{"id":1245814,"date":"2023-07-04T18:37:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/sergio-garcia-to-miss-the-open-championship-for-the-first-time-since-1997\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:46:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:46:15","slug":"sergio-garcia-to-miss-the-open-championship-for-the-first-time-since-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/sergio-garcia-to-miss-the-open-championship-for-the-first-time-since-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Garcia to miss the Open Championship for the first time since 1997"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sergio Garcia will miss the Open Championship for the first time since 1997 after failing to come through final qualifying.<\/p>\n

Garcia, who finished joint second behind Rory McIlroy the last time Royal Liverpool staged the Open in 2014, was unable to claim one of the five places on offer in the 36-hole qualifying event at West Lancashire.<\/p>\n

The former Masters champion was in good shape following an opening 67, but could only add a second round of 71 to finish six under par, five shots behind leading qualifier Matt Wallace.<\/p>\n

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Sergio Garcia during final qualifying for the Open Championship at the West Lancashire Golf Club, Liverpool (Peter Byrne\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“I haven’t really missed many majors since turning pro in 1999, just one because of Covid and the PGA a couple of months ago and unfortunately I’m going to miss this one,” Garcia said.<\/p>\n

“It’s a shame but it’s the game. I felt I had it close, in the grasp of my hand, but that’s what it is. If you don’t even come here you can’t get disappointed because you are not even trying. I was trying and unfortunately it just wasn’t good enough.”<\/p>\n

Playing alongside Garcia, Royal Liverpool member Matthew Jordan carded rounds of 65 and 69 to finish a shot behind Wallace, with South Africa’s Kyle Barker, England’s Alex Fitzpatrick and German amateur Tiger Christensen securing the other qualifying places.<\/p>\n

“Playing in front of my home crowd today was brilliant so I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like come two weeks’ time,” Jordan said in a social media post on the DP World Tour’s account.<\/p>\n

“It was great playing with Sergio, obviously a great player, Masters champion and brilliant off the tee. He obviously brought more people along so I thoroughly enjoyed his company. I cannot wait to get there (Hoylake).”<\/p>\n

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See you at The Open, @matthew_jordan7<\/a> 👋<\/p>\n

Rounds of 65 and 69 to qualify for the championship at his home course at Royal Liverpool, Hoylake. pic.twitter.com\/C7GqYyccZt<\/a><\/p>\n

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n