WEBVTT 00:06.005 --> 00:08.007 [suspenseful music playing] 00:09.050 --> 00:12.637 [reporter] Officials in Saudi Arabia are trying to create a new golf league 00:12.721 --> 00:14.848 to rival the PGA TOUR. 00:14.931 --> 00:16.850 [reporter 2] Two-time major winner, Greg Norman, 00:16.933 --> 00:18.643 who is CEO of the Saudi league, 00:18.727 --> 00:21.187 says the new league will not be stopped. 00:21.271 --> 00:24.023 The Saudi golf league has eight events planned this year. 00:24.107 --> 00:26.693 [man] No one knows what this means for the future of golf. 00:26.776 --> 00:30.655 It's not really like anything that we've seen in sports before. 00:30.739 --> 00:34.576 They want to offer guaranteed millions of dollars to the tour's biggest players. 00:34.659 --> 00:37.871 [man] LIV has offers out to some of the top names in the sport. 00:37.954 --> 00:41.249 I've heard rumors of 200 million dollars for Phil Mickelson, 00:41.332 --> 00:46.004 150 million dollars for Dustin Johnson, 700 million for Tiger Woods. 00:46.087 --> 00:48.882 It's astronomical money that they're throwing at people, 00:49.007 --> 00:51.342 and everything's got a price, I guess. 00:51.426 --> 00:54.971 This venture has been criticized as an attempt by the Saudi government 00:55.055 --> 00:57.599 to sportswash its controversial Human Rights Campaign. 00:57.682 --> 00:59.809 [reporter 3] Political or not, 00:59.893 --> 01:03.062 by stepping on the first tee at the Centurion in the South of England, 01:03.146 --> 01:06.107 the players are choosing to work directly with Saudi Arabia. 01:06.191 --> 01:09.652 It's going to shape the future of professional golf one way or another. 01:09.736 --> 01:11.404 [man] They want the major winners there, 01:11.488 --> 01:14.991 but they also want guys who have name recognition around the world, 01:15.075 --> 01:17.077 which is why Ian Poulter is of interest. 01:17.160 --> 01:20.288 He's got the big personality, the Ryder Cup history. 01:20.371 --> 01:23.583 [woman] He's loud. He's flamboyant. He wears the colorful trousers. 01:23.666 --> 01:26.044 He's like, this is who I am, take it or leave it. 01:26.127 --> 01:31.091 Supposedly, LIV is offering Ian Poulter tens of millions of dollars. 01:31.174 --> 01:34.969 [Poulter] There is a lot of moving parts to this Poulter journey. 01:35.053 --> 01:38.807 I don't know how it's going to play out. It's going to be exciting to see. 01:53.279 --> 01:55.907 [announcer] And this week, of course, it is the Players Championship. 01:55.990 --> 02:00.829 Nine former FedExCup champions, nine winners of the Players Championship. 02:00.912 --> 02:05.583 So this is a very big week for everyone on hand at TPC Sawgrass. 02:05.667 --> 02:07.961 -[boy] You're my favorite golfer. -Oh, thank you. 02:09.337 --> 02:11.589 Come watch me tomorrow. I need some of that luck. 02:13.049 --> 02:15.927 It's one of the deepest fields in golf. I have a good game plan, 02:16.010 --> 02:18.763 I know this golf course, and the weather doesn't look great. 02:18.847 --> 02:21.641 We're gonna take what we can get from that and see what we do. 02:21.724 --> 02:24.477 -[man] I haven't got a sweet tooth. -Give that a go. 02:27.105 --> 02:28.606 My name is Ian Poulter. 02:29.440 --> 02:33.069 My profession is a wannabe golfer. 02:33.153 --> 02:35.697 [mellow upbeat music playing] 02:35.780 --> 02:39.200 I had the ability to gain my PGA TOUR card in 2004. 02:40.451 --> 02:45.123 It gave me the best opportunity to play against the best players, 02:45.206 --> 02:48.835 which has been my path for the last 19 years. 02:49.627 --> 02:53.298 [man] For someone like Ian Poulter, who's now well into his 40s, 02:53.381 --> 02:56.676 just keeping his PGA TOUR card year after year, 02:57.177 --> 02:59.679 that's a really impressive accomplishment. 03:00.346 --> 03:03.600 [Poulter] Having a global schedule on the PGA TOUR and European tour, 03:03.683 --> 03:07.186 becoming top-five player in the world, playing Ryder Cups. 03:07.270 --> 03:09.189 It's been an amazing journey, really. 03:10.231 --> 03:12.233 [woman] Do you love playing in the Ryder Cup? 03:12.734 --> 03:14.444 Do bears shit in the woods? 03:16.613 --> 03:19.574 [snickers] Oh dear. "Do you love playing the Ryder Cup?" 03:19.657 --> 03:21.659 Oh my God. Is the pope Catholic? 03:21.743 --> 03:23.578 [cheering] 03:23.661 --> 03:27.373 [woman 2] The Ryder Cup is one of the coolest competitions 03:27.457 --> 03:28.875 that we have in golf. 03:28.958 --> 03:33.546 It happens every two years. It is Team USA vs. Team Europe. 03:33.630 --> 03:35.131 They're gonna battle it out. 03:35.215 --> 03:39.552 This is the thing that every single player wants to earn a spot on. 03:41.179 --> 03:43.264 [announcer] A low driving one. 03:43.348 --> 03:45.391 -[cheering] -[announcer chuckles] 03:46.100 --> 03:47.435 Oh. 03:47.977 --> 03:51.356 [Poulter] Playing in the Ryder Cup has been something that I've cherished. 03:51.856 --> 03:57.237 I feel pretty fortunate that my golf has been good enough to make Ryder Cups. 03:57.946 --> 04:01.532 [announcer] I don't think anybody gets more intensity in the eyes 04:01.616 --> 04:03.701 in this competition than that man right there. 04:04.202 --> 04:06.996 [man 2] I've been on the opposite side of Ryder Cup teams against him. 04:07.080 --> 04:10.458 Poults is definitely a character in the golf space. 04:10.541 --> 04:13.753 He's someone that isn't scared to kinda push the envelope a little bit. 04:13.836 --> 04:15.463 [crowd clamoring] 04:15.546 --> 04:17.966 [announcer 2] Poulter is a prince for Europe. 