No Ryder Cup guarantee for Poulter

Europe captain Paul McGinley has warned Ian Poulter that he is not guaranteed a place in the side at Gleneagles next year, despite likening his Ryder Cup heroics to Liverpool’s Champions League final comeback against AC Milan.

Poulter famously sparked the ’Miracle at Medinah’ last year by making five birdies in a row to win his Saturday afternoon fourballs match with Rory McIlroy, telling his team-mates afterwards: “Now we have a pulse.”