Sergio Garcia has paid his DP World Tour fines and rejoined the European Tour to give himself a chance at making his 11th Ryder Cup appearance and first since 2021 at Bethpage Black next year.
I think Sergio Garcia is a no-brainer pick for New York and am delighted that he has decided to rejoin the DP World Tour.
It’s a sign that tensions in the golf world are truly thawing and Sergio will be a welcome addition in Dubai, at Wentworth, in the Spanish Open and wherever else he decides to play next year.
The Spaniard comes alive in the Ryder Cup and has nearly always seemed able to raise his game and secure points for Europe. He’s also in great form, having finished the LIV Golf season in third after a win and two runners-up finishes. He also recorded his best Major finish in over seven years when he was T12th at the US Open.
Garcia finished 3rd in the LIV Golf League standings this year
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While there’s an argument from some fans that he is ‘washed up’ or too old to play for Europe, that is far from the truth.
He might be outside of the top-400 in the OWGR, but he will still only be 45 come September next year and is 22nd in Data Golf’s rankings – the 8th-highest European – and 19th in The Universal Golf Ranking – the 7th-highest European. He is clearly still one of the continent’s top golfers.
Garcia hopes to play in “two or three more” Ryder Cups, so Bethpage next year certainly isn’t too late for him. “I feel like my game’s still good enough to play at least two or three Ryder Cups, so if I can keep that level going, hopefully everything gets sorted and we can get to that point,” Garcia told Golf Monthly recently.
And even if he doesn’t have the best of seasons in 2025, the Ryder Cup is played over 18 holes of match play, not 72, or 54 holes, of stroke play.
Garcia and Rahm went 3/3 at Whistling Straits in 2021
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He’s a ready-made partner for Jon Rahm after the pair’s superb showing at Whistling Straits in 2021, where they won all three of their doubles match-ups together, and he has also had a great relationship with captain Luke Donald through the years, his former foursomes partner in multiple Ryder Cups.
Donald may love the idea of sending out an all-Spanish pairing of Garcia and Rahm, featuring his most…
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