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Alex Spink

LIV golf rebels Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood make Ryder Cup feelings crystal clear

LIV golf rebels Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood have made it clear they have not given up hope of resuming their Ryder Cup careers.

The pair are ineligible for this year’s transatlantic shootout as things stand having resigned from the DP World Tour. But on their return to the course north of London where the Saudi-backed LIV breakaway tour was born a year ago, Poulter voiced hope that golf’s rapidly-changing landscape would bring with it a change of policy.

"I'd like to hope there could be a role going forward,” he said, standing beside Westwood and Henrik Stenson, stripped of this year’s European team captaincy after also signing for LIV. “The Ryder Cup has been a huge part of my life over the last 20 years. Playing seven, being vice-captain for one.

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