Sergio Garcia dealt fresh Ryder Cup blow

Sergio Garcia’s 2025 Ryder Cup prospects were already up in the air.

Europe’s leading points-scorer in the biennial event, Garcia missed the cut at The Masters in April and finished T67 at last week’s PGA Championship.

The 45-year-old, a veteran of the match with ten previous caps, has also finished well down the leaderboard in his last two LIV Golf starts.

In fact, at Quail Hollow on Sunday, Garcia said that he’d refuse a captain’s pick from Luke Donald given his current form.

“The way I’m playing, even if Luke offered me a pick right now, I would tell him no,” he said.

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“Obviously, I need to get better. I need to get more where I was just before the Masters. You know, just show myself and show everyone that my game is solid, and it can help Team Europe. It’s as simple as that.

“The good thing is that there’s still, you know, two or three months until the team is finalised. So, I’ll have time to gain some confidence and improve a little bit on my game.”

Now, he’s been dealt another setback after failing to land a spot in next month’s US Open at Oakmont.

Garcia will miss the third men’s major of the year for the first time this century, having been present in every edition of the championship since 2000.

The former Masters champion was in action at Bent Tree Country Club, yesterday, where one of three Final Qualifiers were taking place.

He shot an opening 65 to sit well in contention but carded a costly bogey on the final hole of his second round to shoot 71. It left him on –6 and one adrift of the 7-for-1 play-off that followed.

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Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen topped the leaderboard on 11-under in Dallas, with three-time PGA Tour winner James Hahn and Adam Schenk one shot back in tied-second.

Amateurs Lance Simpson and Cameron Tankersley shared fourth with LIV golfer Carlos Ortiz, while American Johnny Keefer progressed from the sudden-death shootout.

Last week, Garcia said there were “not many” positives to take from his major outing.

“Positives, obviously making the cut,” he said. “Being here for the weekend. Not finishing last on Sunday.

“But other than that, not a lot more. Too many terrible shots.”

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Tryst Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.