Liv Golf Star Sergio Garcia Snaps Driver In Frustration In Final Round Of Open Championship

Sergio Garcia had a reliable last information astatine nan Open Championship connected Sunday.

He changeable a last information 68 and vanished tied for 34th pinch Aaron Rai, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Lee Westwood. He was 3-under for nan tournament. However, Garcia did thing those different golfers apt didn’t do – decorativeness his information without a driver.

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Sergio Garcia of Spain plays his tee changeable connected nan 9th spread during nan 2nd information of nan British Open play title astatine nan Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, connected Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The LIV Golf prima snapped his driver connected nan 2nd spread of his information and vanished without it. He still managed to birdie nan spread connected his measurement to nan 68. He had 5 birdies connected nan time to brace on pinch his 2 bogeys. Players are barred from replacing their clubs successful nan mediate of nan round.

He opened up astir breaking nan nine aft nan round.

"To beryllium wholly honest, I didn’t consciousness for illustration I did that overmuch connected nan 2nd tee," he said, via Golf.com. "Obviously, I didn’t deed a bully drive, and I benignant of — I didn’t smack it consecutive down. I benignant of for illustration swiped it back. I’ve done that 50 times, and I’ve ne'er surgery a club. The shaft conscionable snapped successful half, and I was surprised. I wasn’t trying to break it, and I was really amazed erstwhile I saw that — because usually, if it breaks, it breaks by nan neck, and it collapsed successful nan mediate of nan shaft.

Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts aft missing a putt connected nan 8th greenish during nan 2nd information of nan British Open play title astatine nan Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, connected Friday, July 18, 2025.  (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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"I don’t know, possibly nan shaft had a small point location because I didn’t consciousness for illustration pinch what I did it should person broken, but that’s what it was, and past I sewage immoderate bully believe erstwhile I threw it."

Garcia’s 34th-place decorativeness was nan champion of nan twelvemonth successful nan awesome tournaments.

Sergio Garcia of Spain plays his tee changeable connected nan 11th spread during a believe information for nan British Open play title astatine nan Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, connected Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

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He missed nan trim astatine nan Masters and was tied for 68th astatine nan PGA Championship.

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