Will A Casey Ryder Snub Send Shockwaves Through The European Game?

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That's the very legit question raised by Derek Lawrenson in reporting for the Daily Mail that a resurgent Paul Casey is unlikely to rejoin the European Tour next year, all but ruling out his chances of representing Europe at the 2016 Ryder Cup.

Now, is it a shockwave because a player would actually be trying to get the European Tour to limit the required number of appearances to maintain membership? Or a shock that a player simply doesn't care about the Ryder Cup that much, while the rest of the continent treats it as the premier biennial event in our sport?

However, Casey’s disenchantment with the European Tour is such he is showing little inclination to make the move. He is due in London next week and hoping to meet new chief executive Keith Pelley before making a final decision. Asked by Sportsmail if he was leaning towards staying away, he replied: ’That would be a totally fair assumption.’

Casey added: ‘I will be brutally honest with you. I love the European Tour and I’d like to be part of a better tour, but I want to see change. I’m really not sure I’m going to rejoin.’

Unclear is the more understandable emotion that Casey is still peeved at his omission from the 2010 team when he was a top 10 player and well established as a match play specialist.

‘I think I could make a massive contribution to the European team but I didn’t get picked in 2010 when I was in the world’s top 10, so who’s to say I’d make it even if I did rejoin?’ he said, wryly.