Ian Poulter in love with Ryder Cup foes

For the second time in 18 months, Ian Poulter was spared at the last minute from losing his tour membership. And both times, it was an American to the rescue.

Go back to late October in 2015 when Poulter was bumped out of the HSBC Champions at the last minute and there were no tournaments left for him to fulfill his minimum requirement to keep European Tour membership, which he needed to be eligible for the Ryder Cup.

Rich Beem bailed him out by giving Poulter his sponsor exemption to the Hong Kong Open.