Sergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with a watch on being eligible for subsequent yr’s European Ryder Cup staff.
Garcia, 44, resigned from the European tour final yr after racking up greater than $1 million in fines after becoming a member of LIV Golf in 2022. In accordance with Golf.com, Garcia has repaid these fines and can serve the required event suspensions to be eligible to compete on the DP World Tour in 2025.
The tour’s season begins this week in Australia, which means Garcia’s suspension time will begin instantly.
“Sergio Garcia submitted his software to return to membership of the DP World Tour for the 2025 season forward of the deadline on Sunday, November 17,” a DP World Tour spokesman stated in a assertion to Bunkered, a Scottish golf web site that was first to report Garcia’s transfer.
Garcia has probably the most particular person match wins (25) and has scored probably the most factors (28½) in Ryder Cup historical past. He was 19 when he made his Ryder Cup debut in 1999 and appeared in his tenth competitors in 2021. Solely Lee Westwood and Nick Faldo, with 11 appearances, have performed in additional for Europe.
The 2025 occasion will happen Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black in New York. Europe received the Cup in 2023 at Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership exterior of Rome.
Garcia completed third in LIV Golf’s particular person factors race in 2024. However to be eligible to compete for Europe within the Ryder Cup, gamers have to be members in good standing with the DP World Tour.
“He thinks he can play. He needs to play. I do not assume he has talked to me about being an assistant captain, however once more, he must rejoin the tour for him to be eligible,” European captain Luke Donald stated final month when requested about Garcia. “He is actually very fascinated about doing that. He understands every part that is concerned and once more, the choice has to go to him whether or not he is ready to do all that.
“If you happen to fulfill the laws and the principles that the DP World Tour set, you then’re eligible. There is a bunch of LIV guys that play on LIV who’re eligible now in order that I can decide them at will.”
Area Degree Media contributed to this report.
