Monty: Poulter Is Dead To Me!

Okay maybe that's a bit of a mischaracterization, but you do have to wonder if we have some aftereffects of a love triangle featuring Faldo-Poulter-Monty since the next Ryder Cup Captain let it be known that he was not pleased Ian Poulter passed on the Seve Trophy. And that was without reading Poulter's Tweets today, which started off recounting his hangover and then appeared to be hijacked by his agent to extol the virtues of family time and gym time. It's all quite touching I tell you.

Six players from Britain and Ireland and two from continental Europe are not at St-Nom-la-Bretèche for what used to be called the Seve Trophy in honour of the Spanish player Seve Ballesteros. Paul Casey and Martin Kaymer are injured and Padraig Harrington and Luke Donald are playing in the Tour championship in Atlanta, but Poulter joined Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and Sergio García in turning down their places on teams led by Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn.

"I just feel that when you are selected for your country more of an effort might well have been made," said Montgomerie, who is in attendance to watch potential members of his side for Celtic Manor next October. "Ian Poulter, not having qualified for the Tour championship and having been picked for the last Ryder Cup team [Westwood, Rose and García all qualified], I felt that a little more effort might have been made to come here.

"I spoke to Miguel Angel Jiménez. He's never missed one of these and never would miss one. Good for him and I'm the same and Paul McGinley the same and Thomas. I haven't spoken to Ian at all. Please don't make any big issue of this.

Oh why would we do that?

A sampling of Poulter's reaction on Twitter:

Comments

[Polictical Correctness is a crime]

Why should anyone,especially Poulter, gives a rat's ass about hat Monty thinks? If Monty didn't want an issue made of it, he clearly shouldn't have said anything for public consumption. He clearly does want an issue made of it. A good Captain and leader would have spoken to Poulter privately (regardless of Poulter's "tweeting"). He will continue to sow dissension and a lack of respect for his captaincy. Keep it up Monty! The American's must love having Monty as the Euro captain. It gives them a decided advantage.

[Farmingdale]

PC, I'll take the other side of that argument. Why should anyone give a rat's ass about what Poulter thinks?

Twitter should blowup that blowhard's account, shut the dandy down.

Well, maybe you are right, Monty should just skip over the twit without comment and take the next guy.

[Polictical Correctness is a crime]

Farmingdale,

You're right. No one should give a rat's ass about either one of them. I just dislike Monty much more than I dislike Poulter!

[Aunt Blabbie]

Monty, Monty, Monty, you'll never gain control that way.

[Chuck]

That's the problem with those Brits. They are great individual players, but they just have no team spirit. Which is why they can never win the Ryder Cup... They are just happy to be at home in their gated community McMansions in Orlando, collecting checks from their spons-- er, I am getting this right, aren't I?

[thusgone]

farmingdale: they're both twits, and i agree with you to a point.

the reason that poulter matters more than monty in this silly discussion is that poulter showed himself to be a very strong rc pick last time. if monty wants to punish poutler for not playing in the seve cup orfor not doing whatever monty would have him do, it's his right as captain, but there's a good chance that such a move would be cutting off his nose to spite his face.

[ArdmoreAri]

Bottom line is its the freakin Sevindi and not the Ryder Cup. Does anyone need a reminder that nothing else in the world of exhibition golf matters including the Prez other than the Ryder Cup.

But tell me this, when one of these four guys that got a spot this week (because Poulter, Garcia, Westwood, and Rose backed out) make the Ryder Cup in Wales will anyone be talking about their experience or record from the Sevinidi?

So I say kudos to the four abstainers for giving someone else a chance to play in this esteemed event.

[titleist38]

If Poulter wants to be at Celtic Manor next year, he better make sure he plays his way onto the team!

[chico]

At least PC is consistent in his pathological hatred of Monty!
I still think he will be a great captain and will make a lot of good decisions come the event.Sadly at the moment he is believing his own hype-and that of the UK press-and believes the Ryder Cup is the most important event in the world-it isn't-and never will be.
It would be great if Christmas was confined to December and even better if the RC was left alone until well into next year.

[thusgone]

there is nothing pathological about hating monty.

[Polictical Correctness is a crime]

Thanks Thugsone, but I would characterize my feelings about Monty as high level dislike because, after all, hatred requires effort and surely, hating a fat, under accomplishing blowhard with no class takes effort I wouldn't expend on Monty.

Chico gets a little pathological about his defense of Monty

[Czervik]

This is great---monty is more self destructive, and earlier, than the last one. should be good for US.


Seriously, the only captains that get it right are the ones who pick the wardrobe, pick 2-4 players whos are hot at the time or are incredible battlers (Verplank) put players together who want to play to gether (i.e. ask them) and then drive around in a cart handing out coca cola from a case on the back during the matches.

these guys are seasoned players...what makes monty or any captain think he is going to "inspire" them.

[UKWendy]

"Ian Poulter, ....... and having been picked for the last Ryder Cup team..." OVER ME, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!!

[chico]

Correcto-for mere dislike you certainly expend an awful lot of "effort" writing about him!

[F. X. Flinn]

I just want to be on the record as deeply and importantly not caring.