Sergio Garcia has withdrawn from this week's Irish Open, telling GolfMagic that the sting of not being picked for the Ryder Cup led to his decision.

The Spaniard was not among captain Luke Donald's at-large picks for Team Europe ahead of its showdown against the United States at Bethpage Black later this month.

Donald's decision was not a huge surprise; Garcia had just one top-10 finish in his final eight LIV Golf events of the 2025 season.

But it still left some sting, according to the all-time-leading Ryder Cup points-getter and a 10-time participant in the competition.

""I felt like I was so looking forward to being a part of that team, and so I felt like mentally, you know, mentally it was kind of tough (to play in the Irish Open)," Garcia told GolfMagic.

"I didn't want to go t

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