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Sergio Garcia sends Ryder Cup message: ‘The only thing I can do is keep playing good golf, and I just want to help the European team’
@Source: independent.ie
The Spaniard (45) fired a bogey-free seven-under 63 to win the individual title by three shots on 18-under from a charging Dean Burmester, who shot 62. Garcia wants to add to his record haul of Ryder Cup points at Bethpage in September and if he doesn’t win one of six automatic places, he will need to impress Donald to earn a wild card. “I think he’s watching,” said the 2017 Masters champion, who also helped his Fireballs capture the team title for the second event running. “We’ve been in touch, so I know that he’s keeping an eye. “The only thing I can do is keep playing good golf, and I just want to help the European team like I’ve tried to do every single time I’ve been a member of that team, and hopefully he will think I’m good enough for it.” Garcia will have another chance to impress Donald at LIV Singapore this week and in LIV Miami next month before making his 100th Major appearance in the Masters Tournament. “Yeah, super excited about it,” Garcia said of Augusta. “Whatever happens, happens, but I’m just going to try to enjoy the week as much as possible, and then hopefully my game will show up.” Another man looking forward to Augusta is three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson (54), who claimed his first podium finish since joining LIV by carding a 64 to finish third on 14-under. Tom McKibbin shot 66 to finish in a four-way tie for sixth, seven shots behind Garcia, on 11-under and win $566,875, while Graeme McDowell tied for 12th on nine-under after a 68. In the Joburg Open, it was a memorable final day for Scotland’s Calum Hill, who claimed his second DP World Tour win with a par on the second tie hole at Houghton Golf Club. He began the final round eight strokes behind South Africa’s Shaun Norris but made 10 birdies in an eight-under 62 to set the target at 14-under. South African Jacques Kruyswijk shot 66 to match him before Norris birdied the last to join them with a 70. After they parred the 18th in sudden-death, only Hill could make par the second time around as Norris ran up a double-bogey and Kruyswijk a bogey. “I was quite far back at the start of the final round, and then played a great round of golf where a lot of putts went in,” Hill said. “I’m a bit shocked, but delighted to come out with the trophy.” In the Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island in China, Leona Maguire closed with a one-under 71 to tie for 33rd on two-over. She finished 19 shots behind Japan’s Rio Takeda who led by two shots overnight and shot an eight-under 64 to win by six shots from Australia’s Minjee Lee.
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