by Former PGA of America President Ted Bishop has announced his appointment Ian Poulter A “little girl” is the biggest regret of his life.
Bishop addressed the comment that led to his firing in an interview with Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated.
In 2014, Bishop was removed from his post as president of the governing body for “insensitive gender-based comments” about the Englishman.
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Bishop referred to Poulter as a “little girl” in a series of outbursts on his personal Twitter and Facebook pages.
He deleted it immediately, but the damage was done.
Bishop responded to the critical comments Poulter made in his autobiography: No limitsabout Sir Nick Faldo and Tom Watson.
Poulter condemned the methods they used during their time as Ryder Cup captains.
For his part, Poulter said at the time that Bishop’s broadside was “quite shocking and disappointing.”
He said: “Is it derogatory or demeaning to be called a ‘little girl’?”
“This is pretty shocking and disappointing, especially coming from the leader of the PGA of America. No further comment.”
Bishop told SI that it was the “biggest regret of my life.”
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“Trust me, not a day goes by that I don’t think about it,” he said.
“It is the biggest regret of my life. I felt like we did a lot of good in those two years and it didn’t end the way I thought it would.”
“I’ve said that many times. I don’t make excuses. It was a pointless move. It was a tough few weeks after the Ryder Cup and I just got sucked into that moment. It was really unfortunate and unfortunately there.” I can’t do anything about it.
You can read the full interview Here.
What did Ian Poulter say about Faldo and Watson?
Poulter’s autobiography was published in 2014.
He was extremely critical of Watson and Faldo.
Poulter said Watson’s decision-making left him “confused.”
“Most of us on the European team are amazed when we see the fixtures on Saturday morning and their names aren’t there,” Poulter wrote, referring to Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley.
“It shows us that there are problems in the US team room. There must be some.”
“That’s the only explanation for leaving two players out like that.”
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Poulter was also unhappy that Faldo later described Sergio Garcia, Europe’s record points scorer in the biennial competition, as “useless”.
Faldo was the captain of the losing European team in 2008.
He said Garcia had “a terrible attitude.”
“Faldo has lost a lot of respect from the players because of his statements,” Poulter wrote.
“[2008] is the only Ryder Cup we have lost in the last 15 years. And he was captain.
“So who is useless? I think Faldo might want to take a little look in the mirror.”
