Champ Kind Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Former major winner Rich Beem admitted Wednesday he was "bummed out" at missing the chance to play in the Hong Kong Open after he gave his place to Ian Poulter, allowing the Englishman to keep alive his Ryder Cup hopes. The unusual last-minute request for Beem, who now plays part time, to drop out of the event was made after Poulter was suddenly pushed out of the world top 50 and saw his European Tour membership put in jeopardy. Poulter dropped to number 51 after Andy Sullivan and Emiliano Grillo both won tournaments last week, meaning he was ineligible for the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai in China and would have fallen one short of competing in the necessary 13 events to retain his European Tour membership. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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