Sergio shuns chance of £1m jackpot

RYDER CUP hero Sergio Garcia has turned down the chance to lift golf's richest prize - £1m - to play in an event where the winner's cheque is almost nine times smaller.

The total purse of the Mallorca Classic on October 14-17 is £690,000, far less than the first prize at the HSBC World Match Play Championship, but Garcia will be competing on the Balearic island that week rather than at Wentworth.

The Spaniard joins Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in turning down invitations to the lucrative tournament.