Golf-Garcia leaves LIV, targets DP World Tour return and Ryder Cup place

Oct 29 (Reuters) Sergio Garcia has become the latest high-profile player to leave LIV Golf, saying on Thursday ​that he will return to ‌the DP World Tour in 2027 while keeping the door open for a potential PGA Tour comeback. • The Spaniard follows Jon Rahm, ‌Ian ​Poulter, Tyrrell Hatton and ⁠Graeme McDowell in ⁠announcing a departure from LIV, which is attempting to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy under a restructured ownership model ​after Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund said in April it was cutting ⁠funding • Garcia joined LIV ⁠in June 2022 shortly after ​the breakaway series launched but said he ​would not be part of its ‌next phase • Announcing his return to the Europe-based DP World Tour, the former world number two wrote in a ⁠statement on X: This tour has been a huge part of my career from the beginning ⁠and I m ‌proud to call it home ⁠again. • The 46-year-old, who won ​27 ‌titles across the European and PGA ​Tours between ⁠1999 and 2020, including the 2017 Masters,