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Luke Campbell Donald (born 7 December 1977) is an English professional golfer who is currently the World Number One. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour. In March 2006 he reached the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. In January 2007, he was briefly the highest ranked European golfer. In May 2011 Donald became number one in the World Rankings after winning the BMW PGA Championship. He held the number one position for 40 weeks between May 2011 and March 2012 before being briefly dethroned on 4 March 2012 by Rory McIlroy. Two weeks later, Donald regained the number one ranking with his victory at the Transitions Championship on 18 March 2012. He has spent over 100 weeks in the top-10. In 2011 he won the PGA Tour money list and European Race to Dubai to complete an historic double. He is the only player to ever win both money lists on the PGA and European Tours in the same year. In 2011, he also won the PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year awards, becoming the first Englishman to win either award, and the European Tour Golfer of the Year.

Early life

Although his father was from Stranraer in southwest Scotland, Luke Donald was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. He has described himself as "half Scottish". Luke Donald and his brother Christian played junior golf at Hazlemere and Beaconsfield Golf Clubs. Christian caddied for Luke. Luke was the club champion of Beaconsfield twice, winning the championship first at the age of 15. He attended the Rudolf Steiner School in Kings Langley and later the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.

Early career

Coming from England, he joined College Prospects of America, a service also employed by golfer Martin Laird, which created a résumé for him and sent it to all the major colleges and universities in the United States. Several coaches responded, including Wally Goodwin at Stanford University. Goodwin recruited Donald to join his golf squad, but Donald was not admitted to the university.

Donald subsequently took a golf scholarship at Northwestern University in 1997, where he studied art theory and practice, and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. His golf coach at Northwestern University was Pat Goss. He won the individual NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships men's title in 1999, beating the scoring record formerly held by Tiger Woods.

Professional career

Donald turned professional in 2001. The following year he won the rain-shortened Southern Farm Bureau Classic – becoming only the 11th rookie in PGA Tour history to earn more than $1 million in his first season.

In 2004 he won the Omega European Masters and the Scandinavian Masters on the European Tour. In the same year he was a member of the victorious European Ryder Cup team and also won the WGC-World Cup for England in partnership with Paul Casey. By early 2005 he was in the top twenty of the Official World Golf Rankings and his win in the 2006 Honda Classic moved him into the top ten for the first time. Soon afterwards he moved up to ninth and in January 2007 he moved up to seventh in the world.

Donald, along with Tom Watson, was one of two players to play with Jack Nicklaus in the final two rounds of golf in his career, at the 2005 Open Championship at Old Course at St Andrews.

Donald won his singles match, 2&1 against Chad Campbell in the 36th Ryder Cup to help ensure Europe win the trophy for a third successive time. Donald took part in three matches and won them all. He also won in the foursomes twice, with Sergio García.

Donald has amassed career earnings on the PGA Tour of over $17,000,000, as well as over €7,000,000 on the European Tour. In May 2010, Donald won the Madrid Masters by one shot for his first title in four years. In October 2010, Donald was a member of the European team that won the 2010 Ryder Cup with a one point win over the USA.

2011: WGC-Accenture Match Play win

Donald's biggest win to date came in February 2011 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when he defeated the German and subsequent world number one Martin Kaymer 3&2 in the final. During the final, Donald built a three-up lead over the first five holes, however Kaymer pegged him back and won three of the next four holes meaning the match was all square entering the back nine. Donald was able to regain his lead with two successive wins at holes 11 and 12, then followed that up with a birdie on hole 15 to re-build his three-up lead with three holes to play. Both players then parred the par three 16th ensuring Donald's first World Golf Championship title and biggest victory of his career.

Donald had been in exceptional form all week and held an unprecedented record of having never trailed at any point during the week. He started the tournament off in fine fashion with thumping 6&5 win over American Charley Hoffman. The second round was much more competitive and his toughest test all week when he faced fellow Ryder Cup team mate Edoardo Molinari. It was a tight match that went down to the 17th, when Donald would win the hole with a birdie to seal a 2&1 victory. His third round opponent was another Italian, this time the young 17 year old Matteo Manassero, however Donald effectively won this by the time the pair reached the 10th hole with a five-up lead. The Italian fought back on the back nine winning two holes off Donald but it was all in vain as Manaserro went down 3&2. In the quarter final on Saturday, he faced American Ryan Moore and Donald again found himself five-up at the 10th hole, but this time finishing it off at the 14th with a 5&4 victory. Later that Saturday his semi final opponent was another United States player in Matt Kuchar, but Donald was in scintillating form, crushing Kuchar 6&5, having found himself seven-up through the first 10 holes.

