Ian Poulter has said his past year and a half has been the most miserable of his career but is delighted at his second-place finish
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[img width=118,height=138]http://www.authenticnewjerseydevils.com/images/products/nhl_jerseys_new/new_jersey_devils/devils_040.jpg[/img] the world’s top 100 and has already qualified for the end-of-season FedEx Cup play-offs, meaning he can carefully plot his summer schedule.“I was swimming at the bottom of an empty pool for a little while,” Poulter said. “So it is nice to see it fill it up again and feel like I’m not touching the bottom. This feels like a victory.”Celebrating his form, Poulter tweeted on Monday night: “Thanks for the invite & help EuropeanTour.. excited to now be playing BMWPGA. Heard good things about the west course. See you in a week.”This is all far removed from Poulter’s recent struggle with both injury and results. Off the course he also had to deal with the closure of his own clothing brand, which had been in existence since 2006.“It has been miserable. There’s no other way to explain it. When you take an injury break for several months your world ranking plummets. I missed a Ryder Cup. I was having to chase to keep my Tour card. There is some other nonsense going on, which we are still working through. It has been really hard. But we’re getting there and this has been a big week for me.“I’ve been needing something like this. You can’t keep finishing 11th, 15th and
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