04:19.133 --> 04:20.927 Can you believe it? 04:22.095 --> 04:27.016 He creates this combative relationship where it's me against them. 04:27.100 --> 04:29.060 [crowd clamoring] 04:29.143 --> 04:30.812 [announcer 3 chuckles] He wants it. 04:31.312 --> 04:33.106 [announcer 2] Oh my goodness, Poults. 04:33.606 --> 04:36.150 [Poulter] I've never lost in singles in the Ryder Cup. 04:37.110 --> 04:42.573 So I've inflicted a lot of pain on the Americans that watch Ryder Cup. 04:42.657 --> 04:45.785 So, yeah, I've been that pain-in-the-ass guy. 04:51.082 --> 04:53.459 -[man] Shit. -You all right? 04:53.543 --> 04:54.919 [man laughs] 04:55.003 --> 04:56.296 Did they get that? 04:56.379 --> 04:58.381 [laughing] 05:00.091 --> 05:01.843 No! [laughs] 05:03.720 --> 05:04.721 That will make TV. 05:05.346 --> 05:07.098 [man] Oh, fuckin', oh… 05:10.977 --> 05:12.645 [Poulter] Thirty-one eighty-five. 05:13.271 --> 05:16.566 -You have 591,000 followers on Instagram. -[Poulter] What? 05:17.025 --> 05:19.027 -I looked at it. -How do you know that? 05:19.110 --> 05:21.404 I saw it yesterday. I happened to see it yesterday. 05:22.280 --> 05:23.781 I don't have Twitter, so I dunno. 05:23.865 --> 05:26.784 -Must have a couple mil on Twitter. -[man 2] Who has the most followers? 05:27.535 --> 05:31.205 -[Poulter] Tiger, Rory… -Tiger's got four and a half. Rory's 2.2. 05:31.289 --> 05:32.999 [Poulter] Tiger, Rory, Bubba, myself… 05:33.499 --> 05:34.917 Listen, I just go on Instagram. 05:35.001 --> 05:37.295 [Poulter] …Rickie… JT… 05:38.963 --> 05:41.132 Rickie's got 1.6 or 1.7. 05:42.633 --> 05:44.385 He never posts. No. Never posts. 05:44.469 --> 05:45.928 -Ricky? -Never posts. 05:46.012 --> 05:48.306 He doesn't have to. He's gotten 15 commercials. 05:52.143 --> 05:53.478 -Beauty there. -[man] Attaboy, Ian. 05:53.561 --> 05:56.397 [Poulter] The tour, up until this year, 05:56.481 --> 05:59.359 where the players get the opportunity to play for the most money 05:59.442 --> 06:01.819 against the best players, has been the PGA TOUR. 06:01.903 --> 06:04.781 Now there's a threat in the game of golf. 06:06.157 --> 06:07.992 [reporter] Legendary golfer Phil Mickelson 06:08.076 --> 06:12.455 is apologizing for explosive comments that he made about Saudi Arabia 06:12.538 --> 06:16.125 and a proposed golf league that would rival the PGA TOUR. 06:16.209 --> 06:18.211 Mickelson told an author and golf writer, 06:18.294 --> 06:21.255 "We know they have a horrible human rights record. 06:21.339 --> 06:22.673 Why would I even consider it? 06:23.132 --> 06:25.551 Because it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 06:25.635 --> 06:27.929 to reshape how the PGA TOUR operates." 06:28.596 --> 06:31.057 Phil Mickelson says the comments were reckless 06:31.224 --> 06:35.228 but claims they were off the record and not meant to be shared publicly. 06:36.521 --> 06:42.568 The LIV Golf tour, headed by Greg Norman, is an existential threat to the PGA TOUR. 06:43.736 --> 06:46.489 Greg Norman was the best men's professional golfer 06:46.572 --> 06:48.741 in the world in the 1990s. 06:49.742 --> 06:53.287 He then joined on with LIV Golf as its commissioner, 06:53.371 --> 06:55.248 as the face of the brand. 06:56.666 --> 06:59.419 [Fowler] To me, they're two very different things. 07:00.086 --> 07:02.755 The PGA TOUR is the pinnacle of professional golf. 07:02.839 --> 07:05.758 A lot of history and tradition. Seventy-two holes. 07:06.300 --> 07:11.139 Um, typically fields are anywhere from 128 to 156 guys. 07:11.222 --> 07:16.602 LIV is 54 holes, no cuts, team aspect, very limited field. 07:16.686 --> 07:19.480 And there's some fun and different aspects to that. 07:19.564 --> 07:24.026 So it's definitely shaken up the game of golf at the professional level. 07:24.110 --> 07:25.153 [indistinct chatter] 07:25.236 --> 07:26.779 And me. Yeah, okay, good. 07:27.697 --> 07:31.576 [man] I wanted to take a moment to address all of the news, 07:31.659 --> 07:36.164 discourse, and conjecture lately about the world of professional golf. 07:36.998 --> 07:39.083 The PGA TOUR is moving on. 07:40.418 --> 07:44.338 We have too much momentum and too much to accomplish 07:44.422 --> 07:48.259 to be continuously distracted by rumors of other golf leagues 07:48.342 --> 07:52.096 and their attempts to disrupt our players, our partners, 07:52.180 --> 07:55.850 and most importantly, our fans from enjoying the tour 07:55.933 --> 07:58.060 and the game we all love so much. 07:58.144 --> 08:00.146 [applause] 08:02.273 --> 08:08.905 We are, and we always will be, focused on legacy, not leverage. 08:10.781 --> 08:13.576 [Poulter] There were definitely lots of rumors swirling 08:13.659 --> 08:15.912 that if you do take an offer 08:15.995 --> 08:20.500 and play for LIV that you'll be suspended and banned from the PGA TOUR. 08:21.292 --> 08:24.086 We just don't know how it would compromise 08:24.170 --> 08:27.715 any possibility of playing or captaining our Ryder Cups. 08:28.508 --> 08:32.303 All that chatter is creating this murky world 08:32.386 --> 08:37.475 and this divide on the PGA TOUR of guys that are actually thinking about leaving. 08:38.809 --> 08:44.106 [Poulter] It's a difficult decision and a decision with so many uncertainties. 08:45.691 --> 08:48.194 [announcer] Lots of drama already this season, 08:48.277 --> 08:49.654 but if the weather cooperates, 08:49.737 --> 08:52.365 we do have some golf to play here in Florida. 