VIRGINIA WATER, England – Luke Donald could be forced to quit the European Tour if he continues his slide down the Official World Golf Ranking, the Englishman revealed on the eve of the 5 million euro ($5.57 million) BMW PGA Championship.
Donald returns to England ranked 60th in the world. The former World No. 1 needs to climb back inside the top 50 to be able to play the PGA and European tours. Otherwise, his European Tour membership will be in jeopardy.
Paul Casey is absent from this week’s European Tour flagship event because he has suspended his tour membership to try to raise his world status on the PGA Tour.