Sergio Garcia was unable to qualify for The Open Championship, the final Major of the 2024 season, through open qualifying. Garcia received warnings for slow play and appeared frustrated on the course.
After completing his round, Garcia attributed his performance to issues such as inadequate crowd control.
“Due to the risk of hitting people, we couldn’t hit as we would have liked. It seems they did consider that, which was unfortunate. It caused us to rush. On a challenging day like today, when the conditions are tricky and you may need extra time, it doesn’t help. As a result, I made a couple of bogeys that could cost me a place in Troon.”
Golf fans on X (formerly Twitter) responded to Sergio Garcia’s statement, with many criticizing him for attributing his result to factors unrelated to his own performance. One fan commented:
“Deflecting and blaming.”
Another fan wrote:
“Other players may have also performed two strokes better?
Sergio Garcia competed in the open qualifier at the West Lancashire Golf Club in England. The Spaniard recorded two rounds of 70 and 71, finishing T6 with a score of 3 under.
However, only four tickets to The Open Championship were awarded in the event, leaving Garcia two strokes short. The event was won by amateur Matthew Dodd-Berry (6 under), with the other three qualifiers being Sam Horsfield (6 under), Daniel Brown (5 under), and Masahiro Kawamura (5 under).
This is the second consecutive year that has failed to qualify for The Open Championship.