Garcia dishes on chats with Donald, makes bizarre (?) claim about LIV Golf venue
Sergio Garcia has revealed his 'sincere' chats with Luke Donald.
LIV Golf's Sergio Garcia has revealed details of a private conversation he had with Luke Donald about the Spaniard's chances of making the Ryder Cup team as he launched another verbal assault on the DP World Tour.
Garcia is in Washington for the next LIV Golf event. He missed out playing the PGA Championship for the first time in 24 years but kept his U.S. Open streak alive by posting back-to-back rounds of 66 to punch his ticket to Los Angeles Country Club.
In the immediate aftermath of qualifying, a jubilant and cheeky Garcia pretended not to understand English when asked if his qualification paired with Brooks Koepka's fifth major championship triumph 'validated' the breakaway tour.
Now Garcia has given a bit of an insight into his chats with Donald over the last few months. Turns out, Garcia, Europe's record points scorer had absolutely no chance of making the team.
"It sounded like my chance was slim to none," Garcia told media in DC.
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Here's the full exchange Garcia had with a reporter:
Q. Just wanted to ask you a little bit about if you still communicate with Luke Donald, and the Ryder Cup situation, just your thoughts on it? I know it means a lot to you with the great lineage of Spanish champions in the Ryder Cup.
Sergio Garcia:
Q. Now that you opened that up, Sergio --
Sergio Garcia:
Q. Fair enough. When you listen to Luke Donald and you listen to Zach Johnson, they continue to say that guys on the outside that aren't playing on the DP World Tour or on the PGA TOUR have a chance to get into their teams. But it sounds like in your conversation, it was pretty clear that you had no chance.
Sergio Garcia:
Q. Did he indicate why?
Sergio Garcia:
Q. If he was here I would definitely ask him about that.
Sergio Garcia:
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Garcia said when he made the leap to LIV he was hoping his Ryder Cup wouldn't be in jeopardy.
He said he hoped those in charge would 'be smart' about it and leave the options open. At the end of the day, he's still European, he said.
"But it's what it is, and you have to move on. I can't just be sitting here crying that I'm not going to play the Ryder Cup," he added.
Garcia also had some very pointed criticism about the DP World Tour about the forthcoming LIV Golf event at Valderrama.
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