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Former Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter<\/a> has fanned the flames ahead of this week\u2019s contest at Bethpage Black<\/a> with a foul-mouthed rant about American<\/a> fans.<\/p>\n The hostile welcome the European side are likely to encounter as they defend the trophy against the United States has been one of the major talking points in the build-up to the event in New York.<\/p>\n Poulter has spent a significant amount of his career playing in the US and four of his seven Ryder Cup appearances between 2004 and 2021 came in the country.<\/p>\n The 49-year-old told SPORTbible: \u201cI don\u2019t even know where to start. I mean, f****** \u2018mashed potatoes\u2019 and all that f****** b******* that you hear is madness. \u2018In the hole, get in the hole! It\u2019s a 600-yard par five, you f****** idiot\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI actually just want to borrow the taser (from) the security guard. Just to let one go per hole would be amazing. Imagine that you got one taser per hole. That\u2019d be awesome. That\u2019d go right between the eyes. Have it!\u201d<\/p>\n Poulter, who has no involvement with the current team, added that \u201cit\u2019s not heckling, it\u2019s just complete and utter embarrassing stupidity\u201d.<\/p>\n