Sergio Garcia has missed out on qualifying for the British Open for the second-straight 12 months, with solely two LIV Golf gamers making it by for the occasion.
The 44-year-old Spanish star was amongst eight LIV Golf gamers who missed out.
Garcia had rounds of 71-70 at West Lancashire and missed the 4 qualifying spots by two pictures in a merciless blow.
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“It was robust circumstances and generally issues do not all the time go your approach,” he stated.
“I attempted the whole lot I might and that is all I can ask of myself.”
There was a second of rivalry throughout Garcia’s spherical nonetheless, which noticed the veteran take intention at officers after they handed him a gradual play warning.
A annoyed Sergio Garcia. R&A by way of Getty Photographs
“It is quite simple,” Garcia stated.
“When you have got 2,000 folks following us with no ropes, nothing. The marshals had been making an attempt to do the most effective job they may do, however clearly we needed to cease just about on each tee for two-to-three minutes to hit our tee pictures.
“Individuals had been strolling in entrance of the tee and on the golf green. Until we needed to start out hitting folks we could not hit. I do not assume they took that under consideration and that was unlucky. It made us rush.
“On a day like as we speak when the circumstances are so difficult and also you may want somewhat of bit of additional time right here and there it would not assist out … due to that, I made a few bogeys that may value me attending to Troon.”
Golf reporter Ben Parsons captured Garcia’s frustrations in a social media publish, the place he revealed the frustrations mounted because of the crowd’s involvement.
Garcia completed with 5 bogeys as he did not qualify for The Open, the place the winner takes residence about $4.5 million.
Justin Rose went to nice lengths to safe a spot at Royal Troon and it paid off on Wednesday (AEST) when he posted rounds of 66-68 to be land his spot.
Rose has been exempt for the higher a part of twenty years and most not too long ago gained the AT&T Pebble Seaside a 12 months in the past, however this 12 months has been a wrestle for the 43-year-old Englishman, who dropped out of the highest 50 on the earth rating.
Justin Rose celebrates. R&A by way of Getty Photographs
He figured his best choice was 36 holes of qualifying within the U.Ok.
“You sort of take it with no consideration,” Rose stated.
“As you get somewhat older, issues get somewhat more durable. It makes you recognize how particular The Open is.”
Sam Horsfield of LIV Golf was among the many 4 who made it from West Lancashire, becoming a member of Matthew Dodd-Berry, Daniel Brown and Masahiro Kawamura.
