Ian Poulter rips USGA for unplayable green surfaces at U.S. Open

Ian Poulter took one final swing at the U.S. Open after he finished his final round.

Poulter shot a 77 on Sunday to finish the tournament 11-over par and followed that with a fuming Instagram post ripping the greens at Chambers Bay. The 39-year-old thanked greens staff for their efforts but called the USGA's lack of honesty about green conditions "disgraceful" alongside a photo showing the spotty quality of the putting surface.

It wasn't a bad golf course, In fact it played well and was playable. What wasn't playable were the green surfaces. If this was a regular PGA tour event lots of players would have withdrawn and gone home on Wednesday, but players won't do that for a major. They were simply the worst most disgraceful surface I have ever seen on any tour in all the years I have played. The U.S. Open deserves better than that.

Poulter also wondered why money from the PGA's television deal with FOX Sports wasn't put towards improving the greens before reiterating his disappointment.

"To all you fans that paid good money to try and watch us play golf but couldn't see anything on most holes because it wasn't possible to stand on huge slopes or see around stands, I apologize and I'm sorry you wasted your money traveling to be disappointed," Poulter added.

Other players shared Poulter's frustration with the greens, including Billy Horschel, who shot a final-round 67 to finish 4-over par.

"I'm a really good putter and I have not had a great week on the greens," Horschel told Bob Harig of ESPN. "And it's not due to the fact that my stroke is off or my speed is off. I've hit a lot of really good putts that have bounced all over the world. So it's just frustrating."