Eight Automatic Qualifiers Snub Seve. Paul Lawrie Says He’d Walk To Paris!
Maybe the best thing to do in order to preserve Seve’s good name would be to rename the Seve Trophy in France. No less than eight Ryder Cuppers have chosen to skip the event.
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Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are the top six GB&I qualifiers; none are coming. Sergio Garcia, arguably the closest playing link to Seve in matchplay golf, has also opted out. Henrik Stenson also made his excuses.
Scotland’s Ryder Cupper Paul Lawrie IS going, and he’s not happy with the others.
"I think it's extremely disappointing that a lot of the guys are not playing," Lawrie said. "I'm not having a go at them, but I just think certainly with Seve's name attached to it and the idea behind the tournament, it's kind of the equivalent of the Presidents Cup for the American boys.
"So for many of our boys not to want to play for an event that not only carry's Seve's name, but you get handsomely paid to play in it as well, I don't understand it. It's disappointing for everyone involved in it; for the (European) Tour, who have done a great job putting it on, and for Seve and his family. It's Seve's name. I mean, my God, most of us are out there playing because of what Seve did years ago."
"I would walk to Paris to play on the team next week, and I would have done whatever it would have taken to play on that team next week," Lawrie added.
The Seve Trophy takes place next week in France.
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