08:54.742 --> 08:57.036 [announcer 2] We have resumed after the weather delay. 08:58.287 --> 09:01.916 [announcer 3] The players must be chomping at the bit to get back on the golf course. 09:01.999 --> 09:03.334 This guy's fucking… 09:03.417 --> 09:07.547 I mean, seriously, come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. 09:07.630 --> 09:09.131 When does sun set, at like 40? 09:09.215 --> 09:10.383 They said 30. 09:10.466 --> 09:13.970 [announcer 3] These players want to finish before the PGA TOUR rules officials 09:14.053 --> 09:15.513 sound the horn for darkness. 09:16.305 --> 09:18.182 [announcer 2] Ian Poulter on the tee. 09:21.185 --> 09:22.812 -[man] Let's go, Poult! -[man 2] Yeah! 09:23.396 --> 09:24.730 [announcer 2] Line is good. 09:26.148 --> 09:28.943 And the shot is good. Beautifully done. 09:29.860 --> 09:30.861 Well, look at this. 09:30.945 --> 09:34.615 All right, here's another guy that wants to get up there, 09:34.699 --> 09:37.118 try to putt out and get over to 18. 09:37.201 --> 09:41.330 Tell you what, for a guy 46 years of age, I'm impressed here. Look at this. 09:44.000 --> 09:46.460 [Poulter] Babe, I need to go on a diet. I'm not even joking. 09:46.544 --> 09:49.297 [woman] You already did for about a month, but then you quit. 09:49.380 --> 09:50.798 It's like Nellie the Elephant. 09:52.758 --> 09:55.761 I don't think I've matured much in 15 years. [chuckles] 09:56.262 --> 09:59.432 I'm still like a 12-year-old kid between these ears. 09:59.515 --> 10:02.101 How does daddy dress on the golf course? Be nice. 10:03.769 --> 10:05.855 Funky, I guess you could say. 10:07.648 --> 10:09.025 -Funky? -Yeah. 10:10.109 --> 10:12.570 [announcer] Well, he's always been a sharp-dressed man. 10:12.653 --> 10:15.197 [announcer 2] I'm sorry, folks. Those shoes disturb me. 10:15.281 --> 10:18.200 [announcer 3] It would work as wallpaper in a hallway bathroom. 10:18.951 --> 10:23.497 [Poulter] I've always loved following the personalities in golf. 10:23.581 --> 10:26.751 Payne Stewart, you know, when he wore all the plus-four pants, 10:26.834 --> 10:30.171 Um… different color outfits every time he played. 10:30.254 --> 10:32.673 He had a new pair of shoes on every time he played. 10:32.757 --> 10:37.219 It was all more about, for me, I didn't just want to be a golfer, 10:37.303 --> 10:39.597 I wanted to be my own personality. 10:40.097 --> 10:42.892 [announcer 4] Somewhere in a Motel 6, the drapes are missing. 10:42.975 --> 10:45.353 [announcer 5] That seems standard for Ian. 10:46.062 --> 10:50.066 Yes, I've worn some real rascal outfits through time. 10:50.650 --> 10:52.902 -Is this just embarrass Dad time? -Yes. 10:53.486 --> 10:55.946 Hang on. The hairstyles are the best. 10:56.030 --> 10:57.365 [both laugh] 10:58.449 --> 11:00.910 [Lilly-Mai laughs] I love that one. 11:00.993 --> 11:03.496 [Poulter] I don't know how your mom didn't divorce me on that one. 11:03.579 --> 11:04.747 [laughs] 11:04.830 --> 11:06.832 -That one's better. -[woman] I came close. 11:14.757 --> 11:17.677 Oh, is it a lovely shot. Shot, Josh! 11:19.595 --> 11:24.016 [Poulter] We have lived here in America, full time, for 15 years. 11:24.850 --> 11:27.770 Katie and I have brought four great kids into the world. 11:27.853 --> 11:31.607 Over the 20-plus years, I've been away for over 50% of their growth, 11:31.690 --> 11:36.695 and missing birthdays and, you know, walking, talking, first steps. 11:36.779 --> 11:37.738 [screaming] 11:37.822 --> 11:41.117 [Poulter] It's hard sometimes when you sit back and you've missed all of that. 11:41.701 --> 11:45.538 But yet, you've hopefully secured them a nice path moving forward. 11:48.165 --> 11:50.167 [rock music playing] 11:52.128 --> 11:54.839 Dickie bird tells me they're going to cut your hair tonight. 11:54.922 --> 11:56.173 -Who said that? -Don't know. 11:56.257 --> 11:58.968 Saw a rumor running around they're gonna chop your hair off. 11:59.051 --> 12:01.262 If someone can find a barber, I'll get a haircut. 12:05.099 --> 12:06.684 [Poulter] Luke is our 18-year-old. 12:07.435 --> 12:09.603 His dream is to become a successful golfer, 12:09.687 --> 12:12.857 and I see massive potential in what he's got. 12:13.733 --> 12:17.403 I know, but you can hit it, right, and use some of these ridges, 12:17.486 --> 12:20.614 because the green is going to be soft and you can just spin it. 12:26.954 --> 12:28.164 He knows it already. 12:29.623 --> 12:31.500 [Luke] He gives me lots of tips. 12:32.084 --> 12:34.420 I don't always listen to him, but I try to. 12:35.504 --> 12:39.550 [Poulter] Having someone like Luke that I see growing into the person he is, 12:39.633 --> 12:42.970 it makes me still hungry to keep playing as much as I can. 12:44.221 --> 12:48.058 2022, for me, has been this very average season, 12:48.142 --> 12:51.103 which I'm hoping to get it back on track pretty soon. 12:52.480 --> 12:55.941 Getting back into the top 50 is something which gives you opportunity 12:56.025 --> 12:57.693 to play in the majors, 12:57.776 --> 13:03.282 and working hard to break back in is just not a very easy thing to do. 13:03.908 --> 13:06.535 I need a good week too, or I'm not gonna be in the Masters. 13:07.286 --> 13:11.332 So Luke is not going to be a happy boy 13:11.415 --> 13:15.836 if I don't play well next week, because he wants to go to Augusta. 13:20.508 --> 13:22.551 [rock music playing] 13:23.803 --> 13:27.181 [announcer] As the PGA TOUR swings into the heart of Texas, 13:27.264 --> 13:31.185 the capital city of Austin welcomes many of the top players in the world. 