{"id":17014,"date":"2014-03-08T17:03:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T17:03:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2014-03-08T17:03:38","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T17:03:38","slug":"Hideki-Matsuyama-branded-an-idiot-by-Ian-Poulter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=17014","title":{"rendered":"Hideki Matsuyama branded an &#8216;idiot&#8217; by Ian Poulter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 21 and ranked in the world\u2019s top 25, <strong>Hideki Matsuyama seemingly has everything going for him<\/strong>. But he does have a fault.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/muDkS7Wml-U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To his 1.6 million-plus followers on Twitter, Ian Poulter explained the golfing crime committed by his young rival and vowed to have a word with him before they teed off in the third round on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying with Matsuyama tomo. He buried his putter in the 13th green 5ft from the hole, Referee had to repair the crater. Because he didn\u2019t,\u201d Poulter tweeted. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cI\u2019m no saint and first to say. But that was disgusting. I wouldn\u2019t bury a putter in a green 5ft from a hole and have players behind deal with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why should Matsuyama leave a crater in the green for others to putt over, or have to call a referee to repair the damage? Idiot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Poulter was playing in that group behind. Matsuyama, who recorded top-10 finishes in both the US Open and Open last year, will almost certainly be fined for his piece of injudicious gardening. <strong>Yet first he had to face Poulter\u2019s judgment.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/ustour\/10684972\/Hideki-Matsuyama-branded-an-idiot-by-Ian-Poulter-after-burying-putter-in-green-at-WGC-Cadillac-Championship.html\">via telegraph.com<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 21 and ranked in the world\u2019s top 25, Hideki Matsuyama seemingly has everything going for him. 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