Ian Poulter sees son win Walker Cup. Then comes a SCENE at the pub

Ian Poulter on the golf course while speaking on Golf Channel? Thoughtful. After son Luke’s Great Britain and Ireland team had rallied on Sunday to defeat the U.S. at the Walker Cup, he reflected on the scene at Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland. 

But Poulter a little while later in an Irish pub?

He said he had just one thing to say. 

Sunday was something for Poulter, one of the European Ryder Cup team’s best-ever players and now a LIV Golf pro. Luke won his Sunday singles match. GB&I won the Cup. Afterward, Golf Channel’s Steve Burkowski wondered what Poulter made of it all. There were four questions.

How would Poulter describe what those at Lahinch saw?

“Absolutely thrilling,” Poulter said. “As a dad, as a fan, as somebody who loves golf and has been part of golf, that was truly special. To see the boys come up 17 and 18 and for Josh [Hill] to literally have that last putt on the last hole to literally clinch it was epic. All the guys that had to come up 18, that had to get something out of the hole, Eliot [Baker] and all of the boys and Connor [Graham], they did such a special job. It was great to observe and watch the lads really get that special moment. Dean [Robertson] has done an amazing job the last couple of years.”

What did he think of the job done by Robertson, the GB&I captain?

“They bonded extremely well,” Poulter said. “They had a number of lads come back from last year to this year. Dean had a great atmosphere in the team room this week. I was only in there for a short period of time, but the buzz between the boys was very special. They took on the course — it was a hard morning in tough conditions, but to come out early in the singles this afternoon and put some blue on the board and then to watch the boys finish it off, amazing.”

What was the atmosphere like when Hill clinched the Cup with a putt on the 18th hole?

“It was emotional,” Poulter said. “As a dad, as a golf fan, I feel for all of them. I’ve kind of been on the other side of that and now to enjoy that and to watch them enjoy it themselves, it means a lot to the whole team and all of the lads. That was a hard-fought win today.”

Finally, did Poulter get more nervous watching or playing? He laughed. 

“It’s not easy at all,” he said. “It’s not easy. Just a lot of pride, and proud of each and every one of them. They’ve done an amazing job this week.”

Everyone then made their way to the pub. 

Where Poulter found a mic.  

He said he had just one thing to say. 

He sang. If you’ve watched celebrations of Ryder Cup wins, you know the words. 

“O-le, o-le, o-le, o-le, o-le, o-le.”