13:34.438 --> 13:37.650 And they will compete this week in the sometimes volatile, 13:37.733 --> 13:42.071 often unpredictable, and always thrilling format of match play. 13:43.656 --> 13:47.409 The PGA TOUR's Match Play event in Austin has a unique format. 13:47.493 --> 13:49.578 It's structured like the World Cup. 13:49.662 --> 13:53.165 There are groups of four, and if you advance out of your group, 13:53.249 --> 13:56.210 it's mano a mano all the way to the championship. 13:56.293 --> 13:58.671 You just have to beat your group and get out of that, 13:58.754 --> 14:01.757 and then beat everyone else. And that's all you can focus on. 14:02.299 --> 14:05.761 If you just keep that mindset of being aggressive 14:06.262 --> 14:10.015 and just fighting for every shot, you should probably do fine in match play. 14:10.099 --> 14:13.394 It's kinda funny that Poulter is the "lowest ranked" player in the group, 14:13.477 --> 14:17.606 and he's got good match play record, so it'll be a good challenge and fun week. 14:19.441 --> 14:21.610 [rock music fades] 14:21.694 --> 14:23.779 [Poulter] Morning, guys. How you doing? 14:25.489 --> 14:26.657 How's the back, big dude? 14:26.740 --> 14:30.494 -[man] Not good. I just WD'ed. -[Poulter] You're joking. What happened? 14:30.578 --> 14:31.412 [Casey] Old age. 14:32.496 --> 14:34.707 -I feel ya. I feel-- -[Casey] How's your back? 14:34.790 --> 14:36.458 [laughing] 14:36.542 --> 14:38.627 [Casey] Should be way worse than mine. 14:40.212 --> 14:42.548 [Poulter] I'm gonna need to play well to make the Masters. 14:43.340 --> 14:47.678 It does lump a load of pressure on, but I've been in this position before. 14:48.554 --> 14:51.473 I have my destiny in my own hands. 14:53.601 --> 14:57.062 [announcer] A match that all of England has its eyes on. 14:58.063 --> 15:00.441 Matt Fitzpatrick against Ian Poulter. 15:02.318 --> 15:05.696 [Dethier] Ian Poulter has already lost his opening match to Scottie Scheffler, 15:05.779 --> 15:08.282 which means he has to beat Matthew Fitzpatrick, 15:08.365 --> 15:11.076 not only for his tournament chances, 15:11.160 --> 15:14.413 but also to have any hope of qualifying for the Masters. 15:14.496 --> 15:16.165 [suspenseful music playing] 15:17.541 --> 15:19.668 [Fitzpatrick] I was a fan of Poulter when I was younger. 15:19.752 --> 15:21.670 He played a practice round with me when I was 15:21.754 --> 15:25.382 an amateur at Millfield in 2013, so that was enjoyable for me. 15:25.883 --> 15:29.261 He's one of the players that a lot of English players look up to. 15:29.762 --> 15:32.264 [announcer] Fitzpatrick won his match yesterday. 15:32.348 --> 15:35.309 Looking to go 2 & 0 in the first two days. 15:35.392 --> 15:38.687 [announcer 2] Big match for him. You know he wants to beat Poulter. 15:39.271 --> 15:40.773 [Poulter] Fitz is a stat geek. 15:41.273 --> 15:44.777 He's tracked every single shot he's hit since the age of 15. 15:45.319 --> 15:48.113 That is insanely impressive. 15:48.781 --> 15:52.576 [announcer 3] Matt Fitzpatrick to win the hole on four. 15:54.078 --> 15:55.245 [announcer] Oh, he knew it. 15:56.205 --> 15:57.831 He's two up on Ian Poulter. 16:01.460 --> 16:04.421 [announcer 2] He looks like a walking gender-reveal party 16:04.505 --> 16:06.006 with the powder blue and pink. 16:06.090 --> 16:08.217 [announcer laughs] 16:11.053 --> 16:12.554 -Fore! -[caddie] Right! 16:12.638 --> 16:13.472 Fore! 16:19.186 --> 16:22.064 -Careful, it's slipperiest here. -Is that a trap down there? 16:24.692 --> 16:29.571 [Poulter] I mean, seriously, how many f-- I mean, it's half plugged itself. 16:31.448 --> 16:32.366 Unbelievable. 16:33.659 --> 16:35.661 [announcer] Tough to count Poulter out. 16:35.744 --> 16:37.454 [announcer 4] Just a consummate professional, 16:37.538 --> 16:39.248 hates losing in match play. 16:39.331 --> 16:40.749 [crowd] Ooh! 16:42.001 --> 16:43.794 [announcer] Poulter, he's not out of it yet. 16:43.877 --> 16:47.256 This is one of the guys that can really catch fire in match plays, 16:47.339 --> 16:50.342 as we've all seen over years and years at the Ryder Cup. 16:51.969 --> 16:54.763 [announcer 2] Ian Poulter looking for his first birdie of the day. 16:54.847 --> 16:56.974 He's three down. Gotta turn something around, 16:57.057 --> 16:58.767 or he could be eliminated today. 17:00.728 --> 17:05.315 [announcer 4] Big putt here. He needs this to win the hole. 17:06.150 --> 17:07.693 [crowd] Oh! 17:09.945 --> 17:12.156 [announcer 4] Very solid for Fitzpatrick. 17:12.656 --> 17:14.575 Fitz is four up with five to go. 17:15.826 --> 17:17.494 [Poulter] Gift. Gift. 17:19.663 --> 17:23.584 How many more fucking gifts 17:23.667 --> 17:24.960 can you give… 17:26.962 --> 17:27.838 in a round of golf? 17:28.338 --> 17:30.340 [pensive music playing] 17:33.385 --> 17:35.137 It's gotta be a little chip 4-iron. 17:35.763 --> 17:38.849 -To get the run-up, know what I'm saying? -Yeah, I agree. 17:43.854 --> 17:45.105 [Poulter] Go on, chase. 17:45.981 --> 17:47.608 You dirty, rotten pig. 17:49.860 --> 17:51.570 [announcer] Fitzpatrick has an eagle putt, 17:51.653 --> 17:54.740 so Poulter needs to make something happen quickly. 17:59.912 --> 18:01.080 [crowd] Oh! 18:01.163 --> 18:06.126 [announcer] And that's it. Ian Poulter will lose his match to Matt Fitzpatrick. 18:07.669 --> 18:10.339 -Cheers, Poults. Thank you, cheers. -Next time. 18:10.422 --> 18:12.341 [applause] 18:12.424 --> 18:15.219 [announcer 2] That'll be an irritating loss for Poulter. 