{"id":290676,"date":"2023-09-14T09:34:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290676"},"modified":"2023-09-14T09:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:34:59","slug":"jon-rahm-slams-donalds-stupid-call-to-omit-garcia-from-ryder-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/golf\/jon-rahm-slams-donalds-stupid-call-to-omit-garcia-from-ryder-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Rahm slams Donald&apos;s &apos;stupid&apos; call to omit Garcia from Ryder Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jon Rahm slams Luke Donald&#8217;s &#8216;stupid&#8217; decision to omit LIV star Sergio Garcia from his Ryder Cup team as cracks begin to emerge in Europe&#8217;s team ahead of USA clash in Rome<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jon Rahm has blasted the decision to omit Sergio Garcia from the Ryder Cup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Europe captain Luke Donald named no LIV golfers, but USA have Brooks Koepka<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Garcia is a legendary Ryder Cup figure with a record 25 match wins<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jon Rahm has blasted Luke Donald&#8217;s decision to omit Sergio Garcia from the Team Europe in the Ryder Cup, branding it &#8216;stupid&#8217; to leave out &#8216;the best player Europe has ever had&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Garcia was left out of the European team like other players who defected to the divisive, Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whereas European captain Donald chose not to include any LIV Golf players, Team USA captain Zach Johnson integrated LIV runaway Brooks Koepka into his six picks for this month&#8217;s competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u00a0think it would be really stupid of anybody not to lean on Sergio Garcia&#8217;s experience in the Ryder Cup,&#8217; Rahm told Sky Sports. &#8216;I mean, he is the best player Europe has ever had, won the most points and has shown it time and time again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If he were able to be a vice-captain, I absolutely would lean on him. Same as we are going to lean on [Jose Maria Olazabal] this coming Ryder Cup, right.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421535-0-image-m-8_1694680671755.jpg\" height=\"484\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jon Rahm said Luke Donald&#8217;s decision to leave Sergio Garcia out of the Ryder Cup is &#8216;stupid&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421619-0-image-a-13_1694681110719.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Legendary Ryder Cup figure Garcia was barred from Team Europe after defecting to LIV Golf<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421745-0-image-a-12_1694681044243.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luke Donald&#8217;s 12-man team for the cup starting later this month includes no LIV players<\/p>\n<p>The Ryder Cup begins in Italy on September 29 and ends on October 1, with Team Europe looking to wrestle back the trophy after losing the last edition in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of players who left for LIV Golf such as Garcia, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood, Rahm said: &#8216;When it comes to the game and all those players being able to be back, it&#8217;s been a difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Obviously things have changed a little bit. I wouldn&#8217;t know how to answer because we are going to have to see if it&#8217;s possible or not, right?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I would like to see it [them included], but unfortunately we&#8217;ve seen some of those players give up their [DP World] Tour status where that&#8217;s no longer a possibility. So I would like to see it but we don&#8217;t know what the future holds, right? I think with this agreement or this possible union between the PGA Tour, DP World and PIF might change things a little bit.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75421951-12517383-image-a-19_1694681523057.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Team USA will field Brooks Koepka in their line-up, despite him being a LIV Golf defector\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Garcia is a legendary figure in Ryder Cup history, having been a member of every European side since 1999 bar that of 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old has been on the victorious side on six occasions and in 2021 surpassed Nick Faldo in claiming a record 25 match wins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had hoped that the merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour would allow him to take part in the historic rivalry between Europe and the USA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Donald, fellow Brits Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, and Tyrell Hatton are on the European team this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They join other players from around Europe in the form of Viktor Hovland, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, and Nicolai Hojgaard in the 12-man squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aberg is an intriguing selection, having only turned professional a few months ago.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12517383\/Jon-Rahm-slams-Luke-Donalds-stupid-decision-omit-LIV-star-Sergio-Garcia-Ryder-Cup-team-cracks-begin-emerge-Europes-team-ahead-USA-clash-Rome.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Rahm slams Luke Donald&#8217;s &#8216;stupid&#8217; 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