Ian Poulter Turns Three Straight Mistakes Into One Remarkable Par at LIV Golf Korea
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Ian Poulter proved why he remains one of golf’s most resilient figures during a chaotic sequence in South Korea. Despite a difficult hole that shocked commentators, the veteran is playing through a significant knee injury and chasing the lead.
He recovered from three straight mistakes with a great save, leaving one commentator saying, “I think that hole aged me five years.”
LIV Golf posted the clip on X on May 29, with the caption laid out in four lines: missed fairway, shank, missed green, saved par. Hole 7. Four shots. One par. Poulter was competing at LIV Golf Korea while playing through a torn meniscus he suffered earlier this month at LIV Golf Virginia.
The commentary tracked the entire sequence in real time. "Likes the lie," before the shank. Then: "Doesn't like that. The hosel rocket." Poulter found himself in an awkward spot, stabbed at his fourth shot trying to haul it out, and made it.
Poulter tore his meniscus while hopping up stairs during LIV Golf Virginia at Trump National Golf Club. He finished all 54 holes. He shot a final-round even par for -10 and tied for 18th. Then he flew to South Korea.
After the first round at LIV Golf Korea, he sat on T4 at 4-under 66, one shot off the lead at Asiad Country Club. The shank on Hole 7 did not move him off the leaderboard.
He is 50 years old, playing on a torn meniscus, shanking shots on Thursday, and sitting near the top of the leaderboard by the end of the day.
Ian Poulter Describes What a Torn Meniscus Actually Feels Like Mid-Round
The par save was visible, and what Poulter said in the press conference was not.
At the LIV Golf Korea media session, Poulter explained exactly how the injury behaves during competition. "I have no sensation throughout the golf swing that there's anything wrong with it," he said. The discomfort shows up somewhere else entirely. "I sense it when I'm walking downhill, steep downhills. I'm just edging it a little bit," he added.
He also spelled out what managing the injury looks like off the course. Poulter said he cannot "play paddle tennis or do anything stupid" during recovery. Everything outside competition requires more caution.
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Written by
Sneha Abraham
Edited by
Pulkit Prabhav