Sergio Garcia‘s missed 3-foot putt value him a spot within the Open Championship.
Enjoying Sunday within the last spherical of the Worldwide Sequence Macau in China, a cease on the Asian Tour, Garcia wanted to complete within the prime three to qualify for The Open at Royal Portrush. However the miscue on the brief putt on No. 18 on the Macau Golf and Nation Membership left him in fourth place.
Garcia shot a 65.
As a substitute, Garcia’s fellow LIV golfers Carlos Ortiz of Mexico and Individuals Patrick Reed and Jason Kokrak captured the three spots obtainable for The Open, to be held in Northern Eire on July 17-20.
Had Garcia made the putt, he would have tied Kokrak and superior based mostly on a tiebreaker.
Garcia, 45, has by no means gained The Open however has been the runner-up twice (2007, 2014). He has performed within the occasion 25 instances, making 20 cuts, most lately in 2022. He has 10 finishes within the prime 10.
He may have different alternatives to qualify for The Open because the spring progresses.
One of many methods is thru his play in LIV Golf. The person factors chief on the LIV circuit following the LIV Dallas occasion in June will qualify. If that chief is already within the discipline, the spot in The Open falls to the following eligible participant.
Garcia stands third on the person factors record, however the two gamers forward of him — fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm and Chile’s Joaquín Niemann — have already got certified.
