Sergio Garcia will not be at the Open Championship for the second consecutive year. Jan Kruger/R&A/R&A via Getty Images After just slipping into the field at the U.S.
Open last month , Sergio Garcia will not be as fortunate for the Open Championship later this month at Royal Troon. Garcia played Open Championship Final Qualifying for the second year in a row. After coming up short last year, the LIV Golf star again missed on Tuesday at West Lancashire Golf Club, posting a 71-70 for a 36-hole total of three under to miss nabbing one of four available spots by two strokes.
The 2017 Masters champion’s day was marred by an episode during his first round after his group was one of several warned for slow play. Bunkered’s Ben Parsons reported that Garcia, by far the biggest name in the field of 72 hopefuls, had the largest crowds of the day and had to wait on “most tees” for fans to move off of his playing line. Parsons captured video of Garcia having a testy exchange with two R&A officials in the 8th fairway during his first round.
Sergio Garcia furious at his slow play warning at Final Open Qualifying – saying fans are causing the delays. Here he is taking his anger out at two R&A officials. “You’re right, we’re always wrong.
” pic.twitter.com/hO2mzYgSRa With strong winds at West Lancs Tuesday, it’s tough to make out exactly what Garcia is yelling, but the conversation ends with some blunt sarcasm from the European Ryder Cup legend.
“You’re right, we’re a.