Ian Poulter Rips Sir Nick Faldo In New Book

I love it when the British bicker!

As Ryan Lavner notes, Ian Poulter must have pulled his book from the printing press or it was waiting on a final chapter involving this year's Ryder Cup. Either way, the candid take should get his autobiography attention and make for plenty of fun tension between the two sons of the empire.

Gary Slater reports in The Telegraph that Poulter slams Nick Faldo for his put-down of Sergio Garcia during the 2014 Ryder Cup, for his captaining in 2008 and for just being Sir Nick.

"It makes me laugh. Faldo is talking about someone being useless at the 2008 Ryder Cup. That's the Ryder Cup where he was captain. That's the Ryder Cup where the Europe team suffered a heavy defeat.

"And he was captain. So who's useless? Faldo might need to have a little look in the mirror. I have always got on great with Faldo in the past and I have a great deal of respect for everything he has achieved but this feels like sour grapes. It feels like a guy who is still bitter that he lost in 2008.

"Faldo has lost a lot of respect from players because of what he said. There were plenty of things a lot of the players were unhappy with at Valhalla but none of us criticised him. He may find that begins to change now."

We're listening!

Faldo, incidentally, apologized for the remark.