Jon Rahm fears the Ryder Cup could become an unintended casualty in the ongoing struggle for supremacy in elite golf.
The PGA Tour has been hit by a raft of defections to the LIV Series – with those not resigning their memberships being suspended.
However, that means the group of players in question are uneligible to play in the biennial clash between Europe and the US.
Among those who, as it stands, are banned from next year’s match are Europe’s record point-scorer Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson.
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Former world No.1 Rahm refused to condemn those who have made the switch – but admitted he fears the Ryder Cup could be diminished.
“I think the one thing that keeps coming to me out of all this and what can happen, I hope the Ryder Cup doesn’t suffer,” he said.
“I think the Ryder Cup is the biggest attraction the game of golf has to bring new people in, and I have such a good time with him on the golf course and on the previous one in Paris.
“I hope we don’t lose the essence and the aspect that the Ryder Cup is. That’s one of my biggest concerns, to be honest.
“It’s an event we all play for free, and it’s one of our favourite weeks, win or lose. I think that says a lot about the game and where I wish it would be at.”
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