Sergio Garcia once again fell short in a playoff as he was defeated by Dean Burmester at LIV Golf Miami's event at Trump National Doral to rob the Spaniard of the perfect preparation for the Masters
Sergio Garcia suffered further playoff heartbreak as Dean Burmester beat the Spaniard to LIV Golf Miami glory at Trump National Doral ahead of The Masters .
Garcia holed a fine bogey putt to put the pressure on Burmester, but the South African sunk his three-footer to clinch the Miami title. It’s his first win after four career victories on the DP World Tour while Garcia once again rues a missed opportunity after he held a share of the lead after the first round and a two-stroke advantage after the second.
Deep in the final round, Garcia made an incredible 40-foot birdie putt on the 17th to move to 12-under while Burmester’s bogey at the 18th saw him slip to 11-under. But the 44-year-old could not hold his nerve, missing a birdie putt to condemn him to the playoff where Burmester emerged victorious. While he failed to claim the win, Garcia will feel buoyed by his performance ahead of The Masters this week. Garcia played at Augusta last Tuesday and he’s excited to get going and chase another green jacket.“It was great,” Garcia said ahead of the final round of LIV Golf’s event in Florida. “The course looked probably the best I’ve ever seen it. They told us that the winter was quite mild so there was a lot of grass… it looked really, really beautiful.
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