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Sergio Garcia ineligible to be Ryder Cup captain

The Ryder Cup points record holder will never be captain. Whatever happens, Sergio Garcia will not be able to lead the European team due to a rule introduced by the DP World Tour in 2018.

The Ryder Cup points record holder will never be captain. Whatever happens, Sergio Garcia will not be able to lead the European team due to a rule introduced by the DP World Tour in 2018.

It was the British daily The Telegraph that uncovered the “wolf”. The wolf is a rule introduced in 2018 which states this: “A European player may not be designated captain or vice-captain if he declines his DP World Tour membership or if he does not play the number of tournaments required to retain this card for a season, whatever it may be.”