After paying his fines and planning to serve his suspension, Sergio Garcia may once again play in the Ryder Cup.

By way of example, in May 2023 when a sports arbitration panel ratified the sanctions imposed on him and other tour pros who joined LIV Golf without releases, the DP World Tour revealed Garcia was the only one of 17 players initially sanctioned not to have paid his £100,000 fine, “nor has he given any indication that he intends to.”

LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia is set to return to the DP World Tour next year, opening up the possibility of him making a record-equaling 11th appearance at the Ryder Cup.

The 44-year-old Spaniard has reapplied for his membership on the DP World Tour, bunkered reported Monday. To be on the European Ryder Cup team, players must have status on the DP World Tour, which Garcia hasn’t had since last May when he resigned.

The problems, which arose in 2022, led El Nino, record holder for points scored in the history of the Ryder Cup, to skip the big event in 2023 at the Marco Simone Golf Country Club in Guidonia Montece

Sergio Garcia has been omitted from Europe's Ryder Cup warm-up event next January, despite paying off more than $1m in LIV Golf fines and having his DP World Tour membership reinstated.

Sergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with an eye on being eligible for next year's European Ryder Cup team.

Sergio Garcia is back on the DP World Tour, eyeing a historic 11th Ryder Cup appearance for Team Europe. The Ryder Cup's top points earner is looking to tie the record held by Lee Westwood and Sir Nick Faldo with an appearance at Bethpage in the United States.