This news of Ian Poulter dashing around the world at the last minute to save his European Tour membership — and, in some folks' minds, his Ryder Cup spot in 2016 — sounds dramatic and all, but let’s not get so carried away that we lose sight of what it all says about how the current world golf landscape is taking on a different shape.
First, the background.
Poulter, who will turn 40 in January, has played in just nine European Tour tournaments and needs to reach 13 to maintain his membership (and only European Tour members can play for Europe in the Ryder Cup).