Sergio Garcia is taking the first steps to play on the 2025 Ryder Cup team.
The 44-year-old Spaniard has reapplied for his membership on the DP World Tour, bunkered reported Monday. To be on the European Ryder Cup team, players must have status on the DP World Tour, which Garcia hasn’t had since last May when he resigned.
However, according to the report, Garcia has decided to pay his fines and serve his suspension. He is expected to be eligible for competition beginning in 2025.
In a statement provided to bunkered, a DP World Tour spokesperson said: “Sergio Garcia submitted his application to return to membership of the DP World Tour for the 2025 season ahead of the deadline on Sunday November 17.”
Last year, Garcia finished third in LIV Golf’s season-long individual standings and picked up a win in his native Spain at Valderrama.
Once he pays his fines and serves the suspension, he can return to play for the DP World Tour and officially be eligible for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York. During his career, Garcia has compiled a 25-13-7 record in the Ryder Cup.
Last month, at a “One Year Out” Ryder Cup press conference, European captain Luke Donald said this about Garcia: “He thinks he can play. He wants to play. I don’t think he has talked to me about being an assistant captain, but again, he would have to re-join the tour for him to be eligible. He’s certainly very interested in doing that. He understands everything that’s involved and again, the decision has to go to him whether he’s prepared to do all that.
“If you fulfill the regulations and the rules that the DP World Tour set, then you’re eligible. There’s a bunch of LIV guys that play on LIV who are eligible now so that I can pick them at will.”