The latest indication of thawing relations between golf’s establishment and LIV rebels is expected on Wednesday, with Tyrrell Hatton to be named in the European Ryder Cup team’s warm-up event in Abu Dhabi. Sergio García, however, will miss out despite paying around £1m in fines to rejoin the DP World Tour.

The Team Cup, which takes place at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in January, features 10 players a team as Continental Europe take on Great Britain and Ireland. Francesco Molinari and Justin Rose will be the captains for the latest staging of the competition, which is valued by Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald as a means to integrate and assess players. He has previously described the Middle East tournament as a “dry run” for the Ryder Cup.

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