Europe captain Donald sad to be without LIV trio for Ryder Cup

Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald expressed his sadness Thursday that Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia will be unavailable for the team but insisted his side could yet triumph against the United States.

The experienced trio have all been deemed ineligible for this year’s edition of the biennial team golf contest in Rome in September after quitting the European Tour, having joined the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf circuit.

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“It’s sad we’ve got to this point but this was always a possibility,” Donald told the BBC on Thursday.

“I played with all three and they’ve been stalwarts of, and given a lot to, both the Ryder Cup and European Tour.”