Ryder Cup legends Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia will all be absent for Europe this weekend after deciding to leave the World Tour for Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf
Rory McIlroy has told absent LIV Golf rebels that they will miss the Ryder Cup more than Europe will miss them.
Westwood had been slated to be captain in Rome – and Henrik Stenson had to quit as skipper after joining LIV, leaving Luke Donald to take charge. World No.2 McIlroy, 34, is now the most experienced European player in the team as he makes his seventh appearance in the tournament, which starts on Friday in Rome.
“The landscape in golf is ever-changing and more dynamic, and we'll see what happens and whether they will be part of it in the future. I always thought leading up to this week is when it's going to hit home that they are not going to be here.”Justin Rose, who is a close friend of Poulter, added: “There's a lot of winning culture still in the team, with the people in and around the team, the captain, the vice captains, Thomas [Bjorn], Luke [Donald].
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