Joy Rider

In the space of twelve years, Ian Poulter has gone from earning HK$40 an hour as an assistant pro selling hot sausage rolls to the thirteenth best player in the world. As Alex Jenkins explains, there’s a lot more to the colourful Englishman than meets the eye.

Ian’s Bag

Driver: Cobra ZL (9.5º) with Fujikura 6.0 Motore Speeder X flex shaft
Fairway woods: Titleist 909F2 (13.5º, 18º) with Fujikura Rombax 7X07 and Grafalloy Prolite 35X shafts.
Hybrid: Titleist 909H (19º) with Aldila NV Hybrid 85 X
Irons: Cobra Pro CB (4-7) with Dynamic Gold X100
Irons: Cobra Pro MB (8-PW) with Dynamic Gold X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design (54º, 60º)
Putter: Odyssey Tri Hot #3
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

On the new groove rule for 2010: It’s definitely going to make a difference. That maybe an advantage for me, but the timing was bad. It’s costing the manufacturers a lot to get all the products out – and this comes at a time when the companies are laying people off. The timing just wasn’t right.

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Written by Alex Jenkins

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