Ian Poulter fought long and hard to pick up his first ever stroke play tournament on the PGA Tour. It took a clutch birdie putt on the 18th green to force a playoff with playing partner Beau Hossler. He was able to take home the trophy after one playoff hole.
Coming off a long week at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, Ian Poulter returned home to Orlando and weighed the options of playing the Houston Open versus taking a week off to rest.
“It’s been a roller-coaster ride, I’ll be honest with you,” Poulter said. “It was a good decision to come here this week, to be aggressive right from the start to try to force my way in.”
One week ago in Austin, Poulter was informed after his Round of 16 victory, over Louis Oosthuizen, that he was in the Masters field. Less than 10 minutes before his quarterfinals match against Kevin Kisner, Poulter was told that, in fact, there had been a mathematical error, and that he’d need to win to get in.
With the win in Houston on Sunday, Poulter will be in the field at Augusta on Thursday.
