Sergio Garcia seeks return to DP World Tour after LIV Golf collapse

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 4 Nov, 13:04 · Archive

Sergio Garcia, who left the DP World Tour for LIV Golf in 2022, is seeking reintegration after the Saudi-backed circuit ended funding.

Sergio Garcia, the former Masters champion and Europe's all-time top points scorer in the Ryder Cup, has announced he will return to the DP World Tour. The 46-year-old Spaniard defected to LIV Golf in 2022 after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund created the rival circuit. His departure was contentious; he told a rules official at a PGA Tour event that he could not wait to leave the tour.

LIV Golf ceased funding at the end of 2026, prompting several high-profile players including Garcia, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to announce they would not re-sign and would return to the DP World Tour. Garcia said on social media that the tour 'has been a huge part of my career from the very beginning and I am proud to call it home again'.

Rory McIlroy has claimed that LIV Golf officials said during a visit to The Masters this year that they wanted to 'destroy the European Tour'. McIlroy, who won the Green Jacket at Augusta in April, said he agreed with DP World Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings's assessment that LIV Golf had targeted the circuit's events and sponsors and 'turned professional golf into an arms race'. LIV Golf has since acquired new investment and aims to relaunch in 2027.

How it is being reported

• McIlroy backs claims LIV wanted to 'destroy' DP World TourRory McIlroy backs DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings' comments saying that LIV Golf started with the intention of 'destroying' the former, as he welcomes a reset in men's golf.Sky Sports · 4 Nov, 13:00
• McIlroy gives view on claims LIV Golf wanted to 'destroy' DP World TourRory McIlroy has claimed LIV Golf officials were saying they 'wanted to destroy the European Tour' during their visit to The Masters this year.Sky Sports · 4 Nov, 12:00
• Sergio Garcia returns to the DP World Tour as a pariah... he has burned too many bridgesOf all the players who jumped ship and defected to LIV Golf a few years ago, Sergio Garcia's move to the Saudi-backed circuit was perhaps the most acrimonious.Daily Mail Sport · 3 Nov, 18:08

In this story: Sergio Garcia · Rory McIlroy · DP World Tour · LIV Golf · PIF · Guy Kinnings

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