Garcia Returns to the DP World Tour and Sets a Ryder Cup Goal

Sergio Garcia has announced that he will compete on the DP World Tour in the 2027 season. It was already known that the 46-year-old Spaniard had left LIV Golf, where he played for four years. In a statement posted on his social media accounts, Garcia said this tour has been a big part of his career from the very beginning and that he is proud to be back.

Garcia also said he has kept the possibility of a return to the PGA Tour open. He added that he is aiming to make the European Ryder Cup team led by Luke Donald. For the tournament to be played at Adare Manor in 2027, Garcia, the team's leading points scorer, has recorded 28.5 points in 10 appearances. His last Ryder Cup match was at Whistling Straits in 2021.

In his statement, he also addressed this year's Masters. After an outburst of anger on the second hole at Augusta National, he broke his driver and received a warning for breaching the code of conduct, the first such warning of his tournament career. Garcia said he left Augusta disappointed by his own behavior, that he has learned from it, and that he is ready to show where he stands mentally. The golfer, who won the green jacket in 2017, said he wants to contend for the championship again on this special course.

Garcia was one of the most prominent names to join LIV Golf in 2022. His last non-major PGA Tour event that year was the Wells Fargo Championship. During that tournament, he was overheard saying he wanted to leave the round as soon as possible while searching for his ball after a wayward shot into the long grass.