Sergio Garcia looks set to lose his DP World Tour membership as he is not pencilled in to compete in the final two regular events of the season in India and Korea.
Europe’s record Ryder Cup points scorer resigned his membership in May 2023 upon his decision to join LIV Golf but paid fines of approximately $1m last year to rejoin the DP World Tour in a last ditch bid to make Luke Donald’s European team.
The Spaniard was unsuccessful, and subsequently withdrew from the Amgen Irish Open.
The 2017 Masters champion has played in just two regular DP World Tour events this season at the BMW International Open in July and last week’s Spanish Open.
The minimum requirement for an automatic membership renewal is four, which Garcia now looks likely not to fulfil which would cause his membership to lapse.
As it stands, Garcia would also not be eligible to compete in the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor so he is staring a third straight absence in the face.
Garcia’s compatriot, Jon Rahm has often vouched for his inclusion in the side whether it be as a player or part of the backroom staff while he has also labelled him as the obvious choice to be the 2031 captain in Spain.
“I felt like I was so looking forward to being a part of that team, and so I felt like mentally, you know, mentally it was kind of tough,” Garcia told GolfMagic after missing out on a wildcard pick before the Irish Open
“I didn’t want to go there and not be fully engaged in the tournament and stuff, so I just decided to take a little bit of time off and spend it with the family and do a couple of things, you know, some things outside of golf and just kind of reboot a little bit, recharge the batteries.”