18:16.220 --> 18:17.888 He almost broke my hand there. 18:19.848 --> 18:24.186 Yeah, I played solid today, on the whole. Managed to get it done, fortunately. 18:26.146 --> 18:26.980 [Poulter] Fuck! 18:42.079 --> 18:45.124 [ethereal music playing] 18:49.169 --> 18:52.923 [Poulter] Just disappointing to have that opportunity slide by. 18:54.049 --> 18:56.927 You want to make the Masters more than anything else. 18:57.010 --> 19:00.472 And it's… it's tough. It's really tough when you don't make it, 19:00.973 --> 19:03.809 'cause you want to be there. It's brutal. 19:08.397 --> 19:13.026 [Fitzpatrick] I watched Poults, obviously, do his thing at Medinah in 2012. 19:13.110 --> 19:15.112 You know, you say to me ten years ago, 19:15.195 --> 19:19.199 "Oh, in ten years' time, you'll be playing against him, and you'll beat him." 19:19.908 --> 19:23.829 I'll be like-- I just wouldn't believe you, to be honest. 19:26.748 --> 19:27.875 There does come a point 19:27.958 --> 19:31.461 in every person's career where they start thinking, 19:31.545 --> 19:34.423 "Can I keep up with all these young guys coming through?" 19:36.091 --> 19:38.343 [Poulter] I'm a winner. I want to deliver. 19:38.427 --> 19:40.053 I don't just want to play golf. 19:40.554 --> 19:45.267 I want to be able to make a difference when I play golf, which I believe I can. 19:46.685 --> 19:51.106 I still feel my game's plenty good enough to be well inside the top 50. 19:52.524 --> 19:54.359 [groans] Fucking hell, man. 20:00.908 --> 20:02.951 [pensive music playing] 20:05.662 --> 20:07.164 [Poulter] We are heading home. 20:08.999 --> 20:10.083 England, home. 20:12.711 --> 20:14.796 This is always my chair when I fly. 20:17.382 --> 20:20.886 [Poulter] You know, I was expecting to go and have a good week, and I didn't. 20:20.969 --> 20:23.180 Pretty much the story of the season. 20:23.263 --> 20:26.934 And it's not great. It's not good enough. 20:28.894 --> 20:31.104 I need to perform better 20:32.731 --> 20:34.608 even though I'm getting old and gray. 20:35.275 --> 20:36.235 Grayer. 20:40.572 --> 20:41.406 Hang on. 20:42.324 --> 20:45.285 You need to set up a cup. You need a little cup to putt into. 20:46.411 --> 20:50.749 This is the 41,000-foot putt challenge. 20:52.542 --> 20:54.378 -[Poulter] Go. -Oh! 20:54.461 --> 20:57.506 -Go in! -[Poulter] Oh, so close! 20:58.548 --> 21:00.008 [Luke] Go. Go. 21:00.092 --> 21:02.928 [cheering] 21:07.391 --> 21:08.558 [Poulter] Go! 21:08.642 --> 21:11.311 [cheering] 21:13.397 --> 21:15.399 [Joshua] Oh… 21:15.482 --> 21:18.193 [cheering] 21:18.277 --> 21:20.487 Nice drive, very nice drive! 21:20.570 --> 21:23.073 No, I'm one and done. I'm out, done, no more. 21:23.156 --> 21:25.158 [laughing] 21:26.243 --> 21:28.412 [Joshua] Ee! 21:28.912 --> 21:30.706 Hey! 21:31.623 --> 21:33.375 -Finally! -[Poulter] Now we touch down. 21:34.668 --> 21:37.337 Thank you so much. That was amazing. 21:37.921 --> 21:39.548 [Joshua] It's freezing out here. 21:39.631 --> 21:41.591 It's beautiful weather! 21:41.675 --> 21:44.344 -No, it's not! -How good is that? Ah! 21:44.428 --> 21:48.098 -[woman] It's not what you're used to? -It is nothing like it. 22:00.360 --> 22:02.237 [Poulter] You got to square your shoulders more. 22:02.321 --> 22:03.697 Bit more, square your shoulders. 22:03.780 --> 22:07.034 Turn them in more. That's it. Right, now you're good. 22:10.662 --> 22:11.955 Oh, that's going to be over. 22:13.248 --> 22:19.212 [Poulter] Growing up at Stevenage, we as a family never had luxury items. 22:20.505 --> 22:23.967 There were nights on a Friday night where my dad would play on a Saturday, 22:24.051 --> 22:28.347 and we went to sleep in the car because it was all about being 22:28.430 --> 22:31.433 the first one in the queue to get your tee time. 22:32.225 --> 22:33.727 And I remember a number of times 22:33.810 --> 22:38.065 following my dad and all of his mates play golf on this municipal golf course, 22:38.148 --> 22:44.154 and he gave me… the want to succeed at a very early age. 22:45.405 --> 22:48.408 Luke drove the car. He drove nicely. It's your turn next. 22:50.535 --> 22:54.247 [Poulter] My whole life is about trying to work hard and provide. 22:55.040 --> 22:56.583 -No crashing. -Until I crash some-- 22:56.666 --> 22:59.711 No crashing, and leave the curbs alone. 23:00.921 --> 23:04.216 [Poulter] I'm sure LIV have offers out there to numerous people. 23:06.468 --> 23:12.015 The fact of there being guaranteed money at play is obviously an attraction. 23:12.724 --> 23:15.519 People ask all the time, "Don't you have enough already?" 23:15.602 --> 23:17.187 But that's all relative. 23:17.813 --> 23:22.067 I treat my golf as a job, and I want to, obviously, maximize 23:22.609 --> 23:25.320 every bit of my potential over the coming years. 23:25.404 --> 23:28.824 And, I mean, I'm 46 years old. I'm not getting any younger. 23:30.951 --> 23:34.871 There's so many deciding factors in all of this. I love the Ryder Cup, 23:34.955 --> 23:39.167 and if one day I get the opportunity to be Ryder Cup captain, I would love it. 23:40.168 --> 23:41.837 If you do play for LIV, 23:41.920 --> 23:45.924 would it be a factor in not being able to be a captain down the road? 23:46.633 --> 23:49.845 It would be devastating if it was taken away. 23:49.928 --> 23:51.680 That would be really disappointing. 23:53.598 --> 23:58.061 Golf, now, is bit crazy at the minute, so time will tell on that part, 23:58.145 --> 24:00.313 but he's doing what's best for our family. 