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Poulter denies he's Faldo's pick

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His visor and trousers were soft pink. A tribute to one of his favorite colors. His face? It seemed to be red. That was testament to the steam he was letting off. Ian Poulter had the stage yesterday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. More accurately, he had the table inside the media center to address a European Ryder Cup picture he feels has been distorted. The Englishman could have flown back to Europe to make a long-shot, last-ditch effort to automatically qualify for the team, but he chose to maintain his position in the field at TPC Boston. The British press insinuated that since he wasn't playing in Europe, he had been assured of being one of Nick Faldo's captain's picks. "I think it's pathetic that people can even [suggest] or write or think that that's the case," said Poulter. "I can safely say, hand on heart, that I have not been 'given the nod.' " That was a reference to fellow Englishman Nick Dougherty, who used that phrase about Poulter while talking to British reporters.

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August 29, 2008  01:07 PM ET
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Poulter's played pretty good and would doubtless bring a lot of fun to the Ryder competition.

 
August 29, 2008  03:57 PM ET
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What? Just the other day they were "nodding" one another.
(As our man Yoda so delicately put it. Apologies.)

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