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Todd Kelly

In latest spat, Ian Poulter claims Billy Horschel asked for $45 million to join LIV Golf

The latest exchange of digital barbs between two long-time antagonists has led to Ian Poulter claiming Billy Horschel asked for $45 million to join LIV Golf.

It started out as a social-media post from Poulter about swing speeds. Horschel couldn’t resist calling B.S., writing on X that Poulter was “one of those guys that over exaggerate their club head speed.”

A chart that Horschel posted showed Poulter’s swing speed at 110 mph but Poulter responded that the numbers were wrong, that his swing speed is 115 mph.

That led to a further discussion of numbers with Poulter making the claim that Horschel had asked for nearly $50 million to join LIV Golf, the upstart rival league led by Greg Norman and financially backed by the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund.

Poulter ended his post with: “What’s a few numbers between friends.”

The duo were teammates nearly a decade ago when they tied for third at the Franklin Templeton Shootout, an old silly season event that preceded the QBE Shootout, which was replaced by the mixed-team Grant Thornton Invitational this year.

Poulter joined LIV before its first event in June of 2022. He reportedly received about $20 million to join the circuit.

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