Rory McIlroy tells LIV Golf defectors Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter they CAN'T be Ryder Cup Team Europe captains
dailyrecord.co.ukRory McIlroy says resigning from the DP World Tour means Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter WON'T be future Ryder Cup captains. The golfing legends are two of the obvious contenders to captain Team Europe after Luke Donald steps aside but both left the European Tour to avoid paying fines for defecting to LIV Golf, Westwood admitting he still owes £850,000.
Poulter said this week that he is still hoping a “coming together in golf” will see him become the European Ryder Cup captain - even if he admits he does not miss playing on the DP World Tour.
But speaking before this week’s BMW PGA, LIV critic McIlroy said: “I think it's hard because we don't really see them anymore.
I'm not sure if Poults gave up his European Tour Membership. You need someone around that's comfortable. You look at what Luke has done the last few years, he's really made an effort to come over.
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