It was indeed Donald's form on the front nine all week that took him to this title, as apart from the final when Kaymer clawed it back, Donald was able to build unassailable leads on route to victory. As a result of this tournament win, Donald climbed to his highest ever World Ranking position of World Number Three.

Continued 2011 season form and World No.1

Donald continued his early season form at The Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links when he held the lead going into final round with Jim Furyk. With the pressure of knowing that he would become the new world number 1 he shot a 70 one under round to finish tied with American Brandt Snedeker who fired a quite brilliant 64 seven under par round. In the playoff, both players birdied and then parred the first two extra holes, however at the third extra hole Donald made bogey when his chip ran narrowly passed the outside edge of the hole giving Snedeker the win with a par.

Donald continued his excellent match play form in May reaching the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship which he eventually lost 2&1 to fellow Englishman Ian Poulter. He knew that had he had won this tournament he would have gone to world number one for the first time in his career. Donald had previously beaten Ross Fisher, Charl Schwartzel and Martin Kaymer to reach the final, however he could not go on to add the Volvo World Match Play title to his WGC-Accenture Match Play title he won earlier in the year. This defeat ended Donald's run of 14 consecutive match play wins.

In May 2011, Donald's run of form continued when he beat Lee Westwood in a playoff to win the European Tour's flagship event the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club. This was Donald's fifth victory on the European Tour and in the process achieving one of the games highest accolades of becoming the world number one. Westwood had entered the tournament as the number one and the end of tournament playoff provided a subplot of world numbers one and two contesting for the championship. On the first playoff hole, the par five 18th, after both laying up with their second shots, Donald played a majestic pitch to leave himself no more than six feet for birdie. Westwood attempted to follow him in but got too much backspin on his approach and it spun back into the water hazard. Westwood eventually chipped out from the drop zone and made double bogey leaving Donald to hole out for birdie winning the title and becoming the new world number one. Donald is only the 15th player ever to hold the world number one position and only the third Englishman to achieve this feat

In July 2011 Donald won his first tournament as the world number one at the Barclays Scottish Open, which was held the week before the 2011 Open Championship. He shot a bogey free −9 on Sunday to finish four strokes clear of Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed. The tournament however, was badly affected by heavy rain in the Inverness area, with the course becoming flooded, washing out all of Saturday's play. The decision was made to reduce the tournament to 54 holes as many of the players required Monday as a preparation day ahead of The Open Championship.

Donald finished second at the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, four shots behind winner Adam Scott. He won his fourth title of the year at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in October 2011. With the win, he secured the PGA Tour money list title, the Vardon Trophy, the Byron Nelson Award, and the PGA Player of the Year. He later was voted the PGA Tour Player of the Year.

In December, Donald secured the European Tour Race to Dubai for 2011, becoming the first golfer to officially claim top rank on both PGA Tour and European Tour money lists in the same year (although if Tiger Woods had ever taken up official membership of the European Tour, he would have also achieved this accolade on a number of occasions).

2012: Loses and regains No.1 ranking

At the first WGC event of the year, the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Donald in defence of his title he won in 2011, was eliminated in the opening round by South African Ernie Els who beat him 5&4. He was in danger of being knocked off the top of the world rankings as both Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood progressed to the semi-finals, either would have taken over the top spot by winning the tournament. However, neither could win the title and Donald kept his number one status. However, he did lose his status the following week, after electing not to play at The Honda Classic, McIlroy won the tournament and also took Donald's spot atop the rankings. Two weeks later, Donald won the Transitions Championship to reclaim the number one ranking from McIlroy. This was his fifth victory on the PGA Tour and came after a solid week's play culminating in a four-man playoff with Robert Garrigus, Bae Sang-moon and Jim Furyk. Donald had earlier shot a bogey-free round of 66 including 5 birdies in his first 11 holes to make the playoff. After a loose tee shot found the rough, Donald hit a brilliant seven iron approach to within six feet on the 18th, the first extra hole. Garrigus also knocked his close, while Furyk and Bae left themselves lengthy birdie putts. There had only been 5 birdies all day in regulation play on the 18th and when Furyk, Bae and Garrigus all missed their putts, Donald brushed his in for the victory and the number one ranking.

Sponsorship

Luke Donald signed with sports management company IMG in 2003. He has a multi-year contract with Mizuno Corp. As part of this sponsorship Luke plays with Mizuno Fairway Woods, Irons and Wedges. Luke also carries a Mizuno Bag, Headcovers and Umbrella. Luke also wears his trademark Mizuno visor as part of his sponsorship. It has been reported that he receives $1 million just for wearing his Mizuno visor, and this could quadruple if he wins a major event such as the Masters. Luke Donald also has a sponsorship deal with Footjoy, who supply his personal shoes.

