Golf star Ian Poulter was greeted with boos when he took to the tee at The Open on day one. His hostile reception comes in the wake of the Brit’s ties to the controversial LIV Golf series, and he is one of one of 24 players in the field who have signed up to the controversial Saudi-backed breakaway tournaments.
The reception seemed to have a negative impact on the 46-year-old who almost inexplicably missed the widest fairway in golf with his mid-iron heading well left across the 18th fairway. His shot was so wayward it finished just inches from the out of bounds line which borders The Links road on the fringe of the course.
But Poulter’s quality shone through as he recovered by making par at the 355-yard first. In fact, he has now gained some momentum as he pulled off a remarkable shot of 160 feet at hole nine to go three under par and is now tied for fourth place. The LIV stars are allowed to compete at St. Andrews this week, provided they qualified for the competition.
