The 24-year-old began her playing career with her local club Oldham and started out as a defender before making the move to shooter. It is easy to see why Clough would feel empathy with the waifs who turned up that day in Seaburn but it does not explain everything that followed. Why did he do it? In simple terms, it seems that Clough, a North East native, just enjoyed their company. Poulter is without a victory since the 2018 Houston Open, but had been producing some consistent results this year before missing the cut at the BMW PGA Championship. But we should not forget his success in longer-form cricket either, of which there was plenty.