Ian Poulter made mad dash from Scottish Open to Euro 2020 final after ‘spending £100k on tickets’

Thought your night watching the Euro final was bad? Golfer Ian Poulter reveals he was BLOCKED from entering Wembley until extra-time after ‘spending £100,000 on tickets’ before mad dash from finishing fourth at the Scottish Open hours before

  • Ian Poulter made a mad dash from the Scottish Open to Sunday’s Euro 2020 final
  • The golfer finished joint-fourth in North Berwick but had tickets at Wembley
  • Poulter waited for others to overtake him before taking a private jet to London
  • The 45-year-old made it for the second-half and extra-time due to rain delays
  • Wembley staff refused to let Poulter in at first because he was so late to the final 
  • Find out the latest Euro 2020 news including fixtures, live action and results here


Ian Poulter revealed he left the Scottish Open early on Sunday night to make a mad dash to London to claim his tickets for the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy

The English golf star had tickets for the Wembley match but had to round off his effort to win the Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick – nearly 400 miles away from the match was taking place. 

Rain delays meant Poulter was nervously looking at the clock throughout his round, where he ended the final day’s play on 17 under par and in contention to win the Open. 

Ian Poulter revealed he made a mad dash from the Scottish Open to Sunday’s Euro 2020 final

The English golfer had tickets in a box at Wembley but needed to rush in a 400-mile dash

The English golfer had tickets in a box at Wembley but needed to rush in a 400-mile dash

But when one of Min Wo Lee, Thomas Detry and Matthew Fitzpatrick posted 18 under par, thereby ruling out his chances of winning the Scottish Open, Poulter left the competition early to get on a private jet to make it to Wembley.

Poulter revealed that rain delays ruined his chances of getting to London on time

Poulter revealed that rain delays ruined his chances of getting to London on time

He made the match in time for the second-half, but Wembley stadium staff would not let him in at first. He caught some of the 90-minute match and watched the extra-time and penalties that followed.

According to The Sun, Poulter had spent £50,000 each on the tickets for him and his son Luke to watch on in a Wembley box. The golfer earned £240,000 in prize money after his efforts at the Renaissance Club last week. 

Poulter said on Instagram: ‘What a crazy day. Tee off at 11.11 and shoot 8 Under par 63 to hold the Clubhouse Lead for a long time.

‘Weather delay keeps us from leaving the course and catching an all important flight to make the (England football) match.

‘Finally when play resumed and 1 player had posted -18 we left for the plane. @netjets did what they do best and got me to the stadium for the second half.

‘@Euro2020 wouldn’t let me into the ground for a good chunk of the second half, not sure why. Anyway finally made it in to watch the remainder of the game.

‘Amazing experience with a few of us in a box and truly gutted for the lads to not finish it off in penalties. Finishing T4th at the @Scottish_Open and moving into the this week feeling good. Let’s go.’

Poulter (left) finished on -17 in North Berwick but had to wait until others overtook him to leave

Poulter (left) finished on -17 in North Berwick but had to wait until others overtook him to leave

Poulter made it for the second-half and extra-time but England lost to Italy on penalties

Poulter made it for the second-half and extra-time but England lost to Italy on penalties

Poulter watched on as Gareth Southgate’s side failed to break Italy’s resilience in extra-time, before going on to lose via a penalty shootout.

Jordan Pickford gave the Three Lions hope by saving from Andrea Belotti and Jorginho, but missed spot kicks from Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka broke England’s hearts. 

The result means the Three Lions’ 55-year wait for a major trophy continues, but Poulter is looking to break England’s poor record at the Open Championship which has lasted a similar amount of time.

No English player has won the Open in 52 years and the 45-year-old is looking to break that record at Sandiwch’s Royal St George’s Golf Club this year, after finishing joint-fourth in Scotland.