Ian Poulter refuses to answer if he'll play golf in Vladimir Putin's Russia
dailystar.co.ukgolf in Vladimir Putin's Russia during a tetchy press conference at the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. The 46-year-old is one of several high-profile names taking part in the inaugural event at the Centurion Club in London this weekend, which has a £20million prize fund, with £3.1million for the winner.Poulter, along with fellow participants Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, have faced some difficult questions about their morals after signing up for the series given Saudi Arabia's human rights record.
And those questions kept on coming on Thursday as Poulter and Westwood were posed some interesting hypotheticals. In an exchange with one journalist, the two men were asked: "Is there anywhere in the world you wouldn't play?
If Vladimir Putin had a tournament, would you play there?"Westwood looked open-mouthed before turning his head to Poulter, who refused to give an answer, saying: "That's just speculation, I'm not even going to comment on speculation."What do you think about the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.The intrepid reporter then doubled down on his line of questioning, asking: "Is there anywhere you wouldn't play on a moral basis, if the money was right?"'"I don't need to answer that question," Poulter replied.
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