Poulter expertly trolls US Ryder Cup team, Koepka and Spieth respond
Ian Poulter couldn’t resist having one final jab at the Americans over this year’s Ryder Cup result – and Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth couldn’t help but respond.
Poulter took to Twitter on Friday, using a rather roundabout way to remind Team USA who won at Le Golf National – not that there’s any chance they’ve forgotten yet.
It started with a photo of Poulter wearing a “Beat Europe” t-shirt, with a caption that asked: “Can anyone spot the mistake in this photo?” he asked.
Can anyone spot the mistake in this photo… ? 🤔 @RyderCupEurope pic.twitter.com/jopZodybK2
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) 7 December 2018
An hour later, Poulter delivered the punchline, having added the word “couldn’t” in marker, so the shirt then read “Couldn’t beat Europe.”
“It’s ok folks I fixed the mistake. How does it look now?” he quipped.
It’s ok folks I fixed the mistake. How does it look now ? 😘😉👍🏻🏆@RyderCupEurope pic.twitter.com/2i3uFRxyEr
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) 7 December 2018
Poulter’s little dig drew responses from both Spieth and Koepka, though this being the modern era, they took the form of emojis, with Spieth replying with a roll of the eyes and Koepka offering several tears of laughter.
Poulter then replied to Spieth with a friendly kiss.
Rory McIlroy also got involved, offering a mixture of thumbs up and heart-shaped eyes.
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