By Julio Cesar Valdera Morales
Contributing Sports Writer
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Sergio Garcia will miss the U.S. Open for the first time since 2000 after failing to get the job done in the final qualifying event at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas, Texas. The Oakmont event would have been the Spaniard's 102nd career major championship.
It was a tough setback to swallow, as Garcia was by far the biggest name in the field. On top of that, the event gave out no less than seven tickets to the US Open, and if that wasn't enough, the 2017 Masters winner was among the leaders after the first round.
The qualifier was played over 36 holes in a single day. The LIV Golf star carded a first round 65, thanks to seven birdies and one bogey. It was the second-best score of the round and put the Spaniard in a tie for third with amateur Gunnar Broin, one stroke behind PGA Tour player Adam Schenk and Garcia's former Fireballs teammate Eugenio Lopez Chacarra.
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But in the second round, the demons that attacked him at the PGA Championship returned. Garcia carded four birdies and four bogeys to finish at 6-under for the tournament, just one stroke behind the seven players who later competed in a playoff for the final ticket to the U.S. Open.
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The event was won by PGA Tour rookie Rasmus Neergard Petersen at 11-under. Five other players qualified directly, including PGA Tour veterans James Hahn and Adam Schenk, college golf stars Lance Simpson (Tennessee) and Cameron Tankersley (Ole Miss), and LIV Golf star Carlos Ortiz.
Korn Ferry Tour rookie Johnny Keefer won the 7-player playoff to earn the final ticket to Oakmont. The sudden death also featured some experienced players, including Doug Ghim, Cameron Tringale, Cristobal del Solar and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra. McClure Meissner and amateur Preston Stout also competed.
Sergio Garcia played in 25 consecutive editions of the US Open until the 2024 edition, making 20 cuts and finishing in the top 10 five times. His best result has been a tie for third in 2005.
The season of major championships is not over for the Spaniard as he still has a chance to play in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush. To do so, he must win the ticket awarded by the R&A to LIV Golf starting this season.
Garcia can also opt to play in the Open Championship qualifying events, but it is unlikely that he will do so as the dates of the events coincide with LIV Golf tournaments.
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