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THE

BIG R

Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts
after making his birdie putt
on the 18th green to win the
Masters golf tournament after
a playoff Sunday, April 9,
2017, in Augusta, Ga.
Associated Press

A long,
tearful

road to a

major for

Sergio Garcia

DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) —
Eighteen years and 71
majors later, more tears for
Sergio Garcia.
This time, they were
accompanied by a smile.
Sunday at the Masters was
a most joyous occasion, far
different from when Garcia
teed it up in his first major
as a pro in the 1999 British
Open at Carnoustie.
He was 19 and already
heralded as a star and the
most likely rival for Tiger
Woods. Garcia was low Westbrook makes NBA history with
amateur at the Masters
that year. He shot 62 at
the Byron Nelson Classic 42nd triple-double
and tied for third in his pro
debut on the PGA Tour. He
won the Irish Open, and the
next week he was runner-
up to Colin Montgomerie
at the Scottish Open.
And then he shot 79-83 at Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0)
Carnoustie and sobbed on goes up for a shot against Denver Nuggets guard
his mother’s shoulder on his Gary Harris (14) during the first half of a basketball
way out. game, Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Denver.
Associated Press
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