Sergio Garcia breaks silence on DP World Tour return as he eyes Ryder Cup comeback

Sergio Garcia has been given the green light to rejoin the DP World Tour and will be eligible to play for Europe in the Ryder Cup later this year after settling his fines

LIV Golf Sergio Garcia is excited for what 2025 has in store after confirming his return to the DP World Tour, paving the way for a Ryder Cup comeback.

The Spaniard was one of the founding members of the breakaway LIV circuit in 2022 and faced hefty fines and suspensions from the DP World Tour for participating in the unsanctioned league's events.

An arbitration hearing in 2023 upheld these punishments, leading Garcia to resign his membership. This decision came at a high price, ruling him out of the Ryder Cup.

European players must be active members of the DP World Tour to qualify for selection, which meant Garcia had to watch from home as his former teammates clinched the trophy with a commanding win over Team USA in Rome 13 months ago. However, that might not be the case next time as Europe defends its title at Bethpage Black in New York.

The DP World Tour confirmed to Mirror Sport on Monday that Garcia had applied to rejoin the tour and settled his outstanding fines, understood to be in the region of £1million. His application has been approved by the tour, but he will have to serve the remainder of his suspension before he can tee it up. It remains unclear when his suspension will end.

“Yeah it’s all confirmed, I am a member of the DP World Tour again so very happy about it,” the 2017 Masters champion told Golf Magic.

"I'm really excited to be back being part of the DP World Tour and excited to play a few events next year, support the tour and obviously have the possibility of being eligible for the Ryder Cup. It's now just time to play good golf and do some nice things."

Holding the record for the most points in Ryder Cup history at 28.5, Garcia has notched up ten appearances and six wins in the event.

He was one of LIV's best players in 2024, including a victory at his home tournament in Andalucia that helped him finish third in the season-long rankings. Team Europe's skipper, Luke Donald, revealed in December that he had spoken with Garcia regarding his Ryder Cup prospects.

"He thinks he can play," said Donald. "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. But certainly, we've had that discussion."