Poulter falters at Mirasol

Ian Poulter, relieved still to be competing at the Honda Classic in Florida, was fuming tonight after one hole dealt a massive blow to his hopes of qualifying for next month’s Masters.

Poulter, with only two more weeks to climb into the world’s top 50 from his current position of 65th, had survived the halfway cut at Mirasol right on the limit of three over par.