Former Team Europe captain Paul McGinley says repercussions were inevitable after a whole host of the continent's biggest names opted to resign from the DP World Tour, and give up their Ryder Cup eligibility due to their LIV Golf allegiances.
The iconic European trio of Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood opted to give up their DP World Tour memberships last month after being fined by the Tour for competing in LIV Golf events. In a bid to avoid further sanctions, all three called time on their Tour careers.
Sadly for Poulter, Garcia, Westwood and some European golf fans, all three will no longer be able to compete at this year's Ryder Cup, or captain the team at future events, despite all being shoe-ins for the role just over 12 months ago.
