You’re right, we’re continuously off-base” – LIV Golf star Sergio Garcia tirades to R&A authorities en course to falling brief in his offered to qualify for The Open.
Sergio Garcia tossed a strop before R&A authorities after being put on the clock and after that went on to miss out on one of four spots within the 152nd Open Championship.
Garcia, 44, failed to qualify for The Open final season for the primary time since 1997.
And the LIV Golf star has shockingly missed out once more for 2024 after coming up tortuously short at West Lancashire GC.
Garcia opened with a 1-under 71 within the morning and after that included a 2-under 70 within the evening for a 3-under standard total.
But that was two strokes modest of what was required to book one of four spots within the 2024 Open Championship at Illustrious Troon.
After dropping back-to-back shots from the 7th in his morning circular, Garcia’s gather was at that point put on the clock.
Garcia was allegedly ‘furious’ at his group’s moderate play caution.
Sam Bairstow and Alex Maguire were moreover in his bunch, and they as well missed out on qualifying for The Open.
Concurring to Bunkered’s Ben Parsons, Garcia was seen ‘taking his outrage out at two R&A officials’.
He told officials that it was the onlookers contributing to his bunch being held up, and nothing to do with the players.
R&A authorities informed Garcia that his bunch had fallen four minutes loose of the anticipated time.
Sergio Garcia’s group given an official caution for moderate play on the 8th. Garcia complaining that he’s having to hold up 3-4 minutes for fans to move on each tee shot. @WestLancsGC pic.twitter.com/3SDUbtVQ9d
— Ben Parsons (@_benparsons) July 2, 2024
Garcia told officials he was having to ‘wait three to four minutes for fans to move on each tee shot’.
“You’re right, we’re continuously off-base,” a displeased Garcia told R&A authorities.
Garcia’s group ended up being one of 10 three-balls on the clock at West Lancs.
Scroll underneath to observe Garcia’s tirade…
Sergio Garcia incensed at his moderate play caution at Last Open Qualifying – saying fans are causing the delays. Here he is taking his outrage out at two R&A officials.“You‘re right, we’re continuously wrong.” pic.twitter.com/hO2mzYgSRa
— Ben Parsons (@_benparsons) July 2, 2024
Garcia was ‘still simmering’ with his moderate play caution as he headed down the 10th hole, according to Parsons.
The R&A included extra marshals for the afternoon rounds in a offered to assist anticipate fans from disturbing the pace of play.
It showed up to form a minor difference.
Garcia’s rage at R&A authorities came a year after he told a picture taker he was a ‘d*ck’ at 2023 Open Last Qualifying.
See WEST LANCS SCORES HERE
Novice Matthew Dodd-Berry, LIV Golf’s Sam Horsfield, Daniel Brown and Masahiro Kawamura were the four players to beat the board at West Lancs and punch their tickets to The Open.
Dodd-Berry and Horsfield wrapped up the 36-hole qualifier at 6-under standard, one shot ahead of Brown and Kawamura.
A add up to of 72 players competed at West Lancs.
LIV Golf professional Carlos Ortiz fell brief in qualifying for The Open after wrapping up on the same score as Garcia at 3-under par.
Sergio Garcia
To Garcia’s credit, he did hang around to sign marks for all of his youthful fans holding up for him at the back of the 18th.
Had Garcia qualified for The Open nowadays, it would have checked his 100th major appearance.
Garcia investing a long time after his circular marking for youthful fans after lost out on The Open. Would have been his 100th major. pic.twitter.com/Bk4AnAZQfu
— Ben Parsons (@_benparsons) July 2, 2024
There were four Open spots accessible at each of the four qualifying locales nowadays:
West Lancs, Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Joins and Illustrious Cinque Ports.
Justin Rose, who won the 2013 US Open, is endeavoring to book his ticket to The Open over at Burnham & Berrow.
The 2024 Open Championship takes put at Regal Troon, Scotland, from 18-21 July.
