Ian Poulter responds after Scottish Open marshal calls him an "arsehole" and accuses him of verbal abuse
Harry How
From GolfDigest.com:
Ian Poulter complained last month about partisan fans verbally abusing him at the U.S. Open. Over the weekend, a marshal at the Scottish Open took the tour star to task for the same thing.
My first inclination was to do no more that slaughter Mr Poulter on my blog and Facebook page, but now I feel that I have a duty on behalf of all the other volunteers to bring the incident to the Tour’s attention," Jardine wrote. "I’m not asking for him to be fined, because I don’t see the point of that. However I would like him to be reminded that even though most of the world knows you’re an arsehole, there’s no need to go proving it to the rest. I will take his apology as read, but if he wants to make it in person, I’m not hard to find in Gullane. (Quintin Jardine, Marshall, Scottish Open)
Poulter responded on social media denying any verbal abuse and saying any foul language was directed at himself.
Poulter's statement is convincing (damage control), but I believe this Marshall 100%. He was a volunteer at an event I'm sure he was just happy to be at and he was just doing his job informing Poulter that his ball went into the thick stuff. Did he know the ruling if he steps on it there's a free drop as opposed to Poulter stepping on it and getting penalized? Not sure we'll ever know, but I'm just saying if it's Tiger Woods, the Marshall might have stepped on the ball. There's a reason people are throwing verbal insults at Ian Poulter and while on the tour isn't the best place, I get it. He has a history of these things on and off the course and he's done himself no favors to really generate a fan base that is going to come to his defense, or in the case, step on his ball for a free drop.
-Stephen Reckers | SJR Golf
