The 2023 Ryder Cup tees off next week, and the European team will have a decidedly different look. Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will be at the first tee, but the Europeans will be without longtime legends Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Martin Kaymer and Paul Casey. All of those stalwarts, along with would-be captain Henrik Stenson, jumped to LIV Golf last year, effectively ending their Ryder Cup careers.
For Nick Faldo, Ryder Cup legend, that's just fine. Speaking earlier this week on Golf Channel, Faldo dismissed the idea that the LIV players either deserved a shot on the team, or would help the team.
"We've got one of the strongest teams we've ever had," Faldo said, adding that the players who jumped to LIV are"done. that's it. The team has moved on, the game has moved on." The LIV Golf European players resigned from the DP World Tour, formerly known as the European Tour, which in turn fined the players significant sums. Most players paid those fines, but
. Since membership on the DP World Tour is a prerequisite for selection to the Ryder Cup team, the LIV players by default were not eligible.
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