Ian Poulter responded to his first tee boos at the Open Championship by sinking an astonishing 160-foot putt for eagle on the par fourth ninth at St Andrews. Despite the impressive eagle, Poulter’s start was not all plain sailing.
As he made his way onto the opening hole, a number of boos could be heard as his name was read out in front of the Scottish crowd watching on on the first tee. Things then got worse for Poulter, as he hit a wild hook left, teasing with the out of bounds area of the opening hole.
Despite his opening nightmare moment, Poulter responded incredibly well and no doubt had the crowd back on side following a piece of magic on the ninth.
