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Ian Poulter (Ian James Poulter) was born on 10 January, 1976 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, is an English professional golfer. Discover Ian Poulter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
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Ian James Poulter |
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Age |
48 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
Born |
10 January, 1976 |
Birthday |
10 January |
Birthplace |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
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He is a member of famous Golfer with the age 48 years old group.
Ian Poulter Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Ian Poulter height is 6ft 1in and Weight 189 lb.
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6ft 1in |
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189 lb |
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Who Is Ian Poulter's Wife?
His wife is Katie Poulter (m. 2007)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Katie Poulter (m. 2007) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Aimee-Leigh Poulter, Joshua Poulter, Luke Poulter, Lilly-Mai Grace Poulter |
Ian Poulter Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ian Poulter worth at the age of 48 years old? Ian Poulter’s income source is mostly from being a successful Golfer. He is from . We have estimated Ian Poulter's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Golfer |
Ian Poulter Social Network
Timeline
Ian James Poulter (born 10 January 1976) is an English professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League.
He has previously been ranked as high as number 5 in the world rankings.
Poulter turned professional in 1996 gaining his first win at the 1999 Open de Côte d'Ivoire on the European Tour's second tier Challenge Tour.
He won promotion to the European Tour itself via the qualifying school later that year.
In his first season, he claimed the Italian Open title and was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for 2000.
After narrowly missing a place in the 2002 European Ryder Cup team, Poulter was a member of the victorious squad in 2004, where he officially scored the winning points for his team.
He was in the top ten on the Order of Merit in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Further wins followed in each of the next four seasons, most prestigiously the season ending "tour championship" the Volvo Masters in 2004.
This entitled him to take up membership of the PGA Tour in 2005, and he has divided his time between the two tours since then.
At the 2008 Masters Tournament, Poulter made a hole-in-one at the 16th hole at Augusta National in the first round.
At the 2008 Open Championship, Poulter had the clubhouse lead on the last round before being beaten by defending champion Pádraig Harrington.
In the 2008 Ryder Cup, Poulter was the highest points scorer on either side as he scored 4 of Europe's 11.5 points.
Europe lost the Ryder Cup 16.5–11.5.
In the 2009 Players Championship, he finished in sole possession of second place at eight under-par, four shots behind the winner, Henrik Stenson.
In November 2009, Poulter won the Barclays Singapore Open at the Sentosa Club.
The highlights of Poulter's career to date have been his two World Golf Championship wins at the 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions, as well as being part of five Ryder Cup winning European teams.
He is the touring professional for Woburn Golf and Country Club.
Born in Hitchin, and raised in Stevenage, Poulter took up the game at the age of four when his single-handicap father, Terry, gave him a cut-down 3-wood.
His older brother Danny is also a professional golfer.
Unable to get a place as a pro at a private club, he became the assistant pro and golf shop manager at the Chesfield Downs Golf Club.
There he was forced by his boss to pay a full green fee every time he wanted to play in a competition.
His handicap hence stayed at four, because he did not play in competitions.
Following this period, Poulter joined as Assistant Pro at Leighton Buzzard golf course, giving lessons to youngsters at £1 per lesson.
He is an avid fan of football club Arsenal.
He moved into the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in January 2010 with a second-place finish at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.
In February 2010, he won his first tournament on U.S. soil, beating fellow Englishman Paul Casey 4&2 in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
The win moved him to 5th in the world rankings.
His ranking gained Poulter a place in the 2010 Ryder Cup in September at Celtic Manor in Wales He won 3 points in the 4 matches he played in the European team's win by 14.5 points to 13.5.
In November 2010, he won his second title of the year with a one-stroke victory in the UBS Hong Kong Open.
On 23 February 2011, in Marana, Arizona, Poulter became the first defending champion in nine years to be eliminated in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
He did however enjoy greater success in the European Tour's own match play event, the Volvo World Match Play Championship where he won the title beating Ryder Cup teammate Luke Donald, 2&1, in the final.
This was Poulter's second tournament win in a match play event and eleventh European Tour victory.
Poulter was one of José María Olazábal's two "captains picks" for the European Team at the 2012 Ryder Cup.
He won all the 4 matches he played over the three days of the event, and was a key figure in sparking his team's victory by 14.5 points to 13.5.
On 4 November 2012, Poulter won the second World Golf Championship of his career at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shenzhen, China, coming from four strokes back in the final round to win by two from four other players.
He shot a final round of 65 which included 8 birdies in his first 15 holes to seize control and despite a late bogey, closed out the victory by two strokes.
He became only the second European to have won multiple WGC events, after Darren Clarke.
In 2013, he finished 2nd on the Order of Merit, his highest placing so far.
The victory took Poulter to 15th in the rankings.