There was no hiding Ian Poutler’s disgust on day three of the Masters with the Englishman leaving a number of green jacket Augusta officials very red-faced with his verbal and physical outburst following his round of 70.
Poulter got off to a great start with three birdies in five holes but after birdies at nine and 10 he dropped shots at 12 and 14.
He got to the scorer’s hut and started banging a water bottle on his golf bag but it was when he emerged the full fury of Poulter’s frustration was known.
Ian Poutler ‘sounds off’ after his third round at the Masters. (Photo – Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ie)
“I was four-under for the day and cruising, and 4‑under for the day should have been a couple more, as well,” he said.
“I made a couple of mistakes. I didn’t take advantage of the par‑5s on the back nine from perfect position.
“So I’m disgusted with my round of golf. 70, the way I played yesterday was really disappointing. And I think I’m even more disappointed today.
“As good as it is on the leaderboard and I’ve got a chance tomorrow, I’m not very happy.
“I’m pissed. I’m really pissed and I should be pissed. 4‑under par out there on the golf course, I’m playing some phenomenal golf. Anyone would be pissed.”
It was mentioned to ‘Poults’ he had tweeted about Thursday’s round, how disappointed he was, but hoping to come back and play better on Friday.
“Depending on pin locations today, before going out, there were birdie opportunities,” he said.
“They gave us the opportunity today. They definitely put a ton of water on the greens, which, I think, was needed. So the guys that were going to go out there in the morning definitely had the chance to make inroads into Bubba. And that’s why I’m so angry.
“Looking where they put those pin positions, they wanted guys to move forward. And guys certainly are going to move forward today from the back of the pack. There’s only a few guys that have done that because the greens dry out very quickly and they get really, really fast.
“So it’s easy to make mistakes. And it’s just really disappointing when you’ve played so well as you have to walk off 2‑under par. It’s just not right.
“But I‘m going to the range to hit some shots to ….
Q. Calm down?
IAN POULTER: Yes.
And when Poulter could use his phone he went
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Can’t quite put it in to words how angry I am with a poor finish to the back 9 today. Disgusting from being in perfect position.
#Headless
