‘They’re Done’: 6X Major Championship Winner Ends LIV Golf Defectors Future in the Ryder Cup With a Blistering Statement

Sir Nick Faldo, a six-time major champion and former Ryder Cup captain, has stated that golfers who leave the European Tour will not have a future in the Ryder Cup team. The 65-year-old believes that players should be committed to the European Tour in order to be considered for the prestigious inter-continental team.

Nick Faldo makes his opinions crystal-clear on LIV players in Ryder Cup

Faldo’s comments come amid concerns that top European players are increasingly choosing to play in the LIV Golf Series, which has dampened its team strength. This trend has led to a perceived weakening of the European Tour, which could have a negative impact on the Ryder Cup team. Faldo believes that the best way to ensure that the European team remains competitive is by requiring players to be committed to the tour.

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“They [LIV players] shouldn’t be there because they’ve gone off and you’ve got to move on,” Faldo said. “They’re all at the age where Europe needs to find a new breed of 25-year-olds that can play half a dozen or more Ryder Cups, and I think we’re going to have that.”

Faldo’s comments have sparked a debate about the criteria for selecting Ryder Cup teams. Some argue that the focus should be on selecting the best players, regardless of where they play. Others believe that players should be required to be committed to the European Tour in order to be considered for the team.

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With a hearing on LIV defectors’ prospects of playing in Europe and the Ryder Cup due next month, is it worth a wait? According to Faldo, the LIV players have already made their choice. “They’re done,” he said. “It’s a rival tour. If you work for a company for 20 years and you then leave to go to a rival company, I can promise you your picture won’t still be on the wall. You’ve moved on. Fine, off you go.”

He further added how money lured the players into making the monumental decision. “They made that decision and I’m sure they knew it was going to cost them. They were playing the maths game,” he added. “They were getting a huge chunk of money upfront, and they knew it was going to lose them sponsors, but they thought ‘I still win’.”

For the unversed, the Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. It is considered one of the most prestigious events in golf and is a major source of pride for both European and American golfers. The next Ryder Cup is scheduled to take place in September 2023 in Italy.

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