DUBLIN, Ohio – Sergio Garcia told reporters last week that Luke Donald, this year’s European Ryder Cup captain, informed him the Spaniard “had no chance” to make this year’s team after resigning his DP World Tour membership.
On Tuesday, the player who will be impacted the most by Garcia’s decision, Jon Rahm, lamented the loss.
“I'm going to miss him. We had a great partnership at Whistling Straights,” said Rahm, who went 3-0-0 at the 2021 Ryder Cup teamed with Garcia. “A Spanish duo in the Ryder Cup I think to me is embedded into the roots of the Ryder Cup.