Sir Nick Faldo hits out at LIV Golf player returns in European Ryder Cup team
Faldo believes there is no return for LIV Golf pros as players or captains in the European Ryder Cup team.
Sir Nick Faldo has slammed the prospect of LIV Golf players such as Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood ever returning to the European Ryder Cup team following an interview on Golf Today.
Faldo, who played in 11 European Ryder Cup teams between 1977 and 1997, first took aim at Garcia for even attempting to worm his way back into the European Ryder Cup team.
Per a report by Telegraph Sport, Garcia pleaded with DP World Tour officials to be considered for the dust-up in Rome.
Six-time major champion Faldo who captained the European Ryder Cup team to a loss at Valhalla in 2008, believes Luke Donald's European Ryder Cup team is now "one of the strongest" sides they have ever assembled down the years - even without record 28.5 points scorer Garcia.
*LEAKED* European Ryder Cup group chat sees Luke Donald worry about Rory McIlroy!
https://t.co/t5I4ZD0aHI pic.twitter.com/uHN5KiZdH9— GolfMagic (@GolfMagic) September 18, 2023
Although USA have a better average world ranking in their side, Europe have three of the top four players in the world in Rory McIlroy (2), Jon Rahm (3) and Viktor Hovland (4).
When pressed by Eamon Lynch on whether Team Europe is any weaker without the services of Garcia, the 66-year-old hit back.
Faldo told Golf Today:
WATCH FALDO'S INTERVIEW HERE:
“The team has moved on. The game has moved on.”
11-time European Ryder Cup team member @NickFaldo006 on Sergio Garcia’s absence from the Ryder Cup. pic.twitter.com/kkmdu9AeuL— Golf Today (@GCGolfToday) September 18, 2023
Faldo was then quizzed on whether he would have any issues letting the likes of Westwood and Poulter back in the fray to become the next captain of Team Europe.
But he was once again having none of it, and instead believes the next European Ryder Cup captaincy should once again go to Donald at Bethpage Black in 2025.
Faldo said:
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