Westwood and Poulter left the European Tour and McIlroy says because of that, they can't be captains at future Ryder Cups
Rory McIlroy says resigning from the DP World Tour means Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter WON'T be future Ryder Cup captains.
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. He played in the Czech Republic. He was in Switzerland.
“I'm not saying that Poulter doesn't have the credentials to be a Ryder Cup Captain, but I just think with the current state of where everything is, you need someone that's around and showing their face as much as they can. Right now, that honestly just can't be them because they are elsewhere.” Asked what is now holding up an agreement, the Ulsterman said: “ Department of Justice. Maybe different interests from the players' side. I'd say - it's pretty similar. I'd say maybe half the players on LIV want the deal to get done; half probably don't. I'd say it's probably similar on the PGA TOUR. Because just like anything, everyone's looking out for themselves and their best interests.
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