24:00.397 --> 24:02.941 So I'm here for whatever he wants to do. 24:09.489 --> 24:13.493 First LIV event has become a big talking point in all sport 24:14.077 --> 24:14.911 in general. 24:14.995 --> 24:18.206 Huge controversy swirling around golfer Greg Norman, 24:18.290 --> 24:21.126 who is defending the creation of this Saudi golf league 24:21.209 --> 24:25.589 and brushing off the role of the country and the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, 24:25.672 --> 24:28.675 allegedly played in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 24:28.758 --> 24:32.220 When Greg Norman was asked about Jamal Khashoggi's murder, he replied, 24:32.304 --> 24:35.974 "Look, we've all made mistakes, and you just want to learn from those mistakes 24:36.057 --> 24:37.767 and how you can correct them." 24:37.851 --> 24:40.854 Well, I don't know about you, John, but I've never made the mistake 24:40.937 --> 24:43.815 of ordering the brutal murder and dismemberment of a journalist. 24:43.899 --> 24:46.735 I don't think you've made that mistake. Brianna? No. 24:46.818 --> 24:49.237 The view of the Washington Post, what we're seeing is, 24:49.321 --> 24:52.699 "A government trying to use golf to cleanse its global reputation." 24:52.782 --> 24:56.244 Or Amnesty International says, "It's yet one more event in a series 24:56.328 --> 24:59.706 of sportswashing exercises that the Saudi authorities are using 24:59.789 --> 25:01.500 to clean its blood-soaked image." 25:01.583 --> 25:04.753 [Dethier] I'm not sure any of these guys fully understand 25:04.836 --> 25:07.464 the ramifications of what they're signing up for. 25:07.547 --> 25:11.718 If you sign on the dotted line, you don't necessarily know all you're getting into. 25:30.028 --> 25:31.738 [Poulter] Packing is what we love. 25:31.821 --> 25:34.658 What Joshua really loves doing in this room 25:34.741 --> 25:37.327 is trying on every pair of old sunglasses that I've had. 25:38.870 --> 25:40.038 -Josh. -Dad? 25:41.331 --> 25:42.749 I like these ones. 25:42.832 --> 25:44.834 [rock music playing] 25:46.419 --> 25:47.420 Yeah, they were sweet. 25:48.421 --> 25:50.382 What have I got myself into? 25:50.465 --> 25:53.343 -You do realize you're gonna regret this? -[Joshua] Yeah. 25:53.426 --> 25:56.096 Whatever street cred you had just disappeared. 25:56.680 --> 25:59.015 -[Joshua] You know who would wear these? -Who would? 25:59.099 --> 26:00.600 [Joshua] Um, Rickie Fowler. 26:00.684 --> 26:02.102 [laughs] 26:03.353 --> 26:05.146 Yeah, Rickie Fowler probably would wear them. 26:05.230 --> 26:06.106 Ooh. 26:08.275 --> 26:09.234 [Poulter] Oh yeah, dude. 26:14.114 --> 26:17.659 [Poulter] We're going to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the PGA. It's hot. Super hot. 26:18.994 --> 26:21.329 The PGA's always been an awesome tournament. 26:21.413 --> 26:23.748 It's another major. It's a major where I feel, 26:24.457 --> 26:26.585 you know, I've got an opportunity to play well. 26:27.210 --> 26:29.129 So looking forward to it. 26:30.255 --> 26:34.426 My golf this year hasn't been anywhere near as good as I've wanted it to be, 26:34.509 --> 26:38.638 but yet, there are so many good signs that encourage me 26:38.722 --> 26:43.351 to get the level of spark that I know is inside me to go and play great. 26:45.145 --> 26:48.898 I'm trying not to be distracted by anything. No distractions are good. 26:48.982 --> 26:52.944 It's gonna be tough. It's gonna be long. I'm gonna have to play some great golf. 26:53.945 --> 26:56.698 [tense music playing] 27:04.331 --> 27:09.252 [announcer] We are here at Southern Hills for the fifth time. PGA Championship. 27:09.919 --> 27:11.463 [man] What's up? How are you? 27:12.172 --> 27:14.799 Poults? Did you go to the race? 27:14.883 --> 27:17.093 Yeah, I was there Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 27:17.177 --> 27:19.804 -I was supposed to come down, but… -Couldn't be arsed? 27:19.888 --> 27:23.183 No, Mama didn't want to go, so… 27:23.266 --> 27:26.186 I wouldn't leave her. It was Mother's Day. So it's tough. 27:26.269 --> 27:27.646 -That's also true. -Not my mum. 27:27.729 --> 27:28.938 That's what everyone says! 27:29.022 --> 27:31.524 -I sent my mum a card. -That's what everybody says. 27:32.734 --> 27:35.987 [Dethier] LIV's London event at Centurion is a just a few weeks away, 27:36.071 --> 27:39.908 but there's still so much up in the air. Who is actually going? 27:41.659 --> 27:44.829 [Fitzpatrick] Must be talked about at the Bears all the time. Who's going? 27:44.913 --> 27:45.997 Who's going to Saudi? 27:46.081 --> 27:49.626 I think Poulter and Westwood are definitely going. I think Sergio is going. 27:50.126 --> 27:51.378 PGA TOUR wanna ban 'em, 27:51.461 --> 27:54.756 so it's going to be interesting to see whether they do or not. 27:55.423 --> 27:57.759 Have you been approached at all by the LIV Tour, 27:57.842 --> 27:59.594 and if so, what's your stance on that? 27:59.678 --> 28:04.182 Yeah, I have. Um, I mean, I'll be straightforward with you guys. 28:04.265 --> 28:06.768 I haven't necessarily make a decision one way or the other. 28:06.851 --> 28:08.520 [Johnson] I think golf is in a good spot, 28:08.603 --> 28:12.107 and I think what they're doing could potentially be good for the game of golf. 28:12.190 --> 28:15.235 So, um, I'm excited to see what happens here in a few weeks. 28:15.318 --> 28:18.488 -[reporter] "Excited" meaning? -I'll be watching. [laughs] 28:18.571 --> 28:20.573 [cheering and applause] 28:26.746 --> 28:30.041 [announcer] Now on the tee from England, Ian Poulter. 