Polo Ralph Lauren announced, in February 2007, that Luke Donald has signed a new multi-year contract with the luxury apparel company. Luke will continue to serve as a brand ambassador for Polo Ralph Lauren worldwide for the RLX Golf range. With this exclusive sponsorship, Luke will continue to wear clothing from the RLX collection and will be featured in its advertising campaign. Polo Ralph Lauren has been the exclusive apparel sponsor of Donald since 2002.

Personal life

Donald met his future wife, Chicago native Diane Antonopoulos, while attending Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He proposed in June 2006, and the couple married on 24 June 2007 in Santorini, Greece. They have two daughters. The couple own homes in Northfield, Illinois and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Donald studied art theory and practice in college, and enjoys painting and drawing when not on tour. In 2002, one of his oil paintings was auctioned by the PGA Tour for charity. Donald and his wife are also avid collectors of contemporary art.

Donald's father, Colin Donald, died on 8 November 2011, just 3 days before the birth of his son's second daughter, Sophia Ann, on 11 November 2011.

Amateur wins (3)

''this list may be incomplete''

1999 NCAA Division I Championship

2000 Northeast Amateur

2001 Northeast Amateur

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (5)

!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up
1		Southern Farm Bureau Classic*	–15 (66-67-68=201)	1 stroke	Deane Pappas
2		Honda Classic	–12 (72-67-68-69=276)	2 strokes	Geoff Ogilvy
3		WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship		Martin Kaymer
4		Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic	–17 (66-71-70-64=271)	2 strokes	Justin Leonard
5		Transitions Championship	–13 (67-68-70-66=271)	Playoff	Bae Sang-moon, Jim Furyk, Robert Garrigus

* ''Note: The 2002 Southern Farm Bureau Classic was reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather conditions.''

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
1	2004	Buick Invitational	John Daly (golfer)	Daly won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2011		[[Brandt Snedeker	Lost to par on third extra hole
3	2012	Transitions Championship	Bae Sang-moon, Jim Furyk, Robert Garrigus	Won with birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (6)

!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up
1		Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg	–16 (69-65-69-69=272)	5 strokes	Peter Hanson
2		Omega European Masters	–19 (67-67-65-66=265)	5 strokes	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
3			–21 (65-67-68-67=267)	1 stroke
4		WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship		Martin Kaymer
5		BMW PGA Championship	–6 (64-72-72-70=278)	Playoff	Lee Westwood
6		Barclays Scottish Open*	–19 (67-67-63=197)	4 strokes	Fredrik Andersson Hed

* ''Note: The 2011 Barclays Scottish Open was reduced to 54 holes due to flooding of the course.''

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
1	2011	BMW PGA Championship	Lee Westwood	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

2005 Target World Challenge (Unofficial money-list event)

2007 Gary Player Invitational (with Sally Little)

Results in major championships

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DNP = Did not play WD = Withdrew CUT = Missed the cut "T" = Tied Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournaments played: 38

Wins: 0

Top 10s: 6

Top 25s: 12

Missed cuts: 11

Most consecutive cuts made: 10

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

!Tournament!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008
align="left"	DNP			R32	R32
align="left"	T11	T11		T26	T20
align="left"	T16			T22	DNP

!Tournament!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012
align="left"				R64
align="left"	T20	T26
align="left"	T45	T46
align="left"	DNP		DNP

DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Career earnings by year

!Year	!PGA Tour	!Rank	!European Tour	!Rank
	$80,747
	$1,088,205	58	€76,877†
	$705,121	90	€165,079	115
	$1,646,268	35	€1,037,279	20
	$2,480,562	17	€1,397,385	12
	$3,177,408		€1,658,060
	$2,190,053	29	€775,093	38
	$1,456,650	67	€407,962†
	$2,174,947	33	€617,649	55
	$3,665,234		€1,678,072	15
	$6,683,214		€5,323,400
	$1,309,916	13	€237,496	19
!Total*!!$26,658,326!!17!!€13,375,331!!16

*As of 18 March 2012. †Non-member earnings.

