What is Ian Poulter's Net Worth?
Ian Poulter is an English professional golfer who has a net worth of $60 million. Ian Poulter started playing golf at four years old and then worked in the golf shop at the Chesfield Downs Golf Club. He turned pro in 1996, and his first win was at the Open de Vote d'Ivoire in 1999. Poulter joined the PGA Tour in 2005 and the European Tour in 2000. He has 16 professional wins, including 12 on the European Tour. In Major Championships, Ian finished 2nd at The Open Championship in 2008. He tied for 3rd at the PGA Championship in 2012 and finished 7th in the Masters Tournament the same year. In 200, he was awarded the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. He is known for his eccentric fashion style.
He is sponsored by many companies, including Mutual of Omaha, Titleist, Nikon, EA Sports, MasterCard, Oakley, and Fathead. He is married to his wife, Katie, and they have four children. As of this writing, Ian has earned more than $40 million in career tournament winnings.
Car Collection
Ian Poulter is an avid (and borderline obsessive) collector of Ferraris. At his Florida home, he keeps an astounding 14 Ferraris! His collection includes a 288 GTO, an F40, an F50, an Enzo, a LaFerrari, and a 1962 California Spider, which on its own is worth $11 million. In a video he posted online, Poutler is seen chipping a golf ball through the window of his $7 million LaFerrari Aperta. The video went viral on Instagram. In total, Ian Poulter's car collection is worth north of $25 million!
In 2012, he was gifted with a tailor-made Ferrari FF at Monterey Car Week. The custom Ferrari was created with a personalized "Sabbia" triple-layer livery. It also sports leather accents from Poltrona Frau, the famous Italian furniture maker, and one of the tartan designs from Mr. Poulter's own Ian Poulter Design (IJP) collection. Mr. Poulter currently makes his home in the US, and this was the first tailor-made Ferrari ever delivered to the United States. Amedeo Felisa, the CEO of Ferrari, handed him the keys during a special ceremony.
Early Life
Ian Poulter was born in Hitchin, England, on January 10, 1976, and then raised in Stevenage. He was born into a golf-loving family, as his father, Terry, was a single-handicap golfer, and his older brother, Danny, also began playing the sport from a young age. Poulter himself began playing at the age of four with his father and brother. He eventually became an assistant golf professional and golf shop manager at the Chesfield Downs Golf Club. However, the experience was challenging for Poulter, as he was still required to pay a full green fee every time he wanted to play in a competition at the club, reducing his competitive play at the time. He later joined the Leighton Buzzard golf course as an Assistant Pro, where he was able to play more.
Career
Poulter became a professional golfer in 1996. He won his first professional competition at the 1999 Open de Côte d'Ivoire on the European Tour's second-tier Challenge Tour. The next year, he won a promotion to the European Tour itself via the qualifying school.
During his first season on the European Tour, he won the Italian Open and was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 2000. Over the next four seasons, he continued dominating. At the end of the 2004 season, he won the Volvo Masters, which is considered the tour championship of the European Tour. For the years 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013, he finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit. In 2013, he finished second, the highest placing of his career.
He also represented the European team in the Ryder Cup and was a member of the winning team in 2004. That year, he officially scored the winning points for his time, entitling him to take up membership in the PGA Tour in 2005. Over the next years of his career, he divided his time between the PGA and European Tours.
In 2008, Poulter experienced a number of career highlights. He made a hole-in-one at the 16th hole of the Augusta National course at the Masters Tournament during the first round of competition. At the 2008 Open Championship, he was on track to win the competition before ultimately being defeated by Pádraig Harrington. The next year, at the 2009 Players Championship, he finished in second after winner Henrik Stenson. Later that year, he won the Barclays Singapore Open at the Sentosa Club. He then moved into the top-10 Official World Golf Ranking by January 2010, just after he finished in second place at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championships.
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In February of 2010, he won his first tournament in the United States, beating Paul Casey in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona. He then moved up to take the fifth-place spot in the world rankings. In November of that year, he won his second title of the season with a one-stroke victory in the UBS Hong Kong Open.
In 2011, Poulter unfortunately was eliminated in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, the same competition he had won the year earlier. However, he performed better on the European Tour that year, winning the Volvo World Match Play Championship. He also was a key player in the European team's 2012 Ryder Cup victory.
In November of 2012, Poulter won the second World Golf Championship of his career at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China. Over the next years, Poulter continued competing at a high level, though his major tournament victories were not as frequent. However, in 2018, he did win the Houston Open, his third victory on the PGA Tour. He also was named captain of the European Team at the Ryder Cup and led his team to victory, beating the U.S. team by almost 18 points.
Personal Life
Poulter is married to his wife, Katie Poulter. The couple have had four children together and primarily live at their home in Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida. They also have a home in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
He is also well known for his eccentric style and way of dressing, inspired in many ways by his mother, who managed the Letchworth branch of the UK women's fashion chain Dorothy Perkins. He is also an avid fan of the Arsenal football club. He even wore some Arsenal apparel to several official golf competitions, which was controversial, considering this is against tradition. In fact, after Perkins wore an Arsenal jersey during an event, the event then changed the rule to forbid players from wearing football jerseys.