28:30.542 --> 28:33.712 [announcer 2] Poulter looking to turn things around after some struggles. 28:33.795 --> 28:35.380 -[man] Fore! -Right! 28:36.381 --> 28:39.384 [announcer 2] Shots like this are not going to help him. 28:41.594 --> 28:44.556 [Poulter] There's always that question of, are you losing your touch, 28:44.639 --> 28:48.768 because you're not succeeding as much as you were in the first ten years on tour. 28:48.852 --> 28:52.897 [Renner] One of the most savage things about being a professional golfer 28:52.981 --> 28:57.610 is you have a full field that tees it up, a hundred and fifty-some players. 28:58.611 --> 29:03.032 After the first 36 holes, if you're not in that top 65 and ties, 29:03.533 --> 29:06.661 you have missed the cut, and you're going home. 29:08.246 --> 29:10.790 [announcer 2] It's going to be close, but right now, 29:10.874 --> 29:12.876 I don't think Poulter will make the cut. 29:13.460 --> 29:14.294 Ugh! 29:15.462 --> 29:17.881 Obviously, if you make the cut, you get paid. 29:17.964 --> 29:21.926 If you don't make the cut, then you've traveled to a tournament, 29:22.010 --> 29:23.678 but you're not getting paid. 29:25.013 --> 29:28.683 [Poulter] I don't want to feel like my time's coming to an end 29:28.766 --> 29:29.934 as a competitor. 29:30.518 --> 29:31.478 Ugh! 29:31.561 --> 29:34.814 I'm personally disappointed with my results. 29:34.898 --> 29:38.318 I'm disappointed with my ability to handle distraction this year. 29:40.695 --> 29:44.240 One of the most painful things that can happen is missing cuts. 29:45.783 --> 29:48.536 It utterly infuriates you. 29:53.208 --> 29:55.585 Oy, oy, oy, oy, oy, oy. 30:11.059 --> 30:14.687 [Poulter] I mean, missing the cut by a shot is the worst scenario. 30:14.771 --> 30:17.190 You'd rather miss by five and… 30:19.192 --> 30:21.027 know you just haven't played good enough. 30:21.110 --> 30:24.447 So missing by one shot, realizing that… 30:27.033 --> 30:30.578 poor shot here or a poor chip or a short putt missed or… 30:32.997 --> 30:34.123 anything like that… 30:35.875 --> 30:36.709 um… 30:38.127 --> 30:40.213 is just going to infuriate you even more. 30:47.470 --> 30:50.014 Best plus about missing the cut is you go home to family. 30:51.015 --> 30:53.268 You just don't want to miss a cut like this, like… 30:54.060 --> 30:56.229 Your job is not to waste time, 30:56.312 --> 31:00.525 be away from them for five days, and not cover your expenses. 31:01.985 --> 31:05.488 It's like the ultimate worst feeling you can possibly have as a golfer. 31:07.490 --> 31:11.578 It's like, it's just… It's the worst feeling. 31:11.661 --> 31:13.663 [somber music playing] 31:51.117 --> 31:55.079 You're there for five days, packing your bags and leaving without getting a check. 31:55.163 --> 31:59.834 So working for free doesn't float my boat. 32:03.838 --> 32:06.049 I'm not traveling to the U.S. Open 32:07.383 --> 32:10.386 because I'm not in the top 60 of the world rankings. 32:10.970 --> 32:12.680 I'm going to be here at home… 32:14.015 --> 32:16.684 um… with my family. 32:17.185 --> 32:20.104 And there is the first LIV event down the road. 32:21.272 --> 32:22.148 Um… 32:22.982 --> 32:25.193 [woman] Straight up, are you going to LIV? 32:25.276 --> 32:27.946 [chuckles] "Straight up, are you going to LIV?" 32:30.865 --> 32:31.783 Um… 32:33.701 --> 32:35.036 It's a business decision. 32:35.119 --> 32:37.288 It's an opportunity, so we'll see. 32:41.793 --> 32:43.795 [indistinct chatter] 32:43.878 --> 32:46.005 [hip-hop music playing] 32:54.013 --> 32:55.640 ♪ Walk inside the bank ♪ 32:55.723 --> 32:57.558 ♪ All I want is cash ♪ 32:57.642 --> 32:59.352 ♪ Jacksons and the Franks ♪ 32:59.435 --> 33:01.145 ♪ Busting out the bags ♪ 33:01.229 --> 33:02.730 ♪ No limit like the tank ♪ 33:02.814 --> 33:04.816 ♪ For I ain't got to brag ♪ 33:04.899 --> 33:08.736 ♪ You see that candy paint Every time I'm sliding down the ave ♪ 33:08.820 --> 33:10.655 ♪ Big ol' bag of money ♪ 33:10.738 --> 33:13.449 ♪ Big ol' bag of money Big ol' bag of money ♪ 33:13.533 --> 33:15.952 -♪ I need that big ol' bag of money ♪ -♪ Uh-huh… ♪ 33:17.078 --> 33:19.455 [Dethier] These numbers are kind of insane. 33:19.539 --> 33:22.333 I mean, Ian Poulter over his 20-year career 33:22.417 --> 33:25.670 has made about 33 million dollars. 33:25.753 --> 33:28.423 And now, at the tail end of his career, 33:28.506 --> 33:32.010 he's being offered millions and millions 33:32.093 --> 33:33.511 for him just to show up. 33:34.387 --> 33:36.514 [Poulter] I think I bring a personality. 33:36.597 --> 33:38.766 I think I bring an individual who 33:38.850 --> 33:42.937 has been super successful through his career. 33:43.021 --> 33:46.482 I have a great social media following. 33:47.692 --> 33:52.739 This is a platform for me to continue being the personality 33:52.822 --> 33:55.992 that I've been for the last 24 years on tour. 33:56.576 --> 33:59.370 I think it's generally unfair to ask too much of our athletes 33:59.454 --> 34:03.666 when it comes to thinking about what goes on outside the lines. 34:04.167 --> 34:09.547 But, in this case, you can't say that you don't know what you're doing. 