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Hungarian world champion and three-time Olympic silver medallist Laszlo Cseh (front) and Zsuzsanna Jakabos swim as they test their new Arena swimming suits in Budapest May 27, 2009. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

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    Stolen driver forces Poulter out of Singapore Open

    Ossian Shine
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    Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:13am EST
    Britain's Ian Poulter of the European Ryder Cup team watches his drive on the fifth hole during singles play in the 37th Ryder Cup Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky September 21, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - British Open runner-up Ian Poulter has pulled out of the Singapore Open after being unable to replace the driver he had stolen at the HSBC Champions Tournament in Shanghai which ended on Monday.

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    "I am really gutted," he told reporters on Wednesday. "I have been thinking about it for four hours and I have decided to withdraw because my new driver will not arrive on time.

    "It is disappointing because I did not come all this way not to play. But with so many world ranking points at stake, if I played badly (by using a different driver) I may have lost ground."

    The tournament starts on Thursday but world number 25 Poulter would have been unable to secure a replacement driver until Friday.

    India's Anirban Lahiri will take the Englishman's place in the field for the $5 million event at Sentosa Golf Club, the richest national open on the Asian Tour.

    (Editing by Tony Jimenez)
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