The Englishman last week believed he had failed in his final attempt to keep his membership for the rest of the season when he missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open and fell short of the money or FedEx Cup point totals necessary to fulfill the criteria of his major medical extension.
But Brian Gay -- facing a similar scenario -- brought to the PGA Tour's attention how a change in the points structure this year unfairly affected the outcome. PGA Tour officials studied the situation and came to the conclusion that Poulter had fulfilled the requirement and is now exempt for the rest of this year.