Equipment

Driver – TaylorMade R11 9.5° | Accra Golf Pride New Decade Multicompound Blue Grip

3-Wood – Tour Edge | Accra AXIV XC75 X shaft | Golf Pride New Decade Multicompound Blue Grip

Hybrid – Mizuno CLK Fli-Hi 17° | Aldila NV 85 X shaft | Golf Pride New Decade Multicompound Blue Grip

Irons – Mizuno MP-59

Wedges – Mizuno MP T-11 54° and 60° | True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 shafts | Golf Pride New Decade Multicompound Blue Grip

Putter – Odyssey White Hot XG 2.0 #7 | Black Series Grip

Ball – Titleist Pro V1x

Ball Mark – A dot between the Titleist script and the number (color varies)

Glove – Mizuno Skintite Tour Glove

Bag – Mizuno Tour Staff Bag

Team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winners), 2001 (winners)

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998 (winners), 2000

St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998, 2000 (winners)

Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners)

Professional

Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners), 2010 (winners)

WGC-World Cup (representing England): 2004 (winners), 2005

See also

2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

External links

Luke Donald's diary

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Ian James Poulter (born 10 January 1976) is an English professional golfer who is a member of the world's top two professional golf tours, the U.S.-based PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has previously been as high as number five in the world rankings. He is the touring professional for Woburn Golf and Country Club which is situated in Bedfordshire.

Early career

Born in Hitchin, Poulter took up the game aged 4 when his single-handicap father, Terry, gave him a cut-down 3-wood. His older brother Danny is also a professional golfer.

Unable to get a place as a pro at a private club, Poulter became the assistant pro and golf shop manager at the Chesfield Downs Golf Club. There he was forced by his boss to pay a full green fee every time he wanted to play in a competition. His handicap hence stayed at four, because he did not play in competitions.

Professional career

Poulter turned professional in 1996 aged 19, gaining his first win at the 1999 Open de Côte d'Ivoire on the European Tour's second tier Challenge Tour; he won promotion to the European Tour itself via the qualifying school later that year. In his first season, he claimed the Italian Open title and was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for 2000. Further wins followed in each of the next four seasons, most prestigiously the season ending "tour championship" the Volvo Masters in 2004. He was in the top ten on the Order of Merit in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2009. In 2010, he finished 4th on the Order of Merit, his highest placing so far.

After narrowly missing a place in the 2002 European Ryder Cup team, Poulter was a member of the victorious squad in 2004, where he officially scored the winning points for his team. This entitled him to take up membership of the PGA Tour in 2005, and he has divided his time between the two tours since then.

At the 2008 Masters Tournament, Poulter made a hole-in-one at the 16th hole at Augusta National in the first round. At the 2008 Open Championship, Poulter had the clubhouse lead on the last round before being beaten by defending champion Pádraig Harrington. In the 2008 Ryder Cup, Poulter was the highest points scorer on either side as he scored 4 of Europe's 11.5 points. Europe lost the Ryder Cup 16.5-11.5.

In the 2009 Players Championship, Poulter finished in sole possession of second place at eight under-par, four shots behind the winner, Henrik Stenson. In November 2009, Poulter won the Barclays Singapore Open at the Sentosa Club.

Poulter moved into the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in January 2010 with a second place finish at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. In February 2010, he won his first tournament on U.S. soil, beating fellow Englishman Paul Casey 4&2 in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona. The win moved him to 5th in the world rankings. In November 2010, he won his second title of the year with a one-stroke victory in the UBS Hong Kong Open.

On 23 February 2011, in Marana, Arizona, Poulter became the first defending champion in nine years to be eliminated in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. He did however enjoy greater success in the European Tour's own match play event, the Volvo World Match Play Championship where he won the title beating Ryder Cup team mate Luke Donald 2&1 in the final. He had previously beaten the world number one Lee Westwood, Francesco Molinari and Nicolas Colsaerts to get to the final. This was Poulter's second tournament win in a match play event and eleventh European Tour victory. As a result of his win Poulter moved up from 22nd to 14th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Clothing

Poulter is well known for his eccentric dress sense, inspired by his mother who managed the Letchworth branch of UK women's fashion chain Dorothy Perkins. His most famous pieces include trousers featuring the famous Claret Jug, worn at both the 2005 and 2006 Open Championships. Commentating for the BBC, Seve Ballesteros jibed that this was "the closest [Poulter] would ever get to it". He will also often match his sunglasses to his shirt and hat colour, in addition to wearing brightly coloured and patterned trousers.

Poulter is well known for being an avid fan of the London-based football club Arsenal FC. He has on several occasions appeared with the team's crest on his shoes, and he even controversially wore the team's shirt during an event, gaining widespread ire for flying in the face of golfing tradition. (immediately after the event the rule was changed to stop future players wearing football jerseys).

In addition to his golfing career, Poulter launched Ian Poulter Design (IJP) in the summer of 2007.

Controversy

At the Mercedes-Benz Championship in September 2007, Poulter smashed a tee marker in a show of frustration and was fined. Also, in 2006 Poulter paid a £5,000 fine after verbally abusing a marshal at the Irish Open.

