‘What a bunch of muppets’ – Ian Poulter sees funny side as European stars struggle
Ian Poulter poked fun at himself and three of his fellow European stars on social media after they suffered a miserable first day at The Players Championship.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup team-mates Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Tyrrell Hatton combined to shoot 29 over par on a difficult day at Sawgrass, with former Open champion Stenson faring worst with an 85.
Poulter got off relatively lightly with a five-over-par 77 and took to social media to poke fun at the performance of “a bunch of muppets”.
“We’ve got a helluva lunch table here, players’ lounge,” Poulter says in his Twitter video.
“(Tyrrell) just decided to sit down and join Rory and I so collectively, four people sitting at this table, myself, Rory, Henrik – who’s just left – and Tyrrell, 29 over.
“Oh, what a bunch of muppets.”
You can watch Poulter’s social media post below:
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