Sergio Garcia has withdrawn from this week’s Irish Open, telling a publication that he would be unable to be fully engaged after missing out on a captain’s pick for the European Ryder Cup.
At LIV Golf UK on Wednesday, two-time major winner Rahm looked inspired when discussing the news confirmed by the European team on Monday that the 2031 Ryder Cup will return to Spain.
Sergio Garcia’s chances of making the Ryder Cup European team were certainly discussed during dinner with Luke Donald at the BMW International Open in Germany last week.
[PHOTO: Alex Slitz] It was an impressive run for Sergio Garcia, but after competing in each of the past 25 straight US Opens, his streak has ended. Garcia bogeyed his 36th hole of the day during US Open qualifying at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas and it pushed him one shot short of being Read more…
By day’s end, a number of the more recognisable players of past and present had their weekend fates sealed – if two-over par or better was not next to their names, they were headed home early.
Leishman, a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, notched his first LIV victory since joining in 2022 and first worldwide win in four years since the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Golf can be a cruel and complex game, particularly at the elite level. Sergio Garcia, after 26 years as a pro, was reminded horribly when he came within three feet of securing a place in the Open Championship at the Asian Tour’s International Series Macau in China.
The Macau tournament is part of the R&A’s Open Qualifying Series, giving out exemptions into this summer’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush to the top three finishers who haven’t already qualified. Seventeen LIV golfers competing have yet to earn a spot in the Open.
Rose, who has just one top-10 finish in 2024, shot rounds of 66 and 68 on the 36-hole qualifying day to earn co-medallist honours with fellow Brit Dominic Clemons.