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Ian Poulter to compete at PGA Championship

He will take part in the flagship event at Wentworth, starting on May 25.

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Ian Poulter has accepted an invitation from the European Tour to play at the BMW PGA Championship later this month.

The 41-year-old Englishman, who finished runner-up at the Players Championship last week, will take part in the flagship event at Wentworth, starting on May 25.

Poulter’s career was at crisis point recently after he slipped from a career-high of fifth in the world to 197th following a foot injury and just three weeks ago had seemingly lost his PGA Tour card until fellow professional Brian Gay alerted officials to a discrepancy in the points structure used for players competing on major medical extensions.

He was given a reprieve until the end of the season and made the most of it at Sawgrass, finishing three shots behind champion Kim Si-woo to post his best finish since November 2014.

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