Sergio Garcia, the all-time leading scorer in Ryder Cup history, will not be teeing it up at Bethpage Black this September, and the emotional fallout has been immediate.

The 45-year-old Spaniard, who accumulated 28.5 points across 10 Ryder Cup appearances, was left off Luke Donald's final European team on Monday.

Donald had warned Garcia weeks earlier at the British Masters that his spot was far from guaranteed. He had also confessed to GolfMagic that Garcia would need a standout showing at LIV Golf's season-ending Team Championship to be considered as the captain's pick.

But Garcia's Fireballs GC finished eighth, falling short of the impact needed to sway Donald's decision.

"The call with Luke (Donald) was fine but not the call I wanted, obviously," Garcia told GolfMagic's Andy R

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