf St. Andrews in Scotland. Poulter is a veteran face at PGA Tour and DP World Tour (the new name of European Tour). But last month, he quit both of these arenas to return to Liv Golf Invitational Series invested by Saudi Arabia. In the new place, the British golfer was criticized, was banned by PGA Tour indefinitely, DP World Tour was fined and hanged a few prizes. However, Poulter is still eligible to attend The Open this year.
And he tried to ignore the mocking words at the beginning of the tournament, on the hole 1. "I thought I would be warmly welcomed. Then when I came out, I only heard the applause".
Poulter has 27 years of professional fighting, won 3 titles of PGA Tour and 12 Cups DP World Tour and the original European Tour. He is also the hero of the European team when competing Ryder Cup with the US, with five champions over seven periods, from 2004.
