GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Former Ryder Cup star and 2008 captain Nick Faldo, speaking on NBC Friday, ripped Sergio Garcia, calling him “useless” in the 2008 Ryder Cup because of a “bad attitude.”

Faldo, the only European captain to lose since 1999, made his comments about García following the Spaniard’s opening fourballs loss with Rory McIlroy Friday. He essentially accused Garcia of letting him down as a captain.

“That’s unfortunate,’’ Garcia said when the Faldo comments were read to him. “I guess he doesn’t feel European. That’s the only thing I can think of. You know, there’s a lot of things I could say about Nick Faldo, but I’m not going to put myself down to his level.’’