England’s Justin Rose certified Tuesday for this month’s British Open at Troon as former Ryder Cup teammate Sergio Garcia once more did not guide a spot in golf’s oldest main championship for the second-straight 12 months.
Making an attempt to qualify on the West Lancashire course, Garcia completed two strokes adrift of the highest 4, simply as he had achieved 12 months in the past.
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The Spaniard’s low world rating after becoming a member of LIV Golf means the one main he presently qualifies for on benefit is the US Masters as a former champion.
Garcia, nevertheless, stays a preferred figures as was clear from the lots of of spectators who adopted him on Tuesday, though that created issues as there have been prolonged delays on every gap due to the massive crowd.
That resulted in his taking part in group being given a warning for sluggish play, which Garcia mentioned was unfair and had contributed to a few dropped photographs that proved decisive.
Golf reporter Ben Parsons captured Garcia’s frustrations in a social media put up and claimed the Spaniard’s frustrations centred round his group being positioned on the clock regardless of marshals needing time to clear spectators earlier than hitting their tee photographs.
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“It’s quite simple,” Garcia advised Parsons afterwards.
“When you may have 2,000 individuals following us with no ropes, nothing. The marshals have been attempting to do the perfect job they may do however clearly we needed to cease just about on each tee for two-to-three minutes to hit our tee photographs as a result of individuals have been strolling in entrance of the tee and on the golf green. Until we needed to start out hitting individuals we couldn’t hit.
“I don’t suppose they took that under consideration and that was unlucky. It made us rush.
“On a day like right this moment when the situations are so difficult and also you would possibly want a bit of bit of additional time right here and there it doesn’t assist out.
“Due to that I made a few bogeys which may price me attending to Troon.”
Garcia in the end carded 5 bogeys in his failed bid to qualify for The Open, the place the winner takes residence about A$4.5m.
The 43-year-old Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, took one of many 4 locations on supply in ultimate qualifying at Burnham Burrow in Somerset.
Rose has missed the minimize at 4 of his final 5 majors, however he nonetheless believes he has it in him to win the British Open, a event the place he made his identify by ending fourth as a 17-year-old beginner at Birkdale in 1998 and later tied for second place at Carnoustie in 2018.
“Proper now, I really feel a bit little bit of buzz,” 2016 Olympic champion Rose advised Sky Sports activities.
“I assume I got here in with a very good perspective … I nonetheless really feel like I can win the Open. To win it, you’ve received to be in it.”
The 152nd Open at Troon, on the southwest coast of Scotland, runs from July 18-21, with Brian Harman of the USA set to defend the title he gained final 12 months at Hoylake.