After hours of abuse, Poulter roasts US Open officials, fans

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After absorbing hours of abuse from US Open fans as he toiled around Shinnecock Hills on Saturday, England's Ian Poulter wondered what might be in store at the 2024 Ryder Cup down the road at Bethpage Black. "Verbally abused on every hole does get a little old," Poulter, 42, tweeted after battling to a six-over par 76 at sun-baked Shinnecock -- where the US Golf Association admitted the course set-up was too severe for the weather conditions. As Poulter, like all the afternoon starters, watched sound approach shots slide off the greens, fans following him cheered, even bursting into a chant of "USA!" when he bogeyed the par-five 16th -- capping a run of four bogeys in a row.

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