GARCIA'S PREDICAMENT HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTINUING RIFT BETWEEN TRADITIONAL TOURS AND LIV DEFECTORS, PROVING SOME BRIDGES MAY REMAIN UNBUILT EVEN FOR RYDER CUP ROYALTY. WITH THE 2025 MATCHES AT BETHPAGE LOOMING, EUROPE MUST NOW CONTEMPLATE ITS FUTURE WITHOUT ONE OF ITS MOST EXPERIENCED LEADERS - ALL BECAUSE OF A FOOTNOTE FEW KNEW EXISTED.