Within the day when the European race for the 2023 Ryder Cup opens on the Marco Simone, three very champions of the Ryder Cup say goodbye. Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia (all moved on to the LIV Golf Tour) have all resigned from the DP World Tour.
So no extra racing at this circuit and most significantly, goodbye to any Ryder Cup hopes in Italy or future venues.
Poulter, Garcia and Westwood, determination
This isn’t a small loss. Ian The Postman Poulter was the driving power behind Workforce Europe.
Sergio Garcia holds the report for factors dropped at the European trigger (28.5 in ten editions performed). Lee Westwood has the report of editions performed, i.e. 11 (he received “solely” seven plus one as vice-captain in Paris). All three had been within the USA two years in the past, none shall be on the sector in Guidonia Montecelio.
All three have had excessive hopes of someday changing into Workforce Europe captains… The break got here after their adhesion to the circuit financed by Arab petrodollars and arrange by Greg Norman. Proper from the beginning, DP World Tour joined the PGA Tour in zero tolerance: those that play on LIV Golf not play with us, was the frequent line.
Virtually two years later, Sport Resolutions, an unbiased English arbitration, additionally dominated that the previous European Tour was proper. Richard Bland additionally left with the three musketeers of continental golf. The announcement of the resignations of Poulter, Westwood and Garcia comes instantly from the DP World Tour which speaks of significant violations of the regulation.
We take this chance to thank the 4 gamers for his or her contributions to the Tour and particularly to Sergio, Ian and Lee for the numerous function they’ve performed in Europe’s Ryder Cup success over a few years. Their resignations, nonetheless , along with the sanctions inflicted on them, are a consequence of their very own decisions”.
And once more: “As we have now persistently maintained over the previous yr, the Tour has a accountability to all its members who abide by the signed regulation. These laws shield the collective pursuits of all DP World Tour members.” Different resignations may arrive on Thursday: on this case it might be Stenson, Pieters and Wiesberger.
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