Ian Poulter takes to Twitter like a bee to honey. Fans of golf usually don't have to look too hard to understand what's going through the mind of the outspoken Englishman.
Tuesday, Poulter bashed a writer on the social media site for criticizing his decision to skip the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship.
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Derek Lawrenson, a reporter for the Daily Mail in England, criticized Poulter (as well as Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia) for not signing up to play in one of the European Tour's most prestigious events. Lawrenson went on to say Jordan Spieth was a class act for the way he handled the media after winning the Masters.
Poulter was born in Hitchin, England, which is located just over an hour away from Wentworth Club in Surrey, . Though Lawrenson called him a "fan favorite," Poulter took umbrage with the article, and fired a series of blasts on Twitter.
Really Derek Lawrenson @MailOnline. What a load of Bull... Making assumptions again. Nothing to write about again? http://t.co/YHBnUz68AK
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) April 21, 2015I've played 13 PGA's at Wentworth and had 1 Top 10. I've had 8 MC. Would Usain Bolt compete in a marathon. I didn't think so.... Enough said
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) April 21, 2015Simple terms. I've won 19.11 world ranking points from poss 832 over 13 years. & for tied 3rd at Open in 2012 I won 28.50 Points.
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) April 21, 2015Later, Poulter apologized — sort of — and decided to move on.
Ok I've read enough bollocks today, some might say I've written some as well. Can't please everyone unfortunately. Business is business
— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) April 21, 2015