Ian Poulter's Ribbing of Rory McIlroy Seems a Bit Harsh

We all know Ian Poutler is, ahem, the king of golf Twitter, and that the Europeans sure do like giving each other as much hell as possible on the social site, but Poult's latest messages directed at young Rory McIlroy seem a little rough, even for them.

Poulter went after McIlroy on Thursday evening after his opening 75 at the Wells Fargo Championship has him well below the cut line, sending him the following messages, with the second one directing him to this photo of a step-by-step guide to helping someone that's choking.



The 35-year-old Englishman, who, by the way, hasn't won a European Tour event since November and has only one PGA Tour win to his name, the same amount as McIlroy, doesn't exactly have a ton of room to chatter about playing his guts out. They both have the same amount of major titles (that would be the same as you have), and Poulter has exactly one top-10 this season on tour, and that was at the first event of the year in Hawaii.

He went on to tell the Twitter world to lighten up, and that this is banter between "mates," but even Lee Westwood responded that he felt the message was a little harsh, and he's also a "mate" if I'm not mistaken.

How great would it be if McIlroy tossed together another incredible run at Quail Hollow, and then posted a step-by-step guide to Poulter on how to go f*$% himself? I'd really enjoy it.