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Ian Poulter’s reason for skipping the BMW PGA Championship is fantastically blunt

Published 10:08 23 Apr 2015 BST

Updated 12:03 23 Apr 2015 BST

Neil Treacy
Ian Poulter’s reason for skipping the BMW PGA Championship is fantastically blunt

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Well that's one way of explaining it.

Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia will all miss next month's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, and Poulter's absence in particular is causing quite a stir. The Englishman received some heavy criticism for skipping the event, and sniped back the only way he knows how, by tweeting. Poulter explained that it made no sense for him to play in the event, citing his woeful record at Wentworth. https://twitter.com/IanJamesPoulter/status/590562727963295745 https://twitter.com/IanJamesPoulter/status/590569675752394753 https://twitter.com/IanJamesPoulter/status/590574122704498691 At least he's self-aware...