Rory McIlroy can't understand Sergio Garcia’s Irish Open snub

The 2017 Masters champion pulled out when he was overlooked for the Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy at the Amgen Irish OpenPro/Am at The K Club, Kildare. Pic: Morgan Treacy, Inpho

Rory McIlroy said he does not understand Sergio Garcia’s absence from this week’s Amgen Irish Open after the Spanish major champion withdrew from the tournament following his failure to make Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

The 2017 Masters champion was due to play the DP World Tour event at the K Club in Kildare, starting on Thursday, but pulled out when European skipper Luke Donald overlooked Garcia when announcing his six captain’s picks for the biennial match against the USA at New York’s Bethpage at the end of the month.