LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia is about to rejoin the DP World Tour for the 2025 season because the veteran Spaniard seeks to play at subsequent yr’s Ryder Cup.
Garcia, who’s the occasion’s file factors scorer, needs to match Lee Westwood and Nick Faldo’s European file of 11 appearances within the competitors.
Nonetheless, to ensure that that to occur, the 44-year-old has needed to settle the excellent fines – reported to be greater than £1m – imposed on him by the DP World Tour for his earlier defection to play LIV occasions, and he may even should serve a suspension.
Garcia resigned his membership of the European circuit in Could final yr after an arbitration panel present in favour of the DP World Tour and confirmed its proper to nice and ban gamers who competed in LIV Golf occasions with out permission.
A spokesman for the DP World Tour confirmed that the previous Masters winner Garcia submitted an software to return to the membership earlier than the November 17 deadline.
“He has paid his fines however must serve his suspensions earlier than he can play on the DP World Tour,” the spokesman added.
European gamers wishing to be chosen for the Ryder Cup should be members of the DP World Tour tour and play in a particular minimal variety of DP World Tour occasions.
European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald not too long ago stated he had been talking to Garcia concerning the Spanish star returning to the tour and changing into eligible to play on the crew.
Garcia joined LIV Golf in 2022 and captains the Fireballs GC crew. He received his first particular person title at LIV Golf Andalucía at Valderrama this summer season and completed third on this season’s LIV Golf League Particular person Championship.
HATTON PICKED FOR RYDER CUP ‘WARM-UP’ EVENT
In additional proof of the thawing in relations between the 2 excursions, LIV Golf’s Tyrrell Hatton has been named within the GB & Eire squad for the Group Cup, the European Ryder Cup crew’s warm-up occasion which takes place in Abu Dhabi in January and options 10-a-side crew matchplay occasion between GB& I gamers and Continental Europe.
Francesco Molinari and Justin Rose would be the captains for the newest staging of the competitors, which is designed is assess gamers and take a look at potential partnerships.
Hatton has performed within the final three Ryder Cups, however put his future look doubtful after his swap to the LIV circuit in January. Nonetheless he appealed the sanctions imposed on him by the DP World Tour which allowed him to take part in finish of season tournaments and retain membership.
He ended up ending fourth within the Race to Dubai factors checklist, regardless of having simply performed in six DP World Tour occasions and 4 Majors. He received the Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship in October, completed second in Abu Dhabi and sixth in final week’s DP World Tour Championship.
Garcia has not been chosen for the Group Cup because the suspension he must serve is not going to have been accomplished in time. He’s anticipated to have the ability to begin taking part in in DP World Tour occasions from February, simply as LIV Golf’s 2025 season begins.
