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Ian Poulter has cast doubt on his participation in future PGA Championships at Wentworth after launching a withering attack on the layout of the course.

Poulter travelled to the flagship event on the European Tour in high spirits following his win in the World Match Play Championship last week. His hopes of backing up that win are in tatters, after signing for a second-round 74 to drop to eve-par for the tournament. Hs round unravelled with a seven on the 18th but it is the whole package that has infuriated the Englishman.

On whether he will be back in 12 months' time Poulter said: "Who knows? I don't know what I'm going to do. I've got no idea.

"I'll speak freely - many others may not. I don't like this golf course. Period. End of story.

"I don't have a problem with tough golf courses and level par (his halfway total after a 74) is hanging in there. But I'm walking off the golf course and I'm absolutely headless. Absolutely fuming. It's not fun golf. You're watching, you tell me. Is it fun?

"I've loved this golf course from a kid. You could be five shots back and had a chance, but you can't finish eagle-eagle (now). That's the re-design. They got what they want."

Paul Casey played with Poulter and he too was critical. He said: "I used to really enjoy playing this golf course and now it's a grind.

"I think Richard Caring (the billionaire owner), from what I've heard, was perhaps wanting something like level par to win. Well he might get that, but does that make it entertaining?

"One of the beautiful things about Wentworth is always the great finish and the fact that guys could finish with maybe four threes (two birdies, two eagles) and shoot up that leaderboard. It's very, very difficult now."

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