Poulter's goal remains to same

A 10th win on the European Tour has done little to deter Ian Poulter from wanting to commit to also playing in the United States.

The 34-year-old won the UBS Hong Kong Open on Sunday with the victory moving Poulter up to 11th in the world - and he now has ambitions of climbing even higher up the rankings.. But the European Tour has increased the number of mandatory events to retain membership from 12 to 13, meaning Poulter has a decision to make on how we will spread his commitments from next year.

He said: "I'm very happy playing both tours, playing The European Tour and the US PGA Tour."

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood have already decided to turn their backs on the US PGA Tour, but with Poulter and his family based in the States the decision is not an easy one for the Ryder Cup star.

"I live in Orlando, so the family is schooled there, I have three children, two of which school in the States," he said.

"Rory lives in Ireland. His family is in Ireland. So therefore for him, I guess it's difficult to see being over that side of the pond.

"For him, it's an easy decision, and for me, I'm happy playing golf where I am."

Poulter now heads to this week's Dubai World Championship brimming with confidence.

The Hertfordshire player had been happy with his form in recent weeks but for whatever reason his challenges for victory at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai and then the Singapore Open faded in the final round.

That all changed in Hong Kong though with Poulter consistently impressive and in the end victory never really looked in doubt.