Ian Poulter is set to play a number of DP World Tour events over the summer as all sides await the final ruling in his legal battle against the suspension imposed on him and others who have joined LIV Golf.
All DP World Tour players who took part in the first two events on the Saudi-backed golf series schedule without permission were fined and banned from this week’s Scottish Open, as well as the Barbasol and Barracuda Championships. All PGA Tour players who joined LIV have been suspended indefinitely, ruling them out of the Scottish Open, which is co-sanctioned by the DP and PGA Tours.
However, Poulter, along with Adrian Otaegui, Justin Harding and Branden Grace, were added back to the Scottish Open field after a judge granted the rebels a stay of suspension on Monday ahead of a final ruling. As that ruling is set to take up to three months, Poulter has already started planning his summer on the DP World Tour.
He told The Telegraph: “I plan to play the Czech Open and after The Open [next week] may add in an event on the British swing [there are another four UK tournaments in a row after St Andrews]. I haven’t actually sat down and worked it out yet. I’ll also play the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in September.”
Poulter’s plans will come as a shock to the players who have so far held firm against the mega money being offered by LIV Golf, some of whom have been very vocal in their criticism of those who have had their heads turned. But 46-year-old Poulter is not concerned over what kind of reception he will receive as he carries on playing through the summer ahead of the court judgment.
“It’s only business, right?” the Ryder Cup star told The Telegraph. “Business and personal are two completely different things. There’s going to be a few people that are extremely strong-minded about this and some of them will be my friends. We will agree to disagree but remain friends.”
As for the fans, Poulter says at the actual events they have been very supportive, a far cry from those taking to social media in outrage at those who have…
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