The latest exchange of digital barbs between two long-time antagonists has led to Ian Poulter claiming Billy Horschel asked for $45 million to join LIV Golf.
Poulter initially shared something on social media concerning swing speeds. Horschel, writing on X that Poulter was “one of those guys that over exaggerate their club head speed,” couldn’t help but call B.S.
A chart that Horschel posted showed Poulter’s swing speed at 110 mph but Poulter responded that the numbers were wrong, that his swing speed is 115 mph.
That led to a further discussion of numbers with Poulter making the claim that Horschel had asked for nearly $50 million to join LIV Golf, the upstart rival league led by Greg Norman and financially backed by the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund.
Poulter ended his post with: “What’s a few numbers between friends.”
When the two teams competed together almost ten years ago, they tied for third place in the Franklin Templeton Shootout, an old silly season event that came before the QBE Shootout.This year, the mixed-team Grant Thornton Invitational took the place of the QBE Shootout.
Poulter became a member of LIV prior to the June 2022 launch. It is said that he was paid roughly $20 million to enter the circuit.
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