In the March issue of Golf World (UK) Poulter was quoted saying ''"Don't get me wrong, I really respect every professional golfer, but I know I haven't played to my full potential and when that happens, it will be just me and Tiger."''

In April 2010, Poulter was strongly rebuked for using an anti-Semitic slur in one of his Twitter posts. He has since apologised.

Prior to the USA vs England World Cup Match Poulter tweeted "sorry to disagree but you guys havent got a chance against england, its like england vs usa in basketball, sorry but its the truth."

In October 2010, Poulter tweeted videos of him with the Ryder Cup trophy at his Florida home, including a video of him and his children eating cereal out of the trophy sparking controversy.

At the 2011 Masters, Poulter predicted that Tiger Woods would "miss out on a top five finish," (in reference to Woods finding it difficult to return to form). In fact, Woods finished tied for 4th.

Personal life

Poulter is married to Katie; the couple have three children, and live in Orlando, Florida. The couple also have a home in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Poulter is an avid car collector, and along with his 2008 purchase of a Ford GT, he has a Bentley Continental GT, a Ferrari California, and has owned a Ferrari, Nissan Skyline and an Aston Martin DB9.

He lost to Jimmy Fallon playing Tiger Woods Wii game on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

As of February 2011 Poulter has 1.12 million followers on Twitter which is the second most on the PGA Tour to Stewart Cink with 1.2 million followers.

Sponsorships

Poulter currently has an endorsement with the following companies: Footjoy, Mutual of Omaha, Titleist, Cobra, EA Sports, Mastercard, Oakley, Power Balance, Fathead, Audemars Piguet, Marquis Jet.

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (1)

!No.	!Date	!Tournament	!Winning Score	!Margin ofVictory	!Runner-up
1		WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship		Paul Casey

European Tour wins (11)

!No.	!Date	!Tournament	!Winning Score	!Margin ofVictory	!Runner(s)-up
1	29 Oct 2000		−21 (66-67-65-69=267)	1 stroke	Gordon Brand, Jnr
2	15 Apr 2001	Moroccan Open	−15 (71-67-69-70=277)	2 strokes
3	3 Nov 2002		−19 (61-67-69=197)	2 strokes	Paul Lawrie
4	1 Jun 2003	Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open	−18 (65-67-68-70=270)	3 strokes	Darren Fichardt, Jonathan Lomas, Jarrod Moseley
5	10 Aug 2003	Nordic Open	−22 (68-67-65-66=266)	1 stroke	Colin Montgomerie
6	31 Oct 2004	Volvo Masters Andalucia	−7 (71-67-69-70=277)	Playoff	Sergio García
7	17 Sep 2006		−22 (67-66-64-69=266)	5 strokes	Ignacio Garrido
8		Barclays Singapore Open	−10 (66-64-72-72=274)	1 stroke	Liang Wen-chong
9		WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship		Paul Casey
10		UBS Hong Kong Open	−22 (67-60-64-67=258)	1 stroke	Simon Dyson, Matteo Manassero
11		Volvo World Match Play Championship		Luke Donald

Challenge Tour wins (1)

1999 Open de Côte d'Ivoire

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

2007 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

Asian Tour wins (1)

2009 Barclays Singapore Open (co-sanctioned by the European Tour)

Other wins (1)

2010 The Shark Shootout (with Dustin Johnson)

Results in major championships

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T31 |align="center"|T33 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T13 |align="center"|T25 |align="center"|T20 |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T57 |align="center"|T12 |align="center"|T36 |align="center"|WD |align="center"|T18 |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|T64 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T50 |align="center"|T46 |align="center"|T25 |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T27 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2 |align="center"|CUT |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T61 |align="center"|T37 |align="center"|T47 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9 |align="center"|T23 |align="center"|T31 |align="center"|T19 |} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 |- |The Masters |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10 |align="center"|T27 |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|T47 |align="center"|CUT |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|T60 |align="center"|CUT |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|WD |align="center"|T39 |}

DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place. Yellow background for top-10.

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

!Tournament!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008
align="left"	DNP	DNP	DNP			R64		R32
align="left"	NT1	DNP	T44	DNP	T18		T16	T57
align="left"	T13	DNP	T33	DNP	T33	T13	T30	T16

!Tournament!!2009!!2010!!2011
align="left"			R64
align="left"	T13	T37	T45
align="left"	T15	T65	T68
align="left"	T45	T13

¹Cancelled due to 9/11 DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied NT = No Tournament Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners), 2008, 2010 (winners)

World Cup (representing England): 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009

Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)

See also

Golfers with most European Tour wins

References

External links

Ian Poulter Design

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