Ian Poulter Pays a Heartening Tribute to the People of Ukraine: ‘In Respect to Those Suffering’

Golf is known as a gentleman’s game and Ian Poulter has been the truest representative of the same. Apart from his incredible game, the English professional is famous for his rather loud and uncommon dressing sense. But that being said, the 46-year-old professional recently stole hearts with his outfit on Wednesday, on the PGA Tour.

Ian Poulter wears a special outfit

Poults paid a soft tribute to the Ukrainian people who have fallen victim to the rise in global tensions. The professional wore Ukrainian flags colors in order to show solidarity with those part of these trying times.

The professional even spoke about the same after his first round on Thursday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Speaking about his outfit and his gesture of respect, he said, “Yeah, I think it’s hard, when you flick the news on right now and obviously you see the devastation that’s going on around the world and you feel for the people in Ukraine, just wearing a similar colour today in respect to those suffering over there is the least I can do. We just play a silly game of golf while others are in the world suffering.” 

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He added, “I’ve got quite a few clothes in the closet, so I found a couple of colours that I think would kind of give them a little bit of respect. Hopefully, just the thoughts and prayers for the families out there.”

Poulters round one summary at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Ian opened his account at the 2022 Arnold Palmer with a 68, four-under-par. He made three birdies on the front nine and, as a result, moved out in three-under-par, 33. The 46-year-old made only one single birdie on the back nine. He is currently at a score of four-under-par, three shots off the lead. He has played at Bay Hill every year since 2011 and his best finish at the event to date is the third position in 2012.

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