Ian Poulter relishes the challenge of the Ryder

MEDINAH, Ill. Wes Welker Youth Jersey. -- Ian Poulter relishes the challenge of the Ryder Cup more than any golf tournament, including the major championships. And he left little doubt Wednesday how badly he wants to win. "We are all good friends, both sides of the pond," Poulter said. "But theres something about Ryder Cup which kind of intrigues me, how you can be great mates with somebody. But, boy, do you want to kill them in Ryder Cup. Its great. I mean, its passion like Ive never seen before. I love it. I love that chance to be able to go out there and beat one of your mates." This is the fourth Ryder Cup for Poulter, who has an 8-3-0 record. Two of those losses were to Tiger Woods. Poulter dismisses the idea that Rory McIlroy is a marked man at Medinah because he is No. 1 in the world and a two-time major champion. The Englishman believes all 12 players on the European team have a bulls-eye on the back of their uniforms. The difference is Poulter is only too happy to show off the target. The louder it gets, the more he enjoys it. So when it was suggested that European captain Jose Maria Olazabal might ask his players to tone down their celebrations to keep the American crowd from getting riled up, Poulters eyes bugged out. "Are you kidding me? No. For real? Its Ryder Cup. Hell, no," Poulter said. "Ive always got a bulls-eye on my back. Thats fine. Ive won seven of my last eight points. But were all marked men. They want to beat us really badly. But you know what? We want to beat them just as badly." Poulter is among the more brash players in this genteel sport, and the Ryder Cup takes that to another level. Two years ago in Wales, he was on the practice range getting ready for his singles match with Matt Kuchar when he said in a Sky Sports interview, "I WILL deliver my point." He went on to beat Kuchar in the most lopsided match of the final day. His teammates call him "The Postman" for delivering the point, as promised, but it doesnt sound as though the postman will ring twice. "Im not going down that road again," Poulter said. "Ive done that once and it caused a lot of drama. Well leave the drama to the course." Andre Tippett Jersey. Kelly, an MBA student from Basking Ridge, N.J., was honoured on offence after a dominating performance in a 51-16 upset win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees (3-2), who were ranked 10th in the country going into the contest. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound pivot threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns and also scored on a one-yard run as the Golden Hawks (2-3) racked up over 500 yards of net offence. Stevan Ridley Jersey. 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Latvia, which failed to qualify for the European championships, came close after two minutes when unmarked striker Artjoms Rudnevs forced Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski into a diving safe. Later, Fabianski denied Latvia midfielder Ivans Lukjanovs a goal by pushing his curling 20-meter shot over the crossbar. Poland had its first effort on target afterr 20 minutes but keeper Pavel Dorosevs saved Pawl Brozeks shot. Stevan Ridley Womens Jersey In the closing minutes, substitute Jakub Wawrzyniak missed a chance to double the score as he sent his header just high. Polands next friendly is against Slovakia on Saturday, again in Klagenfurt. 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