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Graeme McDowell says DP Tour would be 'foolish' to rule out European LIV players for Ryder Cup

Graeme McDowell believes the DP World Tour would look 'foolish' if European players from the LIV Golf series are not considered for this year's Ryder Cup.

The comments come as American LIV participants remain eligible to compete due to their membership of the PGA of America. This means that European LIV players Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, who have played 28 Ryder Cups between them, are ineligible for this year's staging having resigned from the DP World Tour in May.

"To ignore LIV because of politics when the US have those players in their side doesn't make any sense," former Europe vice-captain McDowell, who plays for the Saudi-backed circuit, told the BBC.

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