Sergio Garcia snaps driver in rage at The Open after wild tee shot

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15 hours ago

The Spaniard was furious with himself at the second at Royal Portrush and the head came flying off his driver
Seething Sergio Garcia disrupted the calm morning air at Royal Portrush by snapping his driver in rage.
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The Spanish star lost the plot on the second tee after sending a wild shot off target.
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Garcia was furious at himself and cracked his club into the deck. As he smashed it into the turf, the head came flying off leaving him without a big dog for the rest of the round.
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The LIV ace is desperate to do well at The Open to give himself a chance of making The Ryder Cup team for the clash against the United States at Bethpage in September.
However, at level par, he's been unable to trouble the leaders in Northern Ireland and his chances of playing in Luke Donald 's team look slim.
At the beginning of the month, Europe's record points scorer had outlined his ambitions as he said: 'It's going to be my second time playing at Royal Portrush, and it's obviously nice.
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"It's one of the goals that you have at the beginning of the year, to try to play as many majors as you can with the limitations that we get.
"I didn't help myself very much the last three months, but I'm glad that I got enough work done in the first third of the year, in the first part of the season. I'm excited about it and, hopefully, I'll play well.
'It's a five-week stretch, so it's going to be Dallas, BMW Munich, Valderrama, British Open and JCB, so it's a big stretch. But thankfully I'm doing well physically, even at my age, and hopefully I'll be able to get through the five weeks well.'
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'If they had told me I was going to be in this position and with a chance of being on the Ryder Cup team, obviously I would have taken it without a doubt. Now what I have to do is keep showing my strengths, keep showing my golf, especially what I showed in the first third of the year.
'The good thing is that I know I'm on Luke's ballot and I just have to keep showing that I can do good things and that I can help the team. The Ryder Cup is my favourite golf tournament in the world.
'It would be incredible to be able to compete in another Ryder Cup, especially knowing that in New York, at Bethpage, it's going to be tough and maybe a little experience always comes in handy.'
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