Somebody once wrote that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.
After the events – or rather non-events – of today, Ian Poulter knows all about that.
Following the legal intervention, the social media angst, the hand-wringing and the pearl-clutching, the 46-year-old’s contentious return to the DP World Tour stage was received with spectacular indifference. The sound of silence.
There was no hero’s welcome, nor pantomime villainy. Just a collective shrug. Curious, unmistakable antipathy.
There were also 78 shots, of which the less said the better. That was certainly the strategy the Ryder Cup icon adopted when he spoke to two reporters – one of whom you’re reading – afterwards.
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His thoughts on the round?
“It was fine, yeah, it was good.”
His chip-in for birdie at the opening hole?
“It was a lovely way to start.”
What he plans to do to get back on track tomorrow?
“Play golf.”
Fair enough. Still, barring a miracle, Poulter won’t be around for the weekend. Forget getting paid. Forget world ranking points. He’s entitled to wonder if it was worth all the hassle just to get here.
The Englishman’s much-anticipated round got under way at 12.25pm. Paired with fellow LIV…
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