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Ian Poulter

England · born , Hitchin, England

16Ryder Cup points from 25 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 7 Cups · 15-8-2 · 16 points (64.0%)
  • Singles 6-0-1 · Foursomes 5-3-0 · Four-ball 4-5-1
  • Best major finish runner-up, 2008 Open
  • Open top 10s 2012 (T9), 2013 (T3)

Near misses

  1. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Pádraig Harrington · 287
  2. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
  3. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 285 (+1)

Ryder Cup

7 Cups, 25 matches: 15 won, 8 lost, 2 halved, 16 points. Foursomes 5-3-0, four-ball 4-5-1, singles 6-0-1.

  1. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  2. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 4-1-0, 4 points · captain's pick
  3. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
  4. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 4-0-0, 4 points · captain's pick
  5. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · captain's pick
  6. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
  7. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Pádraig Harrington's rivals →

Moments

  1. 2014 Ryder Cup Jordan Spieth (21) and Patrick Reed, the youngest US pairing in Ryder Cup history, beat Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher 5 & 4 on Friday morning.

Results by championship

    Best day

    2008 The Open

    Runner-up to Pádraig Harrington · 287.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2008.

    Career line, 2004–2021

    The Open
    2008 The Open: runner-up to Pádraig Harrington2012 The Open: finished T92013 The Open: finished T3
    Ryder Cup
    2004 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-02008 Ryder Cup (Europe): 4-1-02010 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-02012 Ryder Cup (Europe): 4-0-02014 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-1-22018 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-2-02021 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-0
    2005201020152020

    10 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Ian Poulter was born in 1976 in Hitchin, England. Poulter's best major finish was second, at the 2008 Open. Poulter played in 7 Ryder Cups for Europe (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021), winning 15, losing 8 and halving 2 of 25 matches for 16 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Pádraig Harrington · 287
    2. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
    3. 2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 285 (+1)

    Ryder Cup

    Poulter played 7 Ryder Cups for Europe: 25 matches, 15 won, 8 lost, 2 halved, 16 points (64.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 5-3-0, four-ball 4-5-1, singles 6-0-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2016.

    1. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    2. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 4-1-0, 4 points · captain's pick
    3. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
    4. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 4-0-0, 4 points · captain's pick
    5. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · captain's pick
    6. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
    7. 2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Rory McIlroy (6), Justin Rose (5), Darren Clarke (1), Graeme McDowell (1), Ross Fisher (1), Luke Donald (1), Martin Kaymer (1), Stephen Gallacher (1), Jon Rahm (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Ian Poulter
    3. Golf Compendium
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    5. R&A 2013
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    7. Golf Channel 2004
    8. Golf Channel
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    10. GC: 2008 ryder cup
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    12. Today's Golfer 2008
    13. GC: 2010 ryder cup
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    15. Fox Sports
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    17. GolfCompendium: 2012 ryder cup
    18. Wikipedia: 2014 Ryder Cup
    19. GolfCompendium: 2014 ryder cup
    20. Wikipedia: 2018 Ryder Cup
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    22. roster source: ryder cup team europe 243313
    23. GolfCompendium: 2021 ryder cup
    24. Wikipedia: 2020 Ryder Cup