Sergio Garcia Must be on Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup Team at Bethpage 2025; Here’s Why

Sergio Garcia for the next Ryder Cup? It sounds unrealistic, but it is a possibility. There is quite a lot of time until the next Ryder Cup. Nevertheless, both Europe and the United States must have possibly made a rough draft of their teams by now. Last year, Luke Donald’s Team Europe stole the victory from Team USA, and the latter will be planning to regain the illustrious title. On the other hand, Luke Donald will be looking to continue his winning streak. However, there is one problem!

Multiple players from his winning team, like Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, have now joined LIV Golf, and might have just let go of their chances to compete for the European squad! However, it looks like LIV Golf player Garcia can still join next year’s Team Europe, despite the LIV obstacles. There are three main reasons for that.

3. Sergio Garcia’s Ryder Cup stats speak for themselves

Having the Spanish golfer on the team feels like a cheat code in itself. He has represented Europe 10 times in the Ryder Cup. Out of those times, Europe managed to win six times (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, and 2018). Furthermore, Garcia represented Europe as an amateur golfer in the Junior Ryder Cup twice.

There too, he won the 1995 event alongside his teammates. These stats show the 44-year-old is a team player and worthy of making the team. His commitment as a team player is further established by his stint at LIV Golf.

2. The Spanish golfer is a team player

Sergio Garcia has always worked well with teams. The Ryder Cup legacy is an example of that. On top of that, being a team captain now on LIV Golf makes him a great addition. He is currently the Fireballs GC’s captain and knows how to deal with his teammates as an on-course player captain.

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His LIV Golf team won twice last year and even managed to get into the semifinals in the team finale. However, what makes him a valuable addition to the 2025 Ryder Cup Team Europe is his mentality.

1. Sergio Garcia is mentally prepared for next year’s Ryder Cup

What do we mean by the Spanish golfer being mentally prepared? Well, his interview in The Rick Shiels Golf Show might shed light on it. The Ryder Cup 2025 is scheduled to take place at Bethpage Black Course. The course is the home ground of Team USA, so European golfers must be prepared for heckling.

But on the contrary, Garcia gets motivated by these heckles. He said when talking about taking care of the heckling fans at the grand stage such as Ryder Cup, “It definitely the way I look at it definitely motivates me. And I think everyone should look at it that way. If they didn’t care about you, if they didn’t see you as a threat, they wouldn’t do anything now. So obviously, the way I look at is that, you know, they see you that, you know, intimidate dangerous, so we got to try everything to make them feel as uncomfortable as possible. So, that’s the way I look at it. And, you know, it’s if you look at it that way, I think it’s you know, it’s it’s fun, and it’s challenging, and you know, it kind of drives you.”

He surely believes this heckling can only be replied to with a more intimidating reply on the greens. With this strong response, Sergio Garcia has declared that if he takes part in the Ryder Cup 2025, he will be a force to be reckoned with. But it all depends on whether Luke Donald wants him back or not, and what does the rules by that time entails!

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