Adrian Otaegi is currently ranked sixth in the European rankings. his Ryder Cup partner, who replaced the suspended Sergio Garcia, has suffered a setback after it was revealed that the second-highest Spaniard in the qualifying table is starting a four tournament suspension this week.
Telegraph Sport has learned that Adrian Otayegi has paid fines totaling around $300,000 (£240,000) for playing in the LIV golf quad and also admitted that he cannot play it again until will host the British Masters at the bell tower at the end of the championship. June.
The highly ranked 30-year-old who won last year's Andalucia Masters in Valderrama with a record six shots and finished second on Sunday at the Dutch Open is now in sixth place. on the European points list and ahead of capturing one of the half-dozen automatic spots offered for Rome in September.
But this forced hiatus, which began with this week's European Open in Germany, will inevitably see Otegi, who won two tournaments with match play at the Tour, lose valuable ground in the race that ends in 13 weeks.
< p> Otaegui is not involved in the Saudi funded chapter but played at its first event in London last June and then also appeared on a one-off basis in the 2022 series, including the finale at the Trump Doral in Miami six months ago. /p>
Otegi has pledged his allegiance to this season's DP world tour — albeit only after being overlooked for a permanent LIV position — and locker room sympathy will be limited because he's raised nearly £1m for his efforts with the rebel Greg Norman tour. .
However, unlike blue-and-gold legends Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson, who withdrew from the Tour due to sanctions, Otayogi is still eligible to play in to Luke Donald's team at Marco Simone.
Ram is a friend of his fellow Basque and in comments earlier this week he insisted that Garcia should be able to play against an American team aiming for their first road trip. victory for 30 years. years — he emphasized his desire to have a Spaniard next to him.
“The Spanish duo in the Ryder Cup is rooted in the roots of the Ryder Cup,” he said. «Look what Sev [Ballesteros] and Olli [Jose Maria Olazábal] have been able to do during their partnership.»
Neither DP World Tour nor Otaegui management declined to comment.
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