LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia is about to rejoin the DP World Tour for the 2025 season as he seeks to play at subsequent 12 months’s Ryder Cup.
Garcia, 44, who’s the occasion’s file factors scorer, desires to match Lee Westwood and Sir Nick Faldo’s European file of 11 appearances on the biennial competitors.
Nevertheless, to ensure that that to occur, the Spaniard has needed to settle the excellent substantial fines – reported to be over £1m – imposed on him by the tour for his earlier defection to play LIV occasions, and he may also should serve a suspension.
A spokesman for the Europe-based DP World Tour confirmed former Masters winner Garcia submitted an software to return to the membership earlier than the 17 November deadline.
European gamers wishing to be chosen for the Ryder Cup have to be members of the tour.
“He has paid his fines however should serve his suspensions earlier than he can play on the DP World Tour,” the spokesman added.
The 2025 Ryder Cup takes place at Bethpage in New York from 26-28 September.
Europe’s captain Luke Donald lately stated he had been talking to Garcia concerning the Spanish star returning to the tour and turning into eligible to play on the crew.
Garcia has gained 16 titles on the European tour, in addition to 11 PGA Tour titles, together with his 2017 Masters title counting in each tallies.
He joined the breakaway LIV Golf, a Saudi-funded collection, in 2022 together with different massive names from the game.
He resigned his membership of the European circuit in May 2023 after an arbitration panel present in favour of the DP World Tour and confirmed its proper to superb and ban gamers who competed in LIV Golf occasions with out permission.
