DP World Tour golfer WDs from India event over 'visa issues' at airport
Scotland's Ewen Ferguson has revealed that he won't be participating in the inaugural DP World India Championship owing to some issues at the airport with his visa.
DP World Tour golfer Ewen Ferguson has revealed "very annoying" issues with his visa have forced him to withdraw from this week's tournament in India.
A plethora of European Ryder Cup stars have assembled in Delhi for the inaugural DP World India Championship.
Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood and Europe's winning captain, Luke Donald, are in the field.
Ferguson would have loved to have joined them but the 29-year-old Scot has revealed on his personal Instagram account he was forced to withdraw from the $4m tournament.
"Some visa issues at the airport this morning forcing me to w/d from India, very annoying," he wrote.
"But a week off to reset might not be a bad thing."
Ferguson still has an awful lot to play for this season.
Currently ranked 41st in the Race to Dubai Rankings, Ferguson is almost guaranteed a start in the first leg of the DP World Tour's play-offs in Abu Dhabi.
Only the top 70 players in the standings will have a tee time at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The top 50 players will then advance to the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
The aforementioned McIlroy is in pole position to secure the season-long title for the fourth season in a row and seventh overall.
*As of 14 October
Rank | Player name | Events | Points |
1 | Rory McIlroy | 8 | 4,084.56 |
2 | Marco Penge | 24 | 3,691.24 |
3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 8 | 2,866.08 |
4 | Kristoffer Reitan | 29 | 2,553.05 |
5 | Adrien Saddier | 23 | 2,465.83 |
6 | Robert MacIntyre | 9 | 2,453.59 |
7 | John Parry | 29 | 2,319.33 |
8 | Alex Noren | 5 | 2,302.00 |
9 | Haotong Li | 22 | 2,077.72 |
10 | Daniel Brown | 21 | 1,992.04 |
11 | Jordan Smith | 26 | 1,909.52 |
12 | Laurie Canter | 19 | 1,806.90 |
13 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 9 | 1,769.95 |
14 | Martin Couvra | 24 | 1,764.05 |
15 | Elvis Smylie | 21 | 1,569.67 |
16 | Joakim Lagergren | 25 | 1,560.67 |
17 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 21 | 1,541.67 |
18 | Justin Rose | 6 | 1,541.57 |
19 | Patrick Reed | 12 | 1,523.49 |
20 | Daniel Hillier | 24 | 1,398.52 |
21 | Keita Nakajima | 20 | 1,376.50 |
22 | Shaun Norris | 12 | 1,335.37 |
23 | Angel Ayora | 27 | 1,301.63 |
24 | Jayden Schaper | 24 | 1,298.84 |
25 | Thriston Lawrence | 15 | 1,273.56 |
26 | Jacques Kruyswijk | 19 | 1,273.53 |
27 | Rasmus Højgaard | 10 | 1,235.06 |
28 | Viktor Hovland | 7 | 1,226.43 |
29 | Richard Mansell | 25 | 1,169.03 |
30 | Nicolai von Dellingshausen | 27 | 1,130.08 |
31 | Eugenio Chacarra | 19 | 1,128.84 |
32 | Kazuma Kobori | 26 | 1,107.92 |
33 | Nicolai Højgaard | 10 | 1,099.75 |
34 | Oliver Lindell | 27 | 1,093.99 |
35 | Calum Hill | 26 | 1,084.70 |
36 | Joost Luiten | 23 | 1,069.11 |
37 | Michael Kim | 7 | 1,068.30 |
38 | Tom McKibbin | 11 | 1,058.65 |
39 | Marcus Armitage | 22 | 1,057.21 |
40 | Grant Forrest | 23 | 1,032.20 |
41 | Ewen Ferguson | 23 | 1,025.27 |
42 | Johannes Veerman | 21 | 1,013.69 |
43 | Connor Syme | 23 | 982.36 |
44 | Todd Clements | 27 | 960.91 |
45 | Andy Sullivan | 25 | 949.87 |
46 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 25 | 949.64 |
47 | Marcel Schneider | 26 | 930.11 |
48 | Matthew Jordan | 23 | 920.89 |
49 | Dylan Naidoo | 22 | 915.55 |
50 | Brandon Robinson Thompson | 27 | 908.39 |
51 | Aaron Rai | 8 | 891.6 |
52 | Jorge Campillo | 27 | 888.41 |
53 | Ryan Gerard | 6 | 874.91 |
54 | Alejandro Del Rey | 21 | 852.95 |
55 | Darius van Driel | 25 | 852.27 |
56 | Jon Rahm | 7 | 850.71 |
57 | Romain Langasque | 24 | 841.06 |
58 | Francesco Laporta | 25 | 827.37 |
59 | Matt Wallace | 9 | 816.25 |
60 | Joel Girrbach | 29 | 775.03 |
61 | Ugo Coussaud | 24 | 771.91 |
62 | Manuel Elvira | 29 | 755.4 |
63 | Ryggs Johnston | 29 | 752.67 |
64 | Jeong Weon Ko | 30 | 742.93 |
65 | Wenyi Ding | 27 | 728.25 |
66 | Joe Dean | 24 | 700.49 |
67 | Ivan Cantero | 27 | 697.95 |
68 | Ashun Wu | 9 | 696.65 |
69 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 27 | 692.75 |
70 | Jason Scrivener | 24 | 684.04 |
Luke Donald on retaining Ryder Cup captaincy
Unsurprisingly, Luke Donald was asked whether he had decided to lead the European Ryder Cup team in 2027.
It is understood Donald has been given a period of time to decide whether he wants to lead the blue and gold for a third time when the matches head to Adare Manor in Ireland.
Only Bernard Gallacher has served three terms as European captain.
Donald said he was still digesting want happened at Bethpage Black last month when he was pressed for an answer.
Viktor Hovland upset over Ryder Cup situation
Europe may have won the Ryder Cup by two points but half a point was secured without a ball being struck.
Viktor Hovland suffered a recurrence of a neck injury on day two of the 45th edition of the Cup.
His condition worsened after having an MRI scan and the Norwegian was ultimately forced to withdraw from the Sunday singles.
Hovland offered his opinion on the topic in his pre-tournament news conference.
The 28-year-old appeared to agree that it may be time to change the envelope rule.
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