34:10.214 --> 34:13.217 [Chamblee] You made this decision to go help Saudi Arabia, 34:13.718 --> 34:16.596 and here these atrocities are that you're helping hide. 34:16.679 --> 34:19.891 [reporter] The journey you've been told about Saudi Arabia is on. 34:19.974 --> 34:24.270 How is that journey helping the women oppressed in Saudi Arabia, 34:24.353 --> 34:29.192 the migrant groups, their rights violated, LGBTQ individuals who are criminalized, 34:29.692 --> 34:32.612 the families of the 81 men who were executed in March, 34:32.695 --> 34:34.322 and those being bombed in Yemen? 34:37.033 --> 34:39.160 [chuckling] 34:40.203 --> 34:43.664 It's a really hard question to answer. We're just here to focus on the golf. 34:44.582 --> 34:46.918 I don't condone human rights violations at all. 34:47.001 --> 34:50.755 I… I don't think it-- Nobody here does. Um… 34:50.838 --> 34:52.673 Any-- Throughout the world and… 34:53.549 --> 34:54.801 I'm certainly aware 34:55.843 --> 34:59.347 of what has happened with Jamal Khashoggi, and I think it's terrible. 35:01.224 --> 35:05.269 I've also seen the good that the game of golf has done throughout history, 35:05.353 --> 35:10.525 and I believe that LIV Golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well. 35:10.608 --> 35:14.403 [reporter] If Vladimir Putin had a tournament, would you play there? 35:15.780 --> 35:19.325 That's speculation. I can't-- I'm not even gonna comment on speculation. 35:19.408 --> 35:22.578 [reporter] Is there anywhere you wouldn't play on a moral basis? 35:22.662 --> 35:25.039 If the money was right, anywhere you wouldn't play? 35:29.127 --> 35:31.087 I don't need to answer that question. 35:33.089 --> 35:36.801 It's so hard to just give a simple, quick explanation 35:36.884 --> 35:41.472 on how all of this works its way out. 35:44.308 --> 35:46.853 In the 25 years I've played on tour, 35:46.936 --> 35:49.856 I've played European tour and I've played the PGA TOUR. 35:49.939 --> 35:53.901 I've played on the Japanese tour. I've played on the Korean tour. 35:53.985 --> 35:55.653 As an independent contractor, 35:55.736 --> 35:58.531 I'm doing nothing different to what I've always done. 35:59.574 --> 36:04.370 The hope in this is that we can all coexist. 36:05.121 --> 36:07.290 [reporter] Jay, for the players who've made the leap 36:07.373 --> 36:08.666 and will make the leap to LIV, 36:08.749 --> 36:11.169 do you foresee any opportunity for them to come back, 36:11.252 --> 36:13.796 or is that door closed on them forever for the tour? 36:14.755 --> 36:17.216 Listen, I laid out, on June 9th, 36:17.300 --> 36:23.181 you know, our position on the players that had signed up for that first event, 36:23.264 --> 36:26.142 virtually all of whom made a long-term commitment 36:26.225 --> 36:28.269 to play in that series. 36:28.352 --> 36:31.439 And I think our position there is very well established 36:31.522 --> 36:35.234 as it relates to any players that are going to play in future events. 36:36.027 --> 36:39.697 [PoulterI I definitely shouldn't be forced to walk away from the PGA TOUR. 36:40.364 --> 36:41.199 It's a shame. 36:41.699 --> 36:45.620 It took a lot of consideration, through time, to get to this point. 36:46.996 --> 36:49.832 [Chamblee] I think Ian Poulter, he's given up everything. 36:50.374 --> 36:52.043 Not gonna be a Ryder Cup captain. 36:52.126 --> 36:54.462 He's not gonna get the goodwill of the game of golf. 36:54.545 --> 36:57.548 He's not gonna get the goodwill of the sponsors. It all goes away. 36:58.758 --> 37:02.470 [Monahan] On the PGA TOUR, our members compete for the opportunity 37:02.553 --> 37:04.847 to add their names to history books, 37:04.931 --> 37:07.767 and, yes, significant financial benefits, 37:08.559 --> 37:13.064 without having to wrestle with any sort of moral ambiguity. 37:13.814 --> 37:18.236 This is the right decision for myself. It's the right decision for my family. 37:18.736 --> 37:22.240 So deep down inside, I feel comfortable with my decision. 37:22.823 --> 37:25.493 And that's what you have to guide yourself by. 37:28.162 --> 37:31.040 I love competing. I love being a professional golfer. 37:31.123 --> 37:33.334 That's been my dream since day one, 37:33.417 --> 37:37.129 and I just want to continue playing great golf all over the world. 37:37.213 --> 37:38.839 [applause] 37:38.923 --> 37:40.925 [indistinct chatter] 37:43.511 --> 37:44.845 [rock music playing] 37:44.929 --> 37:48.683 -[man] Nice ball. -[announcer] Ball's in the air for Dahmen. 37:48.766 --> 37:50.893 [Dahmen] It's not like I don't try and I don't practice, 37:50.977 --> 37:52.895 but someone's gotta be 37:52.979 --> 37:55.231 the seventieth-best golfer, might as well be me. 37:55.314 --> 37:56.649 Are you miked up right now? 37:56.732 --> 37:57.775 Yeah, basically. 37:57.858 --> 37:59.527 [laughing] 37:59.610 --> 38:00.778 Netflix, cut this. 38:00.861 --> 38:03.406 [man 2] On one end, you have Jordan Spieth, who's like, 38:03.489 --> 38:07.410 "I'm confident. I'm gonna win everything." And on the other end you have Joel, 38:07.493 --> 38:09.996 who's like, "I suck. I'm not gonna be able to win this." 38:10.079 --> 38:13.749 [announcer 2] This will be a great week in the latest chase for the U.S. Open. 38:13.833 --> 38:17.545 [man 3] Joel's capable of being top 30 in the world. 38:17.628 --> 38:19.672 [announcer 3] Joel Dahmen is just hitting it great. 38:19.755 --> 38:23.467 [man 3] That being said, I don't know if Joel wants to be top 30 in the world. 38:23.551 --> 38:25.219 [announcer 4] Oh no. Here we go. Oh! 38:25.303 --> 38:28.472 -[announcer 5] Dahmen gonna get fined. -[announcer 4] Getting in on the act. 38:28.556 --> 38:30.474 [upbeat music playing] gonna get fined. -[announcer 4